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[高考复习指南] 2016届高考英语二轮复习特色专项训练:第1部分 题型重组 第13组(全国卷Ⅱ)

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  第十三组

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  Ⅰ.阅读理解

  (2015·郑州质量检测三)You may have heard of the American Dreaman ideal that has powered the hopes of Americans for generations.

  It began as a belief that the US was a land of opportunityand that anyone could achieve success through hard work.At timesthe dream has referred to home ownershipa good jobretirement security or each generation doing better than the last.

  Yet todaythis concept seems to have greatly changed.As Time magazine pointed outquite different from the older generationmany Millennials (the generation born after 1980) redefine (重新定义) the American Dream asday­to­day control of your life”.Theyprize job mobilityflexible schedulesany work that is more interesting than typingand the ability to travel”,said the magazine.

  Home ownershiponce the cornerstone of the American Dreamis becoming a smaller priority for this generation.Meanwhilenearly 40% of them choose travel as part of their dream.And entrepreneurship (创业) is a rising favoriteas nearly 26% of Millennials consider self­employment as part of their dream.

  So what has led to this huge change?

  Many point fingers at the poor economy.“Modern young Americans seem bound to face a world stamped by ever narrowing opportunity and social stagnation(停滞),”noted The Daily Beast.

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