2017届高考英语二轮阅读理解训练：（12）
<p> 2017届高考英语二轮专题训练：阅读理解（12）</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span>cross the globe, single-parent homes are on the rise. In the US, the 2000 census (人口普查 ) showed 24.8 million or nearly 24 percent of the nation's 105.5 million households, were traditional two-parent homes. By comparison, 9.8 million households or 9.8 million of all US households were headed by an adult raising a child alone. The 1990 census showed 26 percent of homes were led by a married mother and father, and 8 percent of homes were led by a singe parent.</p><p> <span word="Similar">Similar</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>, <span word="lone">lone</span>-<span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="from">from</span> 3.3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1990 <span word="to">to</span> 5.5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1999. <span word="Single">Single</span> <span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="from">from</span> 5.8 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1990 <span word="to">to</span> 7.6 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="l">l</span>999. <span word="Belgium">Belgium</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1. 8 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2.7 <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="acceptance">acceptance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="parenting">parenting</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disapprove">disapprove</span>, <span word="Riche">Riche</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Census">Census</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="director">director</span>, <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="families">families</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="depend">depend</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p> "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> (性别) <span word="issue">issue</span>－<span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="working">working</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="income">income</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sue">Sue</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span>, <span word="coordinator">coordinator</span> (协调员) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Single">Single</span> <span word="Action">Action</span> <span word="Parents">Parents</span> <span word="Network">Network</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span>.</p>
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