Question

    Move over millennials(千禧一代), here comes Generation Z, today's youngest group.

Born in 1995 or later, a lot of Gen Z-ers are entering into adulthood and will soon join the workforce. People of Generation Z have grown up with the internet. Policy makers, sociologists, as well as employers and marketers, are trying their best to understand these young people. So, how should we pin down the Gen Z-ers?

Most people will agree that the single biggest difference between Gen Z and other generations is how connected they are. This is a group of people who were hooked up to social media as soon as they were born. A recent Guardian article says that the average teenager in the UK has at least 150 followers on Instagram and spends around half an hour a day on Snapchat, an image messaging app. “We are the first true digital natives,” Hannah Payne, an 18-year-old UCLA student and lifestyle blogger. “I can almost create a document, edit it, post a photo on Instagram and talk on the phone at the same time, all from the user-friendly interface(界面) of my iPhone.

The Guardian also notes that young people in the UK are becoming more active in politics. Voting is just one way of making one's voice heard. Most of Generation Z are still too young to vote, says the Guardian. Instead of party politics, they focus more on single-topic issues such as feminism(男女平等)or climate change. And “much of the civil engagement and organizing they do takes place on social media rather than through traditional political structures,” according to the newspaper.

1.The underlined phrase “pin down” in the second paragraph can be replaced by ______.

A.set an example to B.have an interest in

C.give an explanation for D.make a decision on

2.The biggest difference between Generation Z and other generations lies in _________.

A.how connected they are

B.how enthusiastic they are

C.how they communicate with each other

D.how many hours they spend on the Internet

3.What do Instagram and Snapchat have in common?

A.They are newly-created cellphones

B.They are popular among millennials

C.They are online games invented by teenagers

D.They are applications used by teenagers

4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.Generation Z have great interest in politics

B.Most Gen Z-ers haven't entered the political field

C.Voting is the only way of making yourself noticed

D.Voting on social media is the same as voting through traditional ways

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

本文是说明文。Generation Z是指90年代后半及之后出生的人，是美国流行用语，也就是95后。文章说明了Z世代是一出生就和社交媒体联系在一起的一代，也是在政治上越来越活跃的一代。但还没有进入政治领域。

1.

词句猜测题。文章第三段中提到“This is a group of people who were hooked up to social media as soon as they were born.”第三段是说明Z世代与社交媒体之间有紧密联系的一代；第四段提到“young people in the UK are becoming more active in politics.”，第四段说明Z世代是在政治上变得越来越活跃的一代。这两段是解释说明Z世代是什么样子的。划线词所在的句子意思为“那么我们应该怎么解释Z世代是什么样子的呢？/我们应该怎么界定Z世代呢？”由此可以猜测划线词“pin down”意思为“解释，界定”。故选C项。

2.

细节理解题。根据第三段中“Most people will agree that the single biggest difference between Gen Z and other generations is how connected they are.” 大多数人都会同意Z世代和其他几代人最大的区别在于他们（与社交媒体）之间的联系有多紧密。故选A项。

3.

细节理解题。根据第三段中“…Snapchat, an image messaging app”可知，Snapchat是一种图片信息应用；根据“I can almost create a document, edit it, post a photo on Instagram（可以创建一个文档、编辑它、在Instagram发布照片）”可知，Instagram也是一个应用程序。因此Instagram和Snapchat都是青少年喜欢使用的应用程序。故选D项。

4.

推理判断题。根据第四段中“Most of Generation Z are still too young to vote…Instead of party politics, they focus more on single-topic issues such as feminism(男女平等)or climate change.”可知，虽然Z世代在政治上变得越来越活跃，但是大多数Z世代年龄还太小，不能参加投票。他们关心的不是政党政治，而是更多地关注单一热点问题，如男女平等或气候变化等。由此可以推断，大多数Z世代还没有进入政治领域。故选B项。