2009年考研英语考前三套题(二)

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1、考研英语模拟二SectionⅠUseofEnglishDirections：Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA，B，CorDonANSWERSHEET1.（10points）IntheUnitedStates，olderpeoplerarelylivewiththeiradultchildren.Butinmanyothercultureschildrenareexpectedtocare1theiragedparents.InsomepartsofItaly

2、，thepercentageofadultchildrenwho2withtheirparents365to70percent.InThailand，too，childrenareexpectedtotakecareoftheirelderlyparents；fewThaielderlylive4.Whatexplainsthesedifferencesinlivingarrangements5cultures？Modernizationtheory6theextendedfamilyhouseholdtolowlevelsofeconomicdevelopme

3、nt.Intraditionalsocieties，theelderlylivewiththeirchildreninlargeextendedfamilyunitsforeconomicreasons.Butwithmodernization，childrenmovetourbanareas，leavingoldpeople7in8ruralareas.YetmodernizationtheorycannotexplainwhyextendedfamilyhouseholdswerenevercommonintheUnitedStatesorEngland，o

4、rwhyfamiliesinItaly，whichisfullymodernized，9astrongtraditionofintergenerationalliving.Clearly，economicdevelopmentalonecannotexplain10livingarrangements.Anothertheoryassociatedintergenerationallivingarrangementswithinheritancepatterns.Insomecultures，thestemfamilypatternofinheritance11

5、.12thissystem，parentslivewithamarriedchild，usuallytheoldestson，whothen13theirpropertywhentheydie.ThestemfamilysystemwasoncecommoninJapan，butchangesininheritancelaws，14broadersocialchangesbrought15byindustrializationandurbanization，have16the17.In1960about80percentofJapaneseover65lived

6、withtheirchildren；by1990only60percentdid—afigurethatisstillhigh18U.S.standards，butwhichhasbeen19steadily.InKorea，too，traditionallivingarrangementsare20：thepercentageofagedKoreanswholivewithasondeclinedfrom77percentin1984to50percentjust10yearslater.AlthoughmostelderlyKoreansstillexpec

7、ttolivewithason，theiradultchildrendonotexpecttolivewiththeirchildrenwhentheygrowold.1.[A]about[B]after[C]for[D]over2.[A]reside[B]recite[C]redeem[D]rebel3.[A]amasses[B]amounts[C]attains[D]reaches4.[A]lone[B]alone[C]lonesome[D]lonely5.[A]over[B]across[C]within[D]above6.[A]associated[B]

8、linked[C]uni