Question

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
The US will have a new president this fall. Voters will decide between the Democratic candidate (候选人), Hillary Clinton, and Donald Trump of the Republicans.
But the voting is not a must for each person in the US. So quite a lot of people choose not to vote, especially the young generation. According to Fox News, one-in-five young voters between the ages of 18 and 35 said clearly that they wouldn't vote for either of the two candidates. Just 12 percent of voters aged 35-54, and only nine percent of voters aged 55 and older said the same thing.
This is not only because young people don't like Clinton or Trump, according to the Fortune magazine. The truth is that they are traditionally less likely to vote than their parents.
“Young people are not at an age in their life when they think politics or government has anything to do with them,” said Rodd Freitag, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, US. “But for the older age groups, they have a home, they pay taxes (税), they care about schools and the community.”
Many believe that the civic (公民的) education of an American youth is another reason why they don't vote.
Students usually just do community services like cleaning the neighborhoods. This means they haven't learned how to link real life problems to politics through voting, according to Christopher Beem, a politics professor at the Pennsylvania State University.
He said the country needs to help young people learn how to take part in politics and get them to see that they can make a difference.
（1）What percentage of young voters wouldn't go to vote?
A.9 percent.
B.12 percent.
C.20 percent.
D.55 percent.
（2）According to Rodd Freitag, young people are less likely to vote because ________.
A.they don't like either of the candidates
B.their parents don't like to vote
C.they don't think it is a part of their life
D.they have no work and care little about living problems
（3）Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A.US Young Not Voting
B.US Young and Their President
C.Young People's Power
D.Voting for the New US President

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）C
（2）C
（3）A
【解析】本题通过美国总统大选中很多年轻人不参与投票的现象说明了现在的美国年轻人不关心政治，这引起了专家们的关注，希望国家帮助年轻人学习如何参与政治从而让他们看到他们在国家管理中能起到作用。

⑴细节理解。根据第二段第二句According to Fox News, one-in-five young voters between the ages of 18 and 35 said clearly that they wouldn't vote for either of the two candidates.可知，在18-35岁之间五个中有一个不会投票，也就是20%的年轻人不会去投票，所以答案是C。

⑵细节理解。根据第四段第一句Young people are not at an age in their life when they think politics or government has anything to do with them可知，他们不认为这是他们生活的一部分。所以答案是C。

⑶主旨大意。本文主要讲述现在美国的年轻人不愿参与选举，不愿投票，A项为最佳标题。所以答案是A。