2003年職稱英語等級考試試題-綜合B8

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第6部分: 完形填空(第51~65題,每題1分,共15分)
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     The American Family
     In the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision making. When the children are _________(51) enough, they take part as well. Foreigners are often surprised by the permissiveness(寬容) of American parents. The old rule that “children should be seen and not heard” is rarely_____________(52), and children are often allowed to do _________(53) they wish without strict control of their parents. The father seldom expects his children to listen to him_________(54) question, and children are encouraged to be ___________(55) at an early age. Some people believe that American parents carry this freedom_____________(56) far. Others think that a strong father image would not ____________(57) the American values of equality and independence. Because Americans emphasize the importance of independence, young people are expected to_____________(58) their parental families by the time they have _________(59) their late teens or early twenties. Indeed, not to do so is often regarded as a __________(60), a kind of weak dependence.
     This pattern of independence often results in serious_____________(61) for the aging parents of a small family. The average American is expected to live ___________(62) the age of 70. The job-retirement age is _____________(63) 65. The children have left home, married, and ____________(64) their own households. At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes.__________(65) the major problem of many elderly couples is not economic. They feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation nor a close family group.
     51 A senior B junior C old D young
     52 A watched B followed C understood D grasped
     53 A what B that C which D when
     54 A for B on C without D in
     55 A dependent B independent C sure D secure
     56 A too B almost C nearly D so
     57 A gain B welcome C suit D estimate
     58 A break up B break into C break through D break away from
     59 A reached B come C arrived D developed
     60 A reward B criticism C failure D success
     61 A events B problems C matters D affairs
     62 A on B up C from D beyond
     63 A only B usually C sometimes D seldom
     64 A set forth B set aside C set up D set down
     65 A But B Therefore C In contrast D On the other hand