四川省资阳市安岳县2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编：阅读理解

四川省资阳市安岳县

2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编

阅读理解

2023年四川省资阳市安岳县中考一模英语试题

三、阅读理解（本大题共16小题，共32.0分）

A

SophieChenisa14-year-oldgirlfromTaiwan.Whenshewas6yearsold,shedidsomething

amazing!

Shefinisheda2,100-kilometerbikejourneyfromXi'an,thecapitalcityofShaanxi,toTurpan（吐

鲁番）inXinjiang,withherparents.Ittookthemtwoandahalfmonths.Sophiebecamethe

youngestchildintheworldtohavebikedalongtheSilkRoad.ChinesenovelJourneytotheWest

inspiredhertodoso.

Thatisnotall.SophiewroteabookaboutthelongjourneywithherfatherJackChen,aprofessional

outdoorexplorer.OnApril26,thebook'sEnglishversionBikingtheSilkRoad：6-year-oldSophie's

FantasyTourcameoutinBeijing.NewWorldPresspublishedit.

NowSophiestudiesatTaHwaHighSchool.Sheseesthejourneyasaspecialexperienceinherlife.

Shebecamemorehard-workingandlearnedhistoryandgeographybetterbecauseofit.

Ontheway,shemetmanyfriendlylocalpeopleandsawamazingthings.Sheevenpickedsome

grapes!”ThegrapesinXinjiangweresobigandsweet.IhaveneverseentheminTaiwan,°shesaid.

Still,itwasnoteasy."Thebiggestchallengewasthebadweatherandroadconditions,nshesaid.

Shewroteinthebook,"ItwasterriblyhotintheGobiDesert.Ialmostandcouldneverhaveenough

todrink.n

Sophiehasbikedinothercountries,suchastheUnitedStatesandTurkey.Thissummerholiday,she

planstorideabikefromGreecetoPortugalinEurope.

22.WheredidSophieChenendherbikejourneywhenshewas6yearsold?

A.InXi'an.B.InTurpan.C.InBeijing.D.InTaiwan.

23.WhydidSophiebikealongtheSilkRoad?

A.BecauseshegotinspirationfromJourneytotheWest.

B.Becauseherparentsaskedhertodoso.

C.Becauseshelikedeatinggrapessomuch.

D.Becauseshewantedtowriteabookaboutit.

24.Whatisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwords"gotsunstroke*'?

A.Becameillbecauseofheat.B.Becamesickbecauseofcold.

C.Becameweakbecauseofhunger.D.Becameunwellbecauseofthirst.

25.HowdidthebikejourneyhelpSophieChen?

A.Itmadeherbecomemorehard-working.

B.Ithelpedherlearnhistoryandmathsbetter.

C.Ithelpedhermeetmanyoldfriends.

D.Itmadeherbuymanyamazingthings.

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26.Whichadwillcatchyoureyeifyouareaplaylover?

A.BayTheatreGroup.B.CityMusicCenter.

C.Carter'sRestaurant.D.ForSale.

27.Whattelephonenumberwillyoudial（拨打）todevelopyourinterestinmusic?

A.68955509.B.68955540.C.68955550.D.68955510.

28.Howmuchwillyoupayforasecond-handcomputer?

A.¥25.B.V100.C.¥150.D.¥450.

29.Wherecanyouprobablyfindtheads?

A.Inastorybook.B.Inacitynewspaper.

C.Inafilmposter.D.Inasciencemagazine.

C

Wouldyoutryfoodmadeofrubbish?WhenworldleadersgottogetherattheUNforameetingon

climate（气候）change,theyhadaspeciallunch.Thefoodwasmadefromsomethingthatmost

ofuswouldthrowaway.Therewasasaladmadeofvegetablescraps（乘”菜叶）.Theleadersalso

hadhamburgersmadeoffruitleftoverfromjuicing.

TheUNsaidthisremindedpeopleaboutfoodwasteandthebadinfluenceithasonclimatechange.

"Foodwasteisnotoftennoticedinclimatechange,andthatisshamefulwhensomanypeopleare

inhunger."saidagovernmentsecretary.

Mostpeopledon*tevenrealizehowmuchfoodtheythrowawayeveryday.Sometimestheycook

toomuchortheydon'tuseitintime.Everyyearmorethanone-thirdofallfoodproducedworldwide

goestowaste,accordingtotheUN.Stopthewaste,andthewholeworldcouldsave$300billion

fromwastedfood.Moreimportantly,itcouldalsodolessharmtotheenvironment.

Thinkaboutabagofcheese（奶酪）.Beforewebuyitatthestore,peoplehavetoraisethecows,

dealwiththemilk,anddrivetotheshoptosellthecheese.Ifyouthrowthecheeseaway,youhave

wastedenergy,fuel（燃料）andwater,whichgiveoutgreenhousegasesthataddtoglobalwarming.

TheUNsaidifwestopthrowinggoodfoodaway,wecouldcutdownupto17milliontonsofCO2.

Thegoodofthatwouldbethesameastakingoneineveryfourcarsofftheroad.

30.Whydidthewriterthinkthelunchwasspecial?

A.Becausethevegetablesweremadeintojuice.

B.Becausetheleadershadasaladandhamburgers.

C.Becausefoodwascookedfromsomethingthrownaway.

D.Becausethelunchwaspreparedwithdifferentfreshfruits.

31.Whatdoesfoodwasteinfluenceatlast?

A.Fuel.B.Cars.C.Cows.D.Climate.

32.Whatcanyouinfer（推断）fromthetext?

A.Evensmallactionscanhelpmakeourworldbetter.

B.Weshouldbuyabagofcheesefromthesupermarket.

C.Mostpeoplehavealreadypaidattentiontofoodwaste.

D.Savingfoodismoreimportantthandrivingcarslessoften.

33.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthetext?

A.Cheese一Healthyforpeople

B.Ameeting一TraditionalattheUN

C.Foodwaste一Badfortheenvironment

D.Greenhousegases一DangeroustotheEarth

D

Thisistheword''family1'writteninChinese"家It'sapictographiccharacterC象形文字）.The”

i'looksliketheroof（屋顶）ofahouse,andthe"豕"isapictographiccharacterfor"pigu,

whichisdevelopedfromapicturelikethis：

6豕

Theword"家"withapigundertheroofofahousemayshowtheimportanceofdomestic

animals（家畜）totraditionalChinesefamilies.

Thereisastrongfeelingbetweenparents,childrenandotherfamilymembers.Thefatheris

usuallyverystrictwiththeirchildren.Parentsworkveryhardtosetagoodexamplefortheir

children,whilechildrenstudyhard.Brothersandsistersinthefamilyareveryfriendlyand

helpfultoeachother.Allthefamilymembersmakeanefforttoliveahappylife.

Ourancestors（祖先）willbepailofourlifeandawarmmemoryforever.Theyconnectallthe

familymemberstogether.

Werememberourancestors,notforanyadvantagesforourselvesbuttomakeourfeelings

moreactive.Wheneverwethinkofthem,theymakeusstrongerinside.

Everyonevaluestheidea0fMmakingallthemembersofthefamilyhappy".Weshouldallhave

thissameideaasthegreat℃hinadream".TherearethousandsoffamiliesinChina,just

becauseeveryfamilygoeswell,Chinaisgettingbetterandbetter.

34.Theword"家"mayshowusareimportanttotraditionalChinesefamilies.

A.houses'roofsB.domesticanimals

C.morechildrenD.hard-workingfathers

35.Allthefamilymemberstrytheirbestto.

A.liveahappylifeB.becomeverystrict

C.helpotherfamiliesD.setagoodexample

36.FromthepassagewecanlearnChina'sdependsoneveryfamily.

A.memoriesB.advantagesC.valueD.development

37.Thebesttitleofthepassageis"

A.ImportantpigsB.Traditionalideas

C.StrongfeelingsD.Chinesefamilies

2022年四川省资阳市安岳县中考一模英语试题

一、阅读单选

Batsaretheonlyflyingmammal（哺孚L动物）intheworld.Theycan'tseeverywell.Itisin

manyplacesthatallbatsareblind.6<BIindasabat“isoftenheard.Yettheyhavenotroubleflying

inthedarkestnightsandfindingtheirwayaroundverywell.Howcanbatsflyandseeatnight?

Theyflybyradar.

Thebat'sradar（雷达）systemworksthesamewayastheonethatshipsandplanesuse.Asa

batfliesthroughtheair,hemakesasoundthatistoohighforourearstohear.Ifthesoundshit

things,theycomeback.Thebat'searsreceivethemessages.Inthiswaytheyarcabletotellthe

batwherethethingsare.

Batsgoouttolookfbrfoodatnight.Inthedaytimetheyhanginsomedarkplaces.Some

peoplelookthebatsasbadanimals.Infact,theyareusefulanimals.

1.Thisstorymainlytellsussomethingabout.

A.theradarsystemB.thebatsC.ablindmanD.thebatusedfor

playinggames

2.“Blindasabat“inParagraph1meansapersonwhois.

A.blindinbotheyesB.blindinneitheroftheeyes

C.notabletoseewellD.abletoseeanythingwell

3.Batsgoouttolookforfood.

A.atnoonB.intheafternoon

C.duringthedaytimeD.afterthesunsetsandbeforethesunrises

4.Batsare.

A.usefulfbrpeopleB.badanimalsC.friendsofbeastsD.friendsofbirds

Boysandgirls,havealookandseeifyouareinterestedintheamazingevents.

YangzhouHorticulturalExpoWhatdogardensaroundthe

।worldlooklike?Nowyouhavethechancetofindoutatthe2021

,lhiu.v'J涓zZ

InternationalHorticulturalExposition（博览会）.Theexpoisplanned

tobeheldfromApril8toOctober8inYangzhou,Jiangsu.According

toChinaNews,thereare74parksonshowinthecitiesfromChina

andabroad.

Tianwen1Probe（探测器）ChinasuccessfullysenttheMars（火

星）probeTianwen1fromWenchang,HainanonJuly23,2020.The

."lj

probeisplannedtoreachtheRedPlanetinMayorJunein2021,China

Dailyreported.Itwillstaytherefbrthreemonthsbytakingpictures,

studyingthesoilandweatherandlookingfbrwater.

DubaiWorldExpoTheWorldExpoisaglobalfairforpeopleto

（developbusinessandshareinnovation（仓ij新）.Thelatestexpois

goingtobeheldinDubaifromOctober1,2021toMarch31,2022.

dllilBB1Theexpowillshowspecialculturefromdifferentcountriesaroundthe

1world,aswellasdeliciousfoodandthemostadvancedtechnologyof

lourtime.

5.Youcanvisitin2021ifyouareinterestedingardens.

A.DubaiB.WenchangC.BeijingD.Yangzhou

6.Tianwen1probecandothefollowingthingsonMarsEXCEPT（除…之外）.

A.takingpicturesB.buildingparksC.studyingthesoilD.lookingforwater

7.Wecanlearnaboutspecialcultureandadvancedtechnologyin.

A.June,2021B.July,2021C.March,2022D.October,2022

8.Youcanprobablyfindthepassagesfroma.

A.newspaperB.storybookC.movieposterD.carmagazine

YuanLongpingisagreatscientistwhoisthefirstpersontodevelophybridrice.Hisresearch

greatlysolvedtheproblemofthefoodshortageintheworld.

YuanLongpingstartedtheresearchin1964.Heputforwardtheideaofhybridrice,did

experiments（实验）onthefarm,andsucceededin1973.Thenewtechnologywastestedinmany

areasofSouthChinain1974,andthenhecontinuedtotestitinotherareas.Chinahasbecomethe

firstcountrythatcanproducehybridrice.Yuanmadeitpossibletogrowhybridriceinlarge

amounts,andheiscalled“FatherofHybridRice”.

Besidesbeingarespectedscientist,heisalsoaromantichusbandandacaringgrandfather.

Yuan'sgranddaughtersrememberedthatwhenhetraveledtoHongKong,hewantedtobuy

hiswifeanewwatch,butitwastooexpensive,soheboughtacandyinstead.Whenhewas90

yearsold,hisfamilyheldabirthdayparty.Hundredsofpeoplecametotheparty.Therewasa

movingmoment:Yuancutthefirstpieceofcakeandimmediatelygaveittohiswife.Theyalso

saidthattheirgrandfatherpaidmuchattentiontotheirEnglishandmathstudies.Nomatterhow

tiredhewasafterwork,hewouldstillaskabouttheirstudies.

YuanLongpinglovedplayingtheviolin,swimminganddriving.What'smore,hehada

specialhabit-playingMahjong（麻》各）withfriendsforanhoureveryeveningtotrainhisbrain.

Justlikecommonpeople,thescientistlaughedwhenhewonanddidn'thidehisdisappointment

whenhelost.Whenhisrequirementtobuildaresearchcenterwasagreedto,hewasveryexcited.

ThisisYuanLongping:anordinarypersonwhomadegreatachievements.

9.YuanLongpingdevelopedhybridriceinorderto.

A.testhisideainallareasB.buildaresearchcenter

C.makehimselffamousinChinaD.solvetheproblemofthefoodshortage

10.YuanLongpingboughtforhiswifeinHongKongatlast.

A.awatchB.acandyC.acakeD.aviolin

11.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat.

A.YuanLongpingtestedthenewtechnologyinotherareasin1964

B.onYuanLongping^90thbirthday,hecutthefirstpieceofcakeforhimself

C.YuanLongpingpaidmuchattentiontohisgranddaughters5Englishandmathstudies

D.YuanLongpingwasgoodathidinghisfeelingswhenheplayedMahjong

12.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.YuanLongping^differenthobbies.B.Agreatbutcommonscientist-Yuan

Longping.

C.Thescientificprocesstoproducehybridrice.D.ThecloserelationshipofYuanLongping's

family.

Itisprobablythestrangestsportanyonehaseverinvented.Andatfirstsight,itlookslikethe

easiest.Competitorshavetodotwothings.Thefirstistostandstill.Thesecondistoplacetheir

handsanywhereonthebodyofacar,andkeepitthere.

Thisiswherethingsstartgettingdifficult.Lotsofpeoplearedoingthesamething.Andthe

winnerofthe“handstand“contestisthepersonwhocancarryondoingitforthelongesttime.

Thatpersongetstoownthecar.

Itstillseemstobeaneasythingtodo.Atthebeginningitis.Anyonecanstandstill.But

whenthecontesthasbeengoingforfourorfivedays,standingstillseemslikethemostdifficult

jobintheworld.Andkeepingthehandinplaceoverthistimebecomesanactofseriousattention.

Afterafewdays,thehandseemstobelongtosomeoneelse—someonewhowantstogohomeand

getsomesleep.

Competitorsareallowedtotakeafive-minutebreakeveryhourtoeat,drinkordowhatever

elseisnecessary.Nooneisallowedtoleanonthecarforsupport.Winnersneedtobeableto

showgreatpowersofattention.Theyalsoneedtobeabletodevelopspecialskills.

Maybethepopularityofthe"handathon（手拉松）“isduetothefactthatitisnotnecessaryto

beatrainedathletetoenter.CompetitorsintheLongviewhandathoncertainlydon*tseemtodo

muchpreparation.Mostsaytheywillprepareby"gettinglotsofsleep,,.Otherssaytheywill"eat

healthyfbod”or“prayforsuccess”.Thewholeeventgivesordinarypeoplethechancetodo

somethinginterestingandwinsomethingintheend.

Handathonsarecompetitions,butthereislittlerivalry（竞争）betweencompetitors.They

helpeachotheroutandkeepeachother'sspiritsup.Peoplewhodropoutearlyreturnwithfood,

drinkandencouragement.

13.Whatabilityismostimportantinahandathon?

A.Notleaningonthecar.B.Standingwithoutanysupport.

C.Havingstrongpowersofattention.D.Eatinganddrinkinginfiveminutes.

14.Theunderlinedphrase“dropout“means"

A.goawayB.givebackC.goonD.giveup

15.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthe“handathon“isright?

A.Acompetitorhastoplacehisorherhandanywhereonthebodyofacar.

B.Competitorsdon'tencourageeachother.

C.Competitorscansitdownandtakea1O-minutebreakeveryhour.

D.Competitorsarenotallowedtodropout.

16.Whichisthewriter'sopinionaboutthe“handathon”?

A.Itistheeasiestofallsports.B.Itcanlastawholeday.

C.Itisnotaseasyasitlooksatfirst.D.Itisnogoodcompetingina“handathon”.

二、阅读还原5选4

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

Fourwaystotrainyourbrainforbettersleep

Thedaysarelonger,fullofsunshineandbrightwiththepromiseofenjoyingamorerelaxing

springandsummerwithyourlovedones.Butifyouwanttoenjoyyourdaytime,ifstimeto

improveyoursleepduringthenight-time."Sleepproblemsendangerhealthandquality(质量)of

lifeforupto45%oftheworld*spopulation/'accordingtotheWorldSleepSociety.

Sleepisoneofthethreekeystoahealthier,longerlife(theothersaredietandexercise).

17.Herearethetopfourways:

Createasleepnest

18.Sciencetellsusthatwesleepbetterincoolertemperaturesofabout60to67

degreesFahrenheit(15℃to20℃).

Cutthelights

Productionofthesleephormonemelatonin(荷尔蒙褪黑激素)beginsatdark.Researchhas

foundthatthebodywillsloworstopitwithlighton,togetawayfromanylight,eventheblue

lightfromyourchargingsmartphone.

Refusethewine

Don'tturntowinetomakeyoucalmorhelpyousleep.19.Yourbodyneedsto

experienceallthreestepsofsleep-lightsleep,dream,anddeepsleep-tofullyrepairitself.

20

Heavyandspicyfoodsmaygiveyouheartburnorotherdigestiveproblems,thusinfluencing

yourabilitytogetandstayasleep.

Ifyoutrythesetipsandcan'tseemtorelax,oryoursleepcontinuestoworsen,besureto

reachouttoyourdoctororamentalhealthprofessional.

A.Avoidheavyorhotfoods

B.Refusecoffeelaterintheday

C.Oneofthefirsttasksistosetupyoursleepenvironment

D.Winemayhelpyoufallasleep,butitholdsyouinthelightersleep

E.Manyofthewaystoincreasethequalityofyoursleepareeasytofollow

2021年四川省资阳市安岳县中考一模英语试题

第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项

涂黑。

A

NOTICES

CHESSDANCE&MUSICSWEETFOOD

Areyouinterestedinchess?Wouldyouliketobeadancer?Doyouenjoymakingcakes?

Teacher:Mr.Green&Mr.SmithTeacher:MissWhiteTeacher:Mrs.Miller

Time:9:00-11:00Time:18:00-20:30(everydayTime:14:00-17:00everySunday

Place:G&SChessclub,51exceptSunday)Place:LuckyKitchen,32Main

GreenStreetPlace:MissWhite'sDanceclub,Street

Age:5-8yearsold18MarketStreetAge:Allagesarewelcome!

Price:forfreeAge:Allagesarewelcome!Price:$10eachclass,$5fbr

Price:$20eachclassingredients(材料)eachclass

()51.Howlongdoesadancecasstake?

A.Twohours.B.FourhoursC.Threehours.D.Twoandahalfhours.

()52.IfMaryhas4danceclassesand3sweetfoodclasses,howmuchwillshepay?

A.$95.B.$110,C.$125.D.$35.

()53.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.IngredientsarefreefbrpeopleatLuckyKitchen.

B.PeoplecantakethedanceclassatMissWhite'sDanceclubeveryday.

C.Davidis6yearsold,hecanlearntoplaychessinG&SChessclub.

D.Mrs.Millercanteachkidstoplaychessandmakecakes.

B

What'sthefirstthingthatcomestomindwhenyouthinkaboutwintersports?Skiing,of

course.Thereisnodoubtthatdown-hillskiingistheworld'smostpopularwintersportalthough

it'soneofthemostexpensiveaswell.Fewpeople,however,knowthatcross-countryskiing。毯野

滑雪)ismucheasierandlessexpensivethandown-hillskiing,andcertainlyalsoenjoyable.

Cross-countryskiinghasbeenaroundformuchlongerthandown-hillskiinganditis

probablytheoldestwintersport.Alongtimebeforethesnowmobilewasinvented,itwasalsothe

firstmeansoftransportationthatpeopleusedtomoveacrossthesnow.Infact,theoldestskiever

found,whichwasinSweden,ismorethan4,500yearsold.

Cross-countryskiingisnotdifficultatall.Evenpeoplewhoaren'tprofessionalcanhavefun

fromthebeginningwithouthavingtospendalongtimeorlotsofmoneytakinglessons.That's

whyit'sverycommontoseepeopleofallagesenjoyingcross-countryskiingtogether.Infact,at

thefirstWinterOlympicsheldinChamonixin1924,itwastheonlykindofskiinginthe

competition.Nowforcross-countryskiers,themostexcitingeventeveryyearistheEngadine

Marathon,wheremorethan10,000men,womenandchildrenskiacrossthefrozen(冰冻的)lake

ofSt.MoritzinSwitzerland.Thismakesmorepeoplefromallovertheworldtakepartinthe

sport.

Forcross-countryskiers,whattheyvalueistheexcitementofthesport.Populai*holidaycenters

andluxurioushotelsarenotimportant.Theystayincheaphousesandgoskiingwhenevertheyfeellikeit.

()54.Whydopeoplepreferdown-hillskiingtocross-countryskiing?

A.Itismuchcheaperthancross-countryskiing.

B.They'retoofamiliarwithcross-countyskiing.

C.Ifsthemostpopularwintersportintheworld.

D.Theycanlearnhowtodown-hillskimoreeasily.

()55.HowdidSwedishpeoplemoveacrossthesnowover4,500yearsago?

A.Bydown-hillskiing.B.Bycross-countryskiing.

C.Byridingsnowmobiles.D.Bygoingonfoot.

()56.Whatcanweknowaboutcross-countryskiingfromthethirdparagraph?

A.Ifsasimportantasdown-hillskiing.

B.It'sbecomingmoreandmorepopular.

C.It'smorefamousthandown-hillskiing.

D.It'sgettingSwitzerlandmoreinteresting.

()57.Whatdoestheunderlinedword4€luxurious^^meaninthelastparagraph?

A.Old.B.Modern.C.Expensive.D.Clean.

C

TherearemanyforeignteachersinChinatoday.Amongthem,PhillipHancockiscertainlyan

unusualone.Theyoungmanalwayswantedtogiveback,evenwhenhewasclosetodeath.His

lastwishwastodonatehisorgans(器官)tosaveothers.HisactchangedfiveChineselivesfbrthe

better.

PhillipcamefromSydney,Australia.Whenhewasacollegestudent,heshowedgreatinterestin

ChinaandstudiedChinesebyhimselfinhisfreetime.In2012,theyoungmantookpartinthe11th

ChineseBridgeCompetitionforforeigncollegestudentsinChina.Thisunforgettableexperiencehelped

PhilipmakeuphismindtocometoChina.Afterfinishingcollege,hecametoSouthwestUniversityin

ChongqingtoteachEnglish.Duringhisfive-yearstayinChina,Philiptravelledaroundalot.Helovedthe

countrydeeply.

Unluckily,Philliphadahealthproblem.Hefoughthisdiabetes（糖尿病）formanyyears.

Thoughhisconditionusedtobeundercontrol,itbecameworsein2018.Phillipknewmostofhis

organswerestillworkingwell.HehopedtodonatethemtoChinesepeopleinneedafterhisdeath.

PhillipdiedonMay9th,2018.ManyChinesepeopleseehimasahero.Althoughhis

physicalbodyisnolongerhere,hewillalwaysbewithus.

）58.WhatwasPhillip'slastwish?

A.Tomeethisfamily.B.TogobacktoAustralia.

C.Todonatehisorganstosaveothers.D.TocometoChina.

）59.HowlongdidPhillipliveinChina?

A.Fiveyears.B.Sixyears.C.Sevenyears.D.Nineyears.

）60.Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromthepassage?

A.PhillipwasfromSydney,Australia.

B.PhillipcanspeakChinesewell.

C.PhilliptaughtEnglishinSouthwestUniversity.

D.Philliptookpartinthe11thChineseBridgeCompetition.

（）61.WhatdoyouthinkofPhillip?

A.Smartandhumorous.B.Kindandhelpful.

C.Stupidandboring.D.Poorandweak.

D

Ifyou'rereadingthis,youwereprobablybominthe2000s.Theoh-ohs.The21stcentury.

Thatwouldmakeyouyoung,creative,connected,global（全球的）andnodoubtsmart.Maybe

good-looking,too.Right?Butwhatdootherpeoplethinkaboutyourgeneration（一代）？

Someadultsworrythatyou'remoreinterestedinthescreeninfrontofyouthantheworld

aroundyou.Theythinkofyouasthe“face-downgeneration^^becauseyouuseyourphoneso

muchandtheywonderhowyouwilldealwithschool,friends,andfamily.Aretoday'steenagers

toobusytextingandtakingselfies（自拍）tobecomesuccessfulinreallife-or"IRL”,asyouwould

say?

Otheradultsworrythattoday'syoutharespoilt（宠坏的）anddon'twanttofacethe

challengesofadultlife.Manychildrenbominthe1990sand2000swereraisedby^helicopter

parents“whowerealwaystheretoguideandhelpthemwithabusyschedule（日程安邦E）filled

withhomeworkandextra-curricularactivitiessuchasdancing,drawingorsports.Withpartners

whodoeverythingforthem,today'syouthseemtoprefertoliveliketeenagersevenwhenthey

areintheir20sor30s.

D