《2025年凤凰新学案高中英语必修第一册译林版》

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When I graduated from the University of Iowa last year，I did something my friends did not understand. I left Iowa，where I had friends and stability，to live on a small houseboat near San Francisco. At school，I had found a job driving a school bus so people asked，“Why on earth are you leaving？”
Well，at graduation I was presented with two things—a degree in psychology and a question. It was the same one that many in my generation got：“What do I do now？”It was as difficult as it was common. That’s because many people my age were raised with the same words，repeated over and over by parents，teachers，and TV，“you can be whatever you want to be”. As a young boy，every time when I was puzzled about my future，they would say that they would be happy if I was happy. However，what I needed was concrete advice but not a vague idea，for example，“be a doctor，or be a bus driver”.
My experience was by no means universal. Many Americans are taught by their parents that the only purpose in life is to attain money and power. As a goal，this seems much easier and clearer than finding “happiness” or “gentleness”. The result of this upbringing is that many of my classmates did not specialize in any particular skill，rather assuming that something would magically happen to overcome their problems. They often get a real shock when they enter the “real world” and find that their options are very limited. Many of my friends have taken jobs as waiters or cooks after graduating or have moved back in with their parents.
My life on the boat is hard at times，especially during storms. But this is my small attempt to be happy on my own. I’m not buying into my nation’s idea of limitless possibilities because I feel that stops the growth of many of today’s youths.
5. Why were the friends confused about the writer’s leaving?
A. Because he was tired of driving.
B. Because he suddenly quit school.
C. Because he would lose his friends.
D. Because he would lead a changing life.
6. What does the writer think of the guidance he got from American society?
A. It’s specific.
B. It’s wrong.
C. It’s general.
D. It’s correct.
7. What directly caused a lot of Americans to have jobs lower than their expectations?
A. Their achievable goals.
B. The practical guidance.
C. Being shocked by the real world.
D. Lacking professional competence.
8. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Stay where you are
B. Be whatever you want to be
C. Blind faith in industrial society
D. Mistaken belief in limitless possibilities

答案： 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者用自身的经历指出当今美国的一个社会问题：青少年需要父母更为具体的引导和教育，而不是简单地告诉他们“成为你想成为的人”。
5.D 推理判断题。根据第一段可知，作者离开了艾奥瓦州，那里有他的朋友，有稳定的工作，但他去了旧金山附近的一个船屋，在那里开始自己一种新的生活，他的朋友们对他的这种做法很不理解。故选D项。
6.C 推理判断题。第二段讲述了作者对于来自他人的指导的想法；根据第二段内容可知，作者想要的是具体的建议，故可推知他认为他得到的指导是宽泛的。故选C项。
7.D 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知，作者的很多朋友在毕业后去当了服务生或厨师，或者搬回去跟父母住在一起，上文分析了导致这种情况的原因：父母的教育方式导致很多孩子没有认真学习专业技能。故选D项。
8.D 标题归纳题。文中作者指出当前美国的一个社会问题：父母没有给孩子提出具体的、明确的建议，许多家长教育孩子把钱和权力当成生活的唯一目标，这导致孩子没有认真学习专业技能，走上社会之后只能做一些不太理想的工作。作者在最后一段中批评了这种教育方式，并且不再相信美国社会的“无限可能”的信念。故选D项。