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【题目】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 stars, pop stars and actors, 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 with the 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 Stranger, 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 the 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(痴迷).”

“As humans, we naturally measure ourselves to 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 achievement 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 achievement,” he said.

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

A．choose jobs based on interests

B．become famous

C．be teacher, banker and doctor

D．earn more money

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

A．Choices of future careers.

B．Access to the global network.

C．Bad influences of celebrities.

D．Endless comparison with others.

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

A．He is a newspaper reporter.

B．He is the spokesman of teenagers.

C．He tells success stories on TV.

D．He is against ranking people with 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．analyse 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】【1】细节理解题。根据“they want to be sports stars, pop stars and actors…”可知，他们想出名，故B项正确。

【2】细节理解题。根据第三段的“‘the bad influence of celebrity(名人) culture’that is to blame”可以得知，是现在的名人效应影响了人们的价值取向。

【3】细节理解题。根据第四段可知，Carlo Strenger是大学里的一位博士，因此他不是一名记者，也不是青少年的代言人。根据本段最后一句及下一段可知，人们对这种财富的排名已经到了痴迷的地步，由倒数第二段的内容可知，他反对根据财富与名气来评价一个人的成就。

【4】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“……it is a process called ‘active self-acceptance through a constant search for self-knowledge through life’.”可知，他告诫人们要停止这种以财富与名气作为标准的幻想，这也是一种积极的自我接受的过程。故A项正确。

【5】主旨大意题。本文以青少年找工作为话题，引出现在的一种社会现象，故B为正确答案。