Question

【題目】 Adolescents refer to boys and girls at high-school level-more specifically the second, third and forth years of high schools. In dealing with students at this level, we must bear in mind that to some degree they are at the difficult stage, generally called adolescence.

Students at this level are likely to be confused mentally. They usually find it hard to concentrate on what they intend to do and often have romantic dreams. 【1】 They lack frankness and are usually very easily affected by their own emotions but hate to admit it. They are driven either by greater ambition, probably beyond their capability, or by extreme laziness caused by the fear of not succeeding or achieving objectives. 【2】 They are willing to work, but they hate to work without obtaining the result they think they should obtain.

Regarding school issues, although they seldom say so, they really want to be consulted and given an opportunity to direct their own affairs, but they need a good amount of guidance. They seldom admit that they need this guidance and they frequently rebel against it. But if it its intelligently offered they accept it with enthusiasm. As to personal beliefs, most of adolescents are trying to form political ideals and they have a tendency to be sometimes extremely idealistic, and at other times conventional, blindly accepting what their fathers and grandfathers believed in. 【3】 On the one hand they are too modest and on the other hand unreasonably boastful. They tend to be influenced more by a strong character than by great intelligence.

【4】 Having a better understanding of the characteristics and needs of young people at this age is a task that falls both on educators and other people involved. It may also help the young go through this difficult and critical stage of life in a more constructive manner.

A. The critical abilities are beginning

B. Their view on life usually falls on two extremes.

C. Of all periods of life, this is what may best be called the“plastic age”

D. They are basically timid or self-conscious.

E. Despite that, it is also in this periods that strong ties between teachers and students develop.

F. Fundamentally they want to be kept busy but they refuse to admit it.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】F

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文，介紹了處于青春期的少男少女的行為表現(xiàn)和性格特點(diǎn)。

【1】空前說他們通常發(fā)現(xiàn)很難集中精力做他們想做的事，而且經(jīng)常做浪漫的夢(mèng)，空后又說他們?nèi)狈μ孤�，通常很容易受到自己情緒的影響，但不愿承認(rèn)，因此此處講的還是他們的表現(xiàn)，故D項(xiàng)（他們基本上是膽小或害羞的）符合語境。

【2】空后說他們?cè)敢鈱W(xué)習(xí)，但他們討厭學(xué)習(xí)得不到他們認(rèn)為應(yīng)該得到的結(jié)果，此處需要一個(gè)轉(zhuǎn)折句（他們想/愿意……，但不想/愿意……），與下一句在句式上保持一致，故F項(xiàng)（從根本上說，他們想讓自己忙碌起來，但他們拒絕承認(rèn)這一點(diǎn)）符合語境。

【3】空后說一方面他們太謙虛，另一方面又無理地自夸，這屬于兩個(gè)極端，因此此處要提到他們想法或行為上的兩個(gè)極端，故B項(xiàng)（他們的人生觀通常有兩個(gè)極端）符合語境。

【4】空后說更好地了解這個(gè)年齡段年輕人的特點(diǎn)和需要，是教育工作者和其他相關(guān)人員的任務(wù)，因此此處要總結(jié)這個(gè)時(shí)期的青少年的性格特點(diǎn)，C項(xiàng)（在生命的所有階段中，這可能是最適合稱為可塑性時(shí)期）符合語境。