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    　　Fifty years ago, the stereotypical(老套的)father was a distant, strict figure whose value lay squarely in the size of his pay packet．

    　　But a new survey published yesterday Father's Day reveals 21st-Century Dad wants a closer relationship with his children, and is even prepared to put his career on hold so he can play with his kids．

    　　“As soon as my first child was born, I moved jobs to one that offered flexi-time(弹性上班)rather than a high salary or great promotion prospects,” said Stephen Derrick, a community development worker in Leeds, northern England．

    　　“My father walked away from his role as a caring father and I'm having to create that role for myself,” he added．“It's harder than I thought but I'm determined to give my children a different experience of fatherhood to my one．”

    　　A study of 12,000 new fathers and 9,200 new mothers by the UK's Equal Opportunities Commission found eight out of 10 fathers would take three months' leave from work after the birth of their child, if it was possible．

    　　Despite enormous shifts in attitude, however, new fathers admitted barriers(障碍)still stop them escaping work to spend time with their children．

    　　“The dilemma(进退两难)of the modern father is how to square up the pressure of work and the quality of the time they spend with their children,” said Derrick．

    　　“Even with the career sacrifices I've made, I'm still struggling to achieve that balance．”

    　　Whatever the situation of 21st-Century Dad, however, the overwhelming message is that today's fathers are more closely involved in their children's lives than ever before, with 87 per cent saying they felt as confident when caring for their baby as their partner．

    　　“My role is very much the same as my wife's．It's sharing the childcare and ensuring our son is brought up in a safe and loving environment,” said Jon Bernstein, a multimedia editor for a large city firm in London．

    (1)

    From the first two paragraphs we can conclude that ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    fathers had a bad relationship with their children

    B．

    fathers seldom had time to care about their children

    C．

    fathers could give up their jobs to look after their children

    D．

    fathers always have spare time to play with their children

    (2)

    What Stephen Derrick said shows that ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    he likes moving from one job to another

    B．

    he enjoys doing a job with low salary

    C．

    he felt unhappy when his first child was born

    D．

    he is trying to be a caring father as his father

    (3)

    The underlined words “square up” in the passage are close in meaning to ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    face

    B．

    cause

    C．

    avoid

    D．

    find

    (4)

    Jon Bernstein shares the childcare with his wife in the purpose of ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    changing the situation of 21th-Century Dad

    B．

    showing off his skill in feeding a baby

    C．

    educating his child in an excellent way

    D．

    avoiding going to work as usual

    答案：1．B;2．D;3．A;4．C;
    解析：

    (1)

    考查推理判断。根据一、二段，特别是…21-Century Dad wants a closer relationship with his children, and even prepared to put his career on hold so he can play with his kids．可知。

    (2)

    考查细节理解。由文章第四段内容可知。

    (3)

    考查猜测词意。根据倒数第四段上下文，可知square up为“面对，克服”之意。

    (4)

    　　解析：考查细节理解。根据倒数第一段My role is very much the same as my wife's．It's sharing the childcare and ensuring our son is brought up in a safe and loving environment．可得知。

    　　文章大意：文章叙述了传统的父亲严肃、不易接近，而现代的父亲想与孩子建立密切的关系，尽管他们要应付很大的工作压力，他们还是想多花些时间与孩子在一起。


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