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1、英语冲刺复习英语精练（5）AYesterday’spaperhadashortarticleabouttheComing-of-AgeceremonyinalargecityinJapan.Accordingtothearticle,themayorofthecityformallyapologizedtoanenragedprofessorwhodeliveredaspeechattheceremonythatwasallbutignoredby20-year-oldsinthecity.Theofficialsprepared7,000seatsinagymnasiumwheret

2、heceremonywasheldforthe17,000twenty-year-oldsresidinginthecity.Butmostoftheseatswereemptyduringthespeech.Andmanyofthe20-year-oldswhodidshowupignoredtheprofessorandspokeamongthemselvesortalkedontheirmobilephones.Someevenmadearuckusoutsidethegymnasium.One20-year-oldwhoattendedtheceremonysaidyoungs

3、terscametotheceremonynottolistentothespeechbuttoseetheirclassmates.ThemayorcriticizedtheyounggenerationatanewsconferenceonTuesday,sayingsuchbehavior“issymbolicofthepostwarerawhichfailedtonurturehealthycharacterandsocialintelligence.”Personally,Ifeelpeopleshouldn’tgeneralizethewholegenerationorth

4、ewholeerawhenhecriticizessomething.ButitisalsotruethatthegenerationgapisgettingbiggerandbiggerregardingtheceremonyofComing-of-AgeDay.Sofarthisceremonyhasbeenheldwithcitizens’taxmoney.Manyoldergenerationsunderstandthisfestivalasanentranceceremonyofadults’worldwhichrequiresmaturityincludingrespons

5、ibility,patience,andcooperativeness.Olderpeopletendtobe“educational”toyoungerones,whileyoungerpeopletendtofeeltheyfinallyobtainarighttobehavefreelybecausetheyarenowadults.Though,ironically,youngpeoplehavetoasktheirparentstobuythemnewclothesfortheceremony.Itisabouttimetochangethewaywecelebratethi

6、sfestival,Ithink.Theideaofblessingnew20-year-oldsisnotsobad.Butthereseemstobesomeotherwaystocelebratemoreproperly.Thepresentwayseemstomealittlesuperficialandmaterialistic.Itcanprovidesolutionlessargumentsbetweendifferentgenerations,insteadoffriendshipsandrespects.Insteadofeternallycomplainingabo

7、uttheyoung’sbehaviorattheceremonies,peopleshouldconsiderhowtheycanmaketheirceremoniesworthier,Ifeel.41.Whentheprofessorwasgivingaspeechthe20-year-oldsarenot______.A.talkingwitheachotherB.chattingontheirmobilephonesC.talkingw