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　　The family is changing in the United States as in many other countries in the world. About fifty years ago, in the traditional (传统的) family, the father was boss. Now in modern family, both the father and the mother are equal partners.

　　There are some great differences between the traditional family and the modem family. The first important difference is that the traditional husband was the head of the family, because he was usually the only one who worked outside the home. If the wife worked for pay, then the husband was not considered to be a good provider. In many families today, both husband and wife work for pay. Therefore, they share the role of head of the family. In addition, the traditional husband usually made the big decisions about spending money. However, the modern husband shares these decisions with his wife. Also, the traditional husband did not help his wife with the housework or meal preparation. Dinner was ready when he came home. But the modem husband helps his working wife at home. He may do some of the housework, and it is not unusual for him to cook.

　　The second difference is in the woman's role. In the traditional family, the woman might have worked for pay during her first years of marriage. However, after she became pregnant(怀孕), she would usually give up her job. Her work was to take care of her family and home. In many families today, the modern woman works outside the home even after she has children. She's doing two jobs instead of one, so she is busier than the traditional mother was.

　　The third difference is that the children were taken care of by the mother in the traditional family. The mother had to help them to get ready for school and to make their breakfast. However, today preschool children may go to a child care center or to a baby-sitter (保姆). And modem children are more independent. They have to get up early in the morning and get ready for school. Their mother is busy getting ready for work, so they may even have to make their own breakfast.

1．What information can we get from the first and the last paragraphs?

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A．The American family is always changing.

B．The American family changes in the same way as those in many other countries do.

C．The American men have to support their families alone.

D．Men and women have equal rights in the United States.

2．The traditional husband was the head of the family because ________.

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A．he worked inside and outside the home

B．his wife did not do any work inside and outside the home

C．he was the only one that worked for pay

D．he usually made decisions about spending money.

3．Today in America, the husband ________.

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A．is no longer as lazy as before

B．always prepares dinner at home

C．never comes home until dinner is ready

D．helps his wife do some housework

4．In the traditional family, the married woman working for pay would give up her job after she became pregnant because ________.

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A．she had much to do at home during and after pregnancy

B．it was important for her to take care of the family and home

C．women were not equally treated at that time

D．women were taken special care of by their husbands

Answer 1

答案：A;C;D;C