首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
A、Their parents don’t like to live with them. B、They need more freedom and space. C、They need to become independent. D、They have
A、Their parents don’t like to live with them. B、They need more freedom and space. C、They need to become independent. D、They have
admin
2019-09-01
23
问题
In the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision-making. When the children are old enough, they take part as well. Foreigners are often surprised by the American way of family life. The old rule that children should be seen and not heard is rarely followed, and children are often allowed to do what they wish without strict parental control. The father seldom expects his children to obey him without question, and children are encouraged to be independent at an early age. Some people believe that American parents cany this freedom too far. Others think that a strong father image would not suit the American values of equality and independence. Because Americans emphasize the importance of independence, young people are expected to break away from their parental families by the time they have reached their late teens or early twenties. Indeed, not to do so is often regarded as a failure, a kind of weak dependence.
This pattern of independence often results in serious problems for the aging parents of a small family. The average American is expected to live beyond the age of 70. The job retirement age is usually 65. The children have left home, married, and set up their own households. At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement income. But the major problem of many elderly couples is not economic. They feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation nor a close family group.
16 What does the speaker tell us about important decision-making in the US?
17 Why are young people in the US expected to break away from their parental families?
18 What does the speaker say about the U.S. pattern of independence?
19 What is the major problem of many elderly couples?
选项
A、Their parents don’t like to live with them.
B、They need more freedom and space.
C、They need to become independent.
D、They have to go to universities.
答案
C
解析
短文提到,由于在美国非常强调独立的重要性,美国年轻人在20岁左右就应离开父母独自谋生,故C正确。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/67Z7777K
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
ItcameassomethingofasurprisewhenDiana,PrincessofWales,madeatriptoAngolain1997,tosupporttheRedCross’scamp
Inthe1960s,medicalresearchersThomasHolmesandRichardRahedevelopedachecklistofstressfulevents.Theyappreciatedthe
LivingwithParentsorNot?Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledLivingwithParentsor
A、Storedoilshouldbesoldsoontosupportitsprice.B、Norestraintinpurchaseledtoitslowerprice.C、Oilcouldbestored
HowsciencegoeswrongScientificresearchhaschangedtheworld.Nowitneedstochangeitself.[A]Asimpleideaunderlies
A、MondayandThursday.B、Monday,Wednesday,andFriday.C、WednesdayandFriday.D、TuesdayandThursday.A女士介绍经济学课程的上课时间为每周一及周四,故
Anewpartnerpushesouttwoclosefriendsonaverage,leavingloverswithasmallerinnercircleofpeopletheycanturntoin
A、IcebergsfloatthroughthesewatersbetweenMayandJuly.B、Itsfreshwatercomesfrommeltingicebergs.C、Peoplecanseeiceb
Overthelasttwoyears,inthePCbusinessMichaelDellhasbeenbeatenlikearentedmule.Hiscompanycontinuestolosemarke
A、14circles.B、10circles.C、4circles.D、6circles.C
随机试题
老年人肋骨骨折,咳嗽时导致胸部剧痛,最好采用
患者男性,42岁,消化道溃疡病史1年,近期反复出现腹痛,1d前出现呕吐,呕吐物为大量隔宿食物,该患者可能是
关于病人义务,哪点错误
房地产开发企业的偿债能力通常用()指标衡量。
某钢结构厂房柱脚采用埋入式柱脚,地质土的测试结果为:pH=5.1,氧化还原电位为250mV,质量损失为2.5g,则土对钢结构的腐蚀性评价应为下列()项。
某幼儿园一群小朋友玩拼图拼出一个长方形,在老师的指导下保持长方形的长不变,宽减少3米,使长方形的面积减少36平方米,然后恢复成原来的长方形,再保持宽不变,长增加6米,使长方形的面积增加了54平方米,求小朋友初次拼出的长方形面积是多少平方米?
运输综合成本是指提供某种特定的运输、配送服务所发生的费用。()
Lawyersarelessthan1%ofAmericanadults,【C1】______theyarewell-representedingovernment.Boththepresidentandthevice-
Switzerlandis______aplacetoindulgeinallyourfavoritewintersports;itisalsoamarvelousspottorelax.
Thedoctorpreferredtoresignratherthanbeaccusedpubliclyofinfamousconduct.
最新回复
(
0
)