So what has led to this huge change?

　　Many point fingers at the poor economy. “Modern young Americans seem bound to face a world stamped by ever narrowing opportunity and social stagnation(停滞),”noted The Daily Beast.

　　“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,” Time reported.

　　The magazine worries that these difficulties may lead to a lost generation who are “unable to ever truly find their feet on the corporation’s ladder”.

　　Dan Kadlec, a reporter of Time, sees Millennials as resetting their expectations.”This situation is different for young adults today,” he wrote. “A true American dream has to feel attainable, and many Millennias are feeling they can only attain a day-today lifestyle that suits them.”

　　51．The underlined word “cornerstone” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to “

　　”.

　　A. growth

　　B. balance

　　C. basis

　　D. purpose

　　52．What has changed Millennials’ view of the American Dream according to the passage?

　　A. A lack of confidence in themselves

　　B. Fierce competition in the job market

　　C. Their dissatisfaction with the government

　　D. The discouraging economy and unemployment

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