19．"Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him，and let him know that you trust him．"These words are from the black American educator，Booker Washington．He was saying that，"If you want people to grow up，you have to stop treating them like children．"
In America，families are close but children are encouraged to be independent，to make their own decisions，even at a very early age．It's not unusual for a child of seven to be given an allowance（津貼）every week．The child is encouraged to save some of the money but he or she can spend it on whatever they choose，for example，buying clothes，school supplies or CDs．Some teenagers even have their own credit cards!That's a big responsibility since even adults are tempted to overspend when they have credit cards．
From an early age，American children are asked for their opinions and they are included in family decision making．At the dinner table，teenagers will be listened to on any topic，from politics to buying a new family car or where the family will go on vacation．In this way，teenagers are getting practice in becoming individuals：they are learning how to stand on their own two feet．
Many Chinese young people are becoming almost as interested as American teens in searching for independence．They want to express those qualities that make them unique human beings．You can see this in the way they dress，the music they listen to and the friends they choose．"Super Girl"
Li Yuchun caught the imagination of Chinese teenagers on the"Super Girl"television contest．She was not the traditional"nice，young Chinese girl"．With her short，spiky hair and boy-like clothes，she was telling everyone that she was different．She had the courage to be her own person and to stand on her own two feet…and she won!
There is an old saying，"Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him and then choose that way with all his strength．"If you do this，step by step，over a period of time，you may find that you have become the person you always wanted to be．
29．The passage is intended to encourage the youth toB．
A．save money for useful things
B．become independent
C．express their great ambitions
D．make important decisions
30．A child of seven is given an allowance so that he canB．
A．be accepted as a popular guy
B．learn to decide how to use money
C．overspend money without care
D．have school supplies of his own
31．The author implies that many Chinese childrenC．
A．a(chǎn)re more independent than Americans
B．should become interested in America
C．a(chǎn)re not satisfied to be nice，quiet ones
D．a(chǎn)re happy with their present situation
32．The main idea of the last paragraph isD．
A．that we should do things step by step
B．why we should understand our desires
C．what we should plan for our own life
D．how we can manage to realize our dreams．
分析 本文主要講述美國黑人教育家的一個(gè)觀點(diǎn)，如果想讓人們長大，必修鼓勵(lì)年輕人學(xué)會(huì)獨(dú)立
解答 BBCD
29 B 主旨題．由第二段第一句"In America，families are close but children are encouraged to be independent，to make their own decisions，even at a very early age"并結(jié)合整篇文章可知，這篇文章的主題是鼓勵(lì)年輕人要獨(dú)立，故正確答案為B．
30 B 細(xì)節(jié)題．由第二段第二句"It's not unusual for a child of seven to be given an allowance every week．"及第三句"The child is encouraged to save some of the money but he or she can spend it on whatever they choose"可知，在美國給孩子零用錢是讓他們?cè)囍约簺Q定如何支配錢財(cái)，故正確答案為B．
31 C 推斷題．由第四段中的 Many Chinese young people are becoming almost as interested as American teens in searching for independence．They want to express those qualities that make them unique human beings．You can see this in the way they dress，the music they listen to and the friends they choose…可知，中國孩子越來越注重獨(dú)立，追求個(gè)性，表現(xiàn)在穿著、發(fā)型和交朋友等方面．可見他們不滿足于做乖孩子、沉默的孩子．故正確答案為C．
32 D 主旨題．由最后一段"If you do this，step by step，over a period of time，you may find that you have become the person you always wanted to be"可知，作者在勸誡人們要怎么做才能成為自己想成為的那個(gè)人，即如何實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的夢(mèng)想，所以D項(xiàng)正確．A項(xiàng)，只是表面意思，所以A項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤．B項(xiàng)，文中未提及，所以B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤．C項(xiàng)，文中未提及，所以C項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤．故正確答案為D．
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