hoped to combine work with motherhood, while two-thirds of the men said they wanted to share parenting and work.
Sadly, children support working mothers more than we do as a society. Parental leave and child-care benefits in the United States remain inadequate, particularly when compared to what's offered in other countries. Children thrive when their mothers have satisfying, well-paid jobs when they can count on other caretakers to share the load. The challenge facing us is thus not whether good workers can also be good mothers, but whether we can create the conditions that enable working mothers and fathers to be good parents.
46. From the first paragraph, we can see that ______.
A. now more American mothers are working than any time in American history and anywhere else in the world
B. more than half Americans think that before going to school, children need their mothers whole-hearted care
C. a majority of Americans believe that once working outside home mothers think of their own work more than their children
D. more American mothers work than ever before, but this problem of working mothers has not been solved satisfactorily
47. In paragraph two, the author thinks that ______.
A. society should support all mothers no matter where they work -- at home or outside it
B. working mothers are doing less for their children
C. we should do more research on this problem
D. working mothers should be proud be self-abused
48. From the passage, we can not find the proof of the fact that ______.
A. now mothers do their household work just as well as they did before.
B. with their mothers working, children are better off.
C. lack of motherscare, children like to go astray.
D. in single-parent families, most children like their mothers go out working.
49. What do the Americans need in solving the problem of working mothers?
A. They need the support of males.
B. They need the understanding of other members of their families.
C. They need young people to be well-prepared to work both in and outside their homes.
D. They need especially the powerful support of the society for working mothers.
50. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. We should let mothers work without worry.
B. It is better for mothers to stay at home.
C. Me should work hard, especially mothers.
D. Like mother, like children
联考英语模拟试题参考答案
III. Reading comprehension:
31-35: CBBDC 36-40: DABBC
41-45: CABCB 46-50: DACDA |