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【題目】 Just 25 years ago，the top three career hopes for young people in Britain were teacher，banker and doctor. Now，they want to be sports star，pop star and actor，according to a survey by the Guardian newspaper.

Rachel，a character in the popular TV show Glee，may be said to speak for British teenagers. “Nowadays being nobody is worse than being poor，” he said.

Emma Brockes，a reporter from Guardian，believes it is “the bad influence of celebrity(名人) culture” that is to blame. “When children wanted to be doctor，it wasn't because they were really more interested in the functions of human organs than they are now；you go where the respect is，”she wrote.

It could explain why there has been such an increase in levels of anxiety and depression. Dr. Carlo Strenger，of Tel Aviv University，studied the sense of self for his new book The Fear of Insignificance：Searching for Meaning in the 21st Century. He told Daily Mail that young people now are affected by the close connection to the global entertainment network，which has turned ranking and rating people according to wealth and celebrity into an obsession(癡迷)．

“As humans，we naturally measure ourselves against those around us，but now we live in a global village. We are comparing ourselves with the most ‘important’ people in the world and finding ourselves wanting，” he said. Today，even high achievers constantly fear that they are insignificant when they compare themselves to success stories in the media.

The way out？Simply stop measuring your achievements through a fantasy of wealth and celebrity. Dr. Strenger said that it is a process called “active self-acceptance through a constant search for self-knowledge through life”．

“The fear of insignificance can only be overcome through strong individual and cultural identity over and above measurable achievements，” he said.

【1】Nowadays，young people in Britain want to ________.

A．choose jobs based on interests

B．become famous

C．be teacher，banker or doctor

D．earn more money

【2】According to Emma Brockes，what causes the increasing level of anxiety?

A．The choice of future career.

B．The access to the global network.

C．The bad influence of celebrities.

D．The endless comparison with others.

【3】Which of the following is true of Dr. Carlo Strenger?

A．He is a newspaper reporter.

B．He is a spokesman of teenagers.

C．He tells success stories on TV.

D．He is against ranking people by wealth.

【4】Dr. Carlo Strenger suggests that young people should ______.

A．seek active self-acceptance

B．stick to their own dreams

C．make great achievements

D．search for the secret of wealth

【5】The text is mainly written to ________.

A．talk about job choices

B．a(chǎn)nalyze a social phenomenon

C．encourage celebrity culture

D．introduce three famous people

Answer 1

【答案】【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】本文分析了現(xiàn)在的英國年輕人根據(jù)擁有財(cái)富的多少和知名度來評(píng)價(jià)自己和他人這一社會(huì)現(xiàn)象。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的第二句可知，現(xiàn)在的英國年輕人想出名，故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的第一句及第四段的第一句可知，Emma Brockes認(rèn)為名人的負(fù)面影響增加了焦慮程度。

【3】正誤判斷題。根據(jù)第四段的最后一句可知Dr. Carlo Strenger反對(duì)根據(jù)財(cái)富評(píng)價(jià)人。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第六段的最后一句話可知選A。

【5】寫作目的題。本文描述了這樣一個(gè)社會(huì)現(xiàn)象——現(xiàn)在英國的年輕人根據(jù)擁有財(cái)富的多少和知名度來評(píng)價(jià)他人和自己，并分析了這種現(xiàn)象產(chǎn)生的原因，提出了解決辦法，故B項(xiàng)能較好地概括本文的寫作目的。