单选题Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase marked A, B, C or D
for each numbered blank.
The American Family
In
the American family the husband and wife usually {{U}} {{U}} 1
{{/U}} {{/U}}important decision making. When the children are {{U}}
{{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}enough, they take part as well. Foreigners are
often surprised by the permissiveness of American parents. The old rule that
"children should be seen and not heard" is rarely {{U}} {{U}} 3
{{/U}} {{/U}}, and children are often allowed to do {{U}} {{U}}
4 {{/U}} {{/U}}they wish without strict {{U}} {{U}} 5
{{/U}} {{/U}}of their parents. The father seldom expects his children to
listen to him {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}question, and children
are encouraged to be {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}at an early age.
Some people believe that American parents carry this freedom {{U}} {{U}}
8 {{/U}} {{/U}}far. Others think that a strong father image would not
{{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}the American values of {{U}}
{{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}and independence. Because Americans emphasize
the importance of independence, young people are expected to {{U}} {{U}}
11 {{/U}} {{/U}}their parental families by the time they have {{U}}
{{U}} 12 {{/U}} {{/U}}their late teens or early twenties. Indeed,
not to do so is often regarded as a {{U}} {{U}} 13 {{/U}}
{{/U}}, a kind of weak dependence. This pattern of independence
often results in serious {{U}} {{U}} 14 {{/U}} {{/U}}for the
aging parents of a small family. The average American is expected to live
{{U}} {{U}} 15 {{/U}} {{/U}}the age of 70. The job-retirement
age is {{U}} {{U}} 16 {{/U}} {{/U}}65. The children have left
home, married, and {{U}} {{U}} 17 {{/U}} {{/U}}their own
households. {{U}} {{U}} 18 {{/U}} {{/U}}20 percent of all people
over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes. {{U}} {{U}} 19
{{/U}} {{/U}}the major problem of many elderly couples is not economic. They
feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation nor a {{U}} {{U}}
20 {{/U}} {{/U}}family group.
单选题
A. have
B. share
C. take
D. neglect
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 读完全文，我们知道美国家庭强调平等和独立，家庭成员都会参与做决策。因此选B。
单选题
A. senior
B. junior
C. old
D. young
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 根据句意，只要孩子大些了，就能参与讨论。因此选C。
单选题
A. watched
B. followed
C. understood
D. grasped
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 该题的关键在于rule，其意思是“规律，规则”，能与rule搭配的动词，只有B，follow the rule意为“遵循……原则”。
单选题
A. what
B. that
C. which
D. when
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] to do后面缺宾语，孩子们能做他们想做的事，填what，意为“……的事情”。