When Benjamin Cherkasky was in eighth grade, he quit the swim team. It wasn't because he lacked the passion; he just couldn't accept failures in matches. "I'm not Michael Phelps. Why am I even on the team?" he said. "My perfectionism prompted very high expectations, and that caused real suffering," he said.

Cherkasky is not alone in feeling that perfectionism can cause anxiety. So many millennials (千禧一代）suffer from the problems of being a perfectionist that psychologists are issuing warnings and schools are emphasizing the need to accept failure.

Jessica Pryor, a leading psychologist, said every generation is a sponge (海绵）for the messages it receives. "Millennials, more than any other generation in American society, are receiving clear messages about achieving," she said. "But there's an absence of the message that trying your hardest is still OK."

In college, Cherkasky found himself surrounded by so many intelligent people that he felt he should have been achieving a higher level than he was. "It makes you feel kind of crazy." he said. This type of thinking can lead people to putting in less effort, which as they fall behind, can create more anxiety. "It makes people feel kind of isolated." And that Cherkasky added, "can cause students to distance themselves from their school".

The American Psychological Association also found out that recent generations of college students have reported higher levels of perfectionism than earlier generations.

Researchers noted that social media adds pressure, along with the drive to earn money and achieve career goals. Perfectionists often create even higher goals, which can lead to a higher risk of failure.

【小题1】What does the underlined word "prompted" in paragraph 1 mean?

A．Led to.

B．Met with.

C．Resulted from.

D．went against.

【小题2】According to Jessica Pryor, Millennials         .

A．are unwilling to work hard.

B．desire nothing but to succeed.

C．should learn to deal with pressure.

D．need the message that failure is acceptable when trying their best.

【小题3】Cherkasky's experience in college is mentioned to show         .

A．the problems of college education

B．the bad influence of fellow students

C．the harmful effects of being a perfectionist

D．the pressure most college students experience

【小题4】What is the writer's purpose in writing the text?

A．To share some experiences of a college student.

B．To show the reasons for becoming a perfectionist.

C．To present the findings of a research on college life.

D．To raise public concern over a problem of millennials.