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【题目】 Punks, Ravers, Mods and Teddy Boys are the names of British youth subcultures (亚文 化) from the last 70 years.

Youth Club, a UK not-for-profit organization, released a book earlier this year celebrating many different subcultures from throughout Britain’s recent history.

“A catalyst (催化剂) for creativity on the worldwide stage, British youth culture movements from the Teddy Boys of the 1950s to the Grime Scene of the 2000s continue to play a pioneering role in music, fashion and creativity across the globe”, it wrote on its website.

These subcultures were traditionally a way for young people to show their personalities to others. Walking around London in the 1970s would have meant seeing dozens of young “punks” ——people dressed in ripped denim (破洞), leather jackets, body piercings (穿孔) and with brightly-dyed hair on the streets. And in the 90s, “ravers” were young people who threw all-night parties in abandoned buildings or car parks.

So, what was the reason behind these subcultures?

“On both sides of the Atlantic, more and more young disappointed teenagers were looking for an escape from the boredom and constraints (约束) of society,” wrote Ian Youngs, BBC entertainment reporter. “Unemployment, racial tensions and social upheaval (剧变) added fuel to their fires.”

“Fashion and music are much cheaper and faster today.” said Ruth Adams, a culture lecturer at King’s College London, “but it’s all a bit more blurry (模糊不清的).” She believes it’s harder to figure out someone’s personality or music tastes nowadays just by looking at them.

Despite this, Adams believes that today’s young people are still finding their own way to express themselves, but in a more modern way.

【1】According to the text, British youth subcultures ________.

A.were a way for youth to express their identities

B.were started by Youth Club to promote creativity

C.could be traced back to the 1970s

D.had a greater effect on fashion than music

【2】What contributed to the popularity of youth subcultures?

A.Youth club of culture movements.

B.Young people’s longing for fame and wealth.

C.Young people’s desire for freedom and fun.

D.The easy access to fashion and music.

【3】Which of the following would Ruth Adams probably agree with?

A.It costs more money to stick to fashion and music.

B.Young people today can’t express themselves easily.

C.Young people today are less interested in music and fashion.

D.It’s harder to recognize the personalities of young people today.

【4】What’s the author’s attitude towards subcultures?

A.Negative.B.Objective.C.Doubtful.D.Supportive.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了英国年轻人用“亚文化”展现自我的文化现象。

【1】细节理解题。根据第四段第一句These subcultures were traditionally a way for young people to show their personalities to others.可知，亚文化是年轻人向别人展现他们个性的一种方式。故选A。

【2】推理判断题。根据第六段“On both sides of the Atlantic, more and more young disappointed teenagers were looking for an escape from the boredom and constraints (约束) of society,” wrote Ian Youngs, BBC entertainment reporter. “Unemployment, racial tensions and social upheaval (剧变) added fuel to their fires.”可知，想要追求自由和社会压力大是英国年轻人群中亚文化流行的原因。故选C。

【3】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“but it’s all a bit more blurry (模糊不清的).” She believes it’s harder to figure out someone’s personality or music tastes nowadays just by looking at them.（她认为，如今仅仅通过观察一个人很难辨认出他的个性或音乐品味）可知，Ruth Adams会同意“现在很难辨认出年轻人的个性。”故选D。

【4】推理判断题。根据第一段Punks, Ravers, Mods and Teddy Boys are the names of British youth subcultures (亚文 化) from the last 70 years.以及文章其他内容可知，文章介绍了持续了70年历史的英国青年亚文化以及引用英国国王学院文化讲座者亚当的话语可知，作者对青年的亚文化现象所持有的态度是客观的。故选B。

推理判断题要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上，做出一定的推理判断，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理判断题所涉及的内容可能是文中的某一句话，也可能是某几句话，所以，推理题的答案只能是根据原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案：即对原文某一句话或某几句话所作的同义改写或综合。推理判断题的题干中通常含infer,suggest,imply,conclude indicate等标志性词语。 这种题型主要包括细节判断题、态度观点推断题、写作意图推断题、文章出处判断题和猜测想象推断题。本题第3小题，根据倒数第二段中“but it’s all a bit more blurry (模糊不清的).” She believes it’s harder to figure out someone’s personality or music tastes nowadays just by looking at them. “她认为，如今仅仅通过观察一个人很难辨认出他的个性或音乐品味”可知，Ruth Adams 会同意“现在很难辨认出年轻人的个性。”故选D。