Question

根据短文内容，在短文后面的四个选项中选择一个可以填入相应空格内的正确答案。

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 ( 学费). 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.classes B.centuries C.cultures D.competitions

2.A.common B.seldom C.usual D.great

3.A.daytime B.night C.week D.weekend

4.A.still B.hardly C.strangely D.even

5.A.interesting B.different C.hardworking D.personal

6.A.cost B.spend C.take D.cover

7.A.suggested B.supposed C.interested D.shocked

8.A.turn up B.turn to C.turn out D.turn around

9.A.house B.friend C.school D.job

10.A.But B.Although C.Because D.unless

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.D

7.B

8.B

9.D

10.B

【解析】

本文主要介绍了在东西方国家中人们关于家庭结构及父母对孩子的责任的不同。

1.句意：但是家庭结构在文化上是不同的。

classes班级；centuries世纪；cultures文化；competition竞争。文章首句提到人们通常认为家庭只由父母和孩子构成，文章的下文介绍在不同国家的不同的家庭结构，故此处应表示在不同的文化（culture）中家庭结构不同。故选C。

2.句意：在许多亚洲国家，大家庭很常见。

common常见的；seldom很少；usual通常的；great伟大的。空格后的句子谈到了通常有三代人住在同一栋房子里。可推测在许多亚洲国家，大家庭是很常见的（common）。故选A。

3.句意：白天，有工作的父母会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。根据后文“And after work, they pick the children up and go home.”可推测文中说的是白天有工作的父母会把孩子送到祖父母家或日托中心。故选A。

4.句意：有的家族甚至是丁克家族。

still仍然；hardly几乎不；strangely不可思议地；even甚至。本段首句提到了大多数西方国家许多人都喜欢小家庭或者只有父母和孩子的家庭。本句是进一步来说明上面的情况，可推测这里说的是有的家族甚至是（even）丁克家族。故选D。

5.句意：除了结构，父母对孩子的责任也可能不同。

interesting有意思的；different不同的；hardworking努力工作的；personal个人的。下文谈到了中西方国家对孩子的责任不同。故选B。

6.句意：父母支付孩子的大学学费是正常的。

cost值；spend花费，主语通常指人；take花费，it通常作形式主语；cover支付。上文提到在中国，父母照顾他们的孩子一直到成年。所以可推测父母为孩子支付学费是正常的。故选D。

7.句意：然而在西方国家，儿童在18岁以后是相当独立的。

suggested建议；supposed应该；interested感兴趣的；shocked震惊的。结合空格前后的单词“is”以及“to”，再结合选项，很容易想到be supposed to do sth。带入句中，符合题意。故选B。

8.句意：年轻人大部分有兼职工作或者向政府求助。

turn up出现；turn to sb向某人求助；turn out结果是；turn around转身。前面提到西方国家的孩子18岁以后大部分都独立了，可推测这里是和中国孩子相比较，说的是年轻人有兼职工作或者是向政府求助。故选B。

9.句意：毕业后，如果他们能找到工作，父母通常不再支付他们的生活费用。

house房子；friend朋友；school学校；job工作。本句还是和中国的孩子对比，根据上文中的句子“After graduation, many parents also help find a job for their children, or buy an apartment for them.”可知对比的内容是工作方面。故选D。

10.句意：尽管东西方的家庭可能不同，但它们是温暖我们、教导我们有关爱和关怀的重要价值的最佳场所。

but但是；although尽管；because因为；unless除非。前文谈到了中西方家庭以及对待孩子的责任的方式不同，再根据后文“they are the best places to warm us and teach us about the important values of love and care.”可推测空格所在句的意思应该为尽管（although）东西方的家庭可能不同。故选B。