完形填空專項訓練三

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　　The American Family

　　In the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision making. When the children are enough, they take part as well.

　　Foreigners are often surprised by the permissiveness of American parents. The old rule that children should be seen and not heard is rarely , and children are often allowed to do they wish without strict control of their parents. The father seldom expects his children to listen to him

　　Question, and children are encouraged to be at an early age. Some people believe that American parents carry this freedom far. Others think that a strong father image would not the American values of equality and independence. Because Americans emphasize the importance of independence, young people are expected to their parental families by the time they have their late teens or early twenties. Indeed, not to do so is often regarded as a , a kind of weak dependence.

　　This pattern of independence often results in serious for the aging parents of a small family. The average American is expected-to live

　　The age of 70. The job-retirement age is 65. The children have left home, married, and their own households. At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes. The major problem of many elderly couples is not economic. They feel useless and lonely with neither an Occupation nor a close family group.

　　1 A senior B junior C old D young

　　2 A watched B followed C understood D grasped

　　3 A what B that C which D when

　　4 A for B on C without D in

　　5 A dependent B independent C sure D secure

　　6 A too B almost C nearly D so

　　7 A gain B welcome C suit D estimate

　　8 A break up B break into C break through D break away from

　　9 A reached B come C arrived D developed

　　10 A reward B criticism C failure D success

　　11 A events B problems C matters D affairs

　　12 A on B up C from D beyond

　　1:3 A only B usually C sometimes D seldom

　　14 A set forth B set aside C setup D set down

　　15 A But B Therefore C In contrast D On the other hand

　　完形填空專項訓練三

　　閱讀下面的短文;文中有15處空白，每處空白給出了4個選項，根據短文的內容從江4個選項中選擇1個最佳答案。

　　The American Family

　　In the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision making. When the children are enough, they take part as well.

　　Foreigners are often surprised by the permissiveness of American parents. The old rule that children should be seen and not heard is rarely , and children are often allowed to do they wish without strict control of their parents. The father seldom expects his children to listen to him

　　Question, and children are encouraged to be at an early age. Some people believe that American parents carry this freedom far. Others think that a strong father image would not the American values of equality and independence. Because Americans emphasize the importance of independence, young people are expected to their parental families by the time they have their late teens or early twenties. Indeed, not to do so is often regarded as a , a kind of weak dependence.

　　This pattern of independence often results in serious for the aging parents of a small family. The average American is expected-to live

　　The age of 70. The job-retirement age is 65. The children have left home, married, and their own households. At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes. The major problem of many elderly couples is not economic. They feel useless and lonely with neither an Occupation nor a close family group.

　　1 A senior B junior C old D young

　　2 A watched B followed C understood D grasped

　　3 A what B that C which D when

　　4 A for B on C without D in

　　5 A dependent B independent C sure D secure

　　6 A too B almost C nearly D so

　　7 A gain B welcome C suit D estimate

　　8 A break up B break into C break through D break away from

　　9 A reached B come C arrived D developed

　　10 A reward B criticism C failure D success

　　11 A events B problems C matters D affairs

　　12 A on B up C from D beyond

　　1:3 A only B usually C sometimes D seldom

　　14 A set forth B set aside C setup D set down

　　15 A But B Therefore C In contrast D On the other hand