Most Americans believe that someone isn’t grown-up until the age of 26 and they
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Most Americans believe that someone isn’tgrown-up until the age of 26 and they should complete their education, have afull-time job, have a family to support and be financially independent. Theyalso believe that becoming a real grown-up is a process which begins at aboutthe age of 20 and takes about five years, according to the report from theUniversity of Chicago’s National Opinion Research Center.
The findings are based on a representativesample of 1,398 people over the age of 18 who were surveyed in person. Thesurvey found that people expect the transitions to grown-up status to becompleted at the following ages: age 20.9 self-supporting; age 21.1 no longerliving with parents; age 21.2 having a full-time job; age 22.3 educationcompleted; age 24.5 being able to support a family financially; age 25.7getting married; and age 26.2 having a child.
“There is a large degree of agreementacross social groups on the relative importance of the seven transitions,” saidTom Smith, director of the survey. The only obvious pattern of differences ison views about supporting a family, having children and getting married. Olderadults consider these more important than younger adults do. This probablyshows in large part a change in values across generations away from traditionalfamily values. The most valued step toward reaching adulthood, the surveyfound, is completing education, followed by full-time employment, supporting afamily, financial independence, living independently, and marriage.
1.According to the first paragraph, someoneis 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.The underlined word “status” in thesecond paragraph probably means “________”.
| A．position | B．rank | C．level | D．situation |
4.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．all people think completing education means being grown-up |
| D．the survey found everyone had a different view about being grown-up |
5.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. |
试题答案
【答案】
1.D
2.C
3.A
4.B
5.B
【解析】文章讲述的是关于什么才是真正的成人，即grow up.
1.事实细节题，根据第一段 someone isn’t grown-up until the age of 26 and they should completetheir education, have a full-time job, have a family to support and befinancially independent可知
2.事实细节题，根据第二段 age 24.5 being able to support a family financially可知，二十四岁的时候是在赚钱养家。
3.猜测词义题，根据句子可知，该词意为社会位置，职位。
4.推理判断题，根据文章第一段hey also believe that becoming a real grown-up is a process可知，成年其实是一个过程
5.主旨大意题，文章讲述的是什么是成人，即B，我们是成人了吗？