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考点分类练(四)推理判断题(2)

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Theteacherstartswiththebasics:howtothreadaneedle.Then,overthecourseofthenext30minutes,sheshowsthe

studentsafewdifferentstitches(针法),alongwithhowtomendatornshirt.Thesewingclassispartofafree,one-daycourse

atAustinCommunityCollege(ACC)called“Adulting101”.Thestudentsrangeinagefromtheirlateteenstomid-40s.

ACChasbeenrunningsuchprogrammesforsixyears.Theworkshopsaredesignedtohelppeople“successfully

navigateadulthood”,eventhosewho,legallyandpractically,havebeennavigatingitforquitesometime.Thetopicsvaryfrom

basic—howtodressappropriatelyforajobinterview—toadvanced,suchashowtofileincometaxes.

Theriseinneedforadultingclassesreflects,inpart,thechangingnatureofchildhoodandadolescence,whichhave

grownmoredigitalandlessphysical.Americanteensspenduptoninehourseachdayonscreens.TikTokandYouTubedo

offerhandytutorialsonallmannerofhousework,butmostyoungusersoftheseplatformsaremoreinterestedindancing

thandishwashers.

KeithHayward,aprofessoroftheUniversityofCopenhagen,arguedthattherehasbeenagenerationalshiftandthat

youngpeoplearelessmaturethantheirancestorswereatthesameage.Theyareescapingfromresponsibilitiessuchas

marriage,homeowningandchild-raisingbecause“adultingishard”,asoneofhisstudentsputit.Headdsthatyoungpeople

todayarealsolessinterestedinwhattheireldertrytooffer.“Ifparentsarenotprovidingadviceonmanyessentiallife

tasks,you’releftwiththeseclassespickingupwhatyoushouldhavegained.”

Manywillseeadultingclassesasproofofyoungsters’delayeddevelopment.Butspoiledchildrendonotacknowledge

thegapsintheirknowledgeandtrytofillthem.Onlyagrown-upwouldwillinglyspendpreciousfreetimedoingsomething

asdullaslearninghowtomendashirt.

1.Whyisthe“Adulting101”