【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，在短文后面的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇一個(gè)可以填入相應(yīng)空格內(nèi)的正確答案。

Usually, we think families are just parents and children. But the structures of families differ in_________.

In many Asian countries, big families are _______. Families usually have three generations ( 一代人) living in the same house. When parents are busy with work, grandparents help to handle housework and take care of the children.

While in most Western countries, many people prefer nuclear families, or families that have only parents and children. During the ______, working parents send their children to their grandparents’ home or a day-care center. And after work, they pick the children up and go home. Some families are__________DINK (double income, no kids).

Besides structures, the responsibilities that parents have to their children can also be ______.

In China, many parents look after their children all the way into adulthood. It’s normal for parents to _____children’s college tuition ( 學(xué)費(fèi)). After graduation, many parents also help find a job for their children, or buy an apartment for them.

In Western countries, however, children are _______to be quite independent after they reach the age of 18. Most parents will not pay for their children’s college education. Young people mostly have a part-time job or _____the government for help. After graduation, if they can find a _____, parents usually won’t cover their cost of living any longer.

_______families in the East and West may differ, they are the best places to warm us and teach us about the important values of love and care.

【1】A.classesB.centuriesC.culturesD.competitions

【2】A.commonB.seldomC.usualD.great

【3】A.daytimeB.nightC.weekD.weekend

【4】A.stillB.hardlyC.strangelyD.even

【5】A.interestingB.differentC.hardworkingD.personal

【6】A.costB.spendC.takeD.cover

【7】A.suggestedB.supposedC.interestedD.shocked

【8】A.turn upB.turn toC.turn outD.turn around

【9】A.houseB.friendC.schoolD.job

【10】A.ButB.AlthoughC.BecauseD.unless

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】A

【4】D

【5】B

【6】D

【7】B

【8】B

【9】D

【10】B

【解析】

本文主要介紹了在東西方國(guó)家中人們關(guān)于家庭結(jié)構(gòu)及父母對(duì)孩子的責(zé)任的不同。

【1】句意：但是家庭結(jié)構(gòu)在文化上是不同的。

classes班級(jí)；centuries世紀(jì)；cultures文化；competition競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。文章首句提到人們通常認(rèn)為家庭只由父母和孩子構(gòu)成，文章的下文介紹在不同國(guó)家的不同的家庭結(jié)構(gòu)，故此處應(yīng)表示在不同的文化（culture）中家庭結(jié)構(gòu)不同。故選C。

【2】句意：在許多亞洲國(guó)家，大家庭很常見。

common常見的；seldom很少；usual通常的；great偉大的�？崭窈蟮木渥诱劦搅送ǔＳ腥俗≡谕粭澐孔永��？赏茰y(cè)在許多亞洲國(guó)家，大家庭是很常見的（common）。故選A。

【3】句意：白天，有工作的父母會(huì)把孩子送到祖父母家或日托中心。

daytime白天；night晚上；week周；weekend周末。根據(jù)后文“And after work, they pick the children up and go home.”可推測(cè)文中說(shuō)的是白天有工作的父母會(huì)把孩子送到祖父母家或日托中心。故選A。

【4】句意：有的家族甚至是丁克家族。

still仍然；hardly幾乎不；strangely不可思議地；even甚至。本段首句提到了大多數(shù)西方國(guó)家許多人都喜歡小家庭或者只有父母和孩子的家庭。本句是進(jìn)一步來(lái)說(shuō)明上面的情況，可推測(cè)這里說(shuō)的是有的家族甚至是（even）丁克家族。故選D。

【5】句意：除了結(jié)構(gòu)，父母對(duì)孩子的責(zé)任也可能不同。

interesting有意思的；different不同的；hardworking努力工作的；personal個(gè)人的。下文談到了中西方國(guó)家對(duì)孩子的責(zé)任不同。故選B。

【6】句意：父母支付孩子的大學(xué)學(xué)費(fèi)是正常的。

cost值；spend花費(fèi)，主語(yǔ)通常指人；take花費(fèi)，it通常作形式主語(yǔ)；cover支付。上文提到在中國(guó)，父母照顧他們的孩子一直到成年。所以可推測(cè)父母為孩子支付學(xué)費(fèi)是正常的。故選D。

【7】句意：然而在西方國(guó)家，兒童在18歲以后是相當(dāng)獨(dú)立的。

suggested建議；supposed應(yīng)該；interested感興趣的；shocked震驚的。結(jié)合空格前后的單詞“is”以及“to”，再結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，很容易想到be supposed to do sth。帶入句中，符合題意。故選B。

【8】句意：年輕人大部分有兼職工作或者向政府求助。

turn up出現(xiàn)；turn to sb向某人求助；turn out結(jié)果是；turn around轉(zhuǎn)身。前面提到西方國(guó)家的孩子18歲以后大部分都獨(dú)立了，可推測(cè)這里是和中國(guó)孩子相比較，說(shuō)的是年輕人有兼職工作或者是向政府求助。故選B。

【9】句意：畢業(yè)后，如果他們能找到工作，父母通常不再支付他們的生活費(fèi)用。

house房子；friend朋友；school學(xué)校；job工作。本句還是和中國(guó)的孩子對(duì)比，根據(jù)上文中的句子“After graduation, many parents also help find a job for their children, or buy an apartment for them.”可知對(duì)比的內(nèi)容是工作方面。故選D。

【10】句意：盡管東西方的家庭可能不同，但它們是溫暖我們、教導(dǎo)我們有關(guān)愛和關(guān)懷的重要價(jià)值的最佳場(chǎng)所。

but但是；although盡管；because因?yàn)椋?/span>unless除非。前文談到了中西方家庭以及對(duì)待孩子的責(zé)任的方式不同，再根據(jù)后文“they are the best places to warm us and teach us about the important values of love and care.”可推測(cè)空格所在句的意思應(yīng)該為盡管（although）東西方的家庭可能不同。故選B。

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