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Every generation puts its stamp on the American Dream. But none have re-engi

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问题     Every generation puts its stamp on the American Dream. But none have re-engineered the term quite like Millennials (千禧一代, 1984～1995年出生) , who mostly want to travel and not work slavishly for the man.
    The American Dream has been part of our culture since the 1930s, and has at times referred to home ownership, a good job, retirement security, or each generation doing better than the last. Now comes a new young adult population to say it means none of that; the dream is really about day-to-day control of your life.
    In a new poll, 38％ of Millennials say travel is part of the American Dream, exceeding the 28％ who name secure retirement. They identify the dream of home ownership at a far lower rate than Gen X (X一代, 20世纪60～70年代出生) and baby boomers (婴儿潮一代, 1946～1964年出生). Meanwhile, 26％ of Millennials cite self-employment as part of the dream—more than Gen X (23％) and older boomers (16％), according to MassMutual’s study The 2013 State of the American Family.
    These attitudes make a lot of sense in the context of the era that Millennials have come of age. Home ownership? Many of them saw the foreclosure (取消抵押品赎取权) crisis up close. A good job? The rate of 16- to 24-year-olds out of school and out of work is unusually high at 15％. Many college graduates have taken jobs that don’t require a degree.
    What about retirement security? Again, this generation has seen the retirement hopes of its parents fade with lackluster (乏善可陈，成绩平平的) investment results and crumbling pensions. It seems the Great Recession left its mark. As a group, Millennials prize job mobility, flexible schedules, any work that is more interesting than punching a keyboard, and the ability to travel and be with friends. Millennials (11％) are far more likely than boomers (3％) to identify close friends as part of their family.
    The landscape is different for young adults today, and the level of frustration has been increasing since the recession. A true American Dream has to feel attainable, and many Millennials aren’t feeling they can attain much more than a day-to-day lifestyle that suits them.
    They aren’t alone, by the way. Some 45％ of older boomers agree that the American Dream is slipping away—up from 30％ two years ago. Boomers still cling to the old American Dream of financial independence (80％) and home ownership (78％). But for a large number of the population those dreams too are starting to feel elusive (难以捕捉的). [br] What can we learn from MassMutual’s study?
选项 A、Compared to travel, retirement security is dreamt by more Millennials.
B、Self-employment is cited as part of the dream by some Millennials.
C、Most Millennials view travel as part of the American Dream.
D、None of Millennials select home ownership as part of the American Dream.
答案 B
解析 细节题。根据题干中的MassMutual’s study定位到原文第三段。该段中提到，依据美国万通的《2013年美国家庭现状报告》，千禧一代有26％的人认为自主创业是美国梦的一部分，这一数据超过了x一代(23％)和婴儿潮一代(16％)。四个选项中只有B项表述是对美国万通研究的正确理解，故选B。
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