5．Many French academics，teachers and parents complain because they feel that intellectual levels are falling rapidly!The figures prove it：young people visit museums less，spend their lives chatting on the Internet，read nothing but Stephen King，while watching American soaps such as Friends or reality shows like Star Academy on television，music player glued to their cars，and the games console handy．
It is，however，easy to see these habits in a positive light．Music is the favorite leisure activity：86% of 14-to18-year-olds put it at the top of their activities，above the cinema（71%），clubbing（68%），sport（56%） and television（48%）．For 90% of young people aged 14to 18，radio is also very popular：they listen to it every day without exception．International popular music has a strong showing，but songs in French are still in the majority（60%）．
Young people do，of course，watch a lot of television，but less than their elders，and if they tend to choose mostly soaps and reality TV shows，that is because these are the programs people talk about，which encourages social interaction．Do young people read less than they used to？Maybe，but that's also true of the elders．Young people still read more than their elders．When asked，"Do you like reading？"，94% of 14-to-18-year-olds say they do，and 81% are convinced that computers will never replace books．
Contrary to popular belief，reading continues to occupy an extremely important place in leisure-time activities，but the reading matter young people choose has changed considerably：there is a greater variety of media（computers and new technologies） and young people admit to taste they would perhaps have been ashamed of in the past．For example，comic strips，Stenphen King or other authors not recognized by mainstream culture，such as Betty Mahmoody （Not Without My Daughter），Mary Higgins Clark or Jostein Gaader （Sophie's World）．As Beatrice Toulon，Editor in Chief of the magazine Phosphore，see it，"They don't read the same things as their parents did，but they are not afraid to admit it．They have their own culture，which they flaunt（炫耀） openly!"
51．The underlined part"in a positive light"in Paragraph 2can best be replaced byC．
A．in the long term
B．during the daytime
C．from an optimistic angle
D．beyond reasonable doubt
52．Which activity is the most popular with young French people？A
A．Music．
B．Sport．
C．Cinema．
D．TV．
53．We can infer that young French peopleB．
A．are ashamed of their tastes
B．are proud of their own culture
C．share their parents'tastes in reading
D．admit that they read less than their parents
54．What is the author's attitude towards intellectual levels in France？D
A．Worried．
B．Doubtful．
C．Uninterested．
D．Approving．
55．Which of the following can be best title for the passage？C
A．The Future of Books
B．More Books，Less TV
C．Young People and Culture in France
D．Young People and Their Elders in France．
分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了国的年轻人与他们的文化，法国的孩子最喜欢流行音乐，看电视，上网聊天，这使得法国的父母和老师很担心，但是这其实是他们自己独有的文化，有自己积极的作用．
解答 51．C．词义推断题，根据文章第二段"Music is the favorite leisure activity"音乐是最喜欢的休闲活动，可知那些不积极的现象其实有积极的方面，因此in a positive light意为从积极的角度；故选C．
52．A．细节理解题．根据文章第二段"Music is the favorite leisure activity：86% of 14-to18-year-olds put it at the top of their activities"可知法国的孩子最喜欢听音乐；故选A．
53．B．推理判断题，根据文章最后一段"They don't read the same things as their parents did，but they are not afraid to admit it．They have their own culture，which they flaunt（炫耀） openly"他们不读和父母同样的东西，但是他们不害怕承认这一点．他们有自己的文化，他们以此为荣，故选B．
54．D．推理判断题，根据文章第二段"It is，however，easy to see these habits in a positive light"可知那些不积极的现象其实有积极的方面，因此可推测作者对于法国孩子的态度是支持的．故选D．
55．C．主旨大意题．通读全文，根据文章最后一段"They don't read the same things as their parents did，but they are not afraid to admit it．They have their own culture，which they flaunt（炫耀） openly"他们不读和父母同样的东西，但是他们不害怕承认这一点．他们有自己的文化，他们以此为荣，可知文章主要讲法国的年轻人与他们的文化；故选C．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
