Not very long ago, a special family system(体系) existed in certain parts of South India. In the system, the actual head of a family unit was the mother’s eldest brother, though the mother also had an important position in the family. In families of this kind, a husband was actually no more than a visitor. He did not live with his wife, but with his own mother, brothers and sisters in another house. He saw his sons and daughters sometimes, but the man who actually fed and cared for them and acted as their father was their uncle--- their mother’s brother.

But this system, in which brothers and sisters take the place of the father, no longer exists in South India except in a few villages. Economic(经济的) changes have had far- reaching effect on family life. Family life began to change when men went out to work in factories and offices instead of working with their mothers, brothers, and sisters on the land. When a man went out to work, he had money of his own and could buy his own land and build his own family, instead of depending on his mother and his brothers. He wanted to be independent(独立的). This is an example of the way in which economic relations can have an effect on family relationships.

1. The best title of this passage is ______.

2. Who had the actual control of a family in South India not long ago?

3. In this system, the husband lived together with______.

4.Now in South India there are__ of this system in which a husband has no control of his family.

I met the guy who told me an amazing story．He was  21  Scotland on a motorbike by himself．One late afternoon he was on the road between Aberdeen and Elgin．He was travelling along, miles from any village, when he saw a really  22   girl standing by the road, hitchhiking (搭便车).Anyway, he stopped and said he would give her a  23   to Elgin．She got and drove off．He said he  24  having her on the back,  as it was nice   25．But after a time he forgot that she was there．Suddenly he  26  but he realized that he couldn’t feel her knees  27  against him ! He  28  behind him but …she wasn’t there.

He said he felt frightened  29  his life ! He felt cold all over．He thought she must have 30  off the back．So he turned round and 31  back along the road．He didn’t find her．So he began to think that she might have been 32 by someone else.

Anyway, he drove on towards Elgin and didn’t see anyone  33  he came to a pub．He decided to  34  so that he could talk to someone and he thought he ought to tell  35  ．He went into the pub and talked to the barman．He told the barman what had happened．He said the barman didn’t seem to be at all  36 ．He just carried on  37  the glasses.

Then the barman said, “you are not the  38  person to come in here and tell the same  39 ．That girl you think you picked up  40  seven years ago… in a motorbike accident.”

21．A．touring                 B．searching                   C．defending        D．circling

22．A．poor               B．attractive           C．tall               D．terrible  

23．A．help                       B．lift                C．service            D．trip 

24．A．chose               B．came               C．meant             D．liked 

25．A．business            B．event              C．company           D．action

26．A．thought            B．considered          C．remembered        D．called

27．A．pressing            B．turning            C．going             D．running

28．A．looked              B．took               C．felt               D．seized

29．A．out of              B．in case of           C．in place of        D．to the best of

30．A．jumped             B．kept               C．kicked             D．fallen

31．A．raced               B．walked             C．got               D．watched

32．A．picked up           B．searched for        C．taken away        D．brought back

33．A．when               B．until               C．although         D．since

34．A．wait                B．enter              C．stop               D．march

35．A．someone            B．nobody            C．the father           D．the police

36．A．worried            B．surprised           C．moving             D．satisfied

37．A．breaking            B．waving            C．knocking           D．drying

38．A．first                B．last                C．right              D．honest

39．A．story               B．message            C．lie                D．truth

40．A．was saved           B．ran away           C．died               D．left

Not very long ago, a special family system(体系) existed in certain parts of South India. In the system, the actual head of a family unit was the mother’s eldest brother, though the mother also had an important position in the family. In families of this kind, a husband was actually no more than a visitor. He did not live with his wife, but with his own mother, brothers and sisters in another house. He saw his sons and daughters sometimes, but the man who actually fed and cared for them and acted as their father was their uncle--- their mother’s brother.
But this system, in which brothers and sisters take the place of the father, no longer exists in South India except in a few villages. Economic(经济的) changes have had far- reaching effect on family life. Family life began to change when men went out to work in factories and offices instead of working with their mothers, brothers, and sisters on the land. When a man went out to work, he had money of his own and could buy his own land and build his own family, instead of depending on his mother and his brothers. He wanted to be independent(独立的). This is an example of the way in which economic relations can have an effect on family relationships.
【小题1】 The best title of this passage is ______.

I met this guy who told me an amazing story. He was  1  Scotland on a motorbike by himself. One late afternoon he was on the road between Aberdeen and Elgin. He was travelling along, miles from any village, when he saw a really  2_   girl standing by the road, hitchhiking （搭车）. Anyway, he stopped and said he would give her a  3  to Elgin. She got on and he drove off. He said he  4  having her on the back, as it was nice  5  . But after a time he forgot that she was there. Suddenly he  6  but he realized that he couldn't feel her knees  7  against him! He  8  behind him but...she wasn't there.

He said he felt frightened  9  his life! He felt cold all over. He thought she must have  10  off the back. So he turned round and  11  back along the road. He didn't find her. He went to see if she had crawled （爬） into a field or something. But he didn't find her. So he began to think that she might have been  12  by someone else.

    Anyway, he drove on towards Elgin and didn't see anyone  13  he came to a pub. He decided to  14  so that he could talk to someone and he thought he ought to tell  _15 . He went into a pub and talked to the barman. He told the barman what had happened. He said the barman didn't seem to be at all  16 . He just carried on  17  the glasses.

Then the barman said, "You're not the  18  person to come in here and tell the same  19 .That girl you think you picked up  20  seven years ago... in a motorbike accident. "

1．A．touring      B．searching       C．defending            D．circling

2．A．poor       B．attractive       C．tall                  D．terrible

3．A．help        B．lift              C．service             D．trip

4．A．chose            B．came           C．meant                D．liked

5．A．business    B．event           C．company            D．action

6．A．thought      B．Considered     C．remembered          D．called

7．A．pressing   B．turning          C．going                  D．running

8．A．looked       B．took           C．fell                  D．seized

9．A．out of        B．in case of       C．in place of              D．to the best of

10．A．jumped  B．kept              C．kicked               D．fallen

11．A．raced       B．walked          C．got                        D．watched

12．A．picked up B．searched for    C．taken away           D．brought back

13．A．when       B．until     C．although                D．since

14．A．wait      B．enter            C．stop                 D．march

15．A．someone B．nobody        C．the father                   D．the police

16．A．worried    B．surprised       C．moved                D．satisfied

17．A．breaking   B．waving         C．knocking            D．drying

18．A．first      B．Last               C．Right                D．honest

19．A．story     B．message        C．lie                   D．truth

20．A．was saved  B．ran away    C．died                         D．left

Not very long ago, a special family system(体系) existed in certain parts of South India. In the system, the actual head of a family unit was the mother’s eldest brother, though the mother also had an important position in the family. In families of this kind, a husband was actually no more than a visitor. He did not live with his wife, but with his own mother, brothers and sisters in another house. He saw his sons and daughters sometimes, but the man who actually fed and cared for them and acted as their father was their uncle--- their mother’s brother.

But this system, in which brothers and sisters take the place of the father, no longer exists in South India except in a few villages. Economic(经济的) changes have had far- reaching effect on family life. Family life began to change when men went out to work in factories and offices instead of working with their mothers, brothers, and sisters on the land. When a man went out to work, he had money of his own and could buy his own land and build his own family, instead of depending on his mother and his brothers. He wanted to be independent(独立的). This is an example of the way in which economic relations can have an effect on family relationships.

The best title of this passage is ______.

   A. Husband Actually Visitor in Family

   B. Family System in South India

   C. Wife Has Important Position in Family

   D. Economic Relations Affects Family Relationships

Who had the actual control of a family in South India not long ago?

   A. The mother.                                        B. The mother’s eldest brother.

   C. The father.                                         D. The father’s mother.

In this system, the husband lived together with______.

   A. his wife                                 B. his sons and daughters

   C. his mother, brothers and sisters              D. his wife’s brother

Now in South India there are__ of this system in which a husband has no control of his family.

   A. no families                                 B. many more families

   C. very few families                            D. not any families