As the school year es to an end, many senior students of school across the nation will not just be starting another summer of holidays to provide a break during semesters. Leaving their safe havens (安全港), many of them are to take their first step into the world of adulthood, attending fast-paced, crowded universities, taking up part-time or full-time employment. Many may even move from family homes in their pursuit of educational fulfillment or the “perfect” job opportunity.
One ceremony that has bee part of ing of age has been the senior prom (毕业舞会). The senior prom is an opportunity for youth to celebrate the entrance into the world of adulthood with color and formality. However, there is far more behind the social event than ever noticed.
What is formal? Formal means to present one’s self to others in a way which is “with form”, with shape, polite, inoffensive and organized. We see the example of a formal letter; it uses proper grammar and sentence structure in order to be respectful, while at the same time serving a purpose or getting an important message across.
In our society, what is formal? Very little. On average, clothing, language, behavior --- all is very informal. Individuals who are formal (polite, inoffensive, organized) in their daily dealings with people are often looked upon as boring. Yet in certain situations, individuals play with the concept of formality not truly to achieve respectfulness and order but because it bees fashionable to do so. While a prom may seem, on the surface, like a fun opportunity to behave formally, it is actually a flowery version of Halloween.
On the occasion of the spring prom, we see flowering youth taking on the formalities of “adult”. Fine dress, careful makeup, luxury cars all bee part of being an adult. But being “adult” isn’t that way.
In our society we have a wrong idea of what adulthood actually is. It has always been my understanding that adulthood and maturity (成熟) are not based upon one’s ability to hold a cigarette in a certain way or tie a bow tie. Adulthood es with understanding of one’s place in the universe; it es with the knowledge of how to interact with our fellow human beings; it es with the ability to take responsibility for one’s own actions --- whether good or bad.
【小题1】The “safe havens” (Paragraph 1) most probably refers to .A．familiesB．high schoolsC．mother countriesD．hometowns【小题2】In paragraph 3, the example of letter is given in order to .A．show the importance of municationB．discuss the purpose of a formal letterC．explain what real “formal” is likeD．plain today’s letters are too formal【小题3】By describing a prom as “a flowery version of Halloween” in the fourth paragraph, the writer means it is .A．great funB．out of fashionC．actually informalD．beautifully decorated【小题4】The writer holds the opinion that being an adult means one can .A．put on heavy makeupB．better get on with others C．learn to smoke cigarettesD．buy a luxury car or dressB
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(答案→)B
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试题解析：本文从学校学生放假到学生毕业举办毕业舞会引出对人们对一个人成年的理解。
【小题1】词义猜测题。根据前文：As the school year es to an end, many senior students of school across the nation will not just be starting another summer of holidays to provide a break during semesters. Leaving their safe havens (安全港)随着学年结束，全国各地的学校的许多学生将不只是启动另一个夏天假日期间学期提供休息。离开他们的避风港，学年结束，学校放假，是指学生离开了学校，所以B正确
【小题2】细节理解题。根据第三段第一句话提出问题： What is formal?什么是正式的？下面内容是做出解释，通过举例说明是为了把问题解释的更加清楚，所以C正确。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据第四段开头In our society, what is formal? Very little在我们的社会里，什么是正式？几乎没有.和整句：While a prom may seem, on the surface, like a fun opportunity to behave formally, it is actually a flowery version of Halloween.尽管在表面上看舞会看起来像一个有趣正式的表现的机会，它实际上是一个华丽的万圣节版，所以C正确。
【小题4】细节理解题。根据最后一段的总结：在我们的社会里我们对成年人实际上是什么样子有一个错误的概念，我们已经认识到了：成年和成熟度（成熟）不是基于其同一种方式持有一支香烟或打一个蝴蝶结的能力。成年是理解了一个人在世界上的位置，是懂得怎样与人打交道；是要为自己的行为--无论是好的还是坏的行为负责人。由此得出B正确。