He now can vote, he can enter into financial contracts, and he is ______to run for public
A.attributed
B.entitled
C.credited
D.presented
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B.entitled
C.credited
D.presented
Text 1
The period of adolescence, i.e., the period between childhood and adulthood, may be long or short, depending on social expectations and on society’s definition as to what constitutes maturity and adulthood. In primitive societies adolescence is frequently a relatively short period of time, while in industrial societies with patterns of prolonged education coupled with laws against child labor, the period of adolescence is much longer and may include most of the second decade of one’s life. Furthermore, the length of the adolescent period and the definition of adulthood status may c
hange in a given society as social and economic conditions change. Examples of this type of change are the disappearance of the frontier in the latter part of the nineteenth century in the United States, and more universally, the industrialization of an agricultural society.
In modern society, ceremonies for adolescence have lost their formal recognition and symbolic significance and there no longer is agreement as to what constitutes initiation ceremonies. Social ones have been replaced by a sequence of steps that lead to increased recognition and social status. For example, grade school graduation, high school graduation and college graduation constitute such a sequence, and while each step implies certain behavioral changes and social recognition, the significance of each depends on the socio-economic status and the educational ambition of the i
ndividual. Ceremonies for adolescence have also been replaced by legal definitions of status roles, right, privileges and responsibilities. It is during the nine years from the twelfth birthday to the twenty-first that the protective and restrictive aspects of childhood and minor status are removed and adult privileges and responsibilities are granted. The twelve-year-old is no longer considered a child and has to pay full fare for train, airplane, theater and movie tickets. Basically, the individual at this age
loses childhood privileges without gaining significant adult rights. At the age of sixteen the adolescent is granted certain adult rights which increases his social status by providing him with more freedom and choices. He now can obtain a driver’s license; he can leave public schools; and he can work without the restrictions of child labor laws. At the age of eighteen the law provides adult responsibilities as well as ri
ghts; the young man can now be a soldier, but he also can marry without parental permission. At the age of twenty-one the individual obtains his full legal rights as an adult. He now can vote, he can buy liquor, he can enter into financial contracts, and he is entitled to run for public office. No additional basic rights are acquired as a function of age after majority status has been attained. None of these legal pro
visions determine at what point adulthood has been reached but they do point to the prolonged period of adolescence.
41. The period of adolescence is much longer in industrial societies because ________.
[A] the definition of maturity has changed
[B] the industrialized society is more developed
[C] more education is provided and laws against child labor are made
[D] ceremonies for adolescence have lost their formal recognition and symbolic significance
Television has also changed politics. The most remote can now follow state affairs, see and hear the politicians before an election. Better informed, he is more likely to vote, and so to make his opinion count.
Unfortunately, television's influence has been greatly harmful to the young. Children do not have enough experience to realize that TV shows present an unreal world; that TV advertisements lie to sell products that are sometimes bad or useless. They believe and want to practise what they see. They do believe that the violence they see is normal and acceptable. All educators agree that the "television generations" are more violent than their parents and grandparents.
Also, the young are more impatient. Used to TV shows, where everything is quick and interesting, they do not have the patience to read an article without pictures, to read a book that requires thinking, to listen to a teacher who doesn't do funny things like the people on children's pro- grams. And they expect all problems to be solved happily in ten, fifteen, or thirty minutes. That's the time it takes on the screen.
At present, many young people ______.
A.know the effects of war
B.go in for politics
C.are willing to be soldiers
D.like to save the wounded in wars
Can the man see the manager now'?
A.Yes, he can.
B.No, he can't.
C.We are not sure.
() man can now create radioactive elements, there is nothing he can do to reduce their radioactivity.
A.As
B.Whether
C.While
D.Now that
M: Oh, maybe if you asked me sooner. But my roommate's running too and I've already promised him he had my support.
Q: What does the man mean?
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A.He won't vote for the woman.
B.He may also run for class president.
C.He should promise to support the woman.
D.The woman should ask his roommate to vote for her.
Why can't the man find out if he gets the job now?
A.Because the woman thinks he is not qualified.
B.Because there are too many people applying for the job.
C.Because the woman can't make the final decision.
D.Because the man doesn't have letters of recommendation.
Question 1
Mr. Charles invested $50,000 to commence his business, that means now he can make $ 50,000 claim on the business.
A.正确
B.错误
______, he can now only watch it on TV at home. (1998年考试真题)
A.Obtaining not a ticket for the match
B.Not obtaining a ticket for the match
C.Not having obtained a ticket for the match
D.Not obtained a ticket for the match