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11．Just 25years 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  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 21^st 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．

66．Nowadays，young people in Britain want toB．
A．choose jobs based on interests     B．become famous
C．be teacher，banker and doctor      D．earn more money
67．According to Emma Brockes，what causes the increasing level of anxiety？C
A．Choices of future careers．        B．Access to the global network．
C．Bad influences of celebrities．    D．Endless comparison with others．
68．Which of the following is true of Dr Carlo Strenger？D
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．
69．Dr Carlo Strenger suggests that young people shouldA．
A．seek active self-acceptance        B．stick to their own dreams
C．make great achievements            D．search for the secret of wealth
70．The text is mainly written toB．
A．talk about job choices
B．analyse a social phenomenon
C．encourage celebrity culture
D．introduce three famous people．

分析文章主要讲述了现在的年轻人更想当名人，因为这样可以获得财富与尊重，并且解释了这种现象出现的原因是人们简单地以财富和声誉衡量成就．

解答 BCDAB
66    B    细节题．由第一段第二句"Now，they want to be sports star，pop star and actor，according to survey by the Guardian newspaper．"可知现在的英国年轻人更希望自己变成名人，故选B．
67     C    细节题．由第三段第一句"Emma Brockes，a reporter with the Guardian，believes it is'the bad influence of celebrity（名人） culture'that is to blame．"可知名人坏的影响应该受到谴责，故选C．
68      D   细节题．由第六段前两句"The way out？Simply stop measuring your achievement through a fantasy of wealth and celebrity．"可知D项正确．A项，由第四段第二句"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．"可知A项错误．B项，文中没有相关内容，所以B项错误．C项，文中没有相关内容，所以C项错误．故选D
69    A    细节题．由第六段第三句"Dr Strenger said that it is a process called"active self-acceptance through a constant search for self-knowledge through life．"可知年轻人应该积极地找到自我接纳感．故选A．
70     B    主旨题．文章主要讲述了现在的年轻人更想当名人，因为这样可以获得财富与尊重，并且解释了这种现象出现的原因是人们简单地以财富和声誉衡量成就．由此可知文章分析了所有人，尤其是年轻人，希望变成名人这一现象，所以B项正确．文章没有分析职业选择或者鼓励名人文化，文章也没有特别介绍三位名人，所以A、C、D项错误．故选B．

点评考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．

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