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In American history, today’s grandparents used to grow up in a period of angry rebelling against their parents’ authority. As time goes by and they ease into the role of ___51___ family members, they may wonder: What happened to the generation gap? Is it gone or just in the ___52___? Or is it still present but mostly underground? A generation gap is commonly recognized to refer to differences between generations that cause conflict and ___53___ communication, creating a ‘gap.’ Sociologist William Safire provides a more positive definition.  Generation gap, according to him, can be a(n) ___54___ lack of communication between young and old, which results in misunderstanding, or, on the good side,  it can be regarded as a useful stretch of time that separates cultures within a society, allowing them to develop their own ___55___. From their position in the family, and with more ___56___ than younger family members, grandparents are more likely to look at the generation gap ___57___, expecting that differences between generations can sometimes do some good to all those concerned. Although there have always been differences between the generations, the drastic differences that the term implies were not much ___58___ until the twentieth century. Before that time, society was not very ___59___. Young people typically lived near their extended families, prayed in their childhood churches and often worked on the family farm or in a family business. With the appearance of television and movies, young people were exposed to cultural influences ___60___ to their own families and cultures. Performers like Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and James Dean won admiration from the younger generation but were often ___61___ by the older generation. Then, to make the matter worse, came the 1960s, and the Vietnam（越南）War caused a more serious ___62___ between young and old.  Today, although more Americans have admitted the existence of generational differences, most do not see them as too ___63___. That is partly because of the areas of difference. The top areas of disagreement between young and old, according to a research, are use of technology and taste in music rather than ___64___ issues like religious beliefs or political viewpoints.  In fact, most American people today have found ways to, on the one hand, live in harmony with family members and, on the other hand, ___65___ their own tastes and preferences. 51. A. wealthy          B. senior            C. successful      D. brilliant 52. A. shadow           B. system            C. air             D. communication 53. A. complicated      B. accessible        C. significant     D. social 54. A. realistic        B. stimulating       C. upsetting       D. restless 55. A. character        B relationship       C. resource        D. hobby 56. A. preparation      B. experience        C. privacy         D. support 57. A. individually     B. necessarily       C. positively      D. simply 58. A. standard         B. practical         C. public          D. evident 59. A. mobile           B. quiet             C. strange         D. advanced 60. A. foreign          B. mild              C. strict          D. familiar 61. A. introduced       B. financed          C. destroyed       D. disliked 62. A. hatred           B. conflict          C. negotiation     D. review 63. A. delightful       B. sincere           C. harmful         D. passive 64. A. serious          B. secret            C. general         D. academic 65. A. make up          B. stick to          C. refer to        D. bring up 答案：BAACA   BCDAA   DBCAB

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