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小題1: The wise man mentioned in the text told people to bury him on his face so   that when everything is turned upside down he will _____.
A．lie on his stomachB．lie on his back
C．stand quietlyD．sit in peace
小題2:Which generation did NOT want to do anything to make the world a better one?
A．Mr. Ellis’ generationB．His children’s generation
C．His grandchildren’s generationD．None of the above.
小題3: What is the writer’s attitude towards the generation gap?
A．Unacceptable.B．Awful.C．Funny.D．Common.

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:D

試題分析：本文講述了代溝問題，以老艾里斯為例講述了他祖孫三代的不同觀點。
小題1:根據(jù)句意“把我埋在臉上”，當世界顛倒之后，我應面朝上躺著，故選B。
小題2:文中提示到老人孩子那一代成長與戰(zhàn)爭中，他們認為無論做什么，世界都不會變的更好，可找出答案，故選B。
小題3:通讀全篇可看到作者對代溝問題持有一種肯定態(tài)度，認為這是一種普遍存在的問題，因此選“common”，故選D。
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