Question

Across the globe, single-parent homes are on the rise. In the US, the 2000 census (人口普查 ) showed 24.8 million or nearly 24 percent of the nation's 105.5 million households, were traditional two-parent homes. By comparison, 9.8 million households or 9.8 million of all US households were headed by an adult raising a child alone. The 1990 census showed 26 percent of homes were led by a married mother and father, and 8 percent of homes were led by a singe parent.

Similar increases occurred in other countries. In the UK, lone-parent family homes increased from 3.3 percent in 1990 to 5.5 percent in 1999. Single parent households in Australia rose from 5.8 percent in 1990 to 7.6 percent in l999. Belgium saw the increase from 1. 8 percent to 2.7 during the same period of time. These countries tend to have greater acceptance of single parenting because there are fewer nearby family members to disapprove, Riche, a Census Bureau director, said.

Just as in the US, those changes raised new questions about how involved government should be in helping single-parent families. Some research suggests children raised in two-parent families are better off than those who depend on one.

"The position of one-parent families in any country is very much a gender (性别) issue－women's opportunities, especially working-class women on low income," said Sue Chen, coordinator (协调员) of the Single Action Parents Network in England.

1.Not considering the exact number of the single-parent families, which country saw the fastest rise rate in 1999, compared with 1990?

A. UK. B. Australia. C. America. D. Belgium.

2.What is the cause of the rise of single-parent families across the globe?

A. The nearby family members have a favorable opinion.

B. A lone parent is well off enough to support his/her children.

C. A lot of problems have arisen in two-parent families.

D. We cannot get enough proving information from the text.

3.Which of the following is TRUE about the increase of single-parent families according to the passage?

A. It will somewhat limit the growing population of younger generation.

B. Governments should take actions about the social problems brought about by it.

C. Single-parent families are not looked down upon in any country mentioned here.

D. Generally speaking, the single parents needn’t worry since they are highly paid.

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.B

【解析】

1.。有学生误选B、C或者D，是由于学生未能根据文章提供的信息进行正确计算。从文章中可计算出相关国家增长率分别为：US 0.1%，UK 0.24%，Australia 0.20%，Belgium 0.10%。

2.有学生会误选B或者C，误选是由于没有完全理解题意，通读全文会发现全球“单亲家庭”增长的原因没有充分提及。

3.误选C或者D的学生是由于未能抓住文章第三段，尤其是“Just as in the US, those changes raised new questions about how involved government should be in helping single-parent families.”的含义。