题目内容
| A. protection B. ties C. dependence D. relaxed E. influenced F. readily G. abandoning H. harmed I. tightly J. emotional |
Many people, when they speak of home, tend to associate it with a certain physical surroundings and a certain ___41___ attitude. This attitude toward home has come down to us from the past.
In the old days life was tough. Enemies could attack you and you had little ___42___ against them. People did not live in well-built houses where doors were locked. They didn’t have an organized police force that could rush to their rescue instantly. This unsafe situation ___43___ the way people felt about home. Small family groups held to each other ___44___ for protection against animals and other men. We can see this even in today’s minority groups who, because of a feeling of insecurity, still preserve close family ___45___.
Today, thanks to modern transportation and technologies, thousands of people willingly and ___46___ leave the place where they were born. These people, especially the young, are ___47___ their parents’ homes to live their own life. They have no ___48___ on their parents’ homes. Home is just where they can shut the door and feel ___49___by themselves. And the meaning of the word “home” has been somewhat changed by this activity. To these people, home means a place where they can have privacy.
41. J 42. A 43. E 44. I 45. B 46. F 47. G 48. C 49. D
