The ordinary family colonial North America was primarily concerned with sheer physical survival and beyond that, its own economic prosperity. Thus children were【C1】______in terms of their productivity, and they【C2】______the role of producer quite early.【C3】______they fulfilled this role, their position in the structure of the family was one of【C4】______, and their psychological needs and capacities received【C5】______consideration. 【C6】______the society become more complex, the【C7】______of children in the family and in the society become more important. In the complex, technological society that the United States has become, each member must fulfill a number of【C8】______and occupational roles and be in【C9】______contact with a great many other members. Consequently, viewing children as【C10】______acceptable and necessarily multifaceted members of society means that they are【C11】______more as people in their own right than as utilitarian organisms. This acceptance of children as【C12】______participants in the contemporary family is【C13】______in the variety of statutes protecting the rights of children and in the social and public welfare programs【C14】______exclusively to their well-being. This new view of children and the increasing contact between the members of society has also【C15】______in a surge of interest in child-rearing techniques. People today spend a considerable portion of their time conferring【C16】______the proper way to bring up children. It is now possible to【C17】______the details of the socialization of another person's child by spreading the gospel of current and fashionable theories and methods of child rearing. The socialization of the contemporary child in the United States is a two-way transaction between parent and child【C18】______a one-way, parent-to-child training programs. As a consequence, socializing children and living with them over a long【C19】______of time is for parents a mixture of【C20】______, satisfaction, and problems."
【答案解析】“result in导致;结果是”符合题意。根据文章一致性原则,“result in”与下文中的“as a consequence”形成呼应。而“involve in卷入;陷入”,“catch on理解,明白,catch up with追上,赶上”,“immerse in沉浸在;浸没”均不符合题意。
单选题
【C16】
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】“confer with sb.on/over/about sth.就某事和某人商议”符合题意。本题考查词语搭配。根据原文意思:“今天,人们花费大量的时间去商议教育孩子的正确方法”,所以应是“confer on”。而选项A、C、D均不构成此搭配,不符合题意。
单选题
【C17】
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】A表示“影响”。influence多指对某人的思想、行为、性格等产生的潜移默化的、使之逐渐改变的“影响”,根据原文中的“the gospel of current and fashionable theories and methods”,所以选择“influence”。而“impress on印,盖印;留下印象,引人注目”,“effect产生,招致”,“restrain正式用词,强调以力量控制住某人,使其无法采取某种行动或阻止某事的发生”,均不符合题意。
【答案解析】“a period of……的一段时间”符合题意。本题考查词组搭配。根据原文,“along period of”与“time”搭配表示很长的一段时期。而“company(一)群,(一)队,(一)伙”,“a range of一系列;……的范围”,“extension主要指在范围、长度、时间等方面的‘增加、延伸’”,均不符合题意。