As the school year comes to an end, many senior students of school across the nation will not just be starting another summer of holidays to provide a break during semesters. Leaving their safe havens (安全港), many of them are to take their first step into the world of adulthood, attending fast-paced, crowded universities, taking up part-time or full-time employment. Many may even move from family homes in their pursuit of educational fulfillment or the “perfect” job opportunity.
One ceremony that has become part of coming of age has been the senior prom (畢業(yè)舞會). The senior prom is an opportunity for youth to celebrate the entrance into the world of adulthood with color and formality. However, there is far more behind the social event than ever noticed.
　　What is formal? Formal means to present one’s self to others in a way which is “with form”, with shape, polite, inoffensive and organized. We see the example of a formal letter; it uses proper grammar and sentence structure in order to be respectful, while at the same time serving a purpose or getting an important message across.
In our society, what is formal? Very little. On average, clothing, language, behavior --- all is very informal. Individuals who are formal (polite, inoffensive, organized) in their daily dealings with people are often looked upon as boring. Yet in certain situations, individuals play with the concept of formality not truly to achieve respectfulness and order but because it becomes fashionable to do so. While a prom may seem, on the surface, like a fun opportunity to behave formally, it is actually a flowery version of Halloween.
On the occasion of the spring prom, we see flowering youth taking on the formalities of “adult”. Fine dress, careful makeup, luxury cars all become part of being an adult. But being “adult” isn’t that way.
　　In our society we have a wrong idea of what adulthood actually is. It has always been my understanding that adulthood and maturity (成熟) are not based upon one’s ability to hold a cigarette in a certain way or tie a bow tie. Adulthood comes with understanding of one’s place in the universe; it comes with the knowledge of how to interact with our fellow human beings; it comes with the ability to take responsibility for one’s own actions --- whether good or bad.
小題1:The “safe havens” (Paragraph 1) most probably refers to ______.
A．familiesB．high schoolsC．mother countriesD．hometowns
小題2:In paragraph 3, the example of letter is given in order to ______.
A．show the importance of communication
B．discuss the purpose of a formal letter
C．explain what real “formal” is like
D．complain today’s letters are too formal
小題3:By describing a prom as “a flowery version of Halloween” in the fourth paragraph, the writer means it is ______.
A．great funB．out of fashionC．a(chǎn)ctually informalD．beautifully decorated
小題4:The writer holds the opinion that being an adult means one can______.
A．put on heavy makeupB．better get on with others
C．learn to smoke cigarettesD．buy a luxury car or dress

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:B

試題解析：本文從學(xué)校學(xué)生放假到學(xué)生畢業(yè)舉辦畢業(yè)舞會引出對人們對一個(gè)人成年的理解。
小題1:詞義猜測題。根據(jù)前文：As the school year comes to an end, many senior students of school across the nation will not just be starting another summer of holidays to provide a break during semesters. Leaving their safe havens (安全港)隨著學(xué)年結(jié)束，全國各地的學(xué)校的許多學(xué)生將不只是啟動另一個(gè)夏天假日期間學(xué)期提供休息。離開他們的避風(fēng)港，學(xué)年結(jié)束，學(xué)校放假，是指學(xué)生離開了學(xué)校，所以B正確
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第一句話提出問題：　What is formal?什么是正式的？下面內(nèi)容是做出解釋，通過舉例說明是為了把問題解釋的更加清楚，所以C正確。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段開頭In our society, what is formal? Very little在我們的社會里，什么是正式？幾乎沒有.和整句：While a prom may seem, on the surface, like a fun opportunity to behave formally, it is actually a flowery version of Halloween.盡管在表面上看舞會看起來像一個(gè)有趣正式的表現(xiàn)的機(jī)會，它實(shí)際上是一個(gè)華麗的萬圣節(jié)版，所以C正確。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的總結(jié)：在我們的社會里我們對成年人實(shí)際上是什么樣子有一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤的概念，我們已經(jīng)認(rèn)識到了：成年和成熟度（成熟）不是基于其同一種方式持有一支香煙或打一個(gè)蝴蝶結(jié)的能力。成年是理解了一個(gè)人在世界上的位置，是懂得怎樣與人打交道；是要為自己的行為--無論是好的還是壞的行為負(fù)責(zé)人。由此得出B正確。
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