Working Mothers
% `* n2 W6 K8 V7 r9 d) _" Y0 q Carefully conducted researches that have followed the children of working mothers have not been able to show any long-term problems,compared with children whose mothers stayed at home. My personal (1) _______ is that mothers should be allowed to work if they wish. Whether we like it or not ,there are a (2) _______ of mothers who just have to work.. There are those who have invested such a big part of their lives in establishing a career that they cannot (3) _______ see it lost. Then there are many who must work out of pure economic (4) _______. Many mothers are not (5) _______ out to be full-time parents. After a few months at home with a much loved infant ,they feel trapped and isolated.
R1 o/ C M' o. i* S/ q There are a number of options when it (6) _______ to choosing childcare. These range from child minders and nannies through to Granny or the kind lady (7) _______ the street. (8) _______, however ,many parents don't have any choice; they have to accept anything they can get. Be prepared! No (9) _______ how good the childcare may be ,some children are going to protest wildly if they are left. This is a (10) _______ normal stage of child development. Babies separate well in the first six months,but soon after that they start to get a crush on Mum and close family (11) _______ . Make sure that in the first week you allow (12) _______ time to help your child settle in.
3 t- u+ i) U! e All children are different. Some are independent ,while others are more (13) _______ to their mothers. Remember that if you want to(14) _______ the best for your children ,it's not the quantity of time you spend with them,it's the (15) _______ that matters.
! X* W1 ?0 S+ ]# J! K 词汇:
! a) w. F) T- h; b1 p( V/ C conduct /kən'dʌkt / v. 实施,实行 isolate / 'aisəleit/ v. 使隔离,使孤立
9 J# ~$ m' L# O2 R$ L invest / in'vest / v. 投资 option / 'ɔpʃən / n. 选项,选择
# P# ^ G3 U1 f6 q$ P1 r establish / i'stæbliʃ / v. 建立 nanny / 'næni /n. 保姆 & Z1 V; S- z- {) t3 M Z* `, b& j
economic /,i:kə'nɔmik/ adj. 经济上的 protest / prə'test / v. 抗议
; c8 G& o+ Q7 u C infant / 'infənt/ n. 婴儿,幼儿 crush / krʌʃ / n: 迷恋 5 g. l$ l7 h6 o- [7 Z; p0 t+ d% X
trap / træp / v. 使陷入困境,使受限制 quantity /'kwɔntiti/ n. 数量 7 P3 M* z7 e" L0 J+ P
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1. range from ...to...: 从……变动到……,在……范围内变化 4 C6 T9 a% G; i, c
2. ... babies separate well in the first six months:……婴儿刚出生的前六个月对与母亲分开没有感觉……
5 Q7 A+ u8 J: O& |0 I 3. ... to help your child settle in:……帮助你的孩子安稳下来……
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1. A) view B) idea C) thought D) decision
+ _+ f7 Z. _0 N' M 2. A) percentage B) group C) number D) proportion
8 l; u. t: v* o/ Q8 n; n 3. A) afford B) decide C) hope D) expect
8 q5 e. o* j( G+ Q9 P 4. A) reason B) duty C) necessity D) task
* E8 [+ n: n R( ]! V% R 5. A) made B) cut C) brought D) born- b+ A! }. X- Q! Q
6. A) refers B) concerns C) turns D) comes
O1 f3 i1 G6 O, o4 D: Q 7. A) of B) opposite C) across D) next to
) N- C: c3 \3 w, f% @, P, S 8. A) In addition B) In fact C) In reality D) In contrast+ E; h% K0 z$ ]' s
9. A) way B) matter C) surprise D) exceptionwww.ExamW.CoM
' k6 q4 K- J" {& R 10. A) perfectly B) extremely C) very D) certainly) @0 W" E/ N2 t1 P+ u/ g1 h
11. A) people B) adults C) members D) grown-ups) ?/ o* C! g( [; o2 P4 V; t
12. A) little B) no C) lots D) plenty of
7 [6 e9 A+ U+ |, \' w 13. A) used B) attached C) keen D) fond
: s5 I* k7 m! A7 ? 14. A) make B) give C) have D) do- m. f3 ^5 o5 k, O
15. A) quality B) attitude C) behavior D) manner |