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When I was growing up, 16 was always a magical age, a symbol of maturity, responsibility and of course more independence and freedom.  I sat through the hours of Driver’s Ed classes eager to get out on the road. I couldn’t wait to get my driver’s license.

But it’s a different story for today’s teens. In January, the U.S. Department Transportation released 2012 data that showed only 30.7 percent of U.S. teens got their license at age 16, Twenty years before, that number was almost 45 percent.

There are numbers of reasons for the fall – off. The growing responsibilities like paying for insurance and high gas prices discourage teens from getting behind the wheel. Plus, many teens today are so busy with homework, endless hours of activities and part-time jobs, that finding the time for Driver’s Ed classes may be more difficult that ever.

In addition, many states have raised the driving age, or restricted when teens can drive and who they can have in the car. Parents may also be making their own personal restrictions until they feel their teens are responsible enough to drive safely.

Driving is part of the American culture, but it’s not the central focus like it was 25 years ago. They have so many other things to do now. One of the more interesting factors delaying teens driving might be the change of their social life. Today, teens need to look no further than Face book or other social networking sites to connect with their friends. There is simply less need, maybe less desire, to be able to grab the keys and go.

Michelle Wei got her license as a senior in high school because her digital social life made it easy no to drive. “If I couldn’t get a ride to see my friend who lives a town over,” the 19-year-old said, “I could talk on IM or Skype.”

Research has shown that these online relationships can lead to higher quality friendships, so it isn’t necessarily a bad thing. However, it’s important to find a balance. If old face-to-face friendships are good, why not drive to find them?

1.We can infer from the first paragraph that         .

A.Driver’s Ed classes allowed teens to know what maturity was

B.getting a driving license at 16 was a must for American teens

C.16 was considered an age when one could get his driver’s license

D.teens could drive on the road without taking Driver’s Ed classes

2.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.Desire to drive on the road declines among American teens.

B.Getting a license costs much more than ever before.

C.Social networking sites are changing the life of American teens.

D.American teens are becoming more responsible than ever.

3.Michelle’s Wei’s example is used to explain ________.

A.why American teens are crazy about digital social life

B.what social networking websites are bringing to American teens

C.to what degree the Internet is affecting the American car culture

D.what the Internet does to help teens to get a driving license

4.The last paragraph is reminding the readers that        .

A.the Internet h as a bad effect on the teen’s social life

B.teens should keep a balance in choosing their lifestyle

C.a(chǎn)ctual contacts can be replaced by talking on line

D.face-to-face friendship is always the best choice

 

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析:本文敘述了美國年輕人考駕照比例的下降,文章分析了具體的原因。

1.C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段16 was always a magical age, a symbol of maturity, responsibility and of course more independence and freedom.  I sat through the hours of Driver’s Ed classes eager to get out on the road. I couldn’t wait to get my driver’s license.可知16歲是可以考駕照的年齡。故C正確。

2.A 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第二段But it’s a different story for today’s teens. In January, the U.S. Department Transportation released 2012 data that showed only 30.7 percent of U.S. teens got their license at age 16, Twenty years before, that number was almost 45 percent.

可知現(xiàn)在美國年輕人取得駕照的比例在下降,并分析了具體的原因。故A正確。

3.C 推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段Michelle Wei got her license as a senior in high school because her digital social life made it easy no to drive. “If I couldn’t get a ride to see my friend who lives a town over,” the 19-year-old said, “I could talk on IM or Skype.”可知現(xiàn)在很多的年輕人都是通過網(wǎng)絡(luò)進(jìn)行交流的,這對考駕照也有一定影響,他們不必要開車去見朋友了,通過網(wǎng)絡(luò)交流就可以了。故C正確。

4.B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Research has shown that these online relationships can lead to higher quality friendships, so it isn’t necessarily a bad thing. However, it’s important to find a balance. If old face-to-face friendships are good, why not drive to find them?說明作者建議我們有平和的生活,故B正確。

考點:考查社會現(xiàn)象類短文閱讀

點評:本文敘述了美國年輕人考駕照比例的下降,文章分析了具體的原因。本文考查細(xì)節(jié)題為主,細(xì)節(jié)題可以在文章中直接找到與答案有關(guān)的信息?或是其變體。搜查信息在閱讀中非常重要它包括理解作者在敘述某事時使用的具體事實、數(shù)據(jù)、圖表等細(xì)節(jié)信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都屬于這類圍繞主體展開的細(xì)節(jié)。做這類題一般采用尋讀法?即先讀題,然后帶著問題快速閱讀短文,找出與問題有關(guān)的詞語或句子,再對相關(guān)部分進(jìn)行分析對比,找出答案。

 

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