(2016年text4)From career to community and family, these contrasts suggest that in the aftermath of the searing Great Recession, those just starting out in life are defining priorities and expectations that will increasingly spread through virtually all aspects of American life, from consumer preferences to housing patterns to politics.
38. The priorities and expectations defined by the young will ____.
[A] become increasingly clear
[B] focus on materialistic issues
[C] depend largely on political preferences
[D] reach almost all aspects of American life
解析:本题为细节题。利用题干关键词定位可使用替代性比较低的短语priorities and expectations定位长难句中划线部分直接匹配出答案选择D。
No one tries harder than the jobless to find silver linings in this national economic disaster. Many said that unemployment, while extremely painful, had improved them in some ways; they had become less materialistic and more financially prudent; they were more aware of the struggles of others. In limited respects, perhaps the recession will leave society better off. At the very least, it has awoken us from our national fever dream of easy riches and bigger houses, and put a necessary end to an era of reckless personal spending.
37. According to Paragraph 2, the recession has made people_____.
[A]realize the national dream
[B]struggle against each other
[C]challenge their lifestyle
[D]reconsider their lifestyle
解析:本题为细节题。利用题干关键词定位划线句子,看到关键短语better off,感情基调积极向上,可以排除BC。A通过选项national dream定位最后一句话排除,原文是it has awoken us from our national fever dream,选项是realize。D为正确选项,来源于文章中最后一句At the very least, it has awoken us from our national fever dream of easy riches and bigger houses, and put a necessary end to an era of reckless personal spending.