Question

    Chinese culture values family bonds (纽带) very much. Family members don’t just gather during the holidays, in fact they often live under one roof all year round.

Different cultures have different family values. 1.

In most East Asian cultures, extended families(大家庭) are common. 2. According to the Atlantic, 90 percent of children in Shanghai and 70 percent of children in Beijing were cared for by their grandparents. Chinese people believe that “a grandparent is a treasure to their family”.

In many Western countries，most families are nuclear families (小家庭). These are only made up of children and their parents.

Additionally, the duties parents have toward their children can also differ.

3. It’s normal for parents to pay for their children’s college, help them find a job, or buy them an apartment. Chinese adults also follow their parents’ opinions when making major life decisions, more often than not.

In most Western countries, however, kids usually move out of the house after they turn 18. 4. Also, if they choose to keep living with their parents after becoming an adult, it can be seen by some as a failure on their part.

While the East cares more about close family bonds, the West values privacy and independence. 5. Families will always be a source of love, warmth, and care for people around the world.

A.These families have three or even four generations living together.

B.Nuclear families are the most common type in China.

C.In China, many parents look after their children all the way into adulthood.

D.Families in the east and west are very different from each other.

E.But in the end, home is best — east or west.

F.Many young people going to college often need to take out loans and work part-time jobs in order to pay for tuition and rent.

G.Both Easterners and Westerners value quality family time.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.F

5.E

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章对比说明了中西方对待家庭关系的不同观念。

1.

根据空前“不同的文化有不同的家庭价值观”可知，D项“东西方的家庭彼此有很大的不同”切题，是对空前的进一步阐述。D项中“Families”“different”都与空前内容呼应。故选D项。

2.

空前提到“在大部分东亚文化中，大家庭很常见”，再根据空后“…were cared for by their grandparents.”可知，这些家庭很多成员会住在一起，A项“这些家庭有三代人甚至四代人住在一起”切题，A项中“These families”指代空前提到的“extended families”。故选A项。

3.

根据空后“It’s normal for parents to pay for their children’s college, help them find a job, or buy them an apartment. (父母为孩子支付大学学费，帮助他们找工作，或者为他们买房子，这些都是很正常的)”及“Chinese adults”可知，此处是在讲中国的家庭关系，C项“在中国许多的父母是把孩子从小照顾到成年”切题，故选C项。

4.

根据空前“kids usually move out of the house after they turn 18.”可知，西方的孩子成年后就会搬出去住， F项“很多上大学的年轻人需要贷款或做兼职来支付他们自己的学费和房租”承接上文，都是讲述西方的家庭关系，符合语境。故选F项。

5.

空前是描述东方更关心亲密的家庭关系，而西方则重视隐私和独立；空后又表达家庭永远是爱、温暖和关心世界各地人们的源泉，由此可知，E项“无论在东方还是西方，家都是最好的地方”承上启下，符合语境。故选E项。