专业英语四级考试阅读理解练习题及答案详解(十三)
<p> <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="define">define</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="roles">roles</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="division">division</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="labor">labor</span>. <span word="Men">Men</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="cooked">cooked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="roles">roles</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="firmly">firmly</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="roles">roles</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="mens">mens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="womens">womens</span> <span word="roles">roles</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="firmly">firmly</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="American">American</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="counterculture">counterculture</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="goals">goals</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="counterculture">counterculture</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="choices">choices</span>. <span word="Taking">Taking</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="childcare">childcare</span>, <span word="men">men</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="child">child</span>-<span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="tasks">tasks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wives">wives</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="communal">communal</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="farms">farms</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="childcare">childcare</span> <span word="responsibilities">responsibilities</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sexes">sexes</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="soldier">soldier</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="drafted">drafted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="counterculture">counterculture</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="Working">Working</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="classes">classes</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="patterns">patterns</span>. <span word="Industrial">Industrial</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="executives">executives</span> <span word="alike">alike</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="overtime">overtime</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span>, <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="professions">professions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="poorer">poorer</span> <span word="neighborhoods">neighborhoods</span>.</p>
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