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.
【小題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 |
A.finding a job | B.finding a girl friend |
C.making money | D.preparing for his wedding |
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 |
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 |
【小題1】D
【小題2】C
【小題3】B
【小題4】B
解析試題分析:本文主要講述的就是人們的成長(zhǎng)和成熟的話題,以及不同的成長(zhǎng)所涉及的有關(guān)信息。
【小題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(xiàng)內(nèi)容正確。
【小題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(shuō)明在24歲的時(shí)候,年輕人正在努力掙錢(qián)養(yǎng)家。故C項(xiàng)正確。
【小題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(shuō)明人的成熟需要時(shí)間,故B項(xiàng)內(nèi)容正確。
【小題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(zhǎng)和成熟的話題,以及不同的成長(zhǎng)所涉及的有關(guān)信息。故B正確。
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B.Side - by - side living style is not suitable. |
C.They face the society they are not familiar with. |
D.The advantages coming from the variety of cultures make life in America colorful. |
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B.Different Customs and Habits |
C.Home for the People |
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