增加、经济上的变化等社会变化，年轻人进入成年人生阶段的时间推迟了。
【难句分析】 Economic changes have also resulted in unstable employment markets and increases in costs of living, prompting many young people to remain at home and dependent on parents.
分析：该句是一个简单句，句中的“prompting many young people to remain at home and dependent on parents”为现在分词短语作结果状语；result in意为“导致，造成”。
译文：经济上的变化也导致了不稳定的就业市场和生活成本的增加，这促使许多年轻人留在家里并依赖父母。
12．What can we learn about adulthood from the text? A．People reach observable indicators much later. B．Age alone is a reliable determinant of adulthood.
C．Participation in politics is a responsibility for adulthood. D．Economic changes mainly shift people's views on adulthood. 答案与解析：C 考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“Japan recently lowered its voting age from 20 to 18. This decision was in part to help young people feel more engaged in politics”可知，日本最近将投票年龄从20岁降至18岁，这一决定在某种程度上是为了帮助年轻人更好地参与政治；再根据“it may also signal the change of social views regarding the beginning of adulthood”可推知，参与政治是成年人的责任，故C项正确。
13．What right can people enjoy at the age of 17 in most states of Australia?
A．Voting. B．Buying wines.
C．Getting married. D．Driving legally.
答案与解析：D 考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“However, 17-year-olds can serve in the army and get a driver's licence”可知，在澳大利亚的大部分州，人们在17岁时可以服兵役和取得驾照，
故D项正确。
14．What does the underlined word “prompting” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A．Encouraging. B．Advising. C．Forbidding. D．Persuading. 答案与解析：A 考查词义猜测。根据第四段尾句“Economic changes have also resulted in unstable employment markets and increases in costs of living, prompting many young people to remain at home and dependent on parents”可知，经济上的变化也导致了不稳定的就业市场和生活成本的增加，这促使许多年轻人留在家里并依赖父母。据此可推知，A项“促进，助长”与画线词意思相近，故A项正确。
15．What's the main idea of the text?
A．Emerging adulthood reflects a new life stage.
B．Adulthood is defined differently in different places. C．Social changes are challenging the idea of adulthood. D．Adulthood is a combination of rights and responsibilities.
答案与解析：C 考查主旨大意。通读全文可知，文章最后一段中的“Due to these social changes, our expectations of young people and their level of social responsibility have also changed”为全文的主题句；又结合全文内容可知，本文主要论述了由于社会的变化，年轻人进入成年人生阶段的时间发生了变化，而人们关于“成年”这一概念的看法也发生了变化，故C项正确。
第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
[2019·重庆第二次调研]After a tiring day, your bedroom, a comfortable and inviting space, should be one place where you can finally relax. If the space seems too limited, you can try out these tips to make it look larger.
1．Avoid dark colors and increase natural light.
In a small room, walls and decorations that are dark
can make the area seem even smaller.
Choose light colors like cream and peach for your walls. __16__ Try to allow as much natural light as possible to fill the room, through the window or the balcony door. __17__ 2．Look for furniture that uses wall space.
Choosing furniture that fits into a corner or which can be placed against a wall will greatly increase ground space in your room. __18__ — try hanging some on one wall and see the difference it makes.
3．Find creative ways to store your stuff. Make full use of the built-in shelves and storing
capacities in the kitchen and bathroom. __19__ You can also look for multifunction furniture: a coffee table with drawers, or a footstool with interior storage.
4．__20__ When doing weekly clean-ups, throw out your old and
unused objects and keep only the essential items in view. You can also cut back on the unnecessary appliances. Move the table fan out into the living room during winter. If your bedroom is already small, don't bring in a TV. If you already have one, try moving it out and see if it gains you extra space.
A．Mirrors also create an impression of space. B．Remove untidy and unnecessary appliances. C．Store rarely used items in a box under your bed. D．Purchase the possible less furniture for your room. E．Bright sunlight can kill some bacteria in your bedroom. F．Sunlight will brighten the room and make it seem more cheerful.
G．Pillows, curtains, the covers, and decorative items should also be light in color.
体裁：应用文 题材：生活指导 主题：让卧室看起来更大的方法
16．答案与解析：G 该部分的主题是：避免使用深颜色，增加自然光。上文也提到了深颜色的墙面和装饰会使房间看起来更小。该空前一句提到要将墙面装饰成浅颜色(light colors)，如淡黄色或桃红色，那么枕头、窗帘、床单以及其他的一些装饰品
也应该使用浅色，故选G。
17．答案与解析：F 该空前一句提到要尽可能让更多的自然光进入房间，因为阳光会让房间看起来更加明亮宜人，故选F。
18．答案与解析：A 本部分讲述的是要多用一些使用墙面空间的家具，以让地面空间更大一些，而镜子可以挂在墙上，让人有空间增大的感觉，故选A。
19．答案与解析：C 本部分讲述的是要寻找创造性的储存东西的方法；该空前一句提到要充分利用厨房和洗手间的内置搁板和存储空间，而我们也可以将很少使用的物品装进盒子，然后放到床下，故选C。
20．答案与解析：B 本部分第一、二句提到在每周的清理中，将旧的和不用的东西扔掉，只将必不可少的物品放到眼前，接下来提到也可以减少不需要的家用器具。由此可知，本部分的主题是移除不整齐、不需要的家用器具，故选B。
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