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
The Value of Motherhood In shopping malls, the assistants try to push you into buying "a gift to thank her for her unselfish
The Value of Motherhood In shopping malls, the assistants try to push you into buying "a gift to thank her for her unselfish
admin
2011-01-05
76
问题
The Value of Motherhood
In shopping malls, the assistants try to push you into buying "a gift to thank her for her unselfish love". When you log onto(登录到])website, a small pop-up(弹出式菜单) invites you to book a bouquet(花束) for her. (46)
The American version of Mother’s Day was thought up as early as 1905, by Anna Jarvis, as a way of recognizing the real value of motherhood. The popularity of Mother’s Day around the world suggests that Jarvis got all she wanted. In fact, she got more -- enough to make her horrified.
(47) They buy, among other things, 132 million cards. Mother’s Day is the No. 1 holiday for flower purchases. Then there are the various commodities, ranging from jewelry and clothes to cosmetics and washing powder, that take advantage of the promotion opportunities. Because of this, Jarvis spent the last 40 years of her life trying to stop Mother’s Day. One protest against the commercialization(商品化) Mother’s Day even got her arrested for disturbing the peace, interestingly.
(48) As Ralph Fevre, a reporter at the UK newspaper The Guardian, observes, traditionally "motherhood is something that we do because we think it’s right. " But in the logic of commercialism, people need something in exchange for their time and energy. A career serves this purpose better.
In addition, women are being encouraged to pursue any career they desire. So they work hard and play hard. (49)
(50) According to The Guardian, there are twice as many child-free young women as there were a generation ago. Or, they put off the responsibility of parenting until later in their lives.
So, Fevre writes that the meaning of celebrating Mother’s Day needs to be updated : "It is to persuade people that parenting is a good idea and to honor people for their attempt to be good people."
A. Commercial warmth and gratitude are the atmosphere being spread around for this special Sunday in May.
B. But what’s more, commercialism changes young people’s attitude towards motherhood.
C. Obviously, the best girl will be a phone call or a visit.
D. According to a research by the US card company Hallmark, 96 percent of American consumers celebrate the holiday.
E. As a result, motherhood has suffered a huge drop in status since the 1950s.
F. Becoming a mother, however, inevitably handicaps career anticipation.
选项
答案
E
解析
第六段是人们对为母之道的态度的变化的总结。故选E。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/C0Qd777K
本试题收录于:
职称英语理工类B级题库职称英语分类
0
职称英语理工类B级
职称英语
相关试题推荐
InternetShoppingInternetshoppingisanewwayofshopping.Nowadays,youcanshopforjustaboutanythingfromyourarmch
MigrantWorkersInthepasttwentyyears,therehasbeenanincreasingtendencyforworkerstomovefromonecountrytoanot
TheUnitedStatesistryingtodealwiththeseriousproblemsbroughtonbytheenergycrisis.
TheIcemanOnaSeptemberdayin1991,twoGermanswereclimbingthemountainsbetweenAustriaandItaly.Highuponamount
Jane’sunusualbehaviorpuzzledherparents.
"Don’tDrinkAlone"GetsNewMeaningInwhatmaybebadnewsforbarsandpubs,anEuropeanresearchgrouphasfoundthatpe
"Don’tDrinkAlone"GetsNewMeaningInwhatmaybebadnewsforbarsandpubs,anEuropeanresearchgrouphasfoundthatpe
DangersAwaitBabieswithAltitudeWomenwholiveintheworld’shighestcommunitiestendtogivebirthtounderweightbabie
ScienceandTechnologyThereisadifferencebetweenscienceandtechnology.【B1】______Sciencehastodowithdiscoveringth
Hundredsofyearsagocloveswereusedtoremedyheadaches.
随机试题
再贴现政策主要包括()两方面的内容。
抗战中,金陵女子大学、金陵大学、齐鲁大学、燕京大学先后迁往成都的华西坝上。与原本在坝上的华西协和大学形成了知名的“教会五大学”(BigFive)。当时,这五所大学采取统一安排,分别开课的方法,允许教师跨校讲学,学生自由选课,学校承认学分。战时的“Big
以幽默诙谐的语言形成“含泪的微笑”的独特风格的作家是()
下列哪一型白血病最常引起中枢神经系统白血病()
长期应用糖皮质激素,突然停药产生反跳现象,其原因是:
A.红肿、灼痛、无水疱B.张力较大的水疱,剧痛C.水疱张力小,疼痛,基底红白相问D.干燥、焦和蜡白E.水疱,基底水肿,感觉迟钝深Ⅱ度烧伤
“申报日期”栏应填()。“经营单位”栏应填()。
已知α∥β,aβ,则a与b的位置关系是().
甲到某银行办理业务发现李某使用ATM机后忘记拔卡,遂用李某的银行卡连续取款共1.2万元。李某收到取款提示短信后返回,要求正在取款的甲交还钱款,甲转身逃跑并将尾随追赶的李某打成轻微伤,甲的行为应认定为()。
Mr.SmithbelievedthathispromotioncameSomepeoplethinkMr.Smithiscrazybecause
最新回复
(
0
)