单选题 {{B}}Passage 3{{/B}}
As human children are unusually dependent for an unusually long time, it's obvious that every society must provide a domestic context in which the children are brought up and educated. In present day English, the word ‘family’ has two meanings: firstly, the {{U}}(1) {{/U}} group of parents and children; and secondly, a {{U}}(2) {{/U}} of relations who might be expected to {{U}}(3) {{/U}} at a wedding or a {{U}}(4) {{/U}}. At the first level, my brothers and sisters and myself are all in the same {{U}}(5) {{/U}} as children, but in different ones as parents; but at the second {{U}}(6) {{/U}}, we're all in the same family from start to finish.
As nuclear families become more {{U}}(7) {{/U}}, families of relations become more dispersed (分). The young mother can still talk to her Mum on the phone, but she can't ask her to {{U}}(8) {{/U}} for a few minutes to watch the baby. Ideas about the {{U}}(9) {{/U}} of women have been changing: wives are thought to be the {{U}}(10) {{/U}} of their husbands rather than their {{U}}(11) {{/U}}. But perhaps they're more {{U}}(12) {{/U}} enslaved to their children than before. The point is that there doesn't seem to be any {{U}}(13) {{/U}}. There is a genuine {{U}}(14) {{/U}} between the right of the woman to be treated as a free and self-respected {{U}}(15) {{/U}}, and the right of the child to demand care and {{U}}(16) {{/U}}.
We have created for ourselves three {{U}}(17) {{/U}}: social equality of men and women: {{U}}(18) {{/U}} of the marriage; and lifelong love and {{U}}(19) {{/U}} between parents and children. However, we have {{U}}(20) {{/U}} a social system in which it's quite impossible for these factors to co-exist.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】permanent的意思是“永久的”，rigid的意思是“严厉的、严格的”，casual的意思是“碰巧的、漫不经心的”，而domestic的意思是“家庭的、家里的”。从句子的上下文来看，这四个形容词中，只有domestic符合题意。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】根据此句话，family有两个含义：一个是domestic group of parents and children，另一个则是有相关关系的亲戚(relations)。parade：行列、整队游行：network：网，网络；collection：积聚、收集物；framework：构架、框架。只有network可以表示由相关的人组成的亲戚关系网。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】turn up露面、出现；turnabout：(使)向后转、(使)转身；turn in：上交、归还；turn over：翻转、(使)颠倒。“at a wedding’是关键词，根据上下文只能选择turn up。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】funeral和wedding是相对的，相关的亲戚参加婚礼和葬礼，所以选择funeral。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】根据上下文：At the first level，my brothers and sisters and myself和as children，可以知道他们属于同一个家庭，所以选择family。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】从上下文看，at the first level和at the second level是对等关系，所以选择D．level为正确答案，其他答案均不合适。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】核心家庭变得更加孤独。adequate：充分的；challenged：受到挑战的；isolated：孤立的、隔离的；excessive：过多的、过分的。根据这句话的意思，应该选择 isolated。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】drop in：来访；drop on：责备、偶然发现；drop away：(一个一个地)走掉、离开；drop off：变少、衰落。根据题意，应该选择drop in。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】妇女的地位有了改变。personality：个性，性格；alternative：抉择、选择余地；career：职业。根据上下文，应该选择B．status。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】妇女被当做丈夫的伙伴而不是奴隶。opponents(对手；反对者)；sponsors (发起人，主办者)；reporters(记者，通讯员)；都不合题意，因此答案为A．companions。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】根据上一题，“妇女被当做……而不是……”，可得知是与companions相对应的。因此选择slaves；principals(负责人)，rivals(竞争者)，neighbors(邻居)，都不妥。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】flexibly：灵活的，有弹性的；highly：高度的，很；presently：一会儿、不久；thoroughly：彻底的。根据题意，应该选择thoroughly，其他答案均不符合题意。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解决问题的办法。evolution：进化，fiction：杜撰、虚构；location：地点都不合题意。根据上文的But perhaps they're more thoroughly enslaved to their children than before可知这是个问题，因此选择solution。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】……权力之间的冲突。fuss：小题大做；clash：冲突、对立；hesitation：犹豫；pause：停顿。根据题意，应该选择clash。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】作为自由的、自尊的个人。resident：居民；volunteer：志愿者；individual：个人、个体；specialist：专家。从上文来看，最合适的搭配应该是a free and self-respected individual。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】孩子们要求得到关心和受到注意。growth(生长)，permission(许可)， response(回答)都不合题意，因此选择attention。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】3个理想。miracles：奇迹、奇事；obstacles：障碍；sensations：感觉、知觉。根据上下文，应该选择ideals。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】此处欲表达“婚姻关系的永久性”，所以选择permanence。glamour(迷恋)， permanence(永久，持续)，management(管理)，reservation(保留)，均不合题意。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】父母与孩子之间的合作关系，只有cooperation符合题意。distinction(区别)， tension(紧张)，acquisition(获得)，均不合题意。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】创造一种社会体制。modify：修改；predict：预见；select：挑选；在此处都不合题意。根据上下文，选择D．create。