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1、2016考研英语阅读真题：考研英语（二）第4篇Againstabackdropofdrasticchangesineconomyandpopulationstructure,
youngerAmericansaredrawinganew21st-centuryroadmaptosuccess,alatestpollhasfound.
Acrossgenerationallines,Americanscontinuetoprizemanyofthesametraditionalmilestonesofasuccessfullife,
includin
2、ggettingmarried,havingchildren,owningahome,andretiringintheirsixties.
Butwhileyoungandoldmostlyagreeonwhatconstitutesthefinishlineofafulfillinglife,
theyofferstrikinglydifferentpathsforreachingit.
Youngpeoplewhoarestillgettingstartedinlifeweremorelikelythanolderadultstopriorit
3、izepersonalfulfillmentintheirwork,
tobelievetheywilladvancetheircareersmostbyregularlychangingjobs,
tofavorcommunitieswithmorepublicservicesandafasterpaceoflife,
toagreethatcouplesshouldbefinanciallysecurebeforegettingmarriedorhavingchildren,
andtomaintainthatchildrenarebestse
4、rvedbytwoparentsworkingoutsidethehome,thesurveyfound.
Fromcareertocommunityandfamily,thesecontrastssuggestthatintheaftermathofthesearingGreatRecession,
thosejuststartingoutinlifearedefiningprioritiesandexpectationsthatwillincreasinglyspreadthroughvirtuallyallaspectsofAmericanl
5、ife,
fromconsumerpreferencestohousingpatternstopolitics.
Youngandoldconvergeononekeypoint:
Overwhelmingmajoritiesofbothgroupssaidtheybelieveitisharderforyoungpeopletodaytogetstartedinlifethanitwasforearliergenerations.
Whlieyoungerpeoplearesomewhatmoreoptimisticthantheirelders
6、abouttheprospectsforthosestartingouttoday,
bigmajoritiesinbothgroupsbelievethose“justgettingstartedinlife”
faceatougheragood-payingjob,startingafamily,managingdebt,andfindingaffordablehousing.
PeteSchneiderconsiderstheclimbtoughertoday.
Schneider,a27-yaear-oldautotechnicianfro
7、mtheChicagosuburbssayshestruggledtofindajobaftergraduatingfromcollege.
Evennowthatheisworkingsteadily,hesaid.”
Ican’taffordtopaymamonthlymortgagepaymentsonmyown,soIhavetorentroomsouttopeopletomarkthathappen.”
Lookingback,heisstruckthathisparentscouldprovideacomfortablelifefort
8、heirchildreneventhoughneitherhadcompletedcollegewhenhewasyoun
