8.A few months ago as I wandered through my parents'house,the same house I grew up in,I had a sudden,scary realization.When my parents bought the house,in 1982,they were only two years older than I am now.I tried to imagine myself in two years,ready to settle down and buy the house I'd still be living in almost 30years later.
It seemed ridiculous.On a practical level,there's no way I could afford to buy a house anytime soon.More importantly,I wouldn't want to.I'm not sure where I'll be living in two years,or what kind of job I'll have.And I don't think I'll be ready to settle down and stay in one place.
So this is probably the generation gap that divides my friends and me from our parents.When our parents were our age,they'd gotten their education,chosen a career,and were starting to settle into responsible adult lives.
My friends and I-"Generation Y"-still aren't sure what we want to do with our lives.Whatever we end up doing,we want to make sure we're happy doing it.We'd rather take risks first,try out different jobs,and move from one city to another until we find our favorite place.We'd rather spend our money on travel than put it in a savings account.
This casual attitude toward responsibility has caused some critics to call my generation"arrogant","impatient",and"overprotected".Some of these complaints have a point.As children we were encouraged to succeed in school,but also to have fun.We grew up in a world full of technological innovation:cell phones,the Internet,instant messaging,and video games.
Our parents looked to rise vertically(垂直的)--starting at the bottom of the ladder and slowly making their way to the top,on the same track,often for the same company.That doesn't apply to my generation.
Because of that,it may take us longer than our parents to arrive at responsible,stable adulthood.But that's not necessarily a bad thing.In our desire to find satisfaction,we will work harder,strive for ways to keep life interesting,and gain a broader set of experiences and knowledge than our parents'generation did.
By Ariel Lewiton

31.When the author walked through her parents'house,sheC.
A.was frightened that she had no idea what she wanted from life
B.realized she should buy a house.
C.started to think about her own life
D.wondered why her parents had settled down early
32.What is the main"generation gap"between the author and her friends and their parents according to the article?B
A.Their attitude toward high technology.
B.Their attitude towards responsibility.
C.Their ways of making their way to the top.
D.Their ways of gaining experience.
33.Which of the following might the author agree with?D
A.It's ridiculous to call her generation"arrogant".
B.It's better to take adult responsibility earlier.
C.It involves too much effort to rise vertically.
D.It's all right to try more before settling down.
34.What can we conclude from the article?A
A.The author wrote this article so that others would be able to understand her generation better.
B.Growing up in a hi-tech world makes"Generation Y"feel insecure about relationships.
C."Generation Y"people don't want to grow up and love to be taken care of by their parents.
D.The author is envious of her parents enjoying a big house at her age.
35.What is the main theme of the article?C
A.The sudden realization of growing up.
B.Criticisms of the young generation.
C.A comparison between lifestyles of generations.
D.The factors that have changed the young generation.

分析 本文講述了他們這一代人與父輩之間的生活方式的不同,通過寫文章讓別人對他們這代人更加理解.

解答 31-35 CBDAC
31.C   細(xì)節(jié)推理題.根據(jù)第一段可知,作者經(jīng)過父母房子時,突然意識到父母親買此房子時只比自己大兩歲,并想象到兩年以后自己該是個什么樣子.故答案為C.
32.B  細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段This casual attitude toward responsibility has caused some critics to call my generation"arrogant","impatient",and"overprotected".可知答案為B.
33.D   推斷題.根據(jù)第四段We'd rather take risks first,try out different jobs,and move from one city to another until we find our favorite place.We'd rather spend our money on travel than put it in a savings account.可知D項正確.
34  A   推斷題.根據(jù)第五段可知評論家稱他們這一代是自大的,沒有耐心的,被過度保護(hù)的,可知她寫文章是為了改變別人對他們這一代人的看法.
35  C   主旨大意題.本文通過對比,講述自己這一輩與父輩不同的生活方式.故答案為C

點(diǎn)評 閱讀理解題測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力,要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系,對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷;或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點(diǎn)理論,對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋.考生首先要仔細(xì)閱讀短文,完整了解信息,準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點(diǎn).

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D.Both kids and parents like the Center.
44.This text is mainly aboutA.
A.Long Island's first preschool for kids with cancer
B.the pain that the kids in the Morgan Center suffer
C.the contributions Morgan has made to the Center
D.the Zuchs,the creators of the Morgan Center.

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