山西高考英語閱讀練習題(一)

　　The fact that many are doing so increased the number of families from 80.4million in 1980to 88.8 million in 1986 and past the 90 million mark last summer . At the same time, theaverage number of people per family dropped from 2.75 in 1935 to 2.65 in 1986 and then to2.64,Mr Gibson said.

　　By comparison, the 1970 Census found the average family contained 3.15 peopleFamilies averaged more than four people in 1939 and more than five in 1880. The growingnumber of ever- smaller families is still going on, but Mr Gibson pointed out that family growthwas mot the same as population increase in the 1970‘s. The same age factors (因素) that areincreasing the number of families also happened then, but in the 1970‘s the proportion(比例)of families in each age group was also growing .

　　That has not continued in the 1980‘s for a number of possible reasons, Mr Gibson said.

　　For example, in the 1880‘s more young people have chosen to remain home with theirparents instead of setting up housekeeping on their own ,as many did in the 1970‘s. This couldbe caused by the increasing cost of housing, he said. Delays in marriage while was not the onlyfactor for the family changes.

　　1.The smaller figure of families reported here is ______.

　　A.1980 B. 80,400,000 C. 2.64 D. 90 milion

　　2.How did Mr Gibsin explain the reason of the increase in families? ______

　　A.About 9.96million new families have been set up since 1980.

　　B.All the big families were split into smaller ones.

　　C.There is a great number of young people who are newly married.

　　D.There was a great explosion of births during the present Second World War.

　　3.What is the reporter‘s attitude (態度) toward the present situation?______

　　A.peopAle should get married at a later age .

　　B. The average number of family numbers should be 2.64.

　　C.It‘s not clear in the report.

　　D.Young people should set up housekeeping on their own ,as many did in the

　　1970‘s.

　　4. From the last paragraph we may infer that _____.

　　A.delay in marriage will not help the number of families

　　B.Delay in marriage is the major factor of the family changes

　　C.The writer felt sorry that many young people now delay their marriages

　　D. There must be some other factors which have led to the slower family growth in the1980‘s.

　　山西高考英語閱讀練習題答案

　　1.B

　　2.C

　　3.C

　　4.D

　　山西高考英語閱讀練習題(二)

　　It would be pleasant to believe that all younggirls in the past got married for romantic reasons;but the fact is that many of them regarded marriageas their only chance to gain independence fromtheir parents, to have a provider, or to be assured ofa good place in society. A couple of generations ago,an old maid of twenty-five did not have much to lookforward to, she was more or less fated to remain withher parents or to live in some relative‘s home where she would help with the chores and thechildren. Not so any more. In the first place, women remain young much longer than they usedto, 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 whenand if she chooses. As a result, today‘s women tend(傾向) to marry later in life. They have fewerchildren-or none at all- if they prefer to devote themselves to their profession. The result is adecline in the birthrate.

　　The new role that women have developed for themselves has changed family life. Childrenare 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 isa hotly debated question. Some child experts believe that young children must spend all theirtime with their mother if they are to grow sound in body and mind. Others think that childrenget more from a mother who spends with them ―quality time‖ (a time of fun and relaxationset aside for them)rather than hours of forced and unhappy baby sitting. And many childpsychologists point out that children kept in day-care centers every day are brighter than thoseraised at home. No matter what it is, one thing about child raising to be certain of is that thelonger 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 followingEXCEPT______.

　　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

　　山西高考英語閱讀練習題答案

　　1.B

　　2.A

　　3.D

　　4.C

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