请认真阅读下列短文.并根据所读内容在文后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的词. 注意:每空只填1个单词. At the beginning of the twentie

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的词。

注意：每空只填1个单词。

At the beginning of the twentieth century,many people thought that the American family was falling apart. A centurylater, we know that this was not the case. However, although the family isstill alive in the United States, its size and shape were very different 100years ago.

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, therewere mainly two types of families in the United States: the extended and thenuclear. The extended family usually includes grandparents, parents, andchildren living under the same roof. The nuclear family consists of onlyparents and children.

Today there are many different kinds offamilies. Some people live in “traditional” families, that is, a stay-homemother, a working father, and their own biological children. Others live intwo-paycheck families, single-parent families, adoptive or foster, families,blended families (where men and women who were married before marry again andcombine the children from previous marriages into the new families), child lessfamilies, and so on.

What caused the structure of the family tochange? In the 1930s and 1940s, many families faced serious financial, or moneyproblems during the Great Depression and women were choosing to go to collegeand take jobs outside the home. As a result, the birthrate began to fall andthe divorce rate began to rise. During World War II (1939-1945)，5 million women were left aloneto take care of their homes and their children. Because many men were at war,thousands of these "war widows" had to go to work outside their home.

During the next ten years, the situationchanged. There were fewer divorces, and people married at a younger age and hadmore children than the previous generation. It was unusual for a mother to workoutside the home during the years when her children were growing up. Familiesbegan leaving cities and moving into single-family homes in the suburbs. Thetraditional family seemed to be returning.

In the years between 1960s and 1990s, therewere many important changes in the structure of the family. From the 1960s tothe early 1970s, the divorce rate doubled and the birthrate fell by half. Thenumber of single-parent families tripled, and the number of couples livingtogether without being married doubled again. In fact, the single-parenthousehold, once unusual, has replaced the "traditional" family as thetypical family in the States. If we can judge from history, however, this willprobably change again in the twenty-first century.

The Changes of the American Family

试题答案

【答案】

 kinds/ types

 main

 extended

 more

 periods  

 lack

 birthrate

 fewer

 occurred

 temporary  

【解析】

 原词重现：从文章的句子： there were mainly two types of families in the United States: 看出答案是：kinds/ types

 词性转化：出处就在上面的句子里。Mainly变成main。

 原词重现：从文章的句子：the extended and the nuclear. 可以看出填extended

 词形转化：从文章的句子：more Today there are many different kinds of families.可知是填比较级。

 periods 归纳词：从右边的时间段，可知这是不同的时期。

 lack 词义转化题：从many families faced serious financial, ormoney problems during the Great可以看出是缺钱。

 原词重现：从文章的句子： As a result, the birthrate began to fall 可以看出填birthrate

 归纳题：从句子：Families began leaving cities and moving into single-family homes inthe suburbs. 看出家庭是更少了。fewer

 推理题：从文章最后一段可以推理出：不同的家庭类型产生了，填occurred。

 temporary归纳题：从文章的句子：If we can judge fromhistory, however, this will probably change again in the twenty-first century.说明以后家庭的类型还要变，这只是暂时的。