2006年考研英语预测试题一及答案精析

［D］ The social conventions that they are expected to follow.

33. Why do the young stress on the present because .

［A］ the past is full of sanity that should be done with

［B］ the present is more secure than the past

［C］ the present world is substantial and sustaining

［D］ the present is made up of a glorious heritage

34. What can the old learn from the young generation?

［A］ Enjoyment is not despicable for what it is

［B］ People should have more time for leisure.

［C］ It is a blessing that people can learn to enjoy life

［D］ One should break free of the restrictions that life imposes

35. How do the young think about office hours?

［A］ They are more painful than enforced slavery

［B］ They are happier than enforced slavery

［C］ They are almost as painful as enforced slavery

［D］ They are the most painful enforced slavery

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Researchers are finding that boys and girls really are from two different planets. Experts say boys and girls have different “crisis points”, stages in their emotional and social development where things can go very wrong. Until recently, girls got all the attention. But boys are much more likely than girls to have discipline problems at school and to be diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Boys far outnumber girls in special-education classes. They’re also more likely to commit violent crimes and end up in jail.