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【题目】Young people almost never get a good press(评论) these days. “Their outlook is centered on trashy books and films,” expressed one citizen in a letter I recently came across in the Daily Mail. It seems that people have been complaining about the young since ancient times. However, the young are probably no worse than they’ve ever been. And I think they’re better. Teenagers today are brighter, more energetic, more outgoing, and more interesting than any generation before.

The truth is, we hear plenty of bad news about youth, but we never hear about the majority. Surely they all want to be footballers or attractive models? Not a bit of it. When research company Britain-Thinks examined teenagers attitudes earlier this year, they found that the most popular goal (shared by some 70 percent) was to “have a job you love”, followed by having a university degree, owning your own home and being in a happy, long-term relationship. It tallies with another study by the Institute for Economic and Social Research, which found that what made teenagers happiest wasn’t a new smart-phone or pair of shoes, but “the simple things in life” such as close friends, going swimming and spending time with their parents.

Indeed, the more you look at the young, the more impressive they seem. They are, of course, more technologically knowledgeable and skillful than any generation before them. But the interesting thing is that they’re not merely consumers; they’re creators. Think of all those young people developing their own websites or machines.

Seventeen-year-old Nick D’Aloisio is an example. He invented a news-summary app (应用程序)called Summly and sold it to Yahoo this year for a reported 18 million. The company offered him a job in California, but he turned it down. “I’ll be staying in London,” he explained. “I want to finish my A levels and I couldn’t really live on my own out there.”

Of course they aren’t perfect, and every generation has its fair share of bad apples. But I think our future is in safe hands.

【1】The underlined part “tallies with” in Paragraph 2 probably means “ ” .

A. leads to B. focuses on

C. agrees with D. belongs to

【2】The example of the seventeen-year-old is to show that young people .

A. Are quite creative B. can find a job easily

C. can earn a living by themselves D. are homesick for their hometown

【3】What’s the author’s attitude towards the young generation?

A. Worried. B. Surprised.

C. Uninterested. D. Hopeful.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【解析】

本文为夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述当今很多人抱怨年轻人不好，但作者认为现在的年轻人比以前任何一代都更聪明，有活力，有趣，有创造性，虽然他们不完美，但作者对此抱乐观的态度。

【1】推理判断题。根据第二段的划线前半部分可知，当研究公司British-Thinks今年早些时候调查青少年的态度时，他们发现最受欢迎的目标（大约70%）是“有一份你热爱的工作”，其次是拥有大学学位，拥有自己的房子，以及拥有一段幸福、长期的关系。后部分说，另一项研究发现“让青少年最幸福的不是一部新的智能手机或一双鞋，而是“生活中简单的事情”，比如亲密的朋友、去游泳和与父母共度时光”。由此可知两次的调查与研究是一致的。分析选项（A. leads to 导致；B. focuses on注重；C. agrees with 一致； D. belongs to属于），可知C项符合题意，所以选C项。

【2】推理判断题。第三段是说年轻人令人印象深刻，他们有技术，他们不仅是消费者，更是创造者。第四段说17岁的尼克·阿洛伊西奥就是这样的一个例子。他发明了一款叫SAMOLY的新闻摘要应用程序，由此可推断出17岁的尼克阿洛伊西奥就是有技术，有创造性的一员，分析选项可知A项符合题意，故选A项。

【3】观点态度题。根据最后一段Of course they aren’t perfect, and every generation has its fair share of bad apples. But I think our future is in safe hands. 当然他们并不完美，每一代人都有一大堆坏苹果。但我认为我们的未来是安全的，由此可推断出对于未来作者还是持乐观态度的。分析选项可知D项（Hopeful有希望的）最为符合题意，故选D项。