I heard many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling. 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 two 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. They set off in new directions in music. But somehow they all end up huddled (聚在一起) round listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in thusandsuch a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon (蠶繭) into a larger_cocoon.

　　It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to 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 up to a great barrier 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 at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come—with the people who respect you for who you are. That is the only kind of popularity that really counts.

　　1.In this passage, the author wants to tell ________.

　　A.teenagers to try to pursue their real selves

　　B.readers to try to be popular with people around

　　C.parents to try to control and guide their children

　　D.people to try to understand and respect each other

　　2.The author disapproves of rebelling teenagers ________.

　　A.growing away from their parents

　　B.following the popularity trend

　　C.walking a new way on their own

　　D.turning to their friends for help

　　3.The phrase “l(fā)arger cocoon” at the end of the second paragraph refers to ________.

　　A.the distractive and variable society

　　B.the dazzling music world

　　C.the parental care and love

　　D.the popularity wave in the society

　　4.What does the author think of advertisements?

　　A.Convincing.

　　B.Instructive.

　　C.Influential.

　　D.Authoritative.

　　5.According to the author, what might happen when a teenager stands up against the popularity wave and follows his/her own path?

　　A.He/She falls behind the time.

　　B.He/She loses good friends.

　　C.He/She faces all kinds of criticism.

　　D.He/She gains valuable popularity.

　　答案及解析

　　1.A　主旨大意題。文章首先分析了青少年從眾這一不良現(xiàn)象，然后告訴我們，要想有所作為，青少年應(yīng)該有自己的特色，并分析了其意義和困難，由此可見，關(guān)鍵詞就是teenagers。故選A。

　　2.B　推理判斷題。由文章可知，作者并不贊成青少年從眾。

　　3.D　詞義猜測題。這是對上文的“…wear the same clothes，…they all end up huddled (聚在一起) round listening to the same record”的比喻，指的就是社會上的流行波。

　　4.C　推理判斷題。倒數(shù)第二段作者說“All this adds up to a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.”All this就包括前文說的廣告(advertisements)，也就是說作者認為，廣告對青少年的流行波是有影響的，故選C。

　　5.D　推理判斷題。文章告訴青少年應(yīng)該如何走自己的路，最后一句又告訴他們這樣做的意義：That is the only kind of popularity that really counts.由此可以看出D項正確。選項中的關(guān)鍵詞為：popularity。valuable對應(yīng)count。

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