【Whendoyoubecomeanadult,agrown-up?Ateighteen?Twenty-one?Thirty?Adulthoodmayseemalongwaytoyou,butthefactisthatyouareintheprocessofbecominganadultrightnow.Thechangesaresogradual逐步的）(thatyoumaynot】

　　Whendoyoubecomeanadult,agrown-up?Ateighteen?Twenty-one?Thirty?Adulthoodmayseemalongwaytoyou,butthefactisthatyouareintheprocessofbecominganadultrightnow.Thechangesaresogradual逐步的）(thatyoumaynotnoticethem,butyoucanbesurethatthey’rehappening.

　　Whenyouwereachild,aparentoranolderrelativeprobablyboughtyourclothesandhelpedyoucleanupyourroom.Nowyouarelikelytohaveaclothesallowance,tocareforyourbedroom,andtoshareothercleaningchores.Youmayoncehavehadtroublegettingyourhomeworkfinishedontime.Bynow,youmayhavelearnedtopaceyourself.Youknowhowmuchtimeyouneed.Doyourememberbeggingyourparentstostopforicecream,ortakeanafter-schooljobwhenyouwantmoneyforanewclockradio?Ofcourse,youdon’talwaysbudgetyourtimeandyourmoneyperfectly.Yourroomdoesn’talwayspassinspection.Andyouareoftenlessthaneventemperedwhensomethingupsettinghappens.Butyou’relearning.

　　Asyougetolder,youhavemoreprivileges(特权)andmoreresponsibilities.Youmaybaby-sitforyoungerbrothersandsisters,helpcookdinner,anddooddjobstocontributetothefamilyincome.Youmaygettostayuptowatchalatemovieontelevision,sitinonadultconversations,takesubwaysandbusesalone,orgooncampingtripswithyourfriends.Eventually,youwillhaveajobandanapartmentofyourown.

　　You’llbecomeavoterandperhapsahusbandorwife,maybeevenaparent.Butdoingthingsadultsdodoesnotnecessarilymeanyouwillbewiser,braver,ormoreself-assured.Ittakestimetoacquireknowledgeandbuildself-confidence.Adultsneedtotestthemselvesintheworld,justasyoudoasateenager.Beinganadultisacontinualprocessofgrowth.

　　小题1:Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe_____________.A．BecomingAnAdultB．ItIsNoGoodBecomingAnAdultC．BecomingAVoterD．AdulthoodIsalwaysALongWayToYou小题2:Accordingtothepassage,thewritermayprobablythinkthat________.A．nobodycanbecalledanadultB．becominganadultisalongprocessofbecominglearnedandself-assuredC．adultsarenotself-confidentD．onlyadul