In the past, American families tended to be quite large. Parents raising five or more children were common. Over the years, the

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问题    In the past, American families tended to be quite large. Parents raising five or more children were common. Over the years, the size of the family has decreased. One reason for this is an increase in the cost of living. On the average, children attend schools for more years than they used to, making them financially dependent on their families longer. Moreover, children nowadays are better dressed and have more money to spend on entertainment. The parents usually take the responsibility for all the expenses. Meanwhile, families are less close than they used to be. More and more American mothers work away from home. The break up of the fatally occurs when the parents divorce. A lot of children in the U. S. live part of their young lives with only one parent. Broken families usually result in problems for children and parents alike. Children blame themselves when their parents separate. They grow up feeling unsettled as they are moved back and forth between parents. Usually one parent is responsible for raising the children. These single parents must care for the children’s emotional and psychological needs while also supporting them financially. This is very demanding and leaves very little time for the parent’s own personal interests. Single parents often marry other single parents. In this type of family, unrelated children are forced to develop brother or sister relationship. The situations of many American families today are not good. However, recent signs in licate that things are getting better. The divorce rate is declining. The rate of childbirth is rising. Perhaps Americans have learned how important families are.
What problems would broken families bring to both children and parents?

选项 A、Children grow up feeling unsettled and parents don’t pay much attention to children.
B、Children grow up feeling free and one parent is responsible for raising children.
C、Children are moved back and forth between parents and the single parent is busy working to make money to support himself / herself.
D、Children grow up feeling unsettled, and the parents have little time for his/her own interests because one parent is too busy taking care of children.

答案D

解析 本题问破裂的家庭会给孩子和家长带来什么困难。本文清楚说明孩子们不安定,因为要往来于父母之间,孩子们的单亲父母得花更多的时间关心他们的心理、情绪,以致他们没时间去满足自己的兴趣。故选D。
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