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1．Whichdateyoushouldavoidifyouwanttoenrolinperson?

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TheotherdayIcameacrossanInstagrampostfrommyfriendandcolleagueDanielle.ItwasaphotoofareviewofDaniellesrecentphotographyexhibit.Thereviewwaspositive,butalsocritical.That’swhyDaniellepostedit.Shewasproudofherwork,nomatterwhathercriticsthought.

Iwasshockedbythepost---itwasoneofthemosthonestthingsI'

veeverseenonsocialmedia!

UsuallywhenIscroll（滚读）throughFacebookorInstagram,everythingIseeisperfect.Perfectvacations,perfectbabies,perfectbirthdaycakes…

I'

mguiltyofittoo.Ionlypostphotosofhappystuff.IfsomeonesawmyInstagram,they’dprobablythink,“Wow,thisgirldoesn’thaveacareintheworld....andalsoshemustreally,reallyloveicecream.”

Daniellespostdidn’tshowaperfectworld.Andyetthatdidn’tmakemethinklessofher.Quitetheopposite,Irespectedherevenmoreasanartist.Thatgotmethinking.Maybesocialmediacouldbemoremeaningfulifweshowedoffourmistakesorourstruggles.Andnotaworldwhereeverything’sperfect,icecreamnevermeltsandthelightingsalwaysjustright.

I’mgoingtotryitout.Startwiththisblogpost,whichI’llshareonsocialmedia.I’veincludedaphotohere.It’saboutastoryIworkedonforGuidepostsmagazine.Seeallthosecross-outsandrewrites?

That’sjustthefirstoffivepagesofeditaftereditfromGuidepostseditor-in-chiefEdwardGrinnan.

Irememberthehorribledayithappenedlikeitwasyesterday.IadmitthatIweptsometearsoverit.Iconsideredgivingupwritingforacareer.Eventually,though,Ifacedthemusic.ItalkedtoEdwardandaskedhimtoexplaintheeditsindetailsoIcoulddobetternexttime.Thewholesituationwasrough.But,lookingbacknow,itwasagreatlearningexperience.

4．WhywastheauthorsurprisedatDanielle'

spost?

A．Itshowedaperfectexhibit

B．Itshowedabeautifulphoto

C．Itincludedastrangepicture

D．Itincludedanobjectivereview

5．WhatwastheinfluenceofDaniellespostontheauthor?

A．Sherealizedtheworldisnotperfect.

B．Shewasnolongerafraidofmistakes.

C．Shestoppedpostingicecreamphotos.

D．Shebeganchangingherpostinghabit.

6．Whatistheauthor'

snewly-postedphotoabout?

A．HerartworksB．Herhappytimes

C．HerfailuresasawriterD．Herfavoritemagazines

7．Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedpartfacedthemusicinthelastparagraph?

A．ListenedtomusicB．Stucktomyopinions

C．AcceptedthecriticismsD．Playedapieceofmusic.

ManyofAmerica'

syoungadultsappeartobeinnohurrytomoveoutoftheiroldbedrooms.Forthefirsttimeonrecord,livingwithparentsisnowthemostcommonchoiceformillennials（bonfromtheearly1980stolate1990s）,astudybythePewResearchCenterhasfound.Andthepercentageofoldermillennialsthoseaged25to34whoarelivingathomehasreacheditshighestpoint（19percent）onrecord,Pewanalystssaid.

Nearlyone-thirdofallmillennialslivewiththeirparents,slightlymorethantheproportionwholivewithaspouse（配偶）.It'

sthefirsttimethatlivingathomehasoutpacedlivingwithaspouseforthisagegroupsincesuchrecord-keepingbeganin1880.Theremainingyoungadultsarelivingalone,withotherrelatives,incollegedorms,asroommatesorunderothercircumstances.

JenniferPost,26,hasbeenlivingwithherparentsinVillas,NewJersey,sincedroppingoutoflawschooltwoyearsago.Alawcareerwasn'

tagoodfitforher,Postdecided,andnowshe'

sseekingajobindigitalmediaormarketing.Postspendsherdaysonhercomputer,sendingresumes（简历）andrefreshingLinkedInandotherjobsites.Toherparents,itlooksasthoughshe'

sslackingoff."

It'

sdefinitelyagenerationgapthing,"

shesaid."

IthinktheyliterallythinkIjustsitdownandwatchmoviesallday."

Decliningemploymentisafactor（因素）keepingmany18-to34-year-oldsathome.Theshareofyoungpeoplewithjobsfellto71percentin2014from84percentin1960theyearwhenthepercentageofyoungadultslivingoutsidethehomereachedthehighestpoint.Otherfactorscontributingtomoremillennialslivingwithparentsrangefromrisingapartmentrentstoheavystudent-debtloadstolongerperiodsincollege.

CaseyMarshellamovedbackinwithherparentsinFairfield,Connecticut,aftergraduatingfromBostonUniversitylastyear.Justthisweek,shemovedintoanapartmentwithhersister.Withinweeks,sheandafriend—whoalsoliveswithherparents—expecttofindtheirownplace.Becausemanypeopleheragesharethesamecircumstances,mostsympathizewithher.Marshella,22,says.Stilltheirfirstquestionisusually,"

Sowhenareyouplanningonmovingout?

"

8．WhathasPewfoundoutaboutyoungpeopleintheUS?

A．Thepercentageofthosemaxingoutisthehighestsince1880

B．Livingathomehasbecometheirpreferredchoice.

C．Aboutone-thirdofthemarelivingalone

D．19%ofthemarelivingwithaspouse

9．WhatcanwelearnaboutPost'

sparents?

A．Theywanthertoliveathome.B．Theyarehelpingherfindajob.

C．Theycanhardlyunderstandher.D．Theydisagreeonherlawcareer.

10．WhydoestheauthorusethenumbersinParagraph4?

A．Toprovethelinkbetweenjobsandmovingout.

B．Toexplainthereasonofdecliningemployment.

C．Tocomparedifferentreasonsforlivingathome.

D．Toshowthedifficultiesoflivingoutsidethehome.

11．Whichcanbethemainideaforthetext?

A．Millennialsstaylongerwithparents.

B．Millennialsleadamorecolorfullife.

C．Youngadultsincreasinglyvaluefamily

D．Youngadultstryhardtoseekjobs.

Justunderadecadeago,facedwithadecliningeconomyandrisingoilprices,driverswereturningawayfromgas-poweredvehiclesandtowardhybrid-electriccars（油电混合动力汽车）thatpromised,overtime,tosavethemmillions.

Thatwasthen,Inrecentyears,astheeconomyrecoveredandgaspricesdropped,sohasdemandformore-fuel-efficientcars.Electriccarsandhybridsnowmakeuplessthan3%ofnew-carpurchases,downfromyearspast.Roughly75%ofAmericaswhotradedinahybridoranelectriccarthisyeartookhomeanall-gascar,an11-pointincreasefrom2015

Atthesametime,it'

sunreasonabletoexpectdriverstochangetheirhabitspurelybecauseofasenseofdutytobuildabetterworld.BuyingaToyotaCamry,forexample,wouldsaveitsownerabout$400yearlyingasspending（vs.asimilar-sizeall-gasvehicle）.Butitwouldalsocostanextra$3000inadvance.ForAmericans,thatpayoffisn'

tworththeinvestment.

Automakersfacethisstalemate（僵局）?

Thegovernment.Thankstoasetofregulations,automakersarerequiredtokeepimprovingtheiraveragefuelefficienciestoacertaindegree,nomatterhowoilpricesmightchange.

Butstartingatruegreen-carrevolutionwillrequiremorethanfuel-efficiencystandards.Onesolution,favoredbysomeeconomistsandenvironmentalactivists,isanincreaseinthegastax,Whichhasn'

tbeenraisedsince1993.Othershavesuggestedtaxingcarbonemission（排放）,sopeoplewillrethinkhowtheydrive.InNorway,wheredriverspaybothfees,theelectriccarsfromTeslaMotorshaveenjoyedabriefperiodasthecountry'

stop-sellingvehicle.

Indeed,thebestapproachmaywellbetocreatetheimpossible:

anelectriccarthatactuallyoffersmorevaluethanitsgas-poweredcompetitor.Manyaretrying,fromTeslatoGM,whichisreleasinganinexpensiveall-electriccarthisyear.Thefutureofdrivingis“notgoingtobedeterminedbygasprices,"

sayseconomistJeffSachs.“It'

sgoingtobedeterminedbytechnology."

12．WhatchangehastakenplaceintheUScarmarket?

A．Carpurchaseshavedroppedsharply

B．Peoplearebeginningtofavorall-gascars

C．Electriccarshavebecomethemostpopular

D．Hybrid-electric