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
What did women usually do before their marriage?
What did women usually do before their marriage?
admin
2009-06-24
77
问题
What did women usually do before their marriage?
We were married in 1962. I was 21, he was 24. These were times when it was generally expected that women married young rarely traveled before marriage and were not independent in financial matters. They did not own their own cars or house and mostly lived at home with their parents until marriage. Rarely did women have university degrees, most left school as soon as they reached 15 and worked in what was perceived as ’female’ positions. The assumption was that they would get married, produce children and stay at home to be a mother and so a tertiary education was not considered important unless one came from a family of professionals. It was generally expected that after a few years of marriage, children would eventuate, Contraception was a hit and miss affair and many unplanned pregnancies occurred. It was unusual for a couple not to reproduce, and stranger still that they would choose not to have children.
However, I never felt pressure to have a family. My mother asked once when she was to be a grandmother and was given the reply ’never’, so the subject was not discussed again. My sister has three kids so she did not miss out on grandkids, I do not accept comments like: "Who will look after you when you are old?" I would never have had children for that purpose and do not believe this is a logical reason for producing offspring. The choice not to have children in our ease was not for selfish reasons, as was once mentioned by a person who did not know me very well, such as wanting material possessions. In fact these things are not high on our agenda. Sure, not having kids has given us more flexibility in some pursuits.
Couples today do make decisions not to have children and up to a point, their decisions are more accepted than the past. What is wrong with women wanting to pursue a career or whatever and deciding do not fit into the scheme of things?
选项
A、Because there were some selfish reasons.
B、Because she wished to pursue her dreams freely.
C、Because she considered it reasonable.
D、Because it has been accepted by most people.
答案
B
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/LqTd777K
本试题收录于:
公共英语五级笔试题库公共英语(PETS)分类
0
公共英语五级笔试
公共英语(PETS)
相关试题推荐
HomeSchoolingAllchildrenintheUnitedStateshavetoreceiveaneducation,butthelawdoesnotsaytheyhavetobeeduc
A.GloomyworldB.Putin’scommemoratingspeechC.China’sdeterminationD.Schroeder’spleaforforgivenessE.World’sworstdi
A.GloomyworldB.Putin’scommemoratingspeechC.China’sdeterminationD.Schroeder’spleaforforgivenessE.World’sworstdi
StandardEnglishisthevarietyofEnglishwhichisusuallyusedinprintandwhichisnormallytaughtinschoolsandtonon-nat
StandardEnglishisthevarietyofEnglishwhichisusuallyusedinprintandwhichisnormallytaughtinschoolsandtonon-nat
Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?Whatcolorfilterwouldabsorbredwavelengths?
Huntingandfishingaremainlyfavoredbymen,youngandold,intheUS.Footballcanbeclassifiedasaspectatorsport.
YoungpeopleandtheirparentsItisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheir,parentsattimesandtoblamethemformo
A.sportsnewsB.ourdecisionsandopinionsC.masscommunicationD.ourmessagesE.sourceofinformation
随机试题
下述解救苯二氮革类镇静催眠药中毒方法中,不正确的是
下列不属于牙结构异常的是
工程咨询机构规避风险和转移风险的重要手段是()。
在工业生产中,设置防爆墙、防火门等设施来预防事故的发生,其应用的安全理论是()。
某房地产开发商拟在滨河地段规划建设一居住小区,用地面积约18hm2,提出了一个用地布局初步设想,如图5所示。【问题】试指出该用地设想中主要用地功能及布局存在的问题,并提出修改完善意见(不必作图)。
客户账户信息不包括()。
某工艺品厂为增值税一般纳税人,2014年12月2日销售给甲企业200套工艺品,每套不含税价格600元。由于部分工艺品存在瑕疵,该工艺品厂给予甲企业15%的销售折让,已开具红字专用发票。为了鼓励甲企业及时付款,该工艺品厂提出2/20,n/30的付款条件,甲企
,()
设函数=__________.
CyclingawakensmyinnerTrotwood.DavidCopperfield’sgreat-auntBetseywasobsessedwithdonkeystrespassingonthegreenouts
最新回复
(
0
)