2013年职称英语(理工类C级)模拟试题及答案

　　第6部分：完形填空(第51～65题，每题1分，共15分)

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The American Family

　　In the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision making. When the children are__________(51) enough, they take part as well. Foreigners are often surprised by the permissiveness (宽容) of American parents. The old rule that "children should be seen and not heard" is rarely__________(52), and children are often allowed to do__________(53) they wish without strict control of their parents. The father seldom expects his children to listen to him__________(54) question, and children are encouraged to be__________(55) at an early age. Some people believe that American parents carry this freedom__________(56) far. Others think that a strong father image would not__________(57) the American values of equality and independence. Because Americans emphasize the importance of independence, young people are expected to__________(58) their parental families by the time they have__________(59) their late teens or early twenties. Indeed, not to do so is often regarded as a__________(60), a kind of weak dependence.

　　This pattern of independence often results in serious__________(61) for the aging parents of a small family. The average American is expected to live__________(62) the age of 70. The job-retirement age is (63) 65. The children have left home, married, and__________(64) their own households. At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes.__________(65)the major problem of many elderly couples is not economic. They feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation nor a close family group.

　　51 A senior 　B junior C old D young

　　52 A watched 　B followed C understood D grasped

　　53 A what 　B that C which D when

　　54 A for 　B on C　without D in

　　55 A dependent B independent C sure D secure

　　56 A too 　B almost C nearly D so

　　57 A gain 　 B welcome C suit D estimate

　　58 A breakup 　B break into C breakthrough D break away from

　　59 A reached 　B come C arrived D developed

　　60 A reward 　B criticism C failure D success

　　61 A events 　B problems C matters D affairs

　　62 A on 　B up C from 　D beyond

　　63 A only 　B usually C sometimes 　D seldom

　　64 A set forth B set aside C set up 　D set down

　　65 A But 　B Therefore C In contrast D On the other hand