Question

The position of children in American family and society is no longer what it used to be. The   36   family in colonial （殖民時(shí)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 （生產(chǎn)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（附屬）。

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 （事務(wù)）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 只要通過上下文的閱讀就不難看出是“普通”家庭。37.C beyond, "除了……之外"。A項(xiàng)干擾較大，except that 是“除了，只是”的意思。38.D  value“重視、評價(jià)”（in terms of依據(jù)…（來評價(jià)）） 39.A  結(jié)合下一段46選項(xiàng)所在的句子可以排除其他三個(gè)選項(xiàng)40. C  with the development of “隨著......的發(fā)展” 41.A  考查定語從句（that指代society，充當(dāng)從句的表語）42.B  根據(jù)句意及下一行的…contact with many other members可知43.C  根據(jù)第一段中的…they fulfilled this role 不難得出44.D  “因此”，表因果關(guān)系45.B  be regarded as“被看作……”46.B  詞意辨析，equal“平等的”47.D  protect the rights of“保護(hù)……的權(quán)利”48.A  view“看法、觀點(diǎn)”49.C  result in=lead to“導(dǎo)致”，bring in“引進(jìn)”，take in“吸收”50.A  seek the way“尋求方法”51.D  根據(jù)前一句子就可得出52.D  根據(jù)下一行的“…a one-way”就可推出53.B  rather than“而不是”54.C  參考第二段最后一個(gè)句子及綜合全文意思選出program(計(jì)劃)55.B  live with“與…相處/生活”