综合类职称英语考试阅读理解精选的练习题(2)
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="familys">familys</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="adapts">adapts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="influences">influences</span>. <span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="family">family</span>，<span word="consisting">consisting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="minor">minor</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="unit">unit</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fend">fend</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>. <span word="Individual">Individual</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="depend">depend</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="emergencies">emergencies</span>. <span word="Elderly">Elderly</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="cared">cared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> ; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nursing">nursing</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="parallels">parallels</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="societies">societies</span>，<span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="societies">societies</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Inuits">Inuits</span>，<span word="who">who</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="harsh">harsh</span> <span word="environments">environments</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="adapted">adapted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mobility">mobility</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="harsh">harsh</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>，<span word="mobility">mobility</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="mobility">mobility</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="standard">standard</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="agrarian">agrarian</span> <span word="time">time</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="grandparents">grandparents</span>，<span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="father">father</span>，<span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span>，<span word="uncles">uncles</span>，<span word="aunts">aunts</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="cousins">cousins</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="today">today</span>，<span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="households">households</span>. <span word="Twice">Twice</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="divorced">divorced</span>，<span word="separated">separated</span>，<span word="or">or</span> <span word="never">never</span>-<span word="married">married</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="comprised">comprised</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="families">families</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span>，<span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>，<span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="adapts">adapts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>.</p>
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