While reading a story on 20-somethings complaining about how the economy was ruiningg their life plans, I couldn’t help but think the 20-somethings sounded like a bunch of spoiled who grew up expecting everything to be easy for them. As a 20-something myself, certainly share their disappointment : my husband and I probably won’t be able to buy a house until we’re in our 40s, and we two are burdened by student loans(貸款). But why should it be any different? Being young persons in America, shouldn’t they take up all of the challenges and opportunities that this country offers?
Consider some of these views shared in the story: Jennifer, 29, owner of a two-bedroom apartment with her husband, worries that she won’t be able to have children for at least a decade because they can’t afford to buy a house yet.
I read that, and I thought what planet she is living on where you need to own a house in order to have kids? Has she ever visited a developing country, or even downtown areas in this one? Home ownership is a luxury(奢華), not a fertility requirement.
A 26-year-old in the story is disappointed that he can’t afford to get a Ph. D in literature. Well, that sounds a bit like expressing disappointment that no one will pay you to write poetry on the beach in Thailand for five years.
Yes, it’s sad that these young people feel so lost. But I think the problem is their extremely high expectations, not economic reality. Beth Kobliner, author of Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties, says that she thinks people’s expectations grew up at a time when everyone’s wealth appeared to be increasing, Their parents probably saw their home values rise along with their investments. “So you have people who have grown up in an environment where people had great expectations of what living well means,” says Kobliner.
This recession(經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退) will certainly play a role in forcing those expectations into more realistic group. In the meantime, it seems a lot better for our mental health to focus on being grateful---for our one-bedroom apartments, for living in modern cities, or perhaps just for being able to eat three meals a day---than on longing for some kind of luxury life.
小題1:. What makes the author think the 20-somethings sound like a bunch of spoiled children?
A．They expect everything to be easy for them.
B．They complain that the economy is spoiling their life plans.
C．They are unwilling to face all of the challenges.
D．They are burdened by student loans.
小題2:. The underlined word “fertility” in paragraph 3 probably means“_____”.
A．baby productionB．pleasantC．baby comfortD．comfortable
小題3:. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the complaints of the 20-somethings?
A．They can’t have children for at least a decade a decade to buy a house.
B．They have only a one-bedroom apartment to live in.
C．They can’t buy a house until 40 and are burdened by student loans.
D．They despair at not being able to afford a PH. D in literature.
小題4:. What’s the Kobliner’s attitude towards the 20-somethings with high expectations?
A．UnbearableB．OppositeC．DoubtfulD．Understanding
小題5:What is the best title for this passage?
A．Young people afford to continue their study
B．Young people can’t afford to buy a house
C．Young people’s high hopes create despair
D．The 20-somethings’ high expectations

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:C

試題分析：
小題1:B 根據(jù)第一段的While reading a story on 20-somethings complaining about how the economy was ruiningg their life plans, I couldn’t help but think the 20-somethings sounded like a bunch of spoiled 可知B正確。
小題2:A 根據(jù)第三段 I thought what planet she is living on where you need to own a house in order to have kids和Has she ever visited a developing country, or even downtown areas in this one? Home ownership is a luxury(奢華)可知，作者認(rèn)為擁有房子是很奢侈的事情，并不是生孩子的必要需求。
小題3:B 根據(jù)第二段的Consider some of these views shared in the story: Jennifer, 29, owner of a two-bedroom apartment with her husband可孩子，B項(xiàng)是錯(cuò)誤的
小題4:.D 根據(jù)第五段Beth Kobliner, author of Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties, says that she thinks people’s expectations grew up at a time when everyone’s wealth appeared to be increasing, Their parents probably saw their home values rise along with their investments. “So you have people who have grown up in an environment where people had great expectations of what living well means,” says Kobliner可知，Beth Kobliner認(rèn)為這些年輕人過高的期望是有環(huán)境因素的，因此抱有理解的態(tài)度。
小題5:C 文章主要講述的是年輕人過高的期望的原因和產(chǎn)生的后果，因此選擇C
點(diǎn)評：文章主要講述的是年輕人過高的期望的原因和產(chǎn)生的后果。以推理題的考查為主，在解答這類問題時(shí)要求學(xué)生抓住題干文字信息，采用針對性方法進(jìn)行閱讀，根據(jù)詞義關(guān)系推斷具體細(xì)節(jié)，結(jié)合上下文提供的語境和信息進(jìn)行概括和判斷。?
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小題3:We can learn the following from the passage EXCEPT that ________．
A．the author got his first baby
B．he probably had a lung disease
C．the author didn’t really hear “Daaaaad” from his baby
D．the baby would change the author’s life
小題4:Why was the writer sure he was going to be a great father?
A．Because his son is so gifted．
B．Because he had much experience in bringing up children．
C．Because his father promised to help him．
D．Because his father had already set him a good example．

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