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　　In the past, most American mothers were at home to take care of their children during the day. 1 now, many mothers are working. More than half of the American women 2 young children have 3 outside the house.

　　American families settle the child 4 problem in different ways. Some parents let 5 children stay at home alone after school. But they 6 be sure the children are not younger than 10 years old. Other parents say they would 7 let their children be at home alone. They usually pay someone to take care of the 8 . Some parents in the U. S. find their own way to spend less on child care. They join child care groups. It often costs 9 or no money. But many American parents are still trying to 10 good child care at a right price.

1．

[　　]

A．So

B．And

C．Or

D．But

2．

[　　]

A．like

B．of

C．with

D．for

3．

[　　]

A．babies

B．work

C．friends

D．money

4．

[　　]

A．health

B．study

C．care

D．play

5．

[　　]

A．older

B．younger

C．taller

D．happier

6．

[　　]

A．can

B．must

C．may

D．need

7．

[　　]

A．rather

B．certainly

C．always

D．never

8．

[　　]

A．house

B．home

C．family

D．children

9．

[　　]

A．much

B．little

C．enough

D．lots of

10．

[　　]

A．take

B．find

C．lose

D．give

Answer 1

答案：D;C;B;C;A;B;D;D;B;B
解析：

1．上下文中的两处短语互为反义，一个是at home，另一个为are working，我们选择D表达它们之间的转折关系。 　　2．此处是考查介词的基本含义，意思是“一半以上的有小孩子的美国妈妈们”，所以选择with，表示“带有，拥有”的含义。 　　3．该题是与上文But now，many mothers are working．遥相呼应的，因此顺理成章地选择have work。 　　4．在最后一个自然段中提及该短语child care，即孩子的照看问题。 　　5．下一句紧接着提到留在家中的孩子的年龄问题，所以我们可以按照常理推测，一般的家庭会将岁数较大的孩子留在家中，下文也确实证实了这种猜测。 　　6．需要一个情态动词“必须”，也就是说，父母必须保证他们的孩子年龄不小于10岁，才可以独自呆在家中。 　　7．这里需要考虑“副词”，在完成题目时常会出现犹豫的时候，切勿急躁，要保持良好的心情，继续阅读下旬，答案会轻松得到。下文提到的短语给了我们一次提示They usually pay someone to take care of…，显然父母为了不让孩子独自在家，花钱请人在家照看，也就是说这些父母永远不会让孩子一个人独自在家。 　　8．由第7题能够获得答案。 　　9．动词cost和并列连词or后的名词money都提示了该不定代词的不可数性质，并且否定意思比较强烈，因此选little非常合适。 　　10．需要动词“找，寻找”。在完成这类动词题目时，可以将四个动词依次放入空格中进行对比，这样能够比较准确地获得答案。