¡¡¡¡Young people who are still getting started in life were more likely than older adults to prioritize personal fulfillment in their work£¬ to believe they will advance their careers most by regularly changing jobs£¬ to favor communities with more public services and a faster pace of life£¬ to agree that couples should be financially secure before getting married or having children£¬ and to maintain that children are best served by two parents working outside the home£¬ the survey found¡£
¡¡¡¡From career to community and family£¬ these contrasts suggest that in the aftermath of the searing Great Recession£¬ those just starting out in life are defining priorities and expectations that will increasingly spread through virtually all aspects of American life£¬ from consumer preferences to housing patterns to politics¡£
¡¡¡¡Young and old converge on one key point£º Overwhelming majorities of both groups said they believe it is harder for young people today to get started in life than it was for earlier generations¡£ Whlie younger people are somewhat more optimistic than their elders about the prospects for those starting out today£¬ big majorities in both groups believe those “just getting started in life” face a tougher a good-paying job£¬ starting a family£¬ managing debt£¬ and finding affordable housing¡£
¡¡¡¡Pete Schneider considers the climb tougher today¡£ Schneider£¬ a 27-yaear-old auto technician from the Chicago suburbs says he struggled to find a job after graduating from college¡£ Even now that he is working steadily£¬ he said¡£” I can’t afford to pay ma monthly mortgage payments on my own£¬ so I have to rent rooms out to people to mark that happen¡£” Looking back£¬ he is struck that his parents could provide a comfortable life for their children even though neither had completed college when he was young¡£“I still grew up in an upper middle-class home with parents who didn’t have college degrees£¬”Schneider said¡£“I don’t think people are capable of that anymore¡£ ”
¡¡¡¡36¡£ One cross-generation mark of a successful life is ¡£
¡¡¡¡[A] trying out different lifestyles
¡¡¡¡[B] having a family with children
¡¡¡¡[C] working beyond retirement age
¡¡¡¡[D] setting up a profitable business
¡¡¡¡37¡£ It can be learned from Paragraph 3 that young people tend to ¡£
¡¡¡¡[A] favor a slower life pace
¡¡¡¡[B] hold an occupation longer
¡¡¡¡[C] attach importance to pre-marital finance
¡¡¡¡[D] give priority to childcare outside the home
¡¡¡¡38¡£ The priorities and expectations defined by the young will ¡£
¡¡¡¡[A] become increasingly clear
¡¡¡¡[B] focus on materialistic issues
¡¡¡¡[C] depend largely on political preferences
¡¡¡¡[D] reach almost all aspects of American life
¡¡¡¡39¡£ Both young and old agree that ¡£
¡¡¡¡[A] good-paying jobs are less available
¡¡¡¡[B] the old made more life achievements
¡¡¡¡[C] housing loans today are easy to obtain
¡¡¡¡[D] getting established is harder for the young
¡¡¡¡40¡£ Which of the following is true about Schneider£¿
¡¡¡¡[A] He found a dream job after graduating from college
¡¡¡¡[B] His parents believe working steadily is a must for success
¡¡¡¡[C] His parents’ good life has little to do with a college degree
¡¡¡¡[D] He thinks his job as a technician quite challenging
¡¡¡¡Part B
¡¡¡¡Directions£º
¡¡¡¡Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the most suitable subheading from the list A-G for each numbered paragraphs £¨41-45£©¡£ There are two extra subheadings which you do not need to use¡£ Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET¡£ £¨10 points£©
¡¡¡¡A¡£ Be silly
¡¡¡¡B¡£ Have fun
¡¡¡¡C¡£ Ask for help
¡¡¡¡D¡£ Express your emotions¡£
¡¡¡¡E¡£ Don’t overthink it
¡¡¡¡F¡£ Be easily pleased
¡¡¡¡G¡£ Notice things
¡¡¡¡Act Your Shoe Size£¬ Not Your Age¡£
¡¡¡¡£¨1£© As adults£¬ it seems that we’re constantly pursuing happiness£¬ often with mixed results¡£ Yet children appear to have it down to an art-and for the most part they don’t need self-help books or therapy¡£ Instead£¬ they look after their wellbeing instinctively and usually more effectively than we do as grownups¡£ Perhaps it’s time to learn a few lessons from them¡£
¡¡¡¡41___________¡£
¡¡¡¡£¨2£© What does a child do when he’s sad£¿ He cries¡£ When he’s angry£¿ He shouts¡£ Scared£¿ Probably a bit of both¡£ As we grow up£¬ we learn to control our emotions so they are manageable and don’t dictate our behaviours£¬ which is in many ways a good thing¡£ But too often we take this process too far and end up suppressing emotions£¬ especially negative ones¡£ That’s about as effective as brushing dirt under a carpet and can even make us ill¡£ What we feel appropriately and then-again£¬ like children-move on¡£
