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It has never been easy to be a teenager, and it is particularly difficult today. The world expects us to be grown up but rarely

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问题     It has never been easy to be a teenager, and it is particularly difficult today. The world expects us to be grown up but rarely treats us like adults; we are part of a society in which drugs are readily available but extremely dangerous; our education consists of examinations and more examinations...Is it any wonder we struggle at times?
    One of the biggest problems is that parents demand mature and intelligent behavior from us, yet usually think of us as still being children. We help do a range of housework and care for sickly grandparents, but cannot watch adult movies on television. We are expected to show an interest in current affairs and get a part-time job to begin to support ourselves, but are not even allowed a say in where we go for the family holiday—never mind being allowed to holiday with our friends!
    Outside the home, we have to make sure our dissatisfaction does not lead us to rebellion and to the dealers who are just waiting to sell us various drugs. Older generations had to come to terms with alcohol and cigarettes; that was easy, by comparison. We go to a club, to dance, then are faced with temptations(诱惑), peer pressures and our own desire to fit in with the crowd. There is always someone there with a designer drink, a designer smile and the latest designer drug to tempt us. Being a teenager has never been harder.
    Of course, it has never been so hard in school either. We have so many examinations that it is difficult to keep track: SATs, GCSEs...and the practice tests that accompany them. Homework is never ending. No teacher seems aware of how much work the others are setting, and, anyway, they would not care, because they are all under orders to improve results or their own careers will suffer.
What does the author mean by saying "Being a teenager has never been harder" in Paragraph 3?
选项 A、Parents are more demanding than ever before.
B、Teenagers have to try harder to fit into the world.
C、Teenagers are under greater pressure from peers.
D、There are more and stronger temptations than before.
答案D
解析 此题表面上是一道句子含义类问题，实质是一道引申推断题，考查考生根据上下文中的具体细节和句子内容进行分析和引申推断的能力。题干中问第3段中作者说“做一个青少年从来没有如此艰难”这句话的意思是什么。文章第三段重点介绍了青少年离家在外身处社会时面临的种种问题和诱惑：要确保我们的不满情绪不会把我们引向反叛行为，不会把我们引向那些正等着要卖给我们各种各样毒品的毒品商人。我们去夜总会跳舞，接着我们面对各种诱惑、同侪压力和我们自己想要与大众保持一致的愿望。世上总有什么人拿着某种由专门设计师设计的饮料、带着专门设计师的微笑和最新专门设计的毒品来诱惑我们。由此可以推断出第三段最后一句话应该是对整个段落的总结概括。所以，本题的正确答案应该是D：现在的诱惑比以往的更多更具有吸引力。选项A：父母比以往要求更加苛刻；B：青少年必须更加努力来融入这个世界；C：青少年从同辈人中受到更大的压力；这三个选项的内容都与具体细节有关，而且有的与原文内容不相符，所以均为干扰项。
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