These social support may help explain why many women seem to be better able to deal wit
The writer argues that a system of social insurance should ______.
A.provide benefits for the sick, old and unemployed
B.encourage people to take on more social obligations
C.guarantee everyone the right of employment to support their families
D.provide everyone with the right to a minimum subsistence for a certain period
There is a need for people to conform. with society, therefore preventing social-emotional support for interracial couples.Many people are afraid of getting involved because of what others will think.People are often much more open to and ready to embrace the idea when it does not affect their life.“ I support the kid down the street marrying for love, no matter what color skin the person they love has.” However, the same person is not necessarily so supportive when his child brings home someone of another race.Without the support of family, relationships feel more stressful.
Different cultural ideas also increase stress in a relationship.People tend to argue more when they agree less.They tend to agree less when their ideas about things are different.People naturally value their ideas more than they value the ideas of others.This causes each person in the relationship to constantly try to convince the other that their ideas are worthy and that they are worthy of love.A relationship with constant disagreement and a consistent effort to convince the other they deserve their love, without a social network for support, is not likely to be a long-term relationship.
Experts suggest that the way to overcome this is to have a new identity.After securing themselves in the relationship, the partners develop new relational identities that are uniquely and mutually theirs as an interracial couple.This new identity provides the support that is needed to make a relationship succeed.
11.The main idea of Paragraph 1 is that_______.
A.in a conservative society in the past, there were no interracial marriages
B.in a conservative society in the past, interracial marriages were not supported
C.the rates of interracial marriages are still infrequent in an open society
D.compared with the rates of interracial marriages in the past, the current rates are higher
12.According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A.Since people are much more open in the modern society, they support interracial marriages
B.When their child falls in love with someone of another race, parents are usually supportive
C.People do not have to obey the rules of the society
D.Many people are supportive to interracial marriages when they are not concerned.
13.The author’s attitude toward interracial marriages is _______.
A.indifferent
B.supportive
C.neutral
D.negative
14.The main idea of Paragraph 3 is that _______.
A.people always try to convince other people that they are worthy of love
B.modern people tend to value their ideas more than they value the ideas of others
C.constant disagreement will usually lead to a short-term relationship if a supportive social network is not available
D.because of different cultural ideas, people tend to argue more while they agree less
15.The author mentions in the last paragraph that a successful interracial marriage depends on _________.
A.support from society
B.a new identity
C.a new identity and social support
D.a unique and mutual relationship
A.It has created nearly unanimous support for the concept of decentralization.
B.It has maintained the innocence of indigenous societies, by isolating them from societies considered less egalitarian.
C.It has caused indigenous cultures to bolster the category of the exotic within their own societies.
D.It has inspired optimism about the prospects of greater social equity in the future.
E.It has led to the failure of education to challenge globalization's meta- narrative.
W: Sometimes. You know the life of a social worker is not all wonderful and working to help people in their daily life. I have to spend a lot of time pushing paper, and writing reports too. But when I do get out, yeah, I see a lot of foreigners. And sometimes they come in because life in America has just beaten them down and they can't cope financially or emotionally.
M: Really? I would think that they had a good support network in place, especially university students.
W: They do have a network, and a variety of support groups, but these can't meet all of the students' needs. They can't help with paying bills, dealing with American neighbors and customs, fitting in, getting a driver's license, etc. They try, but very often the student has to figure out a lot of this stuff by himself. And if he or she is shy, they don't have the courage to ask other people, even other people from their nationality.
M: So what are some of the things that overseas students struggle with?
W: This might interest you, but they struggle with the food, especially Chinese. You know, they come here knowing that Americans love Chinese food so much. They think that there will be good restaurants with Chinese food that they love. But they get here and they are extremely surprised. Americans enjoy totally different flavors.
M: So what do they do?
W: If they're brave and curious, they look around and test all the restaurants. There is usually at least one restaurant in every town that has almost quality food.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. In which aspect does the woman help people in her work?
24. Why do people come to the woman for help?
25. How did Chinese students expect the American-made Chinese food before they came to the U.S?
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A.Writing reports for them.
B.Teaching them foreign languages.
C.Helping them deal with daily existence.
D.Introducing work for them.
Teachers are advised not to mark students work in red pen because______.
A.red color is too eye-catching
B.it may hurt students" feelings
C.it is against the state law
D.colors are too aggressive
Supporters of home education claim that it is less expensive and far more efficient than mass public education.Moreover they quote several merits: relief of school overcrowding,added curricular and pedagogical (课程和教学法) alternatives,strengthened family relationships,lower dropout rates,increased motivation,higher standardized test scores,and reduced discipline problems.Supporters of home schooling also believe that it provides the parents with the opportunity to reinforce their moral values through education.
Critics of home schooling movement claim that it creates as many problems as it solves.They acknowledge that,in a few cases,home schooling offers educational opportunities superior to those found in most public schools,but few parents can provide such educational advantages.Some parents who withdraw their children form. the schools in favor of home schooling have an inadequate educational background and insufficient formal training to provide a satisfactory education for their children.Typically,parents have fewer,not more technological resources available than do schools.However,the relatively inexpensive computer technology that is readily available today is causing some to challenge the notion that home schooling is in any way not so good as more highly structured classroom education.
Finally,a sociological (社会学) concern is the restricted social interaction experienced by children who are educated at home.Technology will never replace the pupil-teacher relationship.Also,while relationships with parents and brothers and sisters may be improved,children taught at home may develop a distorted (歪曲的) view of society.
31.The main idea of the passage is that_____.
A.more and more parents are in favor of home schooling
B.home schooling is superior to school education because it has been legally approved
C.though home schooling has its advantages,it creates as many new problems at the same time
D.school education is no doubt better than home education
32.Those who support home schooling think that_____.
A.it's less expensive and more efficient apart from other merits
B.it has added curricular and pedagogical alternatives
C.it will cause fewer discipline problems
D.it's more important to reinforce moral values
33.Critics believe that_____.
A.few parents can afford computers and technology when providing home education
B.few parents are qualified enough to provide a satisfactory home education
C.school teachers are better than parents
D.classroom environment can provide most satisfactory education
34.According to the author,home schooling cannot help children_____.
A.acquire social knowledge
B.build up a relationship with family members
C.build up pupil-teacher relationship
D.develop a right view of society
35.The attitude of the author toward home schooling is_____.
A.vague
B.positive
C.totally negative
D.straight-forward
【C1】
A.agenda
B.schedule
C.basis
D.interval
health. But a new study finds that the risk of divorce among older couples rises when the wife—not the husband— becomes seriously ill.
"Married women diagnosed with a serious health condition may find themselves struggling with the impact of their disease while also experiencing the stress of divorce," said researcher Amelia Karraker. Karraker and co-author Kenzie Latham analyzed 20 years of data on 2,717 marriages from a study conducted by Indiana University since 1992. At the time of the first interview, at least one of the partners was over the age of 50.
The researchers examined how the onset(发生)of four serious physical illnesses affected marriages. They found that, overall, 31% of marriages ended in divorce over the period studied. The incidence of new chronic(慢性的)illness onset increased over time as well, with more husbands than wives developing serious health problems. "We found that women are doubly vulnerable to marital break-up in the face of illness," Karraker said. "They're more likely to be widowed, and if they're the ones who become ill, they're more likely to get divorced."
While the study didn't assess why divorce is more likely when wives but not husbands become seriously ill, Karraker offers a few possible reasons. "Gender norms and social expectations about caregiving may make it more difficult for men to provide care to sick spouses," Karraker said. "And because of the imbalance in marriage markets, especially in older ages, divorced men have more choices among prospective partners than divorced women."
Given the increasing concern about health care costs for the aging population, Karraker believes policymakers should be aware of the relationship between disease and risk of divorce.
"Offering support services to spouses caring for their other halves may reduce marital stress and prevent divorce at older ages," she said. "But it's also important to recognize that the pressure to divorce may be health-related and that sick ex-wives may need additional care and services to prevent worsening health and increased health costs."
91.What can we learn about marriage vows from the passage_____
A.They may not guarantee a lasting marriage.
B.They are as binding as they used to be.
C.They are not taken seriously any more.
D.They may help couples tide over hard times.
92.What did Karraker and co-author Kenzie Latham find about elderly husbands_____
A.They are generally not good at taking care of themselves.
B.They can become increasingly vulnerable to serious illnesses.
C.They can develop different kinds of illnesses just like their wives.
D.They are more likely to contract serious illnesses than their wives.
93.What does Karraker say about women who fall ill_____
A.They are more likely to be widowed.
B.They are more likely to get divorced.
C.They are less likely to receive good care.
D.They are less likely to bother their spouses.
94.Why is it more difficult for men to take care of their sick spouses according to Karraker_____
A.They are more accustomed to receiving care.
B.They find it more important to make money for the family.
C.They think it more urgent to fulfill their social obligations.
D.They expect society to do more of the job.
95.What does Karraker think is also important_____
A.Reducing marital stress on wives.
B.Providing extra care for divorced women.
C.Stabilizing old couples' relations.
D.Making men pay for their wives, health costs.
When you leave your office to attend meetings or travel on business, what would happen to your business routine? of course, faxes and e-mails would be still sent to your fax machine or e-mail box, but you cannot read them and make prompt reaction timely. When your clients need you to make some urgent modifications on your work and you are neither in the office nor carrying relevant documents, what can you do? Maybe you have to say "sorry" to the clients. But, your business will be affected, the clients will be unhappy and disappointed because of your delay, and you will lose a lot of business opportunities.
In fact, very frequently, you need to check, reply, distribute, display, modify or read some materials when you are not in your office. You must get out of this dilemma. The best solution to normally handle your business anywhere anytime and not to disappoint your clients is to let your office "move" with you. Thus, you can have convenient, prompt, safe, reliable and reasonably priced communications and office faculty anywhere anytime. With the development of communications technology, network application and wireless interconnection, mobile office has become simpler and smaller, and even can be realized via one mobile phone with data communications function. Thus, mobile office has already been put into your pocket, and office mobility has been realized.
Mobile office has provided people with convenient, casual working environment, but at the same time it still has some unsatisfactory aspects such as mismatching equipment interface and inadequate battery. Nevertheless, we believe that with technical progress, people can certainly overcome all kinds of difficulties. Mobile office will make your career successful, and will realize the dream of completely free communication. Users will enjoy more colorful life and better working environment, and users' living standard, working efficiency and even enterprises' production efficiency will certainly be immensely raised.
It can be inferred from the passage that______.
A.mobile office is the only way by which people could enjoy prompt and safe working environment
B.with the development of science, mobile office comes to our life inevitably
C.people had no convenient and reliable communications and office faculty before
D.mobile interconnection platform. and its application systems is the core of mobile office
This may sound like a fantastic proposal, but so, I think, our insurance system would have sounded to people a hundred years ago. The main objection to such a scheme would be that if each person were entitled to receive minimum support, people would not work. This assumption rests on the fallacy of the inherent laziness. In human nature, actually, aside from abnormally lazy people, there would be very few who would not want to earn more than the minimum, and who would prefer to do nothing rather than work.
However, the suspicions against a system of guaranteed subsistence minimum are not groundless from the standpoint of those who want to use ownership capital for the purpose of forcing others to accept the work conditions they offer. If nobody were forced to accept work in order not to starve, work would be sufficiently interesting and attractive in order to induce one to accept it. Freedom of contract is possible only if both parties are free to accept and reject if; in the present capitalist system this is not the case.
But such a system would not only be the beginning of real freedom of contract between employers and employees, its principal advantage would be the improvement of freedom in interpersonal relationships in every sphere of daily life.
People used to think that poverty and unemployment were due to ______.
A.the slow development of the economy
B.the poor and jobless people's own faults
C.the lack of responsibility on the part of the society
D.the large number Of people who were not well-educated
All mothers deserve our support--those who care for children at home and those who have joined the work force. But many working mothers continue to believe that they are shortchanging (少找钱)their children. They shouldn't. Research tells us that kids do just fine when mothers work.
Suzanne Bianchi a scientist of the University of Maryland, has found that mothers today spend as much if not more time with their children than they did in 1965, even though the percentage of mothers who work rose from 35 percent to 71 percent. Then there are the obvious financial benefits. For many children, these earnings are the difference between living in poverty—or out of it.
The kids are all right. Studies conducted by the University of Michigan have consistently demonstrated that a child's social or academic competence does not depend on whether a mother is employed. In my research four out of five children (nine out of ten in single parent families) told me that having a working mother was their preferred arrangement. My study found that children with working mothers are no more likely to drop out, take drugs, break the law, or experiment with sex prematurely than children with non-employed mothers. Children have taken their mothers' example to heart. Ninety percent of the young women I interviewed said they hoped to combine work with motherhood, while two-thirds of the men said they wanted to share parenting and work.
Sadly, children support working mothers more than we do as a society. Parental leave and child-care benefits in the United States remain inadequate, particularly when compared to what's offered in other countries. Children thrive when their mothers have satisfying, well-paid jobs when they can count on other caretakers to share the load. The challenge facing us is thus not whether good workers can also be good mothers, but whether we can create the conditions that enable working mothers and fathers to be good parents.
From the first paragraph, we can see that ______.
A.now more American mothers are working than any time in American history and anywhere else in the world
B.more than half Americans think that before going to school, children need their mothers' whole-hearted care
C.a majority of Americans believe that once working outside home mothers think of their own work more than their children
D.more American mothers work than ever before, but this problem of working mothers has not been solved satisfactorily