高考英语任务型阅读练习十二篇（一）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?Intheearly1900sthebirthratebegantofallandthedivorceratebegantorise.Womenweresuddenlychoosingtogotocollegeandtakejobsoutsidethehome.Inthe1930sand1940s,manyfamiliesfacedseriousfinancial,ormoneyproblemsduringtheGreatDepression,whenmanypeoplelosttheirjobs.DuringWorldWarII（1939-1945)，5millionwomenwereleftalonetotakecareoftheirhomesandtheirchildren.Becausemanymenwereatwar,thousandsofthese"warwidows"hadtogotoworkoutsidetheirhome.Duringthenexttenyears,thesituationchanged.Therewerefewerdivorces,andpeoplemarriedatayoungerageandhadmorechildrenthanthepreviousgeneration.Itwasunusualforamothertoworkoutsidethehomeduringtheyearswhenherchildrenweregrowingtip.Familiesbeganleavingcitiesandmovingintosingle-familyhomesinthesuburbs.Thetraditionalfamilyseemedtobereturning.Intheyearsbetween1960sand1990s,thereweremanyimportantchangesinthestructureofthefamily.Fromthe1960stotheearly1970s,thedivorceratedoubledandthebirthratefellbyhalf.Thenumberofsingle-parentfamiliestripled,andthenumberofcoupleslivingtogetherwithoutbeingmarrieddoubledagain.Infact,thesingle-parenthousehold,onceunusual,hasreplacedthe"traditional"familyasthetypicalfamilyintheStates.Ifwecanjudgefromhistory,however,thiswillprobablychangeagaininthetwenty-firstcentury.TheChangesoftheAmericanFamilyMaincomparisonsContextsDifferent___1____Thereweretwo__2___typesoffamiliesinthepast,___3____,theextendedandthenuclear.Nowadays__4___typesoffamiliescanbeseenthanbefore.本卷第1页（共19页）Changesindifferent___5_____.Inthe1900sand1940sManyofthewomenhadtoworkoutsideduetothe__6___ofmoney.,thuscausingthefallof__7__andtheriseofdivorcerate.Inthe1950sDivorcerateslidedandthereweremorechildren.Thefamiliestendedtobe___8___again.Intheyearsbetween1960sand1990sDifferenttypesoffamiles__9____.TraditionalfamiliesarenolongerthetypicalonesinAmerica.AtrendworthnotingAuthor’sopiniononchangesThepresentstructureis___10____;itwillexperiencechangesagaininthenearfuture.1.kinds/types2.main3.namely4.more5.periods6.lack7.birthrate8.fewer9.occurred10.temporary（二）Thefamilysphere(范围)usedtobedefinedbyitsisolationfromthepublicrealm.Therewasthepublicmalerealm（领域）of"rationalaccomplishment"andcruelcompetition,andtheprivatefemaleandchild-rearingsphereofhome,intuition（直觉）andemotion.Theprivaterealmwassupposedtobeisolatedfromtherealitiesofadultlife.Forbothbetterandworse,televisionandotherelectronicmediatendtobreakdownthedifferencebetweenthosetwoworlds.Thememb...
