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The observer does not have to look far to discover that Western society is youth oriented and youth worshiping. The phenomenon shows itself in many ways. First, adults do all they can to be youthful and to remain young because old age is feared and youthfulness admired. Beauty and cosmetic industries have made billions of dollars by encouraging this emulation of agelessness.

Second, much of what parents do is for their young. Thousands of parents make daily sacrifices for their children. The numerous benefits heaped upon children are evident. Many mothers say. “I would give my life for my children. ” This feeling does not apply to all parents, but it applies to enough of them to be proof positive that today’s adults care about their young people.

Third, most adults say that the majority of youth today are “pretty good kids” • This point of view can be fairly well substantiated. Most studies that focus on normal adolescents agree that the majority are not problems, not in turmoil, not deeply disturbed, not at the mercy of their impulses, not resistant to parental values, not politically active, and not rebellious. In a recent Gallup poll, 97 percent of teens said they got along with their parents either very well or fairly well. Only 3 percent said they did not get along at all well. Sometimes, parents carry a positive view of their teenagers to an over-idealized extreme. They refuse to believe their children are ever at fault or ever capable of doing wrong, and they tend to attack any friend, teacher, or town official who tries to tell them otherwise. Despite this overidealization most youths are not problems—to themselves or to their communities. Misconceptions are formed by focusing only on the drug-addicted, delinquent, and disturbed or on the social rebels who are in fact a minority.

Finally, although most youths today are not activist rebels like those of the late 1960s and early 1970s, youthful idealism is still much in evidence. Adolescents are much concerned about issues such as juvenile crime, drug abuse, the energy crises, unemployment, women’s liberation, materialism and indifference in society, pollution, and the environment. They also show genuine concern for the underdog, indicated by their frequent political alliance with blacks or the poor. They will give generously and work hard to help the starving overseas or will come to the defense of convicted criminals if they feel their cause is just. Clergy and other caring adults applaud youths who join the “love” generation to find more meaningful relationships than those between their parents at home or between business elements in a highly competitive society. These adults emphasize that parents ought not to be critical of their young for hating corruption, injustice, or superficial values. Although they are a little awed by youths who will work for months to keep a wilderness area from being ruined by developers，value-oriented adults tell parents to admire their young and admit that their activities are more worthwhile than swallowing goldfish or seeing how many kids can crowd themselves into a telephone booth.

6. By “ youth worshiping ”，the author expressed the idea that in Western society the adults

A. worship the young people

B. are all religious believers

C. desire to stay young

D. worship God like the youth

7. According to the passage, teenagers in Western society are •

A. unmotivated students in schools

B. sympathetic with the unfortunate

C. highly competitive on the job market

D. equipped with all kinds of values

8. All of the following can be inferred from the passage EXCEPT that .

A. young people are more active than adults in protecting their environment

B. a majority of families live in peace and harmony

C. adults used to believe that adolescents are rebellious

D. it is not right for adults to criticize the youths

9. Which of the following is the best paraphrase of the idea of the last sentence of the passage?

A. Youths may go too far in their social activities, but that’s better than their doing mischievous tilings or wasting their time.

B. Youths may oppose development, and that’s worthwhile because goldfish and telephone booth are far less important.

C. Youths are environment protectionists, but they may also cause damage to wildlife or to public properties.

D. Youths stay too long in wilderness, since they love things in nature instead of goldfish or telephone booths in modem cities.

10. Most likely, the author of this passage is .

A. a sociologist

B. a loving parent

C. a political official

D. a clergyman

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