南京审计学院《大学英语》分级考试试卷PartI.ReadingComprehension(40%)Directions:Readthefollowingpassagesandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsorincompletestatementsfollowingthepassage.YoumustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD，anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.(2'X20)Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.IthasbeenawidespreadbeliefthattheAmericanfamilyisdying.ButanewstudyrevealsthattheAmericanfamilyisstrongerthanever.ThisstudyaffordssurprisingevidenceofthepersistenceofAmericancommitmentstofamilylife.TheAmericanfamilyischanging，notdying.Itisbecomingsmaller，menandwomenarebecomingmoreequa，landthedivorcerateishigher.Butdespitethehighdivorcerate，marriagehasneverbeenmorepopular.Themajorityofdivorcedpeopleremarry，butonly2%marrymorethantwice.Mostmarriageslastalongtime，andalargeproportionofdivorcesarefromteenagemarriages.Dependingonthespecificsituation，there'softengoodreasonforteenagemarriagestobreakup.Thereisnoevidencethatchildrenreceivelessattentionfrommotherswhoworkoutsidethehomethanfrommothersworkinginsidethehome.Sofartheamountofeducationalordevelopmenttimehasn'tvariedverymuch，whetherornotthemotherworksoutsidethehome.Infact，workingmotherstrytomakeupforitbysettingasidetimeonlyfortheirchildren.Thestudyshowsthattelevisionisbyfarthemostsignificantnewchildcarearrangementofthiscentury.Themostimportantactivityforchildrenuptoage14iswatchingtelevision.Schoolisthesecondmosttime-consumingactivityforchildren.Theyspendanaverageofabout19hoursaweekinschool.Alargerproportionofchildrengotoschoolearlierthaneverbefore ， andtheystayinschoollonger.Anotherbigchangeisthattheproportionofveryyoungchildrenindaycarecenters（日托站）hasalmostdoubledinrecentyears.Comparedwiththesetwodramaticchangesinchildactivity，thechangescausedbymothersworkingoutsidethehomeappearverysmall.1Themainideaofthisarticleisthat.A.theAmericanfamilyisdyingB.youngpeopletodaydon'twanttogetmarriedC.theAmericanfamilyischangi...
