新编四级听力练习 第276期

Passage Three
Millions of words have been written about young people in the United States. There are reasons for this great interest in the ideas, feelings, and actions of youth.
[32]Today there are about seven million Americans in colleges and universities. Young persons under twenty-five make up nearly half of the American population. [33]Many of these will soon be in charge of the nation. Naturally their ideas are important to everyone in the country, and it is necessary for older people to understand what they think and feel.
College students today have strong opinions about right and wrong. [34]They are deeply interested in making a better life for all people, especially for those who have not been given a fair chance before now. [35]They see much that is wrong in the lives of their parents. It is hard for them to see what is right and good in the older way. As a result, there is often trouble in American families. Your country may be meeting such problems, too.

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. How many Americans are there in colleges and universities?
正确答案：A
解析：短文提到，“目前美国约有700万在校大学生”，故A正确。
33. Why do older people need to understand the ideas of young people according to the passage?
正确答案：B
解析：短文说，“年轻人很快就要领导社会，很自然他们的观点很重要”，故B正确。
34. What are college students deeply interested in?
正确答案：B
解析：短文说，“他们对如何使所有人过上更好的生活深感兴趣”，由此可判断B正确。
35. What is the opinion of American young people about the lives of their parents?
正确答案：A
解析：短文提到，年轻人在父母的生活中看到许多错误的东西，他们很难在旧的生活方式中看到正确的、好的东西，因此常与父母发生冲突。故A正确。