填空题
Task 3
Directions:
The following is a passage about Changes in the American Family. After reading it, you are required to complete the outline below it (No. 46 through No. 50). You should write your answers briefly (in no more than 3 words) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.
The traditional American family used to have a working father, a housewife -mother, and two or three children. But in the last twenty or thirty years, this picture has changed. Now we have many different kinds of families, many combinations of people living together besides this traditional one. For example, you have lots of what are called single-parent families, where you find children living with just one of their parents, usually after a divorce. And then there are plenty of married couples who for one reason or another don’ t have any kids, so it’s just the husband and wife. And sometimes adult children who have been living alone for years, in some cases they come back and live with their parents again. You can also find groups of older people sharing a house in order to save money. So these are examples of new types of families and having situations in this country.
Why has the traditional family changed so much Well, the reasons are both social and economic. First of all, as you know, the divorce rate is high in our culture, and that’s why we have so many single-parent families. Second, the unemployment rate among young adults is very high. If they can’t find a job, many times they return home and live with their parents again for a while. But the most important reason for the changes in the American family is that most women now work outside the home.
Changes in the American Family
Ⅰ. Introduction
A. traditional American family: working father, (1) and two or three children
B. examples of different kinds of families
1. single mothers and fathers
2. just (2) and (3)
3. adult children with their parents again
Ⅱ. Causes of traditional family changes
A. (4) is high
B. the unemployment rate is high
C. most women (5)