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A、It is unacceptable to for unmarried women have kids. B、It has bad influence on kids, families, and society. C、It is not a deci
A、It is unacceptable to for unmarried women have kids. B、It has bad influence on kids, families, and society. C、It is not a deci
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2016-07-29
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问题
In the not-so distant past, most people thought that when a woman reached her 40s it was too late for her to have children. The time on her biological clock had run out. Well, that has changed. These days some women are resetting their biological clocks. They are giving themselves more time to have children.
Make no mistake. Being a "Single Mother by Choice" is very different from younger women who find themselves pregnant, perhaps not by choice. Generally speaking, single mothers by choice are older and well educated. They are usually financially secure and successful in their careers. So, they have the money. What they may not have is a partner. These women find themselves in their late 30s or early 40s, single and wanting children.
This is the place in life where writer Kerry Reichs found herself several years ago. She says she did not plan to become a single mother. She says she just did not find the right partner.
"Well, you certainly don’t wake up when you’re a ten-year-old girl and think, ’Someday I want to be a single mother all by myself.’ So I think I had a set of standards for the partner I was looking for and I didn’t meet anyone who fit those standards. And, at 39 I found myself single, without children and I wanted them very much. So, I decided to do this on my own."
She says it was a difficult decision. It meant giving up on the idea, the fantasy, of having the "perfect" family. In the end, she decided that she had the resources and the temperament, or mental ability to do it. Kerry Reichs chose to get pregnant from an anonymous sperm donor. She says the experience was surreal, too strange to be real.
There have also been changes in U.S. public opinion toward unmarried women having children. There is no longer a social stigma on a woman having a baby without a partner. But single mothers by choice do have their critics. Conservative groups and social commentators say that choosing to become a single mom is not good for the child, families or society. However, according to Kerry Reichs, this is not a decision women come to easily. She says for many if not most women this is a decision of last resort, meaning there are no other choices for them.
There apparently still exists a lot to explore and discuss, but one thing is sure: ’Single Mother By Choice" opens up a new possibility for women today with new conceptions of family.
16. In the past, what did people think of women in their 40s?
17. How does "Single Mother By Choice" differ from younger women who’re pregnant unplanned?
18. Why did Kerry Reichs decide to become a "single mother by choice"?
19. What is the U.S. public opinion toward single mothers by choice?
选项
A、It is unacceptable to for unmarried women have kids.
B、It has bad influence on kids, families, and society.
C、It is not a decision woman can make easily.
D、It is a decision of last resort for women.
答案
B
解析
录音提到,虽然单亲母亲不再像以前一样为社会所诟病,但依然存在对单亲母亲的批判。尤其保守派及社会评论家认为,选择成为单亲母亲对于孩子、家庭及社会都不是好事。B项的“对孩子、家庭和社会均有不良影响”为同义转换,是正确答案。A项认为社会对单亲妈妈无法接受,这与原文中“不再是社会污名”相冲突;Kerry Reichs指出,选择成为单亲母亲是一个艰难的选择,同时她称这一决定是没有办法的办法,C、D项把Kerry Reichs的个人看法归为美国公众的评论,不太合理。
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