职称英语《综合类》完形填空必备练习题(5)
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Family">Family</span></p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="making">making</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="part">part</span>__1__.</p><p> <span word="Foreigners">Foreigners</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="permissiveness">permissiveness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span>__2__, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="parental">parental</span>__3__. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="expects">expects</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="obey">obey</span> <span word="him">him</span>__4__ <span word="question">question</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="independent">independent</span>__5__ <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="age">age</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span>__6__ <span word="far">far</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span>__7__ <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="independence">independence</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="emphasize">emphasize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="independence">independence</span>, <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> __8__ <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parental">parental</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span>__9__ <span word="their">their</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="teens">teens</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="twenties">twenties</span>.__10__, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="failure">failure</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="dependence">dependence</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="pattern">pattern</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="serious">serious</span>__11__ <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aging">aging</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> __12__ <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 70. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="job">job</span>-<span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="is">is</span> __13__ 65. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="married">married</span>, <span word="and">and</span> __!4__ <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="households">households</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="over">over</span> 65 <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span>.__15__ <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="economic">economic</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="useless">useless</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lonely">lonely</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="occupation">occupation</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="group">group</span>.</p>
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