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 American baby boom after the war made unconvincing U. S. advice to poor countries that they restrain their births. However,
The American baby boom after the war made unconvincing U. S. advice to poor countries that they restrain their births. However,
admin
2010-07-14
38
问题
The American baby boom after the war made unconvincing U. S. advice to poor countries that they restrain their births. However, there has hardly been a year since 1957 in which birth rates have not fallen in the United States and other rich countries, and in 1976 the fall was especially sharp. Both former East Germany and former West Germany have fewer births than they have deaths, and the United States is only temporarily able to avoid this condition because the children of the baby boom are now an exceptionally large group of married couples.
It is true that Americans do not typically plan their births to set an example for developing nations. We are more affected by women’s liberation: once women see interesting and well-paid jobs and careers available, they are less willing to’ provide free labor for child raising. From costing nothing, children suddenly come to seem impossibly expensive. And to the high cost of children are added the uncertainties introduced by divorce, couples are increasingly unwilling to subject children to the terrible experience of marrital breakdown and themselves to the difficulty of raising a child alone.
These circumstances - women working outside the home and the instability of marriage - tend to spread with industrial society and they will affect more and more countries during the remainder of this century. Along with them goes social mobility, ambition to rise in the urban world, a main factor in bringing down the births in Europe in the nineteenth Century.
Food shortage will happen again when the reserves resulting from the good harvests of 1976 and 1977 have been consumed. Urbanization is likely to continue with the cities of the developing nations struggling under the weight of twice their present populations by the year 2000. The presently rich countries are approaching a stable population largely because of the changed place of women, and they incidentally arc setting an example of restraint to the rest of the world. Industrail society will spread to the poor countries and aspirations will exceed resources. All this leads to a population in the twentyfirst century that is smaller than was feared a few years ago. For those anxious to see world population brought under control the news is encouraging.
A chief factor in bringing down the births in Europe in the 19th century is ______.
选项
A、birth control
B、the desire to seek fortune in cities
C、the instability of marriage
D、the changed place of women
答案
B
解析
参看第三段最后一句,the main factor与ambition to rise in the urban world是同位语,即是19世纪欧洲出生率下降的主要原因。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/MdKK777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
Whataccountsfortheincreasingnumberofbackpainsufferersinmodernlifeisanumberoffactorssuchasoverweight,lackof
Theoldestandsimplestmethod,then,ofdescribingdifferencesinpersonalitywasto【B1】______peopleaccordingto【B2】______.
Theplaceofthechildinsocietyhasvariedforthousandsofyearsandhasbeeneffectedbydifferentculturesandreligions,
A、Whentheglassesare25%full.B、Whentheglassesareempty.C、Beforeyoumakeatoast.D、Whenpotpiearedrinkinguptheliqu
A、In1938.B、In1946.C、In1955.D、DuringtheWorldWarII.B文中提到虽然举办这个电影节的想法在1938年就提出,但因为二战的影响,直到1946年才举办第一届电影节,故选B。
A、Thebuswasinaterribleaccident.B、Thebusmayarrivetonight,butthemanisn’tsure.C、Thebuswillprobablyarriveat12
A、Hewasalwayslatetowork.B、Hegotfuriouswithhisbosslastweek.C、Hemadeaseriousmistakeinafinancialproblem.D、He
A、Thewomandoesn’tlikejam.B、Thewomanforgotwhereshehadleftthejar.C、Themanhadartaccident.D、Themanbrokethejar
A、Youngpeopleusuallythinkthatoldwaysarenotacceptable.B、TheAmericangirlcan’tacceptwearingareddressatherweddi
TheCurieshadhopedthattheNobelPrizewouldfinallybringtheopportunityforachairattheFrenchAcademyandthelaborato
随机试题
由于下述旋钮操作不当,不能真实反映血流情况的是
一奶牛采食大量山芋藤后发生瘤胃积食,采用保守治疗后无效,现对其进行手术治疗。该手术传导麻醉时,由前往后麻醉的神经是
创造服务社会的忧患意识,发挥药学伦理道德应有功能,担负起增进国民健康的责任是必须礼貌地、尊敬地、信任地对待所有那些寻求药品服务的人是
本案一审法院决定适用简易程序是否正确?原因是什么?二审法院的审理期限按照法律规定是多长时间?如果本案二审法院不能按法定期限结案,其应如何处理?
下列交易或事项,不通过“管理费用”科目核算的是()。
一个法国团队来华旅游,抵达首都机场时两名客人发现行李丢失,失主()。
企业集团从层次上可以分为()。
ThewinneroftheNobelPrizeinphysicsdedicatedthehonortohishighschoolphysicsteacher,hehadbeenaninspirationduri
Thefifthgenerationcomputers,withartificialintelligence,______andperfectednow.
Peopletendtobemoreimpressedbyevidencethatseemstoconfirmsomerelationship.Thusmanyare【B1】______theirdreamsarepr
最新回复
(
0
)