专家解析大学英语四级考试历年阅读真题(十五)13

专家解析大学英语四级考试历年阅读真题(十五)13Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.　About six years ago

专家解析大学英语四级考试历年阅读真题(十 五)13 Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage. AboutsixyearsagoIwaseatinglunchinarestaurantinNew YorkCitywhenawomanandayoungboysatdownatthenexttable, Icouldn’thelpoverhearingpartsoftheirconversation.Atonepointthe womanasked:“So,howhaveyoubeen?”Andtheboy—whocould nothavebeenmorethansevenoreightyearsold—replied.“Frankly, I’vebeenfeelingalittledepressedlately.” Thisincidentstuckinmymindbecauseitconfirmedmygrowing beliefthatchildrenarechanging.AsfarasIcanremember,myfriends andIdidn’tfindoutwewere“depressed”untilwewereinhigh school. Theevidenceofachangeinchildrenhasincreasedsteadilyin recentyears.Childrendon’tseemchildlikeanymore.Childrenspeak morelikeadults,dressmorelikeadultsandbehavemorelikeadults thantheyusedto. Whetherthisisgoodorbadisdifficulttosay,butitcertainlyis different.Childhoodasitoncewasnolongerexists,Why?