Being alone in outer space can be frightening. That is one reason why astronauts on solo (单独的) space flights were given plenty of work to keep them  21  . They were also constant communication with people on the earth.  22 , being with people from whom you cannot get away might be even harder than being alone. This is what happens on long submarine (潜水艇) voyages. It will also happen on  23  space flights in the future. Will there be special problem of adjustment under such conditions?

Scientists have studied the reactions of men to one another during long submarine voyages. They have found that the longer the voyage lasts, the more serious the problem of 24  is. When men are  25  together for a long period, they begin to feel uneasy. Everyone has little habits of speaking and behaving that are ordinarily acceptable. In the limited space over a long period of time, however, these little habits may become very  26 .

Apparently, although no one wants to be  27  all the time, everyone needs some degree of privacy. When people are enclosed together, they are in what is called a stress situation. That means that they are under an unusual amount of  28  or stress.

People who are well-adjusted are able to  29  stress situations better than others. That is one reason why so much care is taken in  30  our astronauts. These men undergo a long period of testing and training. One of the things tested is their behavior under stress.

21. A. tired             B. asleep           C. conscious          D. busy

22. A. So far           B. After all           C. However        D. Therefore

23. A. long             B. fast               C. dangerous         D. direct

24. A. fuel              B. entertainment       C. adjustment        D. health

25. A. shut up         B. held up            C. brought up        D. picked up

26. A. pleasing               B. annoying          C. common        D. valuable

27. A. noisy            B. alone            C. personal         D. sociable

28. A. emphasis          B. conflict            C. power            D. pressure

29. A. handle          B. create            C. affect            D. investigate

30. A. becoming         B. choosing          C. ordering        D. promoting

Being a good parent is harder now than it has ever been before. In pressurized modern lives, demands to be a fulfilled individual, a good partner and a good worker, take no account of being a good parent. We haven’t left space for the nurturing parents who are expected to provide what children need. As a result, many families in the western world just don’t work.

       Something will have to change. With luck, people in the future will only have children if they really want them. That should mean parenthood is seen as a much more positive promise than it is now, that parents are socially supported, and are admired for doing a good job.

       The problem is that in the last generation or so we’ve come to assume that women should want and be able to everything that by tradition men have done at the same time as pretty well everything that by tradition women have done. And it’s just not possible. Since adopting a male life style is demonstrably only another form of submission（顺从）, quite a number of highly educated and economically privileged（优越的）women are now choosing to take career breaks so as to be at home with their children for longer than that poor 18 weeks.

       The most welcoming trend in parenting is that men are participating more and more, even that is not free of conflict, however. Intellectually（理智上）, women want men to be equal parents and do their share. But there’s often a contradictory（矛盾的）emotion because children are the last fort of the female power in the family. “I want him to help me but this is my region and being better at it is one of the new things I’ve got as a female.” In truth, although they haven’t had generations of practice, there’s no reason why men can’t raise children as well as women. Men left to cope after bereavement or divorce, as well as some who take on the role of principal career within a partnership, are already doing it.

16.Why is it more difficult today to be good parents?

       A. Because parents don’t want to face the pressure of rearing children.

       B. Because children are in dependent and don’t need to be taken care of.

       C. Because husbands and wives have little time to talk to each other.

       D. Because people want to fulfill their own dreams, leaving no time to look after children.

17. We can learn from the passage that _______.

       A. people in future will not be as interested in children as people at present

       B. parenthood will be considered as a positive commitment as it is now

       C. women do better in rearing children than men

       D. parents will receive admiration for taking good care of children

18. Nowadays, a lot of highly educated and economically privileged women ________.

       A. tend to stay at home for more than 18 weeks

       B. tend to adopt a male life style

       C. tend to quit their jobs and stay at home

       D. tend to be submissive wives

19. It seems that in parenting , women ________.

       A. are contradictory in their thoughts.                B.demand equality between sexes

       C. tend to leave children to their husbands.         D. often quarrel with their husbands

20. The underlined word “bereavement” in the para 4 probably means _________.

       A. departure of his wife.                                          B. death of his wife

       C. return of his wife                                         D. annoyance of his wife

Being alone in outer space can be __36__. That is one reason why astronauts on solo space flights were given plenty of work to keep them   37   . They were also in constant communication with people on the earth.   38   , being with people from whom you cannot get away might be even harder than being alone. This is what happens on long submarine(海底)voyages. It will also happen on   39    space flights in the future. Will there be special problems of adjustment under such conditions?

  Scientists have studied the reactions of men to one another during long submarine voyages. They have also found that the longer the voyage lasts, the more serious the problem of   40   is. When men are  41  together for a long period, they begin to feel  42  . Everyone has little habits of speaking and behaving that are ordinarily acceptable. In the limited space over a long period of time, however, these little habits may become very_ 43  .

  Apparently, although no one wants to be  44  all the time, everyone needs some degree of privacy. When people are enclosed together, they are in what is called stress situation. That means that they are under an unusual amount of  45  or stress.

  People who are well-adjusted are able to  46  stress situations better than others. That is one reason why so much care is taken in  47  our astronauts. These men undergo a long period of testing and training. One of the things tested is their behavior under stress, and thus they can do better than ordinary people.

A. excited             B. frightening            C. confusing              D.brave

A. tired                  B. asleep           C.conscious               D.busy

A. So far           B.     After all             C.However                D.Therefore

A. long                   B.     fast                     C.dangerous             D.direct

A. fuel          B. entertainment     C.adjustment            D.health

A. shut up             B. held up                   C.brought up             D.picked up

A. uneasy             B. interested             C.comfortable D.excited

A. pleasing  B. annoying               C.common                 D.valuable

A. noisy                 B. alone                      C.personal                 D.sociable

A. emphasis         B. conflict                   C.power                     D.pressure

A. handle              B. create           C.affect                      D.investigate

A. becoming   B. choosing                 C.ordering                 D.promoting

Being alone in outer space can be frightening. That is one reason why astronauts on solo (单独的) space flights were given plenty of work to keep them  21  . They were also constant communication with people on the earth.  22 , being with people from whom you cannot get away might be even harder than being alone. This is what happens on long submarine (潜水艇) voyages. It will also happen on  23  space flights in the future. Will there be special problem of adjustment under such conditions?

Scientists have studied the reactions of men to one another during long submarine voyages. They have found that the longer the voyage lasts, the more serious the problem of 24  is. When men are  25  together for a long period, they begin to feel uneasy. Everyone has little habits of speaking and behaving that are ordinarily acceptable. In the limited space over a long period of time, however, these little habits may become very  26 .

Apparently, although no one wants to be  27  all the time, everyone needs some degree of privacy. When people are enclosed together, they are in what is called a stress situation. That means that they are under an unusual amount of  28  or stress.

People who are well-adjusted are able to  29  stress situations better than others. That is one reason why so much care is taken in  30  our astronauts. These men undergo a long period of testing and training. One of the things tested is their behavior under stress.

21. A. tired                    B. asleep                 C. conscious            D. busy

22. A. So far                  B. After all              C. However             D. Therefore

23. A. long                    B. fast                     C. dangerous            D. direct

24. A. fuel                     B. entertainment       C. adjustment           D. health

25. A. shut up                B. held up               C. brought up          D. picked up

26. A. pleasing               B. annoying             C. common              D. valuable

27. A. noisy                   B. alone                  C. personal              D. sociable

28. A. emphasis              B. conflict               C. power                 D. pressure

29. A. handle                 B. create                  C. affect                  D. investigate

30. A. becoming             B. choosing             C. ordering              D. promoting

Being alone in outer space can be frightening. That is one reason why astronauts on solo (单独的) space flights were given plenty of work to keep them  45  . They were also constant communication with people on the earth.  46 , being with people from whom you cannot get away might be even harder than being alone. This is what happens on long submarine (潜水艇) voyages. It will also happen on  47  space flights in the future. Will there be special problem of adjustment under such conditions?

Scientists have studied the reactions of men to one another during long submarine voyages. They have found that the longer the voyage lasts, the more serious the problem of 48  is. When men are  49  together for a long period, they begin to feel uneasy. Everyone has little habits of speaking and behaving that are ordinarily acceptable. In the limited space over a long period of time, however, these little habits may become very  50 .

Apparently, although no one wants to be  51  all the time, everyone needs some degree of privacy. When people are enclosed together, they are in what is called a stress situation. That means that they are under an unusual amount of  52  or stress.

People who are well-adjusted are able to  53  stress situations better than others. That is one reason why so much care is taken in  54  our astronauts. These men undergo a long period of testing and training. One of the things tested is their behavior under stress.

45. A. tired     B. asleep C. conscious   D. busy

46. A. So far  B. After all     C. However    D. Therefore

47. A. long     B. fast     C. dangerous   D. direct

48. A. fuel      B. entertainment     C. adjustment  D. health

49. A. shut up B. held up      C. brought up D. picked up

50. A. pleasing       B. annoying    C. common     D. valuable

51. A. noisy    B. alone  C. personal     D. sociable

52. A. emphasis     B. conflict      C. power D. pressure

53. A. handle  B. create  C. affect  D. investigate

54. A. becoming    B. choosing    C. ordering     D. promoting