山东省德州市高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解精练精析24.doc

山东德州2013届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解精练精析24just 25 years ago, the top three career hopes for young people in britain were teacher, banker and doctor. now, they want to be sports star, pop star and actor, according to a survey by the guardian newspaper. rachel, a character in the popular tv show glee, may be said to speak for british teenagers. “nowadays being nobody is worse than being poor. ” he said. emma brockes, a reporter with the guardian, believes it is “the bad influence of celebrity(名人) culture” that is to blame. “when children wanted to be doctor, it wasnt because they were really more interested in the functions of human organs than they are now; you go where the respect is. ” she wrote. it could explain why there has been such an increase in levels of anxiety and depression. dr carlo strenger, of tel aviv university, studied the sense of self for his new book the fear of insignificance: searching for meaning in the 21st century. he told the daily mail that young people now are “affected by the close connection to the global entertainment network, which has turned ranking and rating people according to wealth and celebrity into an obsession(痴迷). ”“as humans, we naturally measure ourselves to those around us, but now we live in a global village. we are comparing ourselves with the most important people in the world and finding ourselves wanting, ” he said. today, even high achievers constantly fear that they are insignificant when they compare themselves to success stories in the media. the way out? simply stop measuring your achievement through a fantasy of wealth and celebrity. dr strenger said that it is a process called“active self-acceptance through a constant search for self-knowledge through life. ”“the fear of insignificance can only be overcome through strong individual and cultural identity over and above measurable achievement, ” he said. 1. nowadays, young people in britain want to _ . a. choose jobs based on interestsb. become famousc. be teacher, banker and doctord. earn more money2. according to emma brockes, what causes the increasing level of anxiety? a. choices of future careers. b. access to the global network. c. bad influences of celebrities. d. endless comparison with others. 3. which of the following is true of dr carlo strenger? a. he is a newspaper reporter. b. he is the spokesman of teenagers. c. he tells success stories on tv. d. he is against ranking people according to wealth. 4. dr carlo strenger suggests that young people should _ . a. seek active self-acceptanceb. stick to their own dreamsc. make great achievementsd. search for the secret of wealth阅读第二节根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项多余选项。doris, are you feeling all right now? you dont look very well today. 1 i just feel a little tired. they say theres something wrong with my diet. 2 when did you start it? just last month. i want to lose nine or ten pounds to be slim. 3 you mustnt try to get slim overnight. what diet are you on? 4 now i see why you dont look very well. 5 milk and bananas are good enough for me. well, you have to eat something else if you want to be healthy. but id most like to be slim. a. what diet? b. i have only milk and bananas, and drink a lot of water, too. c. im okay. d. ive worked all day without a good rest. e. losing weight takes time. f. i dont think theres anything wrong with it. g. getting slim is a good idea. 答案解析1. 【解析】选b。细节理解题。根据第一段的第二句以及第二段的rachel说的话可知，现在的英国年轻人想