2003年职称英语等级考试试题-综合B

    第6部分：　完形填空（第51~65题，每题1分，共15分）
    阅读下面的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出了4个选项同，请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
    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 break up B break into C break through 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