5.Have you heard of the term"tweenager"?It's being used in the UK to describe children at either eight-12or ten-13years old.Why are the press and media suddenly referring to kids in this way?
Well,more and more companies are beginning to create products and services for tweenagers.You can get everything.The sales in the UK today tell us tweenagers must have more money,freedom and influence upon their parents than they've ever had before.
Most children in the UK today get more pocket money than kids did a decade ago.Parents have more money to give than previously,since parents are having fewer children on average.In addition,the divorce rate in the UK is continually rising and parents spend less time with their children than they used to,so they try to compensate by buying presents for their children.
You may wonder how tweenagers have more freedom than previous generations,Well,UK children today are very media-and-computer literate.A log of them have a television,if not a computer.They have access too much more information about life and the world.They may have experienced a lot in life as well,since 24per cent of UK children live in single-parent families,so people now say that"kids are getting older younger".With such sophistication(老于世故)at such a young age,it's no wonder tweenagers are able to influence their parents.
Now,tweenagers are much more fashion aware and concerned about their image(形象).In a world of television programmes that promise overnight success and fame at a young age(for example,the shows Britain's Got Talent and American Ido1),some people think it's extremely important to look fashionable.So what does tweenage fashion look?Well,it's quite horrible really,but then I'm a bit too old to appreciate it,I suppose.
Surely none of the above is a good thing,is it?Can it really be healthy for us to encourage kids to be like adults at such a young age?Are we stealing childhoods in return for a bit of profit?Well,the UK government is certainly concerned,and for that reason has strict laws preventing companies from straight marketing their products and services at children.In addition,many tweenagers outgrow the bright colours and fashions of their tweenage years and go for something darker.So,is there a happy ending to this story?
67.What is the text mainly about?A
A.New kids born in modern society.
B.Tweenagers getting older younger.
C.A new type of parent-child relationship.
D.Pop stars and fashions in the UK.
68.The tweenagers in the text refer to the children ofCyears old.
A.8,12,10,and 13 B.8to 12
C.8-12or 10-13 D.12-13
69.We can know from the text that Britain's Got Talent is aC.
A.talented kid B.child magazine
C.television programme D.name of a school
70.What does the writer tell us in the text?C
A.Tweenagers today know less about the world than those in the past.
B.When parents get divorced in the UK,the children get presents.
C.In the UK,companies market their products and services directly at tweenagers.
D.Tweenagers often force their parents to buy things for them.
分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了如今青少年與以前的不同,現(xiàn)在越來越多的企業(yè)開始創(chuàng)建與青少年有關(guān)的產(chǎn)品,而現(xiàn)在的青少年也有更多的零花錢,因此英國政府制定了嚴(yán)格的法律禁止企業(yè)直接向青少年營銷自己的產(chǎn)品和服務(wù).
解答 67.A 主旨大意題,通讀全文可知這篇文章主要向我們介紹了新社會中的青少年的生活,故選A.
68.C 細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)第一段Have you heard of the term"tweenager"?It's being used in the UK to describe children at either eight-12or ten-13years old.可知"tweenager"在英國指的是8-12過著10-13歲的孩子,故選C.
69.C 細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)第五段In a world of television programmes that promise overnight success and fame at a young age(for example,the shows Britain's Got Talent and American Ido1),可知英國的 Got Talent 是一個電視節(jié)目,故選C.
70.C 推理判斷題,根據(jù)最后一段Well,the UK government is certainly concerned,and for that reason has strict laws preventing companies from straight marketing their products and services at children.可知在英國,公司直接向青少年推銷他們的產(chǎn)品和服務(wù),故選C.
點評 考查學(xué)生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力.做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確選擇.在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.