2012 年陕西成人学位英语考试答案 Part I Reading Comprehension （30 ） I hear many parents complain that their teenage children are rebelling.I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents.You should be learning to stand on your own feet. But take a good look atthe present rebellion. It seems .that teenagers are all taking the same wayof showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking outboldly on their own most of them are holding one anothers hands forreassurance （放心）。 They claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the sameclothes. They set off in new directions in music. But they all end up listeningto the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in such a way is thatthe crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon （茧） into a largercocoon. （80） It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up againstthe popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carvedout a market for teenagers. These days every teenager can learn from theadvertisements what a teenager should have and be. This is a great barrierfor the teenager who wants to find his or her own path. But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. Youmay want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You maywant to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may havesome thoughts that you dont care to share at once with your classmates. Wellgo to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come —— with thepeople who respect you for who you are. Thats the only kind of popularitythat really counts. 1. The authors purpose in writing this passage...
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