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Passage Two Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage: The traditional two-parents family is fast giving way in the America of the 1980s to households in which one adult must juggle the often enormous demands of making a living and raising children. For many, single parenthood is synonymous with economic need. More than 3 million single-parent families live in poverty, according to the Census Bureau, and joblessness, plus cuts in public assistance, has helped drive up the number of poor children in such families by about 20 percent in just three years.The biggest burden falls on households that are headed by single mothers. Nearly half of these families are below the poverty as“ the most compelling social fact ”of the last 10 years. This deprivation is not only hard on its for taxpayers since single women and their offspring receive 40 to 80 percent of the benefits in various welfare programs that cost the government a total of 40 billion dollars a year. Despite cuts in benefits averaging 10 percent, rising number of eligible women are likely to keep the overall cost up, according to economist Alice Rivlin, former director of the Congressional Budget office. Fanning the single-parent spiral are two dramatic offshoots of the sexual revolution: divorce and unwed(未婚的) motherhood. The divorce rate has doubled in the last 15 years, and the number of illegitimate births has more than doubled to 700,000 annually. One tenth of white children and more than one half of black children are now born out of wedlock. What’s more, there is a strong tendency now for women and teenagers who have illegitimate children to keep them rather than put them up for adoption. Typical is Rufina Nera of Los Angeles.When she became pregnant at 15,abortion was never mentioned in her home.Instead,her mother encouraged her to have the child,says Nera,adding:“She even gave a baby shower for me.” Now, Nera shares a crowded bedroom with her 2-year-old daughter as well as her sister. She holds no hope of help from the father, although she remarked during the only time he saw the child that she was prettier than his other illegitimate baby. Even so, Nera tries to keep her attention on two goals: moving into her own apartment and getting enough education to become a secretary or a nurse. Her first step along that path is attending Rarnona High School, an ”opportunity school“ where she and 110 other girls study while their babies are cared for in a nursery. 26.What effect does joblessness and cuts in public assistance have on children of single-parent families 27.How much money do single women and their children get from welfare programs every year 28.We can come to the conclusion that ____. 29.What will probably happen to most illegitimate children 30.What does Nera do for the preparation for becoming a secretary or a nurse
26.【答案】B。【译文】失业和公共资助的减少对单亲家庭的孩子有什么影响?【试题分析】细节推理题。【详细解答】这使得单亲家庭贫穷孩子的人数增加了约20%。短文第二段很清楚地讲到了这一点:...and joblessness, plus cuts in public assistance, has helped drive up the number of poor children in such families by about 20 percent in just three years. 27.【答案】D。【译文】单亲母亲及其孩子每年从福利项目中得到多少钱?【试题分析】细节推理题。【详细解答】每年福利项目的支出约为四百亿美元,她们得到了其中的百分之四十至八十,即十六亿至三十二亿美元。短文第四段明了地谈到了这一点:... since single women and their offspring receive 40 to 80 percent of the benefits in various welfare programs that cost the government a total of 40 billion dollars a year. 28.【答案】B。【译文】我们可以得出结论:现在美国黑人孩子中至少有百分之五十的是非婚生的。【试题分析】细节推理题。【详细解答】短文第五段很清楚地讲到了这一点:One tenth of white children and more than half of black children are now born out of wedlock. 这里的关键是要理解wedlock这个词,它的意思是“婚姻(状况)”,out of wedlock 就是illegitimately(私生的)。 29.【答案】C。【译文】大多数私生子会发生什么情况?【试题分析】细节推理题。【详细解答】他们将会由母亲抚养。短文第五段最后一句谈到了这一点: What’s more, there is a strong tendency now for women and teenagers who have illegitimate children to keep them rather than put them up for adoption. 30.【答案】C。【译文】为了准备当秘书或护士,Nera现在做什么?【试题分析】细节推理题。【详细解答】短文的最后两段举了Nera这样一个十五岁怀孕生子的未婚妈妈。最后一段谈到了她为了当秘书或护士在一所中学学习:Nera tries to keep her attention on two goals: moving into her own apartment and getting enough education to become a secretary or a nurse. Her first step along that path is attending Rarnona high school,... |