英语阅读理解练习及答案详解(50)
<p> 导读：<span word="The">The</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="dependents">dependents</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>---<span word="grandparents">grandparents</span>, <span word="uncles">uncles</span>, <span word="aunts">aunts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cousions">cousions</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="suited">suited</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="survival">survival</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="paced">paced</span> <span word="J">J</span>)<span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="societies">societies</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="A">A</span>)<span word="transplant">transplant</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="immobile">immobile</span>.(<span word="The">The</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="family">family</span>=<span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="family">family</span>)，第一段说明工业化前的大家庭模式的特点：很难流动。)</p><p> <span word="Industrialism">Industrialism</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="masses">masses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pursuit">pursuit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span>. <span word="Thus">Thus</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="C">C</span>)<span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="shed">shed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="excess">excess</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span>---<span word="a">a</span> <span word="stripped">stripped</span>-<span word="down">down</span>, <span word="portable">portable</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="unit">unit</span> <span word="O">O</span>)<span word="consisting">consisting</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="H">H</span>)<span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="counties">counties</span>. <span word="Super">Super</span>-<span word="industrialism">industrialism</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eco">eco</span>-<span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="development">development</span>, <span word="M">M</span>)<span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="mobility">mobility</span>. <span word="Thus">Thus</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streamlinling">streamlinling</span> <span word="process">process</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stePfurther">stePfurther</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="E">E</span>)<span word="elemental">elemental</span> <span word="components">components</span>, <span word="aman">aman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="matched">matched</span> <span word="careers">careers</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="navigating">navigating</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="status">status</span>, <span word="through">through</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="geographic">geographic</span> <span word="relocations">relocations</span>, <span word="than">than</span> <span word="teh">teh</span> <span word="ordinarily">ordinarily</span> <span word="child">child</span>-<span word="cluttered">cluttered</span> <span word="family">family</span>.(第二段与第一段形成对比，说明<span word="industrialism">industrialism</span>工业化要求家庭必须流动，导致大家庭变得越来越小，甚至只剩下最基本的成员：男人和女人。)</p>
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