四级考试阅读备考笔记（11）

　　It has become harder and harder for a teen-ager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry firmly carved out a teen-age market. These days every teen-ager can learn from the advertisements what a teen-ager should have and be. And many of todays parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds up to a great barrier for the teen-ager who wants to find his or her own path.

　　注：1.第一句结论句，后面跟着解释

　　2.第二、三句 Industry... 工业广告对青少年的影响

　　3.第四句 And many of... 父母亲对青少年的影响

　　4.have come to 逐渐如何 award 奖励，鼓励; popularity 潮流，名声

　　But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you dont care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come-with the people who respect you for who you are. Thats the only kind of popularity that really counts.

　　注: 1.path 路径

　　2.三个 you may 举例来支持前面一句话The path is worth following.

　　3.Find yourself.Be yourself. 提出建议,后面句子给出原因

　　4.count vi.重要，vt.数

　　6. The authors purpose writing this passage is to tell ____.

　　A) readers how to be popular in with around

　　B) teen-agers how to learn to decide things for themselves

　　C) parents how to control and guide their children

　　D) people how to understand and respect each other

　　注：写作目的题型，目标读者：青少年

　　7. According to the author, many teen-agers think they are brave enough to act on their own, but, in fact, most of them ____.

　　A) have much difficulty understanding each other

　　B) lack confidence

　　C) dare not cope with problems single-handed

　　D) are very much afraid of getting lost

　　注：brave定位第一段boldly