英语专四阅读模拟习题(初为人父)
<p> <span word="Congratulations">Congratulations</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Jones">Jones</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>.</p><p> <span word="Fatherhood">Fatherhood</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="forth">forth</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="hears">hears</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="words">words</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="pride">pride</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="worry">worry</span>, <span word="wondering">wondering</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="fathers">fathers</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="considerable">considerable</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="others">others</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="fathers">fathers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="couples">couples</span>, <span word="pregnancy">pregnancy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="willingly">willingly</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="unwillingly">unwillingly</span>.</p><p> <span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="task">task</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span>, <span word="unfortunately">unfortunately</span>, <span word="few">few</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="educate">educate</span> <span word="fathers">fathers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="reconciliation">reconciliation</span> <span word="process">process</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="literature">literature</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fathers">fathers</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="argued">argued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fathers">fathers</span> <span word="role">role</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="role">role</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="transformation">transformation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="routine">routine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="innovative">innovative</span> <span word="adaptation">adaptation</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fathers">fathers</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="breadwinner">breadwinner</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="household">household</span>.</p>
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