Question

Most Americans believe that someone isn’t grown-up until the age of 26 and they should complete their education, have a full-time job, have a family to support and be financially independent. They also believe that becoming a real grown-up is a process which begins at about the age of 20 and takes about five years, according to the report from the University of Chicago’s National Opinion Research Center.

The findings are based on a representative sample of 1,398 people over the age of 18 who were surveyed in person. The survey found that people expect the transitions to grown-up status to be completed at the following ages: age 20.9 self-supporting; age 21.1 no longer living with parents; age 21.2 having a full-time job; age 22.3 education completed; age 24.5 being able to support a family financially; age 25.7 getting married; and age 26.2 having a child.

“There is a large degree of agreement across social groups on the relative importance of the seven transitions,” said Tom Smith, director of the survey. The only obvious pattern of differences is on views about supporting a family, having children and getting married. Older adults consider these more important than younger adults do. This probably shows in large part a change in values across generations away from traditional family values. The most valued step toward reaching adulthood, the survey found, is completing education, followed by full-time employment, supporting a family, financial independence, living independently, and marriage.

1.According to the first paragraph, someone is a grown-up when he _______.  

A．has found a full-time job

B．has finished his study in university

C．can make money and support himself after completing his education

D．can support a family and be financially independent after graduation

2.A young man of 24 may be busy ________.  

A．finding a job                           B．finding a girl friend

C．making money                          D．preparing for his wedding

3.From the passage, we learn that _________.  

A．being grown-up is just a matter of age

B．being grown-up is a process which takes some time

C．a(chǎn)ll people think completing education means being grown-up

D．the survey found everyone had a different view about being grown-up

4.The best title for the passage should be “________”   

A．It takes a long time to grown up.

B．Are we grown-up yet?

C．Getting married means being grown-up.

D．Completing education means being grown-up

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述的就是人們的成長和成熟的話題，以及不同的成長所涉及的有關(guān)信息。

1.D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段前3行Most Americans believe that someone isn’t grown-up until the age of 26 and they should complete their education, have a full-time job, have a family to support and be financially independent.可知D項內(nèi)容正確。

2.C 推理題。根據(jù)第二段4,5行age 24.5 being able to support a family financially;說明在24歲的時候，年輕人正在努力掙錢養(yǎng)家。故C項正確。

3.B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段3,4行They also believe that becoming a real grown-up is a process which begins at about the age of 20 and takes about five years,說明人的成熟需要時間，故B項內(nèi)容正確。

4.B 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章主題段第一段內(nèi)容可知本文主要講述的就是人們的成長和成熟的話題，以及不同的成長所涉及的有關(guān)信息。故B正確。

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點評：本文主要講述的就是人們的成長和成熟的話題，以及不同的成長所涉及的有關(guān)信息。從題目設(shè)置的角度看，本題側(cè)重對學(xué)生把握文章中心段落和各段落的中心句的能力的考查，所以遇到這類題后，要注意把握好文章結(jié)構(gòu)，了解文章中心意思，找到各段落中心句。不要讓文中的一些生詞影響了注意力。