任务型阅读考前训练3请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填1个单词。Atthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury,manypeoplethoughtthattheAmericanfamilywasfallingapart.Acenturylater,weknowthatthiswasnotthecase.However,althoughthefamilyisstillaliveintheUnitedStates,itssizeandshapewereverydifferent100yearsago.Inthelate1800sandearly1900s,thereweremainlytwotypesoffamiliesintheUnitedStates:theextendedandthenuclear.Theextendedfamilyusuallyincludesgrandparents,parents,andchildrenlivingunderthesameroof.Thenuclearfamilyconsistsofonlyparentsandchildren.Todaytherearemanydifferentkindsoffamilies.Somepeoplelivein“traditional”families,thatis,astay-homemother,aworkingfather,andtheirownbiologicalchildren.Othersliveintwo-paycheckfamilies,single-parentfamilies,adoptiveorfoster,families,blendedfamilies(wheremenandwomenwhoweremarriedbeforemarryagainandcombinethechildrenfrompreviousmarriagesintothenewfamilies),childlessfamilies,andsoon.Whatcausedthestructureofthefamilytochange?Inthe1930sand1940s,manyfamiliesfacedseriousfinancial,ormoneyproblemsduringtheGreatDepressionandwomenwerechoosingtogotocollegeandtakejobsoutsidethehome.Asaresult,thebirthratebegantofallandthedivorceratebegantorise.DuringWorldWarII(1939-1945)，5millionwomenwereleftalonetotakecareoftheirhomesandtheirchildren.Becausemanymenwereatwar,thousandsofthese"warwidows"hadtogotoworkoutsidetheirhome.Duringthenexttenyears,thesituationchanged.Therewerefewerdivorces,andpeoplemarriedatayoungerageandhadmorechildrenthanthepreviousgeneration.Itwasunusualforamothertoworkoutsidethehomeduringtheyearswhenherchildrenweregrowingup.Familiesbeganleavingcitiesandmovingintosingle-familyhomesinthesuburbs.Thetraditionalfamilyseemedtobereturning.Intheyearsbetween1960sand1990s,thereweremanyimportantchangesinthestructureofthefamily.Fromthe1960stotheearly1970s,thedivorceratedoubledandthebirthratefellbyhalf.Thenumberofsingle-parentfamiliestripled,andthenumberofcoupleslivingtogetherwithoutbeingmarrieddoubledagain.Infact,thesingle-parenthousehold,onceunusual,hasreplacedthe"traditional"familyasthetypicalfamilyintheStates.Ifwecanjudgefromhistory,however,thiswillprobablychangeagaininthetwenty-firstcentury.TheChangesoftheAmericanFamilyMaincomparisonsContextsDifferent71Thereweretwo72typesoffamiliesinthepast,73,theextendedandthenuclear.Nowadays74typesoffamiliescanbeseenthanbefore.Changesindifferent75.Inthe1930sand1940sManyofthewomenhadtoworkoutsideduetothe76ofmoney,thuscausingthefallof77andtheriseofdivorcerate.Inthe1950sDivorcerateslidandthereweremorechildren.Thefamiliestendedtobe78again.IntheyearsDifferenttypesoffamilies79.Traditionalbetween1960sand1990sfamiliesarenolongerthetypicalonesinAmerica.AtrendworthnotingAuthor’sopinionThepresentstructureis80---itwillexperiencechangesagaininthenearfuture.71.kinds/types72.main73.namely74.more75.periods/times76.lack77.birthrate78.traditional79.appeared/occurred80.temporary
