单选题
People today are still talking about the generation gap (代沟). Some parents complain that their children do not show them proper respect, while children complain that their parents do not understand them at all. What has gone wrong? Why has the generation gap appeared? One important cause is that young people want to choose their own life style. In more traditional societies, when children grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to many people that their parents like, and often to continue the family occupation. Parents often expect their children to do better than they do, to find better jobs, to make more money, and to do all the things that they were unable to do. Often, however, the high wishes that parents place on their children are another cause of the generation gap. Finally, the high speed of social changes deepens the gap. In a traditional culture, people are valued for their wisdom, but in our society today the knowledge of a lifetime may be out of use overnight (隔夜).
单选题
According to the passage, children today expect their parents to ______. A. give them more independence B. choose a good job for them C. live together with them D. make more money
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 从第三自然段的第一句话“...young people want to choose their own life style. ”年轻人想选择自己的生活方式。可以推断出他们一定希望得到更多的独立和自由。B项为“他们选择一分较好的工作”；C项“与他们生活在一起”；D项“赚更多的钱”文章中的内容并没有涉及到，故本题答案为A。
单选题
Parents often hope that their children will ______. A. make as much money as they do B. be more successful than they are C. choose jobs according to their own will D. avoid doing what their parents can't do
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 第四自然段的第一句话“Parents often expect their children to do better than they do”父母们期望他们的孩子能够比他们做得更好，可以直接找到答案。A项“能够赚大钱”；C项“根据他们自己的意愿选择工作”；D项“不去做那些父母做不了的事”文中没有涉及到这些内容，故本题答案为B。
单选题
The generation gap has become wider than before because of ______. A. the increasing dependence of children on parents B. the influence of traditional culture on children C. the rapid changes of modern society D. the missing of lifelong occupation
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 文章第四自然段的第一句话“...the high speed of social changes deepens the gap. ”社会的高速变化加深了代沟。即知答案为C。
单选题
In today's society, the knowledge of a lifetime ______. A. is still very much valued B. becomes out of date quickly C. is essential for continuing family occupations D. helps the young generation to find a better job
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 分析最后一段话最后一句“in your society today the knowledge of a lifetime maybe out of use overnight. ”在我们的社会中，一辈子的知识可能在一夜之间就毫无用处了。其中out of use就等于out of date意思是“落伍了，过时了”。
单选题
A proper title for this passage would be ______. A. Parents' Viewpoints On Generation Gap B. Relationship Between Family Members C. Generation Gap Between the Young and the Old D. Difference Between Traditional Culture and Modem Knowledge