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1、Unit5NelsonMandel--amodernhero***阅读理解。ThelastthingCaitlinHippwouldhaveexpectedasshepreparedtoturn28yearsoldwastobelivingathomewithherparents.Allshe’severwantedtodoistobeeanelementaryschoolteacher.However,Hipphasrackedup(累计)$100,000(about0.67millionyuan)in
2、studentloandebtandisn’tabletoearnenoughthroughworkingasapart-timeskatinginstructorandrestaurantserverto liveanywhereotherthanhome.Tosomedegree,multigenerationalhouseholdshavealwaysbeenapartofAmericanlife.However,thenumberofadultswhohavebeenmovingbackinwit
3、htheirparentsorneverleavinghomeinthefirstplacehasbeengrowingsteadily.ThePewResearchCenterrecentlyreportedthat2016wasamilestoneintheevolvinglivingarrangementsofyoungadultsintheUS.Until2016,themostmonlivingarrangementforyoungadultswastobelivingintheirownpro
4、pertyaspartofacouple.UBSFinancialServices,aSwissglobalfinancialservicespany,releasedareportthatevensuggestsonereasonforthegrowingnumberofyoungadultsstilllivingathomecouldbethattheirfamilydoesn’twantthemtoleave.Thereportshowsthat74percentofmillennials(千禧一代
5、)getsomekindoffinancialsupportfromtheirparentsaftercollege.Millennialsseetheirparentsaspeers,friendsandmentors(导师).Inreturn,theirparentshappilyprovidefinancialsupportwellintoadulthood,helpingfundeverythingforthem.StuartHoffman,chiefeconomistforthePNCFinan
6、cialGroupintheUS,said“Althoughjobgrowthformillennialssince2014hasimproved,thatdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthatmillennialsarestartingtoflythenest,hesaid.“Theymaylikelivingathomeandbeingabletosavemoney.”Headded,“Whileithasheldbackhouseholdformationandpurchasesont
7、hings,theyareprobablytravelingmoreandeatingoutmore.Idon’tknowifitrepresentsachangeinmoralvalues,it’smuchmoremonforadultchildrentoliveintheirparent’shomesbecauseit’sbeingpartoftheculture.”1.What’sthepurposeofCaitlinHipp’sstory?A.Toprovetheauthor’sview.B.To
8、introducehersituation.C.Topresentthetopic.D.Tomakereadersrethinkabouttheproblem.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart(Paragraph1)probablyreferto?A.livewithparentsB.liveindependentlyC.stayathomeD.leavehome3.AccordingtoHoffman,