I heard many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling(叛逆). I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching(紧握)at one another’s hands for reassurance(安慰).
They claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. Then set off in new directions in music. But somehow they all end up with listening to the same record together. Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that many people are doing it. They have come out of their cocoon(茧)into a larger cocoon.
It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market. These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be.
And many of today’s parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds to a great barrier(障碍)for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.
But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don’t care to share with your classmates at once, well, go to it. Find yourself. Popularity will come with the people who respect you for who you are. That is the only kind of popularity that really counts.
In this passage, the author wants to tell   .

A．teenagers how to learn to decide things for themselves

B．readers how to be popular with people around

C．parents how to control and guide their children

D．people how to understand and respect each other

According to the author, many teenagers think they are brave enough to act on their own, but in fact, most of them  .

A．have much difficulty understanding each other

B．lack confidence

C．dare not cope with problems single-handed

D．are much afraid of getting lost

What does the author think of advertisements?

A．Convincing.	B．Influential.
C．Instructive.	D．Authoritative(权威的).

During the teenage years, one should learn to  .

A．differ from others in as many ways as possible

B．get into the right reason and become popular

C．find one’s real self

D．rebel against parents and the popularity wave

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