Many communities offer ______ for bicultural children to learn about their native culture
第1题
Why do people marry? People divorce often, it can be 【S1】______
seen by the rising divorce rate in the U.S. and elsewhere. But they
remarry soon enough after they divorce. Now many of them
divorce at a much younger age than before. That is also found 【S2】______
that the young have a big share of divorce. But what many
sociologists find difficult to understand is because they seem to 【S3】______
be eager to rush into marriage than get out of it. 【S4】______
In the old days, there was every reason to marry young—
specially among the working class. In Chinese communities, 【S5】______
unmarried men and women seemed to be disadvantaged in many
ways. Women were in a more difficult position than men since
in earlier time, girls were not allowed to be educated. They also 【S6】______
did not enjoy social freedom. In the past, women who were not
"married off" if they turned 30 were considered to be a problem 【S7】______
or a worry for the family. They might have to remain with their
families as they could not find jobs, and thus were able to support 【S8】______
themselves. For men, they often led an unpleasant and uncomfortable 【S9】______
life as they did not have a wife to do the sewing, cooking,
and cleaning and take care of the husband and children. In those 【S10】______
days, the family was the cornerstone of society. Both sexes needed
marriage far more than now.
【S1】
第2题
In addition to this, there is the growing mobility of people since World War II. As families move away from their stable community, their friends of many years, their extended family relationships, the informal flow of information is cut off, and with it the confidence that information will be available when needed and will be trustworthy and reliable has lost. The almost unconscious flow of information about the simplest aspects of living can be cut off. Thus, things once learned subconsciously through the casual communications of the extended family must be consciously learned.
Adding to social changes today is an enormous stockpile of information, The individual now has more information available than any generation, and the task of finding that one piece of information relevant to his or her specific problem is complicated, time-consuming and sometimes even overwhelming.
Coupled with the growing quantity of information is the development of technologies which enable the storage and delivery of more information with greater speed to more locations than has ever been possible before. Computer technology makes it possible to store vast amounts of data in machine-readable files, and to program computers to locate specific information, Telecommunications developments enable the sending of messages via television, radio, and very shortly, electronic mail to bombard people with multitudes of messages. Satellites have extended the power of communications to report events at the instant of occurrence. Expertise can be shared worldwide through teleconferencing, and problems in dispute can be settled without the participants leaving their homes and/or jobs to travel to a distant conference site. Technology has facilitated the sharing of information and the storage and delivery of information, thus making more information available to more people.
In this world of change and complexity, the need for information is of greatest importance. Those people who have accurate, reliable up-to-date information to solve the day-to-day problems, the critical problems of their business, social and family life, will survive and succeed. "Knowledge is power" may well be the truest saying and access to information may be the most critical requirement of all people.
The word "it" (Line 3, Para. 2) most probably refers to ______.
A.the lack of stable communities
B.the breakdown of informal information channels
C.the increased mobility of families
D.the growing number of people moving from place to place
第3题
Organized youth sports 【B9】______ appeared during the early 20th century in the United States and other wealthy nations. They were originally developed 【B10】______ some educators and developmental experts 【B11】______ that the behavior. and character of children were 【B12】______ influenced by their social surroundings and everyday experiences. This 【B13】______ many people to believe that if you could organize the experiences of children in 【B14】______ ways, you could influence the kinds of adults that those children would become.
This belief that the social 【B15】______ influenced a person's overall development was very 【B16】______ to people interested in progress and reform. in the United States 【B17】______ the beginning of the 20th century. It caused them to think about 【B18】______ they might control the experiences of children to 【B19】______ responsible and productive adults. They believed strongly that democracy depended on responsibility and that a 【B20】______ capitalist economy depended on the productivity of workers.
【B1】
A.among
B.within
C.on
D.towards
第4题
So many directors______(缺席), the board meeting had to be put off until a later time.
第5题
The train came to a/an ______ stop, making many passengers fall off their seats.
A.interruptive
B.abrupt
C.corrupt
D.prompt
第6题
听力原文: Social insects live in integrated communities which in some ways are similar to human communities. In both types of community there is division of labor. In insect societies, certain insects are responsible for reproduction; the workers collect food While the soldiers defend the colony. In the same way human groups such as farmers and shopkeepers have specialized functions in producing goods and providing services to the community.
Insect and human societies are also alike in that individual members of the community work together. White ant workers coordinate their efforts to build nests. Similarly, in human societies, engineers, architects, town planners and construction workers unite to build cities.
The nests of social insects are as complex as a man-made city. In some insect nests special accommodation is provided for the young and for food storage. Many nests also have devices for regulating the temperature. So insect nests are as functional as human houses.
It is not surprising, therefore, that many analogies have been made between social insects and human societies. It must not be forgotten, however, that insects' social behaviors are determined by innate instinctive mechanisms. Insects show no capacity for learning or for developing a social tradition based on learning.
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A.They both live in communities.
B.They both have soldiers to defend their societies.
C.They both show great capacity for learning.
D.They both have a division of labor.
第7题
第8题
What do we learn about Silicon Valley from the passage?
A.It houses many companies spun off from MIT and Harvard.
B.It is known to be the birthplace of Microsoft Company.
C.It was intentionally created by Stanford University.
D.It is where the Internet infrastructure was built up.
第9题
According to the White House, ______.
A.the nation doesnt need to import many off from foreign countries
B.lower fuel use saves consumers more than $ 8,000 during their lives
C.fuel-efficient cars are more expensive than normal automobiles
D.the nation will consume two million barrels of oil a day by 2025