单选题
I hear many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling. I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own two feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are all taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching at one another's hands for courage. They claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But somehow they all end up just by listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in this way is that the crowd is doing it. It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market. These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be. And many of today's parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds up to a greater barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path. But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when every one else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don't care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself, Be yourself. Popularity'twill come with the people who respect you for who you are. That's the only kind of popularity that really counts.
单选题
The main purpose of this passage is to tell ______. A. readers how to be popular with people around B. teenagers how to learn to decide things for themselves C. parents how to control and guide their children D. people how to understand and respect each other
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 综观全文，本题应选B，与很多父母抱怨孩子过于叛逆不同，本文观点认为应该鼓励孩子更加自立，形成自己的个性特色，发现自己，成就自己(Find yourself. Be yourself)。
单选题
According to the author, many teenagers think they are brave enough to be themselves, but, in fact, most of them ______. A. have much difficulty understanding each other B. lack confidence C. dare not cope with problems single-handed D. are very much afraid of getting lost
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 从第二段大意可推测，实际上青少年还是缺少自信。
单选题
According to the passage, which of the following is not true? A. There is no popularity that really counts. B. What many parents are doing is in fact hindering their children from finding their own paths. C. It is not necessarily bad for a teenager to disagree with his or her classmates. D. Most teenagers are not actually rebelling.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 综观全文，本题应选B。
单选题
The author thinks of advertisements as ______. A. original B. influential C. detrimental D. authoritative
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 从第三段第三句话可以看出作者认为广告是有影响力的。
单选题
During the teenager years, one should learn to ______. A. differ from others in as many ways as possible B. get into the right season and become popular C. find one's real self D. rebel against parents and the popularity wave