单选题
Most Americans would agree, one of the United
States' most pressing social problems is the breakdown of the two-parent family.
Today, millions of American children grow up without fathers, often in poverty.
Too often, these children lack the love and guidance they desperately need --
and which they would ordinarily receive from two responsible parents.
Traditionally, American parents have placed the needs of their children above
their own, often delaying their own gratification (享受) or sacrificing
material comforts in the interests of their children's future. At present,
however, nearly one half of all new marriages end in divorce, with often
troubling consequences for the children involved. Worse, every year, thousands
of teenage, unmarried Americans become mothers outside the context of
wedlock (婚姻) altogether, with generally disastrous results for the
mothers and children alike and for American society more generally. In
refreshing contrast, Chinese continue to value intact marriages. This is not to
say that Chinese marriages are all perfect -- they certainly are not, judging
from increasing rates of divorce and extramarital (婚外的) affairs -- but
the willingness of Chinese to set aside their own needs and stay together for
the sake of the children is admirable and worthy of study.
单选题
The passage is mainly concerned with ______.
A. The breakdown of the two-parent family in the United States
B. The Chinese marriage is a good example for Americans
C. The influence of divorce over children
D. The necessity for parents to place the needs of their children above
their own
单选题
According to the author, parents should ______.
A. give their children love and guidance
B. sacrifice everything for their children
C. never divorce if they have children
D. avoid troubling their children if they want to divorce
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】细节题。见本文第三行these children lack…from two responsible parents(这些孩子缺少他们极度需要的、本应从负责的父母那儿能得到的爱和指引)。因此，作者认为“父母应该给予孩子爱和指导”，A项为正确选择。
单选题
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Now American parents place their own needs above their children's.
B. Unmarried mothers have to bring up their children in poverty.
C. Divorce rate in the United States has reached 50%.
D. Chinese marriages are worth studying because Chinese parents place the
needs of their children above their own.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】细节题。见本文最后一句the willingness of Chinese…is admirable and worthy of study(中国人把自己的需要放在一边，为了孩子情愿维持家庭，值得赞赏和学习)。由此可知，根据本文，正确的说法是D项“因为中国父母置孩子的需要于自身需要之上，中国人的婚姻值得学习”。