We always want what we cannot have. When we"re young, we want to stay out late,
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We always want what we cannot have. When we"re young, we want to stay out late, have romantic relationships, and be ____. However, when we"re ____， we want to go back to being young and we ___ the days when we didn"t have to worry about complex love affairs, ___ pressure, and money problems.
Young people believe adulthood ____ freedom from parents and schoolwork. When they get older, they feel that ____ is freedom from work pressure and family responsibilities. To ____ this feeling, people say, “The grass is always ____ on the other side of the fence.”
As ____， we like to be like adults but as young adults, we ____ to be young again. We think about staying out late and ____ our own money to spend. Suddenly, they see that love can result in ____ hearts; staying out late makes it hard to get ready for ____ the next morning. They find out that adult life is not as ____ as they thought it would be and suddenly, ___ becomes very scary.
Life is ____. It gives us time to ____ but also requires us to work. The time will come when we must grow up and we will always look back wishing we ____ being young a bit longer. That time will not come back. It is normal to want what we cannot have but the ____ is that to be happy is to appreciate what we have. That is the first step to grow up. ____ life becomes more complex, we will not regret the time we wasted wishing we were adults.
| 小题1: | | A．comfortable | B．dependent | | C．independent | D．polite |
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| 小题2: | | A．older | B．defeated | C．married | D．confident |
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| 小题3: | | A．like | B．forget | C．regret | D．miss |
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| 小题4: | | A．study | B．job | C．age | D．health |
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| 小题5: | | A．creates | B．shows | C．means | D．limits |
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| 小题6: | | A．childhood | B．adulthood | | C．parenthood | D．neighborhood |
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| 小题7: | | A．reduce | B．describe | | C．experience | D．understand |
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| 小题8: | | A．greener | B．thinner | C．yellow | D．colorful |
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| 小题9: | | A．researchers | B．teenagers | | C．adults | D．elders |
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| 小题10: | | A．wish | B．decide | C．return | D．stop |
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| 小题11: | | A．making | B．having | | C．worrying about | D．showing off |
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| 小题12: | | A．healthy | B．ambitious | C．broken | D．excited |
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| 小题13: | | A．breakfast | B．school | C．exercise | D．work |
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小题14:．| 小题15: | | A．life | B．love | C．career | D．future |
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| 小题16: | | A．long | B．short | C．fair | D．beautiful |
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| 小题17: | | A．study | B．think | C．play | D．live |
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| 小题18: | | A．stopped | B．enjoyed | C．imagined | D．tried |
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| 小题19: | | A．reason | B．result | C．dream | D．truth |
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| 小题20: | | A．If | B．When | C．Unless | D．Before |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:B
小题10:A
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:D
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:C
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:D
小题20:B |
解析
年幼时，我们渴望成年。可当我们真正长大时，又希望重返童年。但事实上，只有珍惜眼前所拥有的我们才能快乐。知足常乐、扛起责任，是成长的第一步。当眼前的美好生活还未消逝，那就尽情去享受它吧。
小题1:答案：C 考查形容词辨析。comfortable“舒适的”；dependent“依靠的；取决于……的”；independent“独立的”；polite“礼貌的”。联系下文知：年幼时，我们渴望晚回家、渴望恋爱、渴望独立。故C项正确。
小题2:答案：A 考查形容词辨析。older“年长的”；defeated“挨打的；被打败的”；married“已婚的；婚姻的”；confident“自信的；确信的”。由“However”以及后文“...back to being young”可知此处指“当我们真正长大，又希望重温童年”。故A项正确。
小题3:答案：D 考查动词辨析。年老时，我们怀念(miss)那些远离复杂的恋情、工作压力和经济问题的时光。D项符合语境。
小题4:答案：B 考查名词辨析。年轻时，我们不必担心复杂的爱情问题，工作(job)压力和经济问题。故B项正确。
小题5:答案：C 考查动词辨析。create“创造”；show“展示”；mean“意味着”；limit“限制”。年轻人认为，成年意味着可以摆脱父母的束缚和学业的困扰。故C项正确。
小题6:答案：A 考查名词在语境中的运用。当他们长大时，又感觉到童年意味着没有工作压力和家庭责任。childhood“童年”，符合题意，故选A项。
小题7:答案：B 考查动词辨析。reduce“减少”；describe“描述”；experience“经历”；understand“理解”。人们用一句话描述这种感受——栅栏那一边的草总是比较绿的。故B项正确。
小题8:答案：A 考查形容词辨析。人们常这样说：栅栏那一边的草总是比较绿的(即别人的东西都是好的)。故A项greener正确。
小题9:答案：B 考查名词在语境中的运用。由语境知，作为青少年，我们希望能像成年人一样；但作为青壮年，我们又希望回到年轻的时候。teenager意为“青少年”，故B项正确。
小题10:答案：A 考查动词辨析。根据上题解析知A项正确。
小题11:答案：B 考查动词辨析。我们憧憬着在外面疯玩晚归，也憧憬着自己掌握经济大权。故B项正确。
小题12:答案：C 考查形容词辨析。healthy“健康的”；ambitious“有抱负的”；broken“破碎的”；excited“兴奋的”。他们突然发现爱情可能会让心支离破碎。故C项正确。
小题13:答案：D 考查名词在语境中的运用。由语境知，在外疯玩到深夜可能会使你第二天上班(work)无精打采。故D项正确。
小题14:答案：D 考查形容词辨析。他们发现成年人的生活并非像他们想象得那样容易(easy)。D项符合语境。
小题15:答案：A 考查名词在语境中的运用。联系上文知，突然间，生活(life)变得非常可怕。故A项正确。
小题16:答案：C 考查形容词辨析。生活是公平的。它给予我们时间来娱乐，也需要我们去工作。fair意为“公平的”，符合题意，故选C项。
小题17:答案：C 考查动词辨析。根据上题解析知C项正确。
小题18:答案：B 考查动词辨析。每个人都免不了要长大，到时候，我们会缅怀过去，期望能享受(enjoy)更多青春年华。故B项正确。
小题19:答案：D 考查名词辨析。永不知足是人之常情，但事实是，只有珍惜现在所拥有的才能得到真正的快乐。reason“理由”；result“结果”；dream“梦想”；truth“事实”。故D项正确。
小题20:答案：B 考查连词的用法。当生活变得越来越复杂时，我们不要为了那些荒废在幻想成年的时光而追悔莫及。when“当……时”，符合题意。故B项正确。
疑难词汇解读
1．complex adj.复杂的
The link between money and happiness is complex.金钱与幸福之间关系复杂。
2．appreciate v．欣赏，感激，珍惜
I really appreciate your handwriting.我真的欣赏你的书法。
长难句子分析
is normalbut
句意：想要拥有我们得不到的是人之常情，但事实是，只有珍惜现在所拥有的才能得到真正的快乐。其中to be happy是不定式，充当表语从句中的主语；to appreciate what we have也是不定式，充当表语从句中的表语。 |
举一反三
I used to be a very selfcentered person, but in the past two years I have really changed.I have started to think about other people ____ I think about myself.I am happy that I am becoming a ____ person.
I think my ____ started when I was at Palomar College.At first, I just wanted to get my ____ and be left alone.I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever ____ to anyone in my classes.By the end of my first semester, I was really ____.It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun.So I tried a(n) ___.I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I ____ to help.That was really a big ____ for me.By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of ____ are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new ____， however, came when I took a parttime job at Vista Nursing Home.One old lady there who had Alzheimer"s disease became my ____.Every time I came into her room, she was so ____ because she thought I was her daughter.Her real daughter never ____ her, so I took her place.She let me ___ that making others feel good made me feel good too.When she died, I was ____， but I was also very grateful to her.
I think I am a much ____ person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not ____ these experiences.They have ____ me to care about other people more than about myself.I ____ who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.
| 小题1: | | A．since | B．before | C．or | D．unless |
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| 小题2: | | A．famous | B．simple | C．different | D．skilled |
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| 小题3: | | A．education | B．career | C．tour | D．change |
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| 小题4: | | A．balance | B．homework | | C．degree | D．interest |
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| 小题5: | | A．talked | B．wrote | C．lied | D．reported |
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| 小题6: | | A．careful | B．lonely | C．curious | D．guilty |
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| 小题7: | | A．argument | B．game | | C．experiment | D．defence |
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| 小题8: | | A．dared | B．offered | C．hesitated | D．happened |
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| 小题9: | | A．dream | B．problem | C．duty | D．step |
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| 小题11: | | A．attitude | B．hobby | C．hope | D．luck |
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| 小题12: | | A．friend | B．partner | C．guide | D．guest |
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| 小题13: | | A．polite | B．happy | C．strange | D．confident |
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| 小题14: | | A．bothered | B．answered | C．visited | D．trusted |
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| 小题15: | | A．explain | B．guess | C．declare | D．see |
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| 小题16: | | A．homeless | B．heartbroken | | C．badtempered | D．hopeless |
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| 小题17: | | A．quieter | B．busier | C．better | D．richer |
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| 小题18: | | A．forget | B．face | C．improve | D．analyze |
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| 小题19: | | A．forced | B．preferred | C．ordered | D．taught |
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| 小题20: | | A．miss | B．like | C．wonder | D．expect |
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Maybe you"ve lost your job.Maybe you didn"t get the ____ in your job.Maybe your sweetheart ____ with you.People say “Don"t take it personally”and “Don"t let it get to you”，but that"s very ____ to do.
If you"re feeling disheartened，___ are some strategies (策略) for making yourself feel better？It"s pretty clear that ____“I"m the greatest！”or winning a prize along with every other secondgrade soccer player isn"t a good way to ____ healthy selfrespect.
Then what can you do to feel better？Here are some ____ to follow：
Do a good deed.This is as selfish as it is selfless；you"ll ____ as much as the person you"re helping.I had a friend who ____ a period of vast rejection：she was fired from her ____，she didn"t get into the graduate program to which she"d ____，and her boyfriend split up with her.Everything worked out fine ____，and I asked her how she got through such a(n) ____ time.She said，“I was ___ addicted to doing good deeds for other people.It was the only way I could make myself feel like I wasn"t a total loser.”
Keep a resolution (决心)．Not only will you benefit from exercising or ____ out your garage，but you"ll also get a boost (激励)from the mere fact that you made a ____ and stuck to it.
Boost your ____.Studies show that when you"re feeling energetic，you"re much more likely to feel good about yourself.Most important：get enough sleep.
Challenge yourself ____.This strategy doesn"t work for me，but I know that many people feel great ___ whitewater rafting，bungee jumping，or rollercoasterriding.For the less daring，a great run，or bike ride can do the ____.
| 小题1: | | A．promotion | B．gift | | C．match | D．break |
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| 小题2: | | A．kept up | B．put up | | C．broke up | D．made up |
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| 小题3: | | A．easy | B．hard | | C．dangerous | D．pleasant |
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| 小题4: | | A．which | B．how | | C．where | D．what |
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| 小题5: | | A．hearing | B．praising | | C．knowing | D．repeating |
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| 小题6: | | A．have | B．lose | | C．build | D．hurt |
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| 小题7: | | A．ideas | B．tips | | C．plans | D．methods |
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| 小题8: | | A．benefit | B．repay | | C．reject | D．demand |
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| 小题9: | | A．went through | B．came across | | C．looked for | D．waited for |
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| 小题10: | | A．house | B．incident | | C．job | D．boss |
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| 小题11: | | A．appealed | B．listened | | C．reacted | D．applied |
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| 小题12: | | A．in the beginning | B．in the end | | C．in a moment | D．in a sense |
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| 小题13: | | A．wonderful | B．tough | | C．unforgettable | D．busy |
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| 小题14: | | A．practically | B．hardly | | C．carefully | D．unwillingly |
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| 小题15: | | A．working | B．leaving | | C．finding | D．cleaning |
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| 小题16: | | A．bet | B．difference | | C．promise | D．record |
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| 小题17: | | A．energy | B．confidence | | C．courage | D．ability |
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| 小题18: | | A．mentally | B．physically | | C．successfully | D．naturally |
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| 小题19: | | A．before | B．upon | | C．until | D．after |
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| 小题20: | | A．service | B．business | | C．trick | D．favor |
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Jobs and work do much more than most of us realize to provide happiness and contentment.We"re all used to thinking that work provides the material things of life—the goods and services that make our modern civilization possible.But we are much less conscious of the degree to which work provides the more important psychological wellbeing that can make the difference between a full and an empty life.
Historically，work has been associated with slavery and sin (罪恶)and punishment.And in our own day we are used to bearing traditional complaints.Against this background，it may well come as a surprise to learn that not only psychologists but other behavioral scientists have come to accept the positive contribution of work to the individual"s happiness and sense of personal achievement.Work is more than a necessity for most human beings；it is the focus of their lives，the source of their identity and creativity.
Rather than a punishment of a burden，work is the opportunity to realize one"s potential.And the opposite is true，too.For large numbers of people，the absence of work is harmful to their health.Retirement often brings many problems surrounding the “What do I do with myself？”question，even though there may be no financial cares.Large numbers of people regularly get headaches and other illnesses on weekends when they don"t have their jobs to go to，and must take care of themselves.It has been observed that unemployment，quite apart from financial pressures，brings enormous psychological troubles and that many individuals"conditions become worse rapidly when jobless.
But why？Why should work be such a significant source of human satisfaction？A good share of the answer rests in the kind of pride that is stimulated by the job，by the activity of accomplishing.
小题1:Which of the following statements can NOT be learned from the passage?| A．People feel happier and more content than they realize when working. | | B．Work is likely to provide you with the chance of achieving your potential. | | C．Happiness can only be gained through working. | | D．A lot of people will suffer physically and psychologically without work. |
小题2:Traditionally，people are used to believing ________.| A．work is related to negative aspects | | B．happiness has nothing to do with work | | C．identity and creativity depend on work | | D．work is not only a necessity for humans but the focus of their lives |
小题3:What would the author probably discuss in the following paragraph?| A．What the proper way to balance work and life is. | | B．How work brings people pride in accomplishment. | | C．Which is more important：the material things of life or psychological wellbeing. | | D．How people overcome the problems arising from retirement. |
小题4:Which best describes the author"s attitude towards work in the passage?| A．Doubtful. | B．Concerned. | | C．Approving. | D．Neutral. |
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When I was young I wanted to be a model，so when a national contest was staged，I convinced my parents to take me for an audition (试演)．I was selected and told I had potential.They said that for only $900 I could attend a weekend event which dozens of the most prestigious (有声望的) modeling agencies from around the world would attend.At 13，my hopes of fame and fortune clouded all judgement and I begged my parents to let me go.We have never been rich，but they saw my enthusiasm and agreed.
I imagined being signed by some famous model companies.For months，any boredom or disappointment I faced was pushed aside because I knew I would soon have the chance to be real model.I thought I would grace the covers of famous magazines!
Of course，I wasn"t signed，but what hurt the most was being told that if I grew to 5′9″(about 1.75 metres) I could be a success.I prayed for a growth spurt (冲刺) because I could not imagine giving up my dream.I made an appointment with a local modeling agency and the agent demanded $500 for classes.$500 for a photo shoot，and $300 for other expenses.My parents only agreed after hours and hours of my begging.
The agency sent me out on a few auditions，but with every day I didn"t receive a call，I grew more depressed.The_final_straw came in July after I had decided to focus on commercial modeling.There was an open call in New York City.We spent hours driving and another few hours waiting，only to be told that I was too short.I was devastated (极度不安的)．
Years later，I realized that the trip to New York was good as it made me notice I didn"t actually love modeling，just the idea of it.I wanted to be special and I was innocently determined to reach an impossible goal.The experience has made me stronger and that will help me in the future.
小题1:What"s the main reason why the author wanted to be a model?| A．She won a national contest. | | B．She wanted to get reputation and wealth. | | C．She was urged by some modeling agencies. | | D．She had full potential to be a successful model. |
小题2:What"s the author"s parents" attitude toward her dream?| A．Encouraging. | B．Worried. | | C．Doubtful. | D．Enthusiastic. |
小题3:What was it that made the author end her attempt to become a model?| A．Her parents were strongly against it. | | B．She realized that it was impossible for her. | | C．Even a local modeling agency turned her down. | | D．She realized that she didn"t actually love the idea of modeling. |
小题4:The underlined phrase “The final straw” probably means ________.| A．the last in a series of bad things that happen to make someone very upset，angry，etc... | | B．the final result that she was admitted by the model company. | | C．the final audition given by the agency. | | D．the decision that she made at last not to be a model any more. |
小题5:What did the author learn from her experience of struggling to be a model?| A．Where there"s a will there"s way. | | B．Being a model is not that easy. | | C．We should have our own judgement and should not just follow others. | | D．We might set unpractical goals but the experience can help us grow. |
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When you are little, it’s not hard to believe you can change the world. I remember my enthusiasm when, at the age of 12, I addressed delegates at the Rio Earth Summit. “I am only a child,” I told them .“Yet I know that if all the money spent on war was spent on ending poverty and finding environment answers, what a wonderful place this would be. In school you teach us not to fight with others, to work things out, to respect others, to clean up our mess, not to hurt other creatures, to share, not to be greedy. Then why do you go out and do the thing you tell us not to do ? You grown-ups say you love us, but I challenge you, please, to make your actions reflect your words.”
I spoke for six minutes and received a standing ovation. Some of the delegates even cried. I thought that maybe I had reached some of them, that my speech might actually spur(激励) action. Now, a decade from Rio, after I’ve sat through many more conferences, I’m not sure what has been accomplished. My confidence in the people in power and in the power of an individual’s voice to reach them has been deeply shaken.
When I was little, the world was simple. But as a young adult, I’m learning that as we have to make choices — education, career, lifestyle — life gets more and more complicated. We are beginning to feel pressure to produce and be successful. We are taught that economic growth is in progress, but aren’t taught how to pursue a happy, healthy or sustainable(可持续的) way of living. And we are learning that what we wanted for the future when we were 12 was ideal and innocent.
Today I’m no longer a child, but I’m worried about what kind of environment my children will grow up in. I know change is possible, because I am changing, still figuring out what I think. I am still deciding how to live my life. The challenges are great, but if we accept individual responsibility and make sustainable choices, we will rise to the challenges, and we will become part of the positive tide of change.
小题1:The purpose of what the writer said at the age of 12 was to _____.| A．end poverty and make school beautiful | | B．find environmental answers and keep the words that they always told themselves | | C．end poverty and solve the problems about environment | | D．find a wonderful place and clean it up |
小题2:What does the underlined word “ovation” in the second paragraph refer to _____.| A．a long period of laughing | | B．a warm welcome | | C．an expression used for greeting | | D．a long period of clapping and applause |
小题3:It becomes clear that the writer is possibly _____ now.| A．in his teens | | B．in his twenties | | C．in his thirties | | D．in his forties |
小题4:Which of the following is true according to the passage?| A．the writer thinks what he thought at the age of 12 is mature. | | B．the writer’s children will certainly live in an ideal environment. | | C．the writer’s confidence in the people in power has deeply shaken their voice. | | D．the writer’s belief does not change when he grows up. |
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