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    　　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 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 Stronger, 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 Stronger 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 Stronger 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

    答案：1．B;2．C;3．D;4．A;
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    　　American cities are similar to other cities around the world; In every country．Cities reflect the values of the culture．American cities are changing, just as American society is changing．

    　　After Wolld Wa Ⅱ,the population of most large American cities decreased; bowever．The populaton In omthe Sun Belt cities increased．Los Angeles and Houston are eitit where populatfon shife(转移)to and from the oity reflect the changing values of Amorican society．In the late 1940s and early 1950s,city residents(居民)became wealthier．They had more children so they needed more space, They moved out of their apartments in the city to buy their own homes．They bought houses in the suburbs(郊区)．

    　　Now things are changing．The children of the people who left the cities in the 1950s are now adults．Many, unlike their parents, want to live in the cities．They continue to move to Sun Belt cities and older ones of the Northeast and Midwest．Many young professionals are moving back into city．They prefer the city to the burbs because their jobs are there; or they jus enjoy the excitement and possibii that the city offers．

    　　his people shift is bringing problems as well as benefits．Countless poot people must leave their apartments in the city because the owners want to sell the buildings or make apartments for sale instead of for rent．In the 1950s, many poor people did not have enough money to move to the suburbs; now many of these same people do not have enough money to stay in the cities．

    　　Only a few years ago, people though that the older American cities were dying．Some city residents now see a bright, new fiture, Others see only problems and comfiels the thing is sure many dying cities are alive again．

    (1)

    What does the author think of cities all over the world?

    [　　]

    A．

    They are alive．

    B．

    They are hopeless．

    C．

    They are similar．

    D．

    They are different．

    (2)

    Why did American city residents want to live in the suburbs after World War Ⅱ?

    [　　]

    A．

    Because older American cities were dying．

    B．

    Because they were richer and needed more space．

    C．

    Because cities contained the wont pare of society．

    D．

    Because they could hardly afford a live in the city．

    (3)

    According to the 4th paragraph, a great many poor people in American cities ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    are faced with housing problems

    B．

    are forced to move to the suburbs

    C．

    want to sell their buildings

    D．

    need more money for daily expenses

    (4)

    We ear comude from the text that ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    American cities are changing far the worse

    B．

    people have different views on American cities

    C．

    many people are now moving from American cities

    D．

    the population is decreasing in older American cities

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