训练要求：阅读下面的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出4个选项，请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
3 u% p, W {1 K; H( m2 h$ O The American Family
: S3 U. x& o; B In the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision making. When the children are_________(1) enough, they make part as well. Foreigners are often surprised by the permissiveness(宽容) of American parents. The old rule that “children should be seen and not heard” is rarely_________(2), and children are often allowed to do _________(3) they wish without strict control of their parents. The father seldom expects his children to listen to him_________(4) question, and children are encouraged to be_________(5) at an early age. Some people believe that American parents carry this freedom_________(6) far. Others think that a strong father image would not _________(7) the American values of equality and independence. Because Americans emphasize the importance of independence, young people are expected to _________(8) their parental families by the time they have _________(9) their late teens or early twenties. Indeed, not to do so is often regarded as a _________(10), a kind of weak dependence.
1 y/ O& O( I* g: a This pattern of independence often results in serious_________(11)for the aging parents of a small family. The average American is expected to live_________(12)the age of 70. The job-retirement age is_________(13)65. The children have left home, married, and _________(14) their own households. At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes. _________(15) the major problem of many elderly couples is not economic. They feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation nor a close family group.! Y- b. q% i/ H0 [1 D
1 A senior B junior C old D young6 O- ]# q0 m$ l1 u) n
2 A watched B followed C understood D grasped3 m3 @ a1 y- ~ E# [- S/ X" T
3 A what B that C which D when: A8 {8 z# M; J9 Z
4 A for B on C without D in! N6 `4 N; X* j: q
5 A dependent B independent C sure D secure4 w+ h7 P) @! E. j
6 A too B almost C nearly D so( V; Z9 B0 \" [- C D: P* y7 s. P
7 A gain B welcome C suit D estimate
; y K; ^0 P, _3 ^, t6 q, h0 K3 c 8 A break up B break into C break through D break away from, n) e: I! t. E+ C) x
9 A reached B come C arrived D developed1 p5 N+ C3 F2 _% K
10 A reward B criticism C failure D success0 P, H o8 y( D9 T
11 A events B problems C matters D affairs8 y$ w( A4 ^- \- }* D( b( n
12 A on B up C from D beyond
7 u; V3 e. [4 g( J _ 13 A only B usually C sometimes D seldom! G. h8 S d/ [7 g( H7 \8 _
14 A set forth B set aside C set up D set down* Z$ ^% E# x Y2 a- |8 z
15 A But B Therefore C In contrast D On the other hand
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