国家开放大学电大一网平台《人文英语1》一体化考试网考机考词汇与结构、交际用语、阅读理解单选题、翻译判断题、阅读理解判断题题库及答案

国家开放大学电大一网平台《人文英语1》一体化考试网考机考阅读理解判断题题库及答案第四大题：阅读理解（判断题）题1ZhangHuaisintroducingBaiMeitohismiddleschoolclassmateLiuHui.ZhangHua:Hi»LiuHui.Nicetoseeyouhere.Howareyoudoing?LiuHui:Oh,ZhengHua.Vmdoingwell.Howaboutyou?ZhangHua:I'mfine.LiuHui,thisismyfriendBaiMei.She*sfromtheSouth.LiuHuiHi,BaiMei,nicetomeetyou.BaiMei:Nicetomeetyoutoo,LiuHui.AreyouastudentattheOpenUniversity.too?LiuHui:Yes.lam.BaiMei:What'syourmajor?LiuHui:MymajorisEducation,andZhangHuastudiesattheSchoolofSocialWork.ZhangHua:That,sright.Tmanundergraduatestudent.BaiMei:Well,IjustenrolledattheLawSchoollastmonth.LiuHui:That1sgood.Itwasnicemeetingyou.BaiMei.Sorry,butIhavealecturetoattendat10:00.Haveagreatday.BaiMei:Youtoo.ByeLiuHuiandZhangHuaarefamiliarwitheachother.TLiuHuiandBaiMeihavemeteachotherbefore.FZhangHuaintroducesBaiMeitoLiuHui.T4.onlyLiuHuiisastudentattheOpenUmverslty.F5.BaiMeienrolledattheLawSchoollastweek.F题2Wearepleasedtoannouncethatthewinnerofthisyear*sTeachingAwardgoestoDr:.MarieDagenais.Dr.Dagenais,graduatedfrooUniversitedeMontrealin1983.ShebecameanAssistantProfessorintheFacultyin1988.In2000shewasappointedasAssociateDean,averyimportantroleintheFaculty.In2001shewasappointedtoAssociateProfessorandbecameProfessorfiveyearslater.FormanyyearsshehasheldimportantrolesintheAssociationofTeachingandLearning.includingbeingPresidentofthisAssociationin20052006.SimilarlyshehasbeenheavilyinvolvedwiththeAoericanAssociationofDistance

EducationandwasthatAssociation1sPresidentduring2008—2011.ShehasalsoheldanumberofleadershiprolesintheCo皿issiononLifelongEducationofAmerica,oneofthemostimportantorganizationsinadulteducation.ThisisanincompletelistofsomeofthecountlessimportantrolesDagenaishashadbothwithintheUniversityandbeyondinthefieldofdistanceeducationinAjoerica.Sheisaveryworthywinnerofthisyear'sTeachingAward.Marieisthewinnerofthisyear'sTeachingAward.TMariegraduatedfromYaleUniversityin1983.FMariewasappointedtoProfessorin2006.TMariewasthePresidentofAmericanAssociationofDistanceEducationduring2009-2011.MariehasmadeagreatcontributiontoAmericandistanceeducation.T题3Inanextendedfamily,allthepeopleshareonehousehold.Apartfromparentsandchildren,theremaybeotherfamilymembers:grandparents»aunts»uncles,cousins,etc.Thatistosay,alargefamilymayhavemorethentwogenerations,andoftentherearemorethantwoadultsfromdifferentgenerationsofafamily.Thefamilymemberslivetogetherformanyreasons.Theymayhelptobringupchildrenortotakecareofanillrelative.Theymayalsohelpwithsavingmoney.Sometimeschildrenarebroughtupbytheirgrandparents,fortheirparentshavediedorcannevertakecareofthem.Manygrandparentslookafterthechildren,particularlywhenbothparentsarebusyworking.Thislargefamilyiscalledextendedfamily.Itcanbefoundallovertheworld.Thenumberofthesefamilieshasincreasedby40percentinthepasttenyears.Mostofsuchfamilieslivehappilytogether.indifferenthouses.Fthreegenerations.Tindifferenthouses.Fthreegenerations.TAnextendfamilyincludesatleast3.Inanextendedfamily,childrenerelookedafterbytheirgrandparentsbecausetheir3.Inanextendedfamily,childrenerepsrentsaretravelingaround.Fovertheworld.Extendedfamiliescanbefoundallovertheworld.Childrencanlivehappilywiththeirparentsandgrandparents.TDomesticabusehappenswhenonepersoninacloserelationshipormarriagetriestocontrolanother.Domesticabusethatineludesphysicalviolenceiscalleddomesticviolence.Domesticviolenceandabuseareusedforonepurposeonly;togainandmaintaintotalcontroloveryou.Anabuserdoesn*t"playfair."Abusersusefear.guilt>shametowearyoudownandkeepyouunderhisorherthumb.Yourabusermayalsothreatenyou.hurtyouorhurtthosearoundyou.Domesticabusemayhappenamongdifferentgroupsofpeople.Itoccurswithinallagesgenders.sndeconomiclevels.Whilewomenoftensufferfromit*mensometimesarevictimstoo.Peoplemaygetverbalandemotionalabuse,evenphysicalones.Theabusivebehaviorisneveracceptable,whetherit'scomingfromaman,awoman,ateenager,oranolderadult.Youdeservetofeelvalued,respected,andsafe.Inacloserelationshiporamarriage,ifonepersontriestocontrolanother,domesticabusemayhappen.T2.Iftheabusivebehaviorcooesfromateenager,sometimesitisacceptable.FDomesticabuseusuallyincludesphysicalviolence,verbalviolenceandemotionalabuse.TBesidesthepurposeofgainingandmaintainingtotalcontroloversomeone,domesticabusemaybeusedforsomeotherpurposes.FDomesticabusemayhappenamongthegroupsofthemaleandtherich.F题5TheUnitedKingdomhasvariousbankholidays,publicholidays,traditionalholidaysandnationaleventsscatteredacrossitscalendar.Somedatebackhundredsofyears,whileothersaremorerecent.HerearejustafewofthetypicalBritishfestivals.TheyarealsocommoninmanyotherWesterncountries.St.valentine*sDaySt.Valentine*sDayiscelebratedeveryyearonFebruary14.Itisthetimetoexpressone*sloveandmakeaproposalofmarriagetoone'slover.Today,St.Valentine*sDayhasbecomepopu1arthroughouttheworld,commonlyknownasValentine*sDay.HalloweenNovember1isAllSaints*DayinWesterncountries.TheeveningofOctober31iscalledAllHallowsEve»oftencalledHalloween.Halloweenisafavoritefestivalamongkidsbecausetheycanbenaughtyandhavealotoffunduringthefestival.OnAllHallowsEve,childrenputonscarymasksandclothesandwalkaroundtotrickothersandoftenvisitlocalhousesandaskforcandy.Peoplemakepaper-cutHalloweenghosts,blackcatsandwitchesassymbolsofHalloween.ChristmasOriginally.Christinaswasareligiousfestival.ItisthebirthdayofJesusChrist,butovertheyearsithasgraduallybecomeaninternationalculturalholiday.ChristinasisverypopularinmanyWesterncountries.Christmasisnormallycelebratedbyhavingafamilygettogetherandeatingalargelunchtogether.EventhoughChristmasiscelebratedeveryyearonDecember25,theChristmasSeasonusuallylaststwoweeks.Duringthisseason,peoplewriteandsendChristmasgreetingcardsaroundtheworldandexchangegoodwishesandgreetingsbetweenpeoplebytelephoneandInternet.AllfestivalscelebratedinEnglandcandateback100yearsormore.FToday,peopleallovertheworldcelebrateSt.Valentine*sDay.THalloweenfallsontheendofNovember.F4.SymbolsofHalloweenincludeghosts,blackcatsandwitches.T5.ThebirthdayofJesusChristisonDecember25.T题6Hi,IamZhaoXinfromBeijing.1justenrolledattheOpenUniversitylastmonth.NowI'mafreshmanattheSchoolofSocialWork.Asasocialworkmajor,Icanhelptakecareofthehomelessandsickpeople»talktothemandaccompanythem,dothecleaningandotherhouse.Hovebeingasocialworker.Iusedtolookaftertheelderlyatanursinghomewhen1wasinmiddleschool.Itgivesmeafeelingofpridetobringhappinesstoothers.Iwanttomakeadifferenceintheworld.ZhaoXinisstudyingattheOpenUniversitynow.THismajorismarketing.FHeislookingaftertheelderlyatanursinghomenowadays.FHewantstochangetheworldandmakeitbetter.THeisproudofbeingasocialworker.TInanextendedfamily,allthepeopleshareonehousehold.Apartfromparentsandchildren,theremaybeotherfamilymembers:grandparents,aunts»uncles,cousins*etc.Thatistosay,alargefamilymayhavemorethantwogenerations,andoftentherearemorethantwoadultsfromdifferentgenerationsofafamily.Thefamilymemberslivetogetherformanyreasons.Theymayhelptobringupchildrenortotakecareofanillrelative.Theymayalsohelpwithsavingmoney.Sometimeschildrenarebroughtupbytheirgrandparents»fortheirparentshavediedorcannevertakecareofthem.Manygrandparentslookafterthechildren.enarticeulasrlavwehaneaorcannevertakecareofthem.Manylargefamilyiscalledextendedfamily.Itcanbefoundallovertheworld.Thenumberofthesefamilieshasincreasedby40percentinthepasttenyears.Mostofsuchfamilieslivehappilytogether.Inanextendedfamily,peopleliveindifferenthouses.FAnextendfamilyincludesatleastthreegenerations.TInanextendedfamily,childrenarelookedafterbytheirgrandparentsbecausetheirparentsaretravelingaround.FExtendedfamiliescanbefoundallovertheworld.TChildrencanlivehappilywiththeirparentsandgrandparents.T题8TheWinnerofaTeachingAwardWearepleasedtoannouncethatthewinnerofthisyear*sTeachingAwardgoestoDr.MarieDagenais.Dr.DagenaisgraduatedfromUniversitedeMontrealin1983.ShebecameanAssistantProfessorintheFacultyin1988.In2000shewasappointedasAssociateDean,averyimportantroleintheFaculty.In2001shewasappointedtoAssociateProfessorandwasProfessorfiveyearslater.FormanyyearsshehasheldimportantrolesintheAssociationofTeachingandLearning,includingbeingPresidentofthisAssociationin2005-2006.SimilarlyshehasbeenheavilyinvolvedwiththeAmericanAssociationofDistanceEducationandwasthatAssociation*sPresidentduring2008-2011.ShehasalsoheldanumberofleadershiprolesintheCommissiononLifelongEducationofAmerica,oneofthemostimportantorganizationsinadulteducation.ThisisanincompletelistofsomeofthecountlessimportantrolesDagenaishashadbothwithintheUniversityandbeyondinthefieldofdistanceeducationinAmerica.Sheisaveryworthywinneroftheyear*sTeachingAward.Marieisthewinnerofthisyear*sTeachingAward.TMariegraduatedfromYaleUniversityin1983.FMariewasappointedtoProfessorin2006.TMariewasthepresidentofAmericanAssociationofDistanceEducationduring2009—2011.FMariehasdoneagreatcontributiontoAmericandistanceeducation.T国家开放大学电大一网平台《人文英语1》一体化考试网考机考阅读理解单选题题库及答案第三大题：阅读理解（单选題）题11usedtothinkeducationwasthemostimportantthinginmylife.Recentlymyattitudehasbeguntochange,althoughIstillholdthatitisessentialforeveryoneintheworldtoday.Asatopjuniorstudentinmycollege,IwasaskedtomakeaspeechonhowtolearnEnglishwell.Standinginfrontoftheaudiencefacingsomanyfreshmen.Iwastrembling.1didn'trememberanywordthatIhadprepared.Iranoutoftheconferenceroomwithoutfinishingmyspeech,leavingeveryonepuzzled.1criedthatnightinmyroom,feelingthatIwasaloser.StudyingtakessomuchofmytimethatIfeelunabletoreallydevelopmyself.Iajnjuststoringknowledge;yetfailtocommunicatewithothers.Ihavereceivedtuanyawardsinschool.buttheydon'tnecessarilyreflectanythingaboutme.Idon*tknowhowtosocialize.When1leaveschool1fearIwillbeofnousetosociety.1realizethateveryonehasheror hisownwayofliving.Iwant to change mylifestyle.OfcourseIwillkeepstudying.Yet1plantolookforapart-timejob,whichmightturnouttobeagoodchancetogettoknow society.Istillbelievethatworking myhardestdoesmakemehappy.Iwillstillstayonin college,butIwillnotallowit to shelter mefromtherealworld.Fromthispassage,weknowthattheauthordoesnotthinkeducationisthemostimportantthinginherlifeanymorethinksthatcommunicationwithotherpeopleismoreimportantthaneducationrealizesthatitismoreimportanttoreallydeveloponeselfthanjusttostoreknowledgeBysayingthatsheis"ajuniorstudent"inhercollege,theauthormeansthatsheisastudentinherthirdyearincollegeaveryyoungcollegestudentc.youngerthanmoststudentsincollegeTheauthorthinkstheawardsshehasreceived—showthatsheisatopstudentshowhowmuchtimeshehasspentinlearningdon'tnecessarilyreflectherrealselfTheauthorfearsthatshewillbeofnousetosociety,mainlybecauseshefeelssheisalosershedoesnotknowhowtocommunicatewithothersstudyingtakestoomuchofhertimeWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage,whentheauthorsaysthatshewantstofindapart-timejob?Thejobmightenablehertogettoknowsociety.Shewantstochangeherlifestyle.Workingparttimewhilestudyingwillmakeherhappy.题2PushingDrunkBoss*sCarHomeTenworkersinChinapushedtheirboss'scarthreemileshomeafteranoficepartybecausetheywerealltoodrunktodrive.ThegroupwasenjoyingamealatarestaurantindowntownChangchun*JilinProvince(northeastChina).Whenthepartywasover.BossZhangFeifoundthathewastoodrunktodrive.Thensuddenlytheyrealizednobodyhadstayedsoberenoughtodrivehiscar.DrinkdrivingwaslistedasadangerousoffenceinChinain2014.Thosewhobleakthelawwillhavetheirdrivinglicenserevoked,faceaheavyfineandmaybeputinjail.Zhangdidnotwanttoleavehiscardowntownanditwastoolatetocalloutanotherdrivertodrivethecarforhim.Someonethensuggestedtheypushthecarhome,andsaidthattheexercisewoulddothemallgood.Thus,alltenquicklyagreedsndsetoffwithZhangatthewheel.Alltenworkerspushedtheirboss'scarhomethroughthecitystreets,laughingandsingingduringthe45_minutejourney.Passers-bywereshockedtoseethegroup.Trafficofficerssaidthataslongasthecar'senginewasnotrunning,itwouldnotbeclassedasdrink-drivingunderthelaw.However,itisstillverydangerousforsomanypeopletopushthecsralongtheroad,asitmaycausetrafficaccidents.1.Theworkerspushedtheirboss*scarhomeinminutes.10845DrinkdrivingwaslistedasadangerousoffenceinChinainTOC\o"1-5"\h\z201320142015Thosewhobreakthelawmay.nothavetheirdrivinglicenserevokednotfaceaheavyfinebeputinjailPeoplepushingthecaralongtheroadwouldnotbeclassedasdrinkdrivingbecausethecarenginewasnotrunningthosepeopledidn'tdrinktherewerenopoliceontheroadWecaninferfromthepassagethatdrinkdrivingthelaw.isnotagainstisagainsthasnothingtodowith题3Inthepast,Americanfamiliestendedtobequitelarge.Parentsraisingfiveormorechildrenwerecommon.Overtheyears,thesizeofthefamilyisbecomingsmaller.Onereasonforthisisanincreaseinthecostofliving.Generally,childrenattendschoolsformoreyearsthantheyusedto,makingthemfinanciallydependentontheirfamilieslonger.Moreover.childrennowadaysarebetterdressedandhavemoremoneytospendonentertainment.Theparentsareusuallyresponsibleforalltheexpenses.Andfamiliesarelessclosethantheyusedtobe.MoreandmoreAmericanmothersworkawayfromhome.Thebreakupofthefamilyappearswhentheparents*divorce.Alotofchildreninthe1.S.livepartoftheiryoungliveswithonlyoneparent.Childrengrowupfeelingunsettledastheyaremovedbetweentheirparents.Singleparentsoftenmarryothersingleparents.Inthistypeoffamily,unrelatedchildrenareforcedtodevelopbrotherorsisterrelationship.ThesituationsofmanyAmericanfamiliestodayarenotgood.However,recentsignsshowthatthingsaregettingbetter.Thedivorcerateisdeclining（降低）.PerhapsAmericanshavelearnedhowimportantfamiliesare.Inthepast»Americanfamiliestendedtobe.quitesmallmediumsizedquitelargeToparentswhotaketheresponsibilityforchildren'sexpenses,thecostoflivingincreasesbecausechildrenattendschoolformoreyearschildrenarebetterdressedandspendmoremoneyonentertainmentalloftheaboveChildrenwhoseparentsdivorcedalwaysfeelunsettledbecausetheyaremovedbetweentheirparentstheyareforcedtodevelopbrotherorsisterrelationshiptheyhavelittlemoneytospendAccordingtotheauthor,thesituationsofAmericanfamiliesinthefuturemaygetbetterremainthesamebecomeworseThetitleofthearticlemightbeAmericanChildrenAmericanFamiliesAmericanParents题4TenworkersinChinapushedtheirboss*scarthreemileshomeafteranofficepartybecausetheywerealltoodrunktodrive.ThegroupwasenjoyingamealatarestaurantindowntownChangchun.JilinProvince(northeastChina).Whenthepartywasover.BossZhangFeifoundthathewastoodrunktodrive.Thensuddenlytheyrealizednobodyhadstayedsoberenoughtodrivehiscar.Drink-drivingwaslistedasadangerousoffenceinChinain2014,esp.whenthedriverisdrunk.Thosewhobreakthelawwillhavetheirdrivinglicenserevoked,faceaheavyfineandmaybeputinjail.Zhangdidnotwanttoleavehiscardowntownanditwastoolatetocalloutanotherdrivertodrivethecarforhim.Someonethensuggestedtheypushthecarhome,andsaidthattheexercisewoulddothemallgood.Thus,alltenquicklyagreedandsetoffwithZhangatthewheel.Alltenworkerspushedtheirboss*scarhomethroughthecitystreets,laughingandsingingduringthe45minutejourney.Passersbywereshockedtoseethegroup.Trafficofficerssaidthataslongasthecar'senginewasnotrunning,itwouldnotbeclassedasdrinkdrivingunderthelaw.However,itisstillverydangerousforsomanypeopletopushthecaralongtheroad,asitmaycausetrafficaccidents._workersinChinapushedtheirboss*scarhomeinminutes.TOC\o"1-5"\h\z45,103,810,45Drink-drivingwaslistedasadangerousoffenceinChinain201320142015ThosewhobreakthelawmaynothavetheirdrivinglicenserevokednotfaceaheavyfinebeputinjailPeoplepushingthecaralongtheroadwouldnotbeclassedasdrink-drivingbecausethecarenginewasnotrunningthosepeopledidn'tdrinktherewerenopoliceontheroadWecaninferfromthepassagethatdrinkdrivingthelaw.isnotagainstisagainsthasnothingtodowith题5TenworkersinChinapushedtheirboss*scarthreemileshomeafteranofficepartybecausetheywerealltoodrunktodrive.ThegroupwasenjoyingamealatarestaurantindowntownChangchun,JilinProvince(northeastChina).Whenthepartywasover.BossZhangFeifoundthathewastoodrunktodrive.Thensuddenlytheyrealizednobodyhadstayedsoberenoughtodrivehiscar.DrinkdrivingwaslistedasadangerousoffenceinChinain2014.esp.whenthedriverisdrunk.Thosewhobreakthelawwillhavetheirdrivinglicenserevoked,faceaheavyfineandniaybeputinjail.Zhangdidnotwanttoleavehiscardowntownanditwastoolatetocalloutanotherdrivertodrivethecarforhim.Someonethensuggestedtheypushthecarhome,andsaidthattheexercisewoulddothemallgood.Thus,alltenquicklyagreedandsetoffwithZhangatthewheel.Alltenworkerspushedtheirboss*scarhomethroughthecitystreets>laughingandsingingduringthe45-minutejourney.Passersbywereshockedtoseethegroup.Trafficofficerssaidthataslongasthecar*senginewasnotrunning,itwouldnotbeclassedasdrink-drivingunderthelaw.However,itisstillverydangerousforsomanypeopletopushthecaralongtheroad,.asitmaycausetrafficaccidents.workersinChinapushedtheirboss*scarhomeinminutes.TOC\o"1-5"\h\z45,103,810,45DrinkdrivingwaslistedasadangerousoffenceinChinain201320142015ThosewhobreakthelawmaynothavetheirdrivinglicenserevokednotfaceaheavyfinebeputinjailPeoplepushingthecaralongtheroadwouldnotbeclassedasdrink-drivingbecausethecarenginewasnotrunningthosepeopledidn'tdrinktherewerenopoliceontheroadWecaninferfromthepassagethatdrink-drivingthelaw.isnotagainstisagainstC.hasnothingtodowith题6Inthepast*Americanfamiliestendedtobequitelarge.Parentsraisingfiveormorechildrenwereconmon.Overtheyears,thesizeofthefamilyisbecomingsmaller.Onereasonforthisisanincreaseinthecostofliving.Generallychildrenattendschoolsformoreyearsthantheyusedto.makingthemfinanciallydependentontheirfamilieslonger.Moreover,childrennowadaysarebetterdressedandhavemoremoneytospendonentertainment.Theparentsareusuallyresponsibleforalltheexpenses.Andfamiliesarelessclosethantheyusedtobe.MoreandmoreAmericanmothersworkawayfromhome.Thebreak-upofthefamilyappearswhentheparents*divorce.AlotofchildrenintheU.S.livepartoftheiryoungliveswithonlyoneparent.Childrengrowupfeelingunsettledastheyaremovedbetweentheirparents.Singleparentsoftenmarryothersingleparents.Inthistypeoffamily,unrelatedchildrenareforcedtodevelopbrotherorsisterrelationship.ThesituationsofmanyAmericanfamiliestodayarenotgood.However,recentsignsshowthatthingsaregettingbetter.Thedivorcerateisdeclining（降低）.PerhapsAmericanshavelearnedhowimportantfamiliesare.Inthepast,AmericanfamiliestendedtobequitesmallmediumsizedquitelargeToparentswhotaketheresponsibilityforchildren'sexpenses,thecostoflivingincreasesbecausechildrenattendschoolformoreyearschildrenarebetterdressedsndspendmoremoneyonentertainmentalloftheaboveChildrenwhoseparentsdivorcedalwaysfeelunsettledbecausetheyaremovedbetweentheirparentstheyareforcedtodevelopbrotherorsisterrelationshiptheyhavelittlemoneytospendAccordingtotheauthor,thesituationsofAmericanfamiliesinthefuturemaygetbetter

remainthesamebecomeworseThetitleofthearticlemightbeAmericanChildrenAmericanFamiliesAmericanParents题71usedtothinkeducationwasthemostimportantthinginmylife.Recentlymyattitudehasbeguntochange,althoughIstillholdthatitisessentialforeveryoneintheworldtoday.Asatopjuniorstudentinmycollege.IwasaskedtomakeaspeechonhowtolearnEnglishwell.Standinginfrontoftheaudiencefacingsomanyfreshmen.Iwastrembling.Ididn'trememberanywordthatIhadprepared.Iranoutoftheconferenceroomwithoutfinishingmyspeech,leavingeveryonepuzzled.Icriedthatnightinmyroom,feelingthatIwasaloser.StudyingtakessomuchofmytimethatIfeelunabletoreallydevelopmyself.Iamjuststoringknowledge;yetfailtocommunicatewithothers.Ihavereceivedmanyawardsinschool,buttheydon'tnecessarilyreflectanythingaboutme.Idon'tknowhowtosocialize.WhenIleaveschoolIfearIwillbeofnousetosociety.1realizethateveryonehasherorhisownwayofliving.Iwanttochangemylifestyle,ofcourseIwillkeepstudying.YetIplantolookforapart-timejob,whichmightturnouttobeagoodchancetogettoknowsociety.1stillbelievethatworkingmyhardestdoesmakemehappy.Iwillstillstayonincollege,butIwillnotallowittosheltermefromtherealworld.thattheauthorFromthispassage,weknowthattheauthorA.doesnotthinkeducationB.thinksthatcommunicationC.realizesthatitismoreisthe(DostimportantthinginherlifeanymorewithotherpeopleismoreimportantthaneducationimportanttoreallydeveloponeselfthanjusttostoreknowledgeA.doesnotthinkeducationB.thinksthatcommunicationC.realizesthatitismoreBysayingthatsheis"ajuniorstudent”inhercollege,theauthormeansthatsheisastudentinherthirdyearincollegeaveryyoungcollegestudentyoungerthanmoststudentsincollegeTheauthorthinkstheawardsshehasreceivedshowthatsheisatopstudentshowhowmuchtimeshehasspentinlearningdon'tnecessarilyreflectherrealselfTheauthorfearsthatshewillbeofnousetosociety,mainlybecauseshefeelssheisalosershedoesnotknowhowtocommunicatewithothersstudyingtakestoomuchofhertimeWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage,whentheauthorsaysthatshewantstofindapart-timejob?Thejobmightenablehertogettoknowsociety.Shewantstochangeherlifestyle.Workingparttimewhilestudyingwillmakeherhappy.题8Inthepast,Americanfamiliestendedtobequitelarge.Parentsraisingfiveormorechildrenwerecommon.Overtheyears,thesizeofthefamilyisbecomingsmaller.Onereasonforthisisanincreaseinthecostofliving.Generallychildrenattendschoolsformoreyearsthantheyusedto,makingthemfinanciallydependentontheirfamilieslonger.Moreover>childrennowadaysarebetterdressedandhavemoremoneytospendonentertainment.Theparentsareusuallyresponsibleforalltheexpenses.Andfamiliesarelessclosethantheyusedtobe.MoreandmoreAmericanmothersworkawayfromhome.Thebreak-upofthefamilyappearswhentheparents*divorce.A.lotofchildrenintheU.S.livepartoftheiryoungliveswithonlyoneparent.Childrengrowupfeelingunsettledastheyaremovedbetweentheirparents.Singleparentsoftenmarryothersingleparents.Inthistypeoffamily,unrelatedchildrenareforcedtodevelopbrotherorsisterrelationship.ThesituationsofmanyAmericanfamiliestodayarenotgood.However,recentsignsshowthatthingsaregettingbetter.Thedivorcerateisdeclining（降低）.PerhapsAmericanshavelearnedhowimportantfamiliesare.Inthepast,therewereusuallychildreninAmericanfamilies.morethan33

lessthan3Toparentswhotaketheresponsibilityforchildren*sexpenses,thecostoflivingincreasesbecausechildrenattendschoolformoreyearsspendmoremoneyonentertainmentalwaysfeelunsettledbecausechildrenarebetterdressedandspendmoremoneyonentertainmentalwaysfeelunsettledbecausealloftheaboveChildrenwhoseparentsdivorcedtheyaremovedbetweentheirparentstheyareforcedtodevelopbrotherorsisterrelationshipthehavelittlemoneytospendAccordingtotheauthor,thesituationsofAmericanfamiliesinthefuturemaygetbetterremainthesamecomeworsThetitleofthearticlemightbeAmericanChildrenAmericanFamiliesAmericanParents国家开放大学电大一网平台《人文英语1>一体化考试网考机考交际用语单选题题库及答案第一大题：交际用语（单选题）—Hi»Tom.how'severythingwithyou?一，andhowareyou?Don*tmentionitHm,nottoobadThanks—Lessthan50milesperhour.Howfastwereyoudriving?Wereyoudrivingnorth?Howwastheroad?一Tomorrowwillbefine.Shallwegooutforapicnic?—SoundsgreatGood1uckHavefun!thiswithme.一Thankyouforsharingthiswithme.Nothing.Youcanshare,too.Mypleasure!—WhatwillyoubuyfortheSpringFestival?—family.1willbuygiftsformyfamily.Clothesareonsale.1wanttogoshopping.—Whatisyourmajor?LiMei.Afreshman.Education.—MayIknowyouraddress?—Ihavenoidea.Sure.Hereyouare.Sorry.Vveforgotten.—Hi,Tom,how*severythingwithyou?—,andhowareyou?Don*tmentionitHm,nottoobadThanks—Icanshowyouaround,ifyouli