Over 70 percent of the "double single-child couples" in China need help from their parents in taking care of their own kids, according to a recent survey.
"Women of China" magazine and a consulting company carried out a survey recently on young couples of the "single-child" generation, the Morning Post reports. The couples surveyed were around 29 and have been married for three years on average, with university education and monthly income of 4.000 yuan ($531). Among them, 43.5 percent have kids.
Results show that 71.9 percent of the young couples have help from their parents in taking care of their kids.
Grown up as the "single-child", the only child in a family since the family planning policy was adopted in 1979, this generation depends much on their parents.
The parents of the "single-child" generation focused more on their children's physical well-being rather than their attitudes and values, according to some psychologists.
The research also found that the "double single-child couples" follow a rather traditional value system.
Survey shows that 27.5 percent of them got married after dating for one to two years, 25.2 percent two to five years, and 20 percent didn't tie the knot until dating for five years. Also, 30 percent of the couples were schoolmates, while 43.8 percent were introduced by someone.
Since their marriage are based on enduring relationships, 65.2 percent of the husbands and 62.9 percent of the wives think that compromise(妥協(xié))and tolerance(寬容)are necessary in their marriage. Meanwhile, 21.7 percent of the husbands and 37.1 percent of the wives support the idea that happiness is the key standard for a marriage

  1. 1.

    The best title for the passage should be_______

    1. A.
      Mom and Dad, Take Care of My Kid Please
    2. B.
      Double Single-child Couples
    3. C.
      The Problem of the Single Child
    4. D.
      A Recent Survey By Woman of China"
  2. 2.

    Which of the following is NOT supported by the passage?

    1. A.
      The majority of the "double single-child couples" in China depend much on their parents
    2. B.
      The parents of the “single-child” generation more care about their study and education
    3. C.
      One-fifth of the couples surveyed didn't get married until dating for five years
    4. D.
      All the couples surveyed have university education and 30 percent of them were schoolmates
  3. 3.

    Which of the following descriptions about “double single-child couples” is True ?

    1. A.
      They are single child in either family and independent of their parents
    2. B.
      They are single child in either family and they are dependent on their parents
    3. C.
      They have at least two children and can afford to support themselves
    4. D.
      They, who were introduced by someone, follow a rather traditional value system
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, we can learn that ______ is necessary in marriage

    1. A.
      wealth
    2. B.
      health
    3. C.
      understanding
    4. D.
      education
ABBC
1.主旨大意題。文章首段就點(diǎn)明了文章的論點(diǎn)----讓父母為他們照顧孩子,下文就圍繞這一論點(diǎn)具體展開論述。
2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文章第五段可知這些獨(dú)生子女的父母更多地關(guān)心他們的物質(zhì)生活,而不是他們的態(tài)度和價(jià)值觀,這里的態(tài)度和價(jià)值觀當(dāng)然包括他們的學(xué)習(xí)觀和教育觀,故B項(xiàng)表述錯(cuò)誤,符合題意。其他選項(xiàng)文中均有表述。
3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文章第四段提到他們都是獨(dú)生子女,很依賴他們的父母。
4.推理判斷題。最后一段中 “…65.2 percent of the husbands and 62.9 percent of the wives think that compromise and tolerance are necessary in their marriage.”的compromise (妥協(xié))and tolerance(寬容), 也可以理解成 “諒解”, 故C項(xiàng)為正確答案。A、B、D三項(xiàng)文中也有涉及,但都不是
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  1. 1.

    Which of the following statements is NOT true about the name “koala bear”?

    1. A.
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      The word “koala” is an original English word
    3. C.
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    4. D.
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    1. A.
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  1. 1.

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  2. 2.

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    1. A.
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    4. D.
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  1. 1.

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  1. 1.

    The writer went to the doctor’s office because       

    1. A.
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  2. 2.

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    1. A.
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    1. A.
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    4. D.
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    1. A.
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  1. 1.

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    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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  1. 1.

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    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
      Three people have received face transplants.
    4. D.
      Disfigured people need face transplants.
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    The underlined word “restoring” in Paragraph 4 means “________”.

    1. A.
      removing
    2. B.
      recovering
    3. C.
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    4. D.
      rejecting
  3. 3.

    What problem resulted from the facial operations?

    1. A.
      The patients usually suffered from tissue rejection.
    2. B.
      It was hard for the patients to get along with others.
    3. C.
      It took some time for the patients to recover from the operation.
    4. D.
      The patients wouldn’t accept the facial change.

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