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Influenced by their families and society, many youths are infatuated with expensive famous brands. But not every youth is as rich as a millionaire and people are getting worried about this.

According to a recent survey, one out of five pupils wears clothes of well-known brands, including a belt worth 560 Yuan, more than an ordinary worker’s salary. Among the 100 middle school students surveyed, as many as 70 own famous-brand clothes, 60 have famous-brand watches and 45 possess famous-brand bicycles. Two of them even wear over 1500 Yuan worth of suits.

Most young people who come from ordinary families will try to steal money to have better food and clothing if their parents don’t satisfy their needs. A boy named Chen even killed another boy simply for 500 Yuan and was sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment.

People wonder how these teenagers can be independent in the future, while parents are calling for help from schools, governments and the society.

which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A.More than 50 percent of the students surveyed possess things of famous brands.

B.An ordinary worker owns less than 560 Yuan each month.

C.Suits may cost as much as 1500 Yuan.

D.Young people now are as rich as millionaires.

68 What does “be infatuated with” mean according to the context?

A.be anxious about

B.be filled with a strong unreasonable feeling of love for

C.have a strange and unusual way of

D.be low in spirits; sad for

69 As a result, the boy mentioned in the passage will       .

A.steal money for better food and clothing

B.kill another boy for 500 Yuan

C.stay in prison for nine years

D.ask his parents to satisfy his needs

70 The best title for the passage would be        .

A.Youths Run After Famous Brands. 

B.Youths Should Own More Money

C.Youths As Rich As Millionaires     

D.Youths Must Be Taken Good Care of

答案

67---70   DBCA 

单项选择题
单项选择题

Low levels of literacy and numeracy have a damaging impact on almost every aspect of adults, according to a survey published yesterday, which offers (1) of a developing underclass. Tests and (2) with hundreds of people born in a week in 1958 graphically illustrated the (3) of educational underachievement. The effects can be seen in unemployment, family (4) , low incomes, depression and social inactivity.

Those who left school at 16 with poor basic skills had been employed for up to four years less than good readers (5) they reached 37. Professor John Bynner, of City University, who carried the research, said that today’s (6) teenagers would even encounter greater problems because the supply of (7) jobs had shrunk.

Almost one fifth of the 1,700 people interviewed for yesterday’s report had poor literacy and almost half (8) with innumeracy, a proportion (9) other surveys for the Basic Skills Agency. Some could not read a child’s book, and most found difficult (10) written instruction.

Poor readers were twice as likely to be a low wage and four times likely to live in a household where partners worked. Women in this (11) were five times as likely to be (12) depressed, (13) both tended to feel they had no control over their lives, and to trust others (14) .

Those who had low literacy and numeracy were seldom (15) in any community organization and less likely than others to (16) in a general election. There had been no (17) in the literary level of (18) reporting problems.

Alan Wells, the agency’s director, said: “ The results emphasize the dangers of developing an underclass people, who were out of work, (19) depressed and often labeled themselves as (20) . There is a circle of marginalization, with the dice against these people and their families.”

5()

A.the time

B.the instant

C.the moment

D.the point