【Formanyyoungpeople,adulthoodmeansbeingordinaryandstrugglingunderalotofresponsibilities."Beinganadultisnofun,"saysKatrina,an18-year-oldgirlfromMunichwhorefusedtogiveherfullname."Asanadultyou're】
Formanyyoungpeople,adulthoodmeansbeingordinaryandstrugglingunderalotofresponsibilities.
"Beinganadultisnofun,"saysKatrina,an18-year-oldgirlfromMunichwhorefusedtogiveherfullname."Asanadultyou'renolongerfunny-you'reaseriousperson.Adultsstopgoingtopartieseveryweekend.Theywearnormalclothesandhavetothinkalot."
Generallyspeaking,anadultisseenlargelyassomeoneableandreadytotakeoverresponsibilityforhisorherlife.Anadultshouldalsobeabletoformrelationshipsandtogetonwellingroups.Moneyindependenceisimportanttoo:Beinganadultmeansbeingabletorunahouseholdandearnaliving.Thelawstatesquitesimplythatat18apersonbecomesanadult,butthatmayhavelittletodowiththeperson'sownbelief.
USauthor,RobertW.Bly,commentedaboutthesameprobleminhis1997book,TheSiblingSociety:"Adultsreturntoadolescence;andadolescentshavenodesiretobecomeadults."Heisconcernedaboutthelossofappropriateadultrolemodelsandthebrokenlinesofcommunicationbetweenthegenerations.Thisresultsinimmaturebehaviourandagenerationof"halfadults".
Anotherdecisivefactorinthegrowing-upprocessistheactofleavingtheparentalhome."Mothersespeciallyfinditdifficulttoletgooftheirchildren,"saysBly."Youngpeoplewithacloserelationshiptotheirmothersoftenfeelthemselvesunable,evenattheageof20,tomakeitalone."
Anotherpossiblecauseforanxietyatgettingolderistheyouthcultureinoursociety.Youthfulnessisassociatedwithperformance,andonlythosewhoperformareworthanything.Therepetitioninthepressandadvertisingcontributestothisidea."Ifyouareyoung,attractiveanddynamic,you'llmakeitinthissociety."Nowonderthatgettingoldercausesanxiety.
29.ItcanbeinferredfromBly'swordsthat___.
A.Adultsusuallygobacktotheiryouth.
B.Withoutproperadultrolemodels,you'llbehaveimmaturely
C.Youcansucceedifyouareyoungandattractive.
D.Youngpeoplealwayshaveacloserelationship.
30.Itcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraphthat___.
A.Theyouthcu