Question

Everybody can suffer from stress．No matter what your age is, you can feel stressed out by things that are happening in your life．Teenagers, however, have many more opportunities to get stressed than people in any other age group．Being a teenager is hard．You are not a child any more, but you are not an adult, even though you have to deal with some very grown-up problems and decisions．Families can be one of the biggest causes of stress, such as problems with parents arguing at home．or problems with brothers and sisters．Teenagers also have a lot of stress from school, either from their teachers or from their friends．Some teenagers also feel stressed about choosing their education after high school．Getting a place at university can be very difficult and some cannot afford to go to university．The stress about getting a job when finishing school is hard for some teenagers．There are so many young people finishing school and not enough jobs for them．Sadly, there is nothing we can do to remove these causes of stress from the 1ives of teenagers, but you can learn the best way to deal with it．Talking to people is one of the best ways to deal with stress．It may sound simple, but it is true．A problem shared is a problem halved．
【小题1】Why is being a teenager often difficult?

A．Because even though you are not an adult, you must deal with adult problems．

B．Because even though you are an adult, you must deal with children’s problems．

C．Because even though you are a teenager, you must do a lot of homework．

D．Because adults often make them feel stressed．

【小题2】Families can add to the stress a teenager might experience ______．

A．by asking them to go to university

B．by helping them with their homework

C．as teenagers quarrel with their parents, and their brothers or sisters

D．as families never support their children enough

【小题3】Why can finding a job after finishing school be difficult?

A．Because there is a lot of competition for jobs．

B．Because there are no jobs．

C．Because a job is more difficult than school work．

D．Because there is a lot of competition for places at university．

【小题4】We can deal with the stress in our life ______．

A．by not trying to find a job

B．by forgetting about our problems

C．by getting a place at university

D．by sharing our problems with our friends

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】D

解析试题分析：这篇短文重点分析了年轻人的压力，告诉我们他们的压力来自多方面，是各个年龄段的人群中承受压力最大的一批人。
【小题1】根据第三四行Being a teenager is hard．You are not a child any more, but you are not an adult, even though you have to deal with some very grown-up problems and decisions．描述，可知即使你成为一个大人了，你还要处理一些孩子们的问题，故选B。
【小题2】根据短文四五行Families can be one of the biggest causes of stress, such as problems with parents arguing at home．or problems with brothers and sisters．描述，可知年轻人由于会和家人吵架，这增加了他们的压力。故选C。
【小题3】根据短文倒数第四行There are so many young people finishing school and not enough jobs for them．描述，可知年轻人在找工作中面临很多的竞争，故选A。
【小题4】根据短文最后一句A problem shared is a problem halved．描述，可知我们可以通过和朋友分享问题来缓解我们的压力，故选D。
考点：关于年轻人的压力的说明文阅读
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