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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.
4 a/ O0 t/ L' k+ r' H; L7 Q% y 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.% S- `" h9 S, U! t5 O" s
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.
& l! S& k# q9 C5 m+ C. u# q 词汇:
% i+ |0 h) \+ N! G7 ]% z% x* D" h conduct /kən'dʌkt / v. 实施,实行 isolate / 'aisəleit/ v. 使隔离,使孤立 8 P* N" u$ |; x ?+ @2 y% ~
invest / in'vest / v. 投资 option / 'ɔpʃən / n. 选项,选择 ) l$ e, J8 ?4 X1 ?0 C
establish / i'stæbliʃ / v. 建立 nanny / 'næni /n. 保姆
$ j0 H; X& O2 s( ?/ F economic /,i:kə'nɔmik/ adj. 经济上的 protest / prə'test / v. 抗议
2 E$ z. k9 {: X5 f/ C# r2 ^4 L- N* t5 D infant / 'infənt/ n. 婴儿,幼儿 crush / krʌʃ / n: 迷恋
0 n0 Y: f) P+ K% G; I trap / træp / v. 使陷入困境,使受限制 quantity /'kwɔntiti/ n. 数量 & h7 z; ^ D+ A/ ^; P" w
注释:
" h* b; P/ ^% ]* U 1. range from ...to...: 从……变动到……,在……范围内变化 ) H+ C. [2 K$ ~9 |) r
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……
* b1 L/ a S2 D, [ _* T 3. ... to help your child settle in:……帮助你的孩子安稳下来……
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( G6 S. o# O5 ~* M; S# u8 M 1. A) view B) idea C) thought D) decision
- D5 U0 F, b1 r [9 D: @& \ 2. A) percentage B) group C) number D) proportion
0 R- U/ `4 P( O6 J4 Y, j 3. A) afford B) decide C) hope D) expect
. ?( h( F7 }+ K; W 4. A) reason B) duty C) necessity D) task
9 r, L1 B; q. N) k8 _" s% W) v( B 5. A) made B) cut C) brought D) born
, @ }& L5 K3 h" Q 6. A) refers B) concerns C) turns D) comes
7 L* x6 z4 e. ^, G8 ]3 I; E 7. A) of B) opposite C) across D) next to
S1 R2 f/ w2 h' E7 E% h 8. A) In addition B) In fact C) In reality D) In contrast9 `& L% J. g1 _2 [6 s" s8 x, D
9. A) way B) matter C) surprise D) exceptionwww.ExamW.CoM! [9 ]6 f/ D9 B# e4 A
10. A) perfectly B) extremely C) very D) certainly
5 m- h# H' _3 g! W) w4 o a2 E) A* j 11. A) people B) adults C) members D) grown-ups9 [: Z8 E# k( t* N
12. A) little B) no C) lots D) plenty of
9 ]% V8 z# x6 J 13. A) used B) attached C) keen D) fond4 ]: M& t: ?" v& ^
14. A) make B) give C) have D) do
( N" ~5 R: j. `- T 15. A) quality B) attitude C) behavior D) manner |