英语六级阅读训练题和答案

英语六级阅读训练题和答案

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recentsocialchangeshavebeeninthelivesofwomen.Dur...

下面是我整理的，希望对大家有帮助。

Thegreatestrecentsocialchangeshavebeeninthelivesofwomen.

Duringthetwentiethcenturytherehasbeenaremarkableshortening

oftheproportionofawomanslifespentincaringforthechildren.

Awomanmarryingattheendofthenineteenthcenturywouldprobably

havebeeninhermiddletwenties?andwouldbelikelytohaveseven

oreightchildren,ofwhomfourorfivelivedtilltheywerefive

yearsold.Bythetimetheyoungestwasfifteen,themotherwould

havebeeninherearlyfiftiesandwouldexpecttoliveafurther

twentyyears,duringwhichcustom,opportunityandhealthmadeit

unusualforhertogetpaidwork.Todaywomenmarryyoungerandhave

fewerchildren.Usuallyawomansyoungestchildwillbefifteenwhen

sheisforty-fiveyearsandislikelytotakepaidworkuntil

retirementatsixty.Evenwhileshehasthecareofchildren,her

workislightenedbyhouseholdappliancesandconveniencefoods.

Thisimportantchangeinwomenslife-patternhasonlyrecently

beguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomenseconomicposition.Evena

fewyearsagomostgirlsleftschoolatthefirstopportunity,and

mostofthemtookafull-timejob.However,whentheymarried,they

usuallyleftworkatonceandneverreturnedtoit.Todaytheschool

leavingageissixteen,manygirlsstayatschoolafterthatage,

andthoughwomentendtomarryyounger,moremarriedwomenstayat

workatleastuntilshortlybeforetheirfirstchildisborn.Very

manymoreafterwardsreturntofull-or-part_timework.Suchchanges

haveledtoanewrelationshipinmarriage,withthehusband

acceptingagreatershareofthedutiesandsatisfactionsoffamily

life,andwithbothhusbandandwifesharingmoreequallyin

providingthemoney,andrunningthehome,accordingtothe

abilitiesandinterestsofeachofthem.

21.Accordingtothepassage,itisnowquiteusualforwomen

to.

A.stayathomeafterleavingschoolB.marrymenyoungerthan

themselves

C.startworkingagainlaterinlifeD.marrywhilestillatschool

22.Wearetoldthatinanaveragefamilyabout1900.

A.manychildrendiedbeforetheylivedtomorethanfive

B.sevenoreightchildrenlivedtobemorethanfive

C.theyoungestchildwouldbefifteen

D.fourorfivechildrendiedwhentheywerefive

23.Manygirls,thepassageclaims,arenowlikelyto_______.

A.giveuptheirjobsforgoodaftertheyaremarried

B.leaveschoolassoonastheycan

C.marrysothattheycangetajob

D.continueworkinguntiltheyaregoingtohaveababy

24.Onereasonwhyawomantodaymaytakeajobisthatshe.

A.isyoungerwhenherchildrenareoldenoughtolook

after.themselves

B.doesnotlikechildrenherself

C.neednotworryaboutfoodforherchildren

D.canretirefromfamilyresponsibilitieswhenshereachessixty

25.Nowadays,ahusbandtendsto.

A.playagreaterpartinlookingafterthechildren

B.helphiswifebydoingmuchofthehousework

C.feeldissatisfiedwithhisroleinthefamily

D.takeapart-timejobsothathecanhelpinthehome

21.C22.A23.D24.A25.B

Socialcustomsandwaysofbehavingchange.Thingswhichwere

consideredimpolitemanyyearsagoarenow11.Justafewyears

ago,itwas12impolitebehaviorforamantosmokeonthestreet.

Nomanwhothoughtofhimselfasbeingagentlemanwouldmakea13

ofhimselfbysmokingwhenaladywasinaroom.

Customsalsodifferfromcountrytocountry.Doesamanwalkon

theleftortherightofawomaninyourcountry?Ordoesntit14?

Whatabouttablemanners?Shouldyouusebothhandswhenyouare

eating?Shouldyouleaveoneinyourlap,oronthetable?

TheAmericansandtheBritishnotonlyspeakthesamelanguage

butalso15alargenumberofsocialcustoms.Forexample,inboth

AmericaandEnglandpeopleshakehandswhentheymeeteachother

forthefirsttime.Also,mostEnglishmenwillopenadoorfora

womanoroffertheirseattoawoman,andsowillmostAmericans.

16isimportantbothinEnglandandinAmerica.Tharis,ifadinner

invitationisfor7oclock,thedinnerguesteitherarrives17to

thattimeorcallsuptoexplainhis18

Theimportantthingtorememberaboutsocialcustomsisnotto

doanythingthatmightmakeotherpeoplefeeluncomfortable-19

iftheyareyourguests.Thereisanoldstoryaboutamanwhogave

aformaldinnerparty.Whenthefoodwasserved,oneoftheguests

startedtoeathispeaswithaknife.Theotherguestswereamused

orshocked,butthe20calmlypickeduphisknifeandbegane