I heard many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling(叛逆).I wish it were so.At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents.You should be learning to stand on your own feet.But take a good look at the present rebellion.It seems that teenagers are taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents.Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching(緊握)at one another's hands for reassurance.
They claim they want to dress as they please.But they all wear the same clothes. Then set off in new directions in music.But somehow they all end up with listening to the same record together.Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that many people are doing it.They have come out of their cocoon(繭) into a larger cocoon.
It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and go his or her own way.Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market.These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be. 
And many of today's parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children.All this adds to a great barrier(障礙) for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.
But the barrier is worth climbing over.The path is worth following, You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party.You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records.You may have some thoughts 'that you don't care to share with your classmates at once, well, go to it.Find yourself.Popularity will come-with the people who respect you for who you are.That is the only kind of popularity that really counts.
小題1:In this passage, the author wants to tell         .
A.teenagers how to learn to decide things for themselves
B.readers how to be popular with people around
C.parents how to control and guide their children
D.people how to understand and respect each other
小題2:According to the author, many teenagers think they are brave enough to act on their own, but in fact, most of them            
A.have much difficulty understanding each other
B.lack confidence
C.dare not cope with (處理) problems single-handed
D.a(chǎn)re much afraid of getting lost
小題3:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.There is no popularity that really counts.
B.What many parents are doing is helping their children find their own paths.
C.It is bad for a teenager to disagree with his or her classmates.
D.Most teenagers claim that they want to do what they like to, but they are actually doing the same.
小題4:What does the author think of advertisements?
A.Convincing.B.Influential.
C.Instructive.D.Authoritative(權(quán)威的).
小題5:During the teenage years, one should learn to       .
A.differ from others in as many ways as possible
B.get into the right reason and become popular
C.find one's real self
D.rebel against parents and the popularity wave

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:C

試題分析:文章講了青少年一方面叛逆,另一方面又跟隨潮流,沒有個(gè)性。作者認(rèn)為青少年要發(fā)現(xiàn)自我,學(xué)會(huì)獨(dú)立,這樣才真正受人歡迎與尊重。
小題1:A主旨題。通讀全文發(fā)現(xiàn)teenager一詞頻繁出現(xiàn),可見本文作者想告訴我們的與“青少年”有關(guān),進(jìn)一步分析首段,其中句子“You should be learning to stand on your own feet”給出了作者的觀點(diǎn)“青少年應(yīng)該學(xué)會(huì)獨(dú)立”,A項(xiàng)說法正符合此意,故為答案。
小題2:C細(xì)節(jié)題。由題干中的“brave”可定位答案于第一段的句子“Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching(緊握)at one another's hands for reassurance”,C項(xiàng)“不敢獨(dú)自處理問題”是此句的同義轉(zhuǎn)述,故為正確答案。
小題3:D細(xì)節(jié)題。把選項(xiàng)與原文一一對(duì)照,A項(xiàng)與最后一段最后的句子“That is the only kind of popularity that really counts.”相矛盾,故不正確;B項(xiàng)與第四段“And many of today's parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children.All this adds to a great barrier(障礙) for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.”不符合,故不正確;C項(xiàng)與文章最后一段句子“You may have some thoughts that you don't care to share with your classmates at once, well, go to it.Find yourself”不符合,故不正確;D項(xiàng)與第二段句子“They claim they want to dress as they please.But they all wear the same clothes. Then set off in new directions in music.But somehow they all end up with listening to the same record together.”描述相符,故為正確答案。
小題4:B推理題。根據(jù)文章第三段句子“These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be.”可推斷出作者認(rèn)為青少年受廣告的影響很大,故B項(xiàng)正確。
小題5:C細(xì)節(jié)題。從文章最后一段句子“Find yourself.Popularity will come-with the people who respect you for who you are.”,C項(xiàng)“找到一個(gè)真正的自我”是此句的同義轉(zhuǎn)述,故為正確答案。
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