Question

It would be pleasant to believe that all young girls in the past got married for romantic reasons; but the fact is that many of them regarded marriage as their only chance to gain independence from their parents, to have a provider, or to be assured of a good place in society. A couple of generations ago, an old maid of twenty-five did not have much to look forward to, she was more or less fated to remain with her parents or to live in some relative’s home where she would help with the chores and the children. Not so any more. In the first place, women remain young much longer than they used to, and an unmarried woman of twenty-eight or thirty does not feel that her life is over. Besides, since she is probably working and supporting herself, she is free to marry only when and if she chooses. As a result, today’s women tend(傾向) to marry later in life. They have fewer children-or none at all—if they prefer to devote themselves to their profession. The result is a decline in the birthrate.

The new role that women have developed for themselves has changed family life. Children are raised differently; they spend more time with adults who are not their parents: baby sitters, day-care center personnel, relatives, or neighbors. Whether they gain or lose in the process is a hotly debated question. Some child experts believe that young children must spend all their time with their mother if they are to grow sound in body and mind. Others think that children get more from a mother who spends with them “quality time” (a time of fun and relaxation set aside for them) rather than hours of forced and unhappy baby sitting. And many child psychologists point out that children kept in day-care centers every day are brighter than those raised at home. No matter what it is, one thing about child-raising to be certain of is that the longer the child is with the mother, the better.

1.It can be concluded from the passage that______.

A. women today have developed a new role in family life

B. the birthrate is declining as a result of women’s pursuit (追求) of careers

C. women have always been dependent on their parents even after marriage

D. children must spend all their time with their mother if they are to grow sound

2.The change in women’s attitude towards marriage results in all of the following EXCEPT _________.

A. more and more women quit (leave) jobs to take care of their children at home

B. women today tend to marry later than they did

C. women have less time to raise children

D. more and more families remain childless

3.People have different opinions over the question as to______.

A. how children should be raised

B. where children should be raised

C. whether children should stay with their parents

D. how long children should stay with their parents

4.The author suggests that______.

A. working women should not have children

B. children should be kept in day-care centers all the time

C. young children should stay with their mother as long as possible

D. women should leave their work to look after their children at home

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

試題分析: 在過去，女孩子往往結婚很早，然后在家相夫教子。然而如今女孩子都有自己的工作事業(yè)，都傾向于晚婚，選擇少生孩子或者不愿意生孩子。即使是大齡女也樂得逍遙自在，因為她們自己掙錢，可以想過自己喜歡的生活。她們這種態(tài)度和角色的轉變直接導致了人口出生率的下降。

1.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章首段末句They have fewer children-or none at all—if they prefer to devote themselves to their profession. The result is a decline in the birthrate.可知因為婦女對事業(yè)的追求，她們晚結婚，少生孩子或者不要孩子，導致的結果是出生率降低了，選B。

2.細節(jié)理解題。文章首段講述了婦女對待婚姻態(tài)度的轉變，根據(jù)首段末句As a result, today’s women tend(傾向) to marry later in life. They have fewer children-or none at all—if they prefer to devote themselves to their profession.可知BCD選項均是婦女對待婚姻態(tài)度轉變所帶來的影響，而A選項內容明顯錯誤。

3.推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段內容Some child experts believe that young children must spend all their time with their mother….And many child psychologists point out that children kept in day-care centers every day are brighter than those raised at home.可以判斷人們在孩子應該和父母在一起的時間問題上存在明顯的分歧，故答案選D。

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