Question

The position of children in American family and society is no longer what it used to be. The   36   family in colonial （殖民时期的） North American was mainly concerned with survival and   37   that, its own economic prosperity. Thus, children were   38   in terms of their productivity （生产能力）, and they played the role of producer quite early.   39   they fulfilled this role, their position in the family was one of subordination（附属）。

Which the   40   of the society, the position of children in the family and in the society became more important, In the complex and technological society   41   the United States has become, each   42   must fulfill a number of personal and occupational   43   and be in contact with many other members.   44  , viewing children as necessary members of society means that they are   45   more as people in their own right than as those of subordination. This acceptance of children as   46   participants in the family is reflected in various laws   47   the rights of children and in the social and public welfare programs.

This new   48   of children and the frequent contact between the members of society has also   49   an increasing interest in child-raising techniques. People today spend much time   50   the proper way to   51  children.

Nowadays, the socialization of the child in the United States is a   52   transaction （事务）between parent and child   53   a one-way, parent-to-child training   54  . As a consequence, socializing children and   55   with them over a long period of time is for parents a mixture of pleasure, satisfaction, and problems.

36. A. poor                     B. ordinary                         C. happy                          D. wealthy

37. A. except                  B. for                                 C. beyond                         D. through

38. A. supported              B. received                         C. encouraged                  D. valued

39. A. Until                     B. After                             C. Although                      D. When

40. A. movement             B. achievement                   C. development                 D. requirement

41. A. that                      B. where                            C. when                           D. what

42. A. parent                   B. member                         C. family                          D. relative

43. A. purposes               B. promises                        C. roles                            D. tasks

44. A. Besides                 B. However                        C. Instead                        D. Therefore

45.A. admired                 B .regarded                        C .made                           D. respected

46.A .willing                   B. equal                             C .similar                         D .common

47.A. enjoying                B. preventing                      C .considering                  D .protecting

48.A. view                     B. faith                              C world                           D. study

49.A. led in                     B .brought in                      C .result in                       D. taken in

50.A. seeking                  B .making                          C. fighting                        D .working

51.A. nurse                    B. praise                            C. understand                   D .raise

52.A. one-sided               B. many-sided                    C .round-way                   D. two-way

53.A .more than              B. rather than                     C .better than                   D. less than

54.A. manner                  B. method                          C. program                      D. guide

55.A .taking                    B. living                             C playing                         D. discussing

Answer 1

解析： 36.B 只要通过上下文的阅读就不难看出是“普通”家庭。37.C beyond, "除了……之外"。A项干扰较大，except that 是“除了，只是”的意思。38.D  value“重视、评价”（in terms of依据…（来评价）） 39.A  结合下一段46选项所在的句子可以排除其他三个选项40. C  with the development of “随着......的发展” 41.A  考查定语从句（that指代society，充当从句的表语）42.B  根据句意及下一行的…contact with many other members可知43.C  根据第一段中的…they fulfilled this role 不难得出44.D  “因此”，表因果关系45.B  be regarded as“被看作……”46.B  词意辨析，equal“平等的”47.D  protect the rights of“保护……的权利”48.A  view“看法、观点”49.C  result in=lead to“导致”，bring in“引进”，take in“吸收”50.A  seek the way“寻求方法”51.D  根据前一句子就可得出52.D  根据下一行的“…a one-way”就可推出53.B  rather than“而不是”54.C  参考第二段最后一个句子及综合全文意思选出program(计划)55.B  live with“与…相处/生活”