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
One of the earliest changes experienced by newly modernizing countries is the reduction of infectious disease through the diffus
One of the earliest changes experienced by newly modernizing countries is the reduction of infectious disease through the diffus
admin
2011-01-23
54
问题
One of the earliest changes experienced by newly modernizing countries is the reduction of infectious disease through the diffusion of public health technology. Public health technology lowers the death rate, especially among infants and children, causing rapid population growth. Since most of the people of less developed nations live in rural areas that cannot absorb the increased population, unemployment presses people off the land. They tend to migrate into urban areas where newly developing industry and commerce and modern consumer goods and services offer hope for employment and a better life. Unfortunately, the opportunities are more apparent than real; and often the transition is more painful than pleasant.
In the courses of the transition from agrarian life to modern urban living, the family undergoes major changes in function, structure, relations, and style. Functionally the family changes from a production unit to a consumption unit. No longer is there need for a large multi-worker household to operate the family’s farm interests, and the extended family household changes to the one containing only a core nuclear family. In the city children become economic liabilities rather than economic assets, and eventually families have fewer of them. Wives lose their functions as producers and maintainers of the labor force and become free to pursue extra household activities.
The modern economy forces work outside the home away from kinfolk. Not only the father but also the mother is forced into the marketplace or factory to obtain enough money for the family to survive in a pecuniary economy. Without the extended family household, no one remains at home to supervise children, so they are left on their own. They may be sent into the streets to earn money. Daily life becomes filled with more secondary than primary relations. There is an erosion of family control over individual members.
Scarce urban housing forces overcrowding in both dwelling and neighborhood. Dense structures with common halls, stairways, and utilities cause more intensive contact with neighbors than in rural villages. Loss of rural courtyards, over rooms, and large family areas drives group activities such as cooking, eating, and sitting into small rooms or city streets. More positively, household furnishings change as families are able to acquire the high-status accoutrements of modern living such as kerosene burners for cooking ( replacing dung cakes) and beds (instead of mats).
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
选项
A、In today’s city life, nobody is willing to stay home to supervise children.
B、Today’s city family has very weak control over its members.
C、Extended families from the countryside survive only in mutual activities.
D、All immigrants from abroad need help from relatives to become independent.
答案
B
解析
由于生存和竞争的压力,人们没有时间和精力专一在家中照看孩子,并不是人们不乐意这样去做。选项D文中并未涉及。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/K43d777K
本试题收录于:
公共英语三级笔试题库公共英语(PETS)分类
0
公共英语三级笔试
公共英语(PETS)
相关试题推荐
Besidesclimatechange,developingcountrieslikeChinaneedtodealwithenergy【C1】______andenvironmentalissues:thedevelopm
Besidesclimatechange,developingcountrieslikeChinaneedtodealwithenergy【C1】______andenvironmentalissues:thedevelopm
Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?
Properarrangementofclassroomspaceisimportanttoencouraginginteraction.Mostofushavenoticedhowimportantphysicalse
Studythefollowingpicturecarefullyandwriteanessayonthetopic:ADangerousConcept.Writeyouressayaccordingtothefo
WhichofthefollowingiscoveredinBCDInternationalprograms?
Readthefollowingstatementandwriteanessayonit.Inyouressay,youshould(1)stateyouropinion,and(2)supportitwithe
Walking—likeswimming,bicyclingandrunning—isanaerobicexercise,【B1】______buildsthecapacityforenergyoutputandphysica
Readthefollowingtext(s)andwriteanessayto1)summarizethemainpointsofthetext(s),2)makeclearyourownv
Jenise:Ilovepeasandbeansmorethanmostpeople,sotofuisanaturalchoiceforme.MyChinesefriendAnnabellelovesthem
随机试题
在Access数据库对象中,体现数据库设计目的的对象是( )。
在中国共产党历史上,第一个明确提出“马克思主义中国化”的人是()
用三面刃铣刀铣削外花键时,若刀杆垫圈端面间不平行,致使铣刀侧面跳动量过大,会产生外花键___________。
正弦交流电的三要素是()。
下列选项中关于改革的表述正确的是()
面部肌肉建颌的动力平衡中,与向后的动力有关的肌肉是
具有良好的耐化学腐蚀性、耐油性、耐磨性和附着力,漆膜韧性和电绝缘性均较好,最高耐热度为:155℃的涂料有()。
某工程的施工合同工期为16周,项目监理机构批准的施工进度计划如下图所示(时间单位:周)。各工作均按匀速施工。施工单位的报价单(部分)见下表。工程施工到第4周时进行进度检查,发生如下事件:事件1:A工作已经完成,但由于设计图纸局部修改,实际完成的工程量
文化景观,包括出于美学原因建造的园林和公园景观、有机进化的景观和关联性文化景观。下列我国世界遗产中,属于文化景观的有()。
裸购是指网民在相应的网站注册,并通过发帖、回帖、上传视频或招聘等网络活动获得相应积分,当积分达到指定数值时,网民就可以在网站以积分换取商品,从而少花钱甚至不花钱获得商品。根据上述定义,下列不属于裸购的是:
最新回复
(
0
)