2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解实战练习（1）

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1、2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解实战练习（1）【xx高考复习】阅读理解TheBritisharen'thavingasmanychildrenastheyusedto.Onereasonisthatpeoplearehavingchildrenmucholderthanbefore，meaningtheyhavefeweryearsinwhichtheycanhavethem.Afteryearsatuniversity，theyneedafewyearsofworkexperiencebeforeth

2、eycangetthejobtheywant.Theymightthengetmarried，butit'sincrediblyexpensivetobuyahouseintheUK.TheaboveexplainswhyyoungBritishpeoplenowdon'tmoveoutoftheirparents'homeuntiltheyarearound30yearsoldonaverage.Itisnotuntiltheyare30thattheycanaffordtheirownhome.Increasi

3、ngly，itisnotuntilthatagethattheycanaffordtogetmarriedandstartanewlifeinanewhome.It'sonlyafterthisagethatmanyyoungpeoplestartthinkingabouthavingachild.SoaBritishpersonmanagestogetajob，getahomeandgetmarried.Whyisn'theorshethenhavingatleasttwochildrenonaverage？Th

4、emainreasonisthatitisquiteexpensivetobringupachildintheUK.Whyisitexpensive？Well，thesedays，bothparentsneedtoworkjusttopayfortheirhomeandlivingexpenses.Becausebothparentsareatwork，thatmeanstheythenneedtopaysomeonetolookaftertheirchildduringtheday.Payingforthisch

5、ildcareisnearlyalwaysexpensive.Therecentfinancialcrisisismakingthingsevenharderforfamilies，sinceunemploymentisrisingandevenfewerpeoplecanaffordtohavechildren.Withsomuchpressureonfamilies，isitanysurprisethatthedivorcerateissohigh?SowhatisBritaindoingtotryandsav

6、etheBritishfamily？Thegovernmentistryingtomakeitcheapertohavechildren.Forexample，therehavebeenincreasesinmoneyfamiliescanclaimfromthestateeachmonth.Also，thereareincreasinggovernmentsubsidiesfornurseryschools，sothatparentsdonotneedtopaysomuchforchildcare.Thegove

7、rnmentisalsotryingtoreducethenumberofhoursBritishparentshavetoworktoearnenoughmoneytopaytheirbills.Ifparentsdidn'thavetoworksomanyhours，they'dhavemoretimetospendwiththeirchildrenandwouldn'tneedtospendsomuchonchildcare.Onaverage，aBritonworks49hoursaweek，whichis

8、themostinEurope.Thestateisnowconsideringintroducinglawstoencouragepaniestoimprovetheiremployees'worklifebalance.Let'shopethey'renottoolatetosavetheBritishfamily.Otherwise，theBritis