高三英语社会现象类阅读试题

高三英语社会现象类阅读试题
1. More than one-third of adults in the United States are obese(肥胖). In fact, over obesity has reached such proportions that one big-city mayor has gone about banning large-sized, sugary soft drinks and the First Lady has been on a campaign to control the dietary offerings in public schools.
Even many adults who do not fit the clinic definition of obesity are still overweight, and a large percentage are looking for the best ways to lose weight.
Reducing pounds largely comes down to the two-sided factors of diet and exercise. Not carrying out the first one enough, and not getting enough of the second one, ends up giving the individual a recipe for being overweight.
Advising someone to eat less and exercise more might be the easiest advice possible, but it’s also, partially, an oversimplification. Dieting has more to do with the types of food you eat than how much you eat. Reduce the amount of red meat in your diet. If you don’t want to eliminate red meat altogether, choose cuts of meat with less fat content. Limit your intake of salt and starches. If you’ve got to have potato chips alongside your sandwich at lunch, choose the baked potato chips that contain less fat than the deep-fried chips. You might find you’re really not sacrificing that much in terms of taste.
A diet rich in fruits, vegetables, egg whites, fish and nonfat dairy products will certainly aid in the mission of losing weight. Drink more water and less sugary drinks. If you have to have a soda, a diet soda is a better option, but seltzer is an even better choice than that.
It’s important—if not always easy—to make sure you get at least some physical activity each and every day. If your feet won’t allow for a regular jogging regimen, then make sure you take lots of walks. Next time you need to mail a letter, walk to the mailbox instead of driving. Try to work in a daily walk in your neighborhood.
【1】 You should when you want to lose weight
A．try not to fit the clinic definition of obesity
B．diet as well as exercise enough
C．get little exercise every day
D．focus your attention on diet only
【答案】B
【解析】B细节理解题。

根据文章第三段内容Reducing pounds largely comes down to the two-sided factors of diet and exercise.可知当人们要减肥的时候应该是锻炼和节食同时进行，选B。

【2】The First Lady has started a movement to .
A．raise pe ople’s awareness of healthy diet
B．control the public school dietary supplying
C．ban the sugary soft drinks
D．realise the importance of dieting
【答案】B
【解析】B细节理解题。

根据文章第一段末句 the First Lady has been on a campaign to control the dietary offerings in public schools.可知答案选B。

【3】 What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?
A．We must keep far away from fat and ignore our taste.
B．The simplest and best way to lose weight is to eat and exercise more.
C．We should remove the red meat in our diet completely to reduce weight.
D．When it comes to diet, no one needs to starve themselves in order to lose weight.
【答案】D
【解析】D推理判断题。

文章第四段介绍与吃的量相比，节食应该注意所吃食物的种类。

换句话说，人们没必要饿着自己以达到减肥的目的，而是更多的注意不要吃含热量高的食物，选D。

【4】The last paragraph is mainly about .
A．walk B．diet
C．exercise D．jog
【答案】C
【解析】C细节理解题。

文章末段在开头提出It’s important—if not always easy—to make sure you get at least some physical activity each and every day.然后介绍了几种锻炼的方式，由此判断本段中心内容是关于锻炼的，选C。

【考点】考查社会生活类短文阅读
2.阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A. B. C. D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

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Like many other parts of our lives today, education has become a global enterprise. In microcosm(微观世界), my school is proof of just how global. Monkseaton High School is an ordinary state-funded school of 850 students in the unfashionable part of northeastern England. Over the past seven years it has sent 12 students to American universities --- two of them to Harvard. Monkseaton has, in turn, attracted students from other countries, including Germany and Latvia. Monkseaton now almost routinely receives inquiries from students in Eastern European countries. Obviously, learning English is a big draw, but his pattern of student movement was unheard of five years ago.
The brain drain is a universal phenomenon, and countries that don’t face up to the new reality will be losing some of their most precious resources. The northeast of England is its poorest region, and has experienced a severe loss of highly qualified professionals-to-be. Some of the most able 18-year-olds are going to other parts of Britain, even to other countries. What is happening here is happening to Britain as a whole. Most noticeably, there is a growing trend of British students taking degrees in American universities. This year the number will break the psychological barrier of 1,000 students for the first time.
And what is happening at the secondary-school level is happening to higher education. Wherever they come from, today’s students have a very different perspective on education from their parents. Because of television, the Internet and their travels, these students see the world as a much smaller place than their parents once did. They are more confident in accepting the challenge of moving from one country to another, from one culture to another; in many cases they can even apply to schools over the Internet. Students are also more aware of the overall cost of education and are looking for value for money. Plus, for many, education linked to travel is a better option than education at home.
【1】 Why does the author say education has become a global enterprise?
A．Monkseaton High School used to be a very unfashionable school in the Northeast England. B．Monkseaton High School is now one of the state-funded middle schools in England. C．Monkseaton High School has sent two top students to the Harvard University in U.S. D．There is now an extensive exchange of students among different countries.
【答案】D
【解析】D 推理判断题。

作者在文章首段提出education has become a global enterprise.这一观点，然后以自己的学校为例，说明了很多高中学校普遍存在国际交流生，所以说教育也是全球化
了，故答案选D。

【2】 What can we infer about northeast England from the passage?
A．It is one of the poorest regions in England.
B．It has experienced a severe loss of professionals.
C．It will face a more serious brain drain in the near future.
D．It is losing its young talents to other parts of the world.
【答案】C
【解析】C 推理判断题。

根据文章第二段首句The brain drain is a universal phenomenon，and…….will be losing some of their most precious resources.可知人才流失是一个普遍现象，然后在下文介绍了英格兰北部贫困地区学生的外出求学，由此判断英格兰北部未来也会面对人才外流这一问题，故答案选C。

【3】 According to the passage, students today have different perspective from their parents on the following EXCEPT that _________________.
A．education linked to travel is much better than education at home
B．overall cost of education should be considered against money value
C．moving from one culture to another is a welcomed challenge
D．the Internet is more popular and easier to access in the near future
【答案】D
【解析】D. 细节理解题。

根据文章末段内容They are more confident in accepting the challenge of moving ……from one culture to another;；Students are also more aware of the overall cost of education . Plus, for many, education linked to travel is a better option than education at home.可知D选项内容文中没有涉及，选D。

【4】 The students today tend to see the world as a much smaller place NOT because
__________.
A．they are having more exposure to the television programs
B．they are having easier access to the Internet
C．they are having frequent travels to the other parts of the world
D．they are having better communication with their parents
【答案】D
【解析】D 推理判断题。

根据文章末段内容可知如今的学生因为网络的便利，他们可以更多地了解世界，可以和世界各地的人们进行交流，所以他们认为世界变小了，答案选D。

【5】 The purpose of the author in writing this passage is to __________.
A．tell us the benefit of globalization of education
B．analyze the causes for students’ moving trend in Great Britain
C．criticize the universal phenomenon of brain drain worldwide
D．draw attention to students’ moving from one country to another
【答案】B
【解析】B推理判断题。

作者在文章开头提出教育成为国际化产业，学生的流动性增强，然后介绍了英国北部地区学生的大量外流，并且进一步分析造成这种状况的原因，由此判断文章的目的是分析英国学生流动的原因，故答案选B。

【考点】考查社会生活类短文阅读。

3. A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, 1,100 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.
Three minutes went by, and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace, and stopped for a few seconds, and then hurried up to meet his schedule.
A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the money box without stopping, and continued to walk.
A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.
The one who paid the most attention was a 3-year-old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried, but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally, the mother pushed hard, and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money, but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the most talented musicians in the world. He had just played one of the most beautiful pieces ever written, on a violin worth $3.5 million dollars.
Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100.
This is a real story. Joshua Bell’s playing in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment.
The outlines were: in a common environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we enjoy beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected situation?
One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?”
【1】Few people stopped to listen to Joshua Bell playing because______.
A．people were in a hurry
B．they were not interested in music
C．it was too cold in the subway
D．the performance was not good enough
【答案】A
【解析】A 细节理解题。

根据文章第一段most of them on their way to work.以及下文中出现的多个描述人们行为的词hurry，可以判断因忙着去上班而很少人能停下来去欣赏美妙的音乐，选A。

【2】When children stopped to look at the violinist, their parents ______.
A．would give him some money
B．would stop to enjoy the music
C．would applaud for the performance
D．would urge them to continue walking
【答案】D
【解析】D细节理解题。

根据文章第五段内容This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.可知当孩子们停下来听音乐的时候，家长们都会催促他们继续赶路，选D。

【3】Joshua Bell played in the metro station in order to ______.
A．make more money
B．practice his skills in playing music
C．made an advertisement for his concert
D．find out people’s reaction under such a circumstance
【答案】D
【解析】D推理判断题。

根据文章后三段内容可知Joshua Bell的行为是华盛顿邮报进行的一项
实验：人们在像车站这样普通的地方，在匆忙去上班的这段时间人们对于美好的东西会不会去欣赏，人们对于美好的事物是如何反应，故答案选D。

【4】The purpose of the passage is to _____.
A．set us to think about our life
B．show us how to play music
C．tell us the importance of music
D．report a subway performance
【答案】A
【解析】A主旨大意题。

从文章末段If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?”可知文章目的是让人们思考人生，选A。

【考点】考查社会生活类短文阅读。

4. Most people know precious gemstones (宝石) by their appearances. An emerald flashes deep green, a ruby seems to hold a red fire inside, and a diamond shines like a star. It’s more difficult to tell where the gem was mined, since a diamond from Australia or Arkansas may appear the same to one from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. However, recently, a team of scientists has found a way to identify a gemstone’s origin.
Beneath the surface of a gemstone, on the tiny level of atoms and molecules, lie clues to its origin. At this year’s meeting of th e Geological Society of America in Minneapolis, Catherine McManus reported on a technique that uses lasers to clarify these clues and identify a stone’s homeland. McManus directs scientific research at Materialytics, in Killeen, Texas. The company is devel oping the technique. “With enough data, we could identify which country, which mining place, even the individual mine a gemstone comes from,” McManus told Science News.
Some gemstones, including many diamonds, come from war-torn countries. Sales of those “blood minerals” may encourage violent civil wars where innocent people are injured or killed. In an effort to reduce the trade in blood minerals, the U.S. government passed law in July 2010 that requires companies that sell gemstones to determine the origins of their stones.
To figure out where gemstones come from, McManus and her team focus a powerful laser on a small sample of the gemstone. The technique is called laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. Just as heat can turn ice into water or water into steam, energy from the laser changes the state of matter of the stone. The laser changes a miniscule part of the gemstone into plasma, a gas state of matter in which tiny particles called electrons separate from atoms.
The plasma, which is superhot, produces a light pattern. (The science of analyzing this kind of light pattern is called spectroscopy.) Different elements produce different patterns, but McManus and her team say that gemstones from the same area produce similar patterns. Materialytics has already collected patterns from thousands of gemstones, including more than 200 from diamonds. They can compare the light pattern from an unknown gemstone to patterns
they do know and look for a match. The light pattern acts like a signature, telling the researchers the origin of the gemstone.
In a small test, the laser technique correctly identified the origins of 95 out of every 100 diamonds. For gemstones like emeralds and rubies, the technique proved successful for 98 out of every 100 stones. The scientists need to collect and analyze more samples, including those from war-torn countries, before the tool is ready for commercial use.
Scientists like Barbara Dutrow, a mineralogist from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, find the technique exciting. “This is a basic new tool that could provide a better fingerprint of a material from a particular locality,” she told Science News.
【1】We learn from Paragraph 1 that __________________.
A．an emerald and a ruby are names of diamonds.
B．it’s not difficult to tel l where the gem was mined.
C．appearances help to identify the origin of gemstones.
D．diamonds from different places may appear the same.
【答案】 D
【解析】D细节理解题。

根据第一段中…… since a diamond from Australia or Arkansas may appear the same to one from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.可知很难从外表判断钻石的出处，答案选D。

【2】Why did the U.S. government pass law that requires companies selling gemstones to determine the origins of their stones?
A．To look for more gemstones.
B．To encourage violent civil wars.
C．To reduce the trade in blood minerals.
D．To develop the economy.
【答案】C
【解析】C细节理解题。

根据第三段内容In an effort to reduce the trade in blood minerals, the U.S. government passed law ……可知美国通过法律的目的是为了减少blood minerals.这种宝石的买卖，选C。

【3】Which of the following facts most probably helps McManus and her team in identifying the origin of stones?
A．Heat can turn ice into water or water into steam.
B．Gemstones from the same area produce similar light patterns.
C．Laser can changes a miniscule part of the gemstone into plasma.
D．Materialytics has already collected patterns from thousands of gemstones.
【答案】B
【解析】B细节理解题。

根据第三段内容可知通过钻石内部相同的原子光线排列方式可以钻石的出处，选B。

【4】From the last two paragraphs, what can be inferred about the laser technique?
A．It is ready for commercial use.
B．People can use the new tool to find more gemstones.
C．It can significantly reduce the gemstones trade in blood minerals.
D．It will bring about a revolutionary change in identifying the origin of minerals.
【答案】D
【解析】D主旨大意题。

作者在文章最后两段介绍了这种新技术较高的成功率，而且通过“This is a basic new tool that could provide a better fingerprint of a material from a particular locality,”可以判断这种技术会在材料鉴定方面带来巨大的改变，故选D。

【5】The author wrote this passage mainly to ________.
A．tell us how to identify the origin of diamonds.
B．introduce a laser technique in identifying a stone’s origin
C．prove identifying the origin of gemstones are difficult
D．attract our attention to reducing trade in blood minerals
【答案】B
【解析】B本文在开头提出人们很难通过外观判断宝石的出处，然后介绍了科学家最新发明的宝
石的鉴定方法，然后对此展开详细的介绍，由此可知文章中心内容是介绍这种新式的宝石鉴定方法，故答案选B。

【考点】考查社会科学类短文阅读。

5. For generations here in the deepest South, there had been a great taboo（禁忌）: publicly crossing the color line for love. Less than 45 years ago, marriage between blacks and whites was illegal, and it has been forbidden for much of the time since.
So when a great job about an hour’s drive north of the Gulf Coast attracted him, Jeffrey Norwood, a black college basketball coach, had reservations. He was in a serious relationship with a woman who was white and Asian.
“You’re thinking about a life in South Mississippi?” his father said in a skeptical voice, recalling days when a black man could face mortal（致命的） danger just being seen with a woman of another race, regardless of intentions. "Are you sure?"
But on visits to Hattiesburg, the younger Mr. Norwood said he liked what he saw: growing diversity. So he moved, married, and, with his wife, had a baby girl, who was counted on the
last census（人口普查） as black, white and Asian. Taylor Rae Norwood, three, is one of thousands of mixed-race children who have made this state home to one of the nation's most rapidly expanding multiracial populations, up 70 percent between 2000 and 2010, according to new data from the Census Bureau.
In the first comprehensive accounting of multiracial Americans since statistics were first collected about them in 2000, reporting from the 2010 census, made public in recent days, shows that the nation’s mixed-race population is growing far more quickly than many researchers had estimated, particularly in the South and parts of the Midwest. That conclusion
is based on the bureau’s analysis of 42 states; the data from the remaining eight states will be released soon.
In North Carolina, the mixed-race population doubled. In Georgia, it grew by more than 80 percent, and by nearly as much in Kentucky and Tennessee. In Indiana, Iowa and South Dakota, the multiracial population increased by about 70percent.
Census officials estimated the national multiracial growth rate was about 35 percent since2000 according to the known result, when seven million people ----- 2.4 percent of the population chose more than one race.
【1】If a black man married a white woman 50years ago, the worst result was that _____. A．he was sentenced to death B．he was considered to be immoral
C．he was criticized by the public D．he was treated as a lawbreaker
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。

根据第二段的句子：a black man could face mortal（致命的） danger just being seen with a woman of another race，可知在50年前，如果一个黑人男子和白人女子结婚，最坏的结果是被判处死刑，故选A。

【2】The underlined word “serious” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “____”.
A．stable B．bad C．mixed D．dangerous
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。

根据第二段的句子：He was in a serious relationship with a woman who was white and Asian. “You’re thinking about a life in South Mississippi?” his father said in a skeptical voice, recalling days when a black man could face mortal（致命的） danger just being seen with a woman of another race, regardless of intentions. 可知“serious”是“稳定的”故选A。

【3】What can we infer from Paragraph 4?
A．Jeffrey Norwood was born in Hattiesburg and grew up there.
B．Taylor Rae Norwood’s mother is a white-Asian.
C．70 percent of the people in Mississippi are multiracial.
D．Mississippi has the largest multiracial population in the US.
【答案】B
【解析】推理判断题。

根据第四段的句子：So he moved, married, and, with his wife, had a baby girl, who was counted on the last census（人口普查） as black, white and Asian. 可知Taylor Rae Norwood的妈妈是一个白种亚裔人，故选B。

【4】Which of the following states had the fastest growth rate of mixed-race population? A．Georgia.B．Tennessee.C．North Carolina.D．South Dakota.
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。

根据倒数第二段的句子：In North Carolina, the mixed-race population doubled. 可知在North Carolina混合种族的人口发展最快，故选C。

【考点】社会现象类短文阅读。

6. Although Paris is often considered the city of romance, close to a million adults who call it home are single. Many single people say that France’s capital is one of th e most difficult places
to meet people. The complaints(抱怨) of this lonely group have inspired a new phenomenon known as “supermarket dating.” At Galerie Lafayette Gourmet, singles can shop for more than just the items on their grocery list. They can look for someone who has blue eyes, brown hair, and is 1.8 meters tall, or whatever may be on their romantic shopping list.
At this Paris location, single people of all ages can schedule their shopping for Thursday nights between 6:30 and 9:00 p.m. When they walk through the door, they pick up a purple basket to advise that they are looking for love. They try to arrive early because the baskets disappear quickly, and then they have to wait in line for their turn to wander the store aisles(过道) .
With purple baskets in hand, shoppers can consider their romantic options while they pick out their groceries. When they are ready to pay, they can go to the checkout line for singles who want to chat.
Most of the people who look for love in the supermarket are skeptical of Internet dating. They know that it is easy to embellish(美化) one’s appearance or to lie about one’s age over the Internet. The supermarket, on the other hand, is considered a safe and casual environment in
which to meet a potential match. In addition, what one finds in another’s grocery basket can say a thing or two about that person’s character or intentions. Buying pet food can be a man’s way of showing a potential match that he has a sensitive side. Women who fill their baskets with low-fat food show the ir healthy style of living. These days it’s possible to find much more than food at a grocery store.
【1】What do many single people in Pairs complain about?
A．The difficulty in meeting people.
B．The idea of supermarket dating.
C．The items on their grocery list.
D．The inconvenience in shopping.
【答案】Ａ
【解析】细节题：从文章第一段的句子：Many single people say that France’s capital is one of the most difficult places to meet people.可知很多巴黎的单身汉抱怨在巴黎遇到人是很困难的，选Ａ
【2】Which of the following can be inferred but is not clearly stated in the second paragraph? A．The dating supermarket is located in Paris.
B．The dating supermarket is open only on Thursday evenings.
C．People looking for love must get a basket of a particular colour
D．The dating supermarket has very good business.
【答案】Ｄ
【解析】推理题：从第二段的句子：They try to arrive early because the baskets disappear quickly, and then they have to wait in line for their turn to wander the store aisles(过道) .粉红的篮子很快就没有了，说明来超市约会的人很多，可以推断出约会超市的生意很好，选Ｄ
【3】According to the writer, a possible way to win a woman’s heart is to _______.
A．pick up a purple basket
B．Buy low-fat food
C．embellish your appearance
D．buy pet food
【答案】Ｄ
【解析】细节题：从文章第四段的句子：Buying pet food can be a man’s way of showing a potential match that he has a sensitive side.购买宠物食品可能是一个男子向他的可能的伴侣表示他有感性的一面的方式，可知作者认为一个赢得女性的心的可能的方式是买宠物食品，选Ｄ
【4】Why do the people prefer the supermarket dating to Internet dating?
A．The supermarket dating is more convenient.
B．The supermarket dating is more casual.
C．The supermarket dating can be trusted more.
D．The supermarket dating is less expensive.
【答案】Ｃ
【解析】细节题：从文章第四段的句子：They know that it is easy to embellish(美化) one’s appearance or to lie about one’s age over the Internet. The supermarket, on the other hand, is considered a safe and casual environment in which to meet a potential match可知比起网上约会人们更喜欢超市约会，因为超市约会更值得信任，选Ｃ
【考点】考查社会现象类短文
7. The greatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the proportion of a woman's life spent in caring for the children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties ,and would be likely to have seven or eight children, four or five of whom lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which health made it unusual for her to get paid work.. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman's youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five years and can be expected to live another thirty-five years and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty. Even while she has to take care of children, her work is lightened by moder living conditions.
This important change in women's life-patterns has only recently begun to have its full effect on women's economic position. Even a few years ago most girls took a full-time job after they left school.. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school- leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women usually marry older, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Many more afterwards return to full-or-part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the home, according to the abilities and interests of each of them.
【1】At what age did most women marry around the 1890 according to the passage?
A．At about twenty-five B．In their earl fifties
C．At the age of fifteen D．At any age from fifteen to forty-five
【答案】D
【解析】细节题：根据文章第一段的句子：A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties ,可知1890年大部分女性在25岁的时候结婚，选A。

【2】What happened to an ordinary family in about 1900?
A．The youngest child could live to fifteen.
B．Four of five children died after they were five.
C．Seven or eight children lived to be more than five.
D．Some children died when the were very young.
【答案】A
【解析】细节题：根据文章第一段的句子：would be likely to have seven or eight children, four or five of whom lived till they were five years old.可知在1900年的时候，普通的家庭的孩子可能在很小的时候就夭折了，选D
【3】When she was over fifty , a late nineteenth-century mother ______.
A．was usaully expected to die fiarely soon
B．would expect to work until she died
C．would be healthy enough to take up paid jobs
D．was less like to find a job even if she wanted to
【答案】C
【解析】细节题：根据文章第一段的句子：the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which health made it unusual for her to get paid work..可知当她50几岁的时候，一个19世纪末期的妈妈即使想去工作也不可能了，选D
【4】What do we know from the passage?
A．Husbands and wives share equal responsibilities at home.
B．More and more women are looked down upon by husbands.
C．Today women prefer to get married rather than get jobs.
D．A husband plays a greater part in looking after the children.
【答案】B
【解析】细节题：根据文章第二段的句子：Many more afterwards return to full-or-part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money可知丈夫和妻子负担家里同样的责任，选A
【考点】考查社会现象类短文
8. If you see a group of people dancing and singing on the street or in the railway station, you don't need to feel surprised．They are a flash mob （快闪族）, which is a group of people who come together suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a brief period of time, and then quickly break up．They are usually organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communication network．At a predetermined time, they gather and perform some distractions （消遣） such as waving their hands and exchanging books, Then, they quickly break up before the police can arrive．Using mobile phones, the flash mob can change its location if the first one has been replaced for any reason．
Bill Lasik, senior editor of Harper’s Magazine, organized the first flash mob in Manhattan in May 2003 and the first successful flash mob came together on June 3, 2003 - after the first attempt was foiled at Macy's department store．Lasik claimed that the activity was designed to make
fun of hipsters （起时髦的人）, and call attention to the cultural atmosphere．
Flash mob gatherings can sometimes shock people．Such an activity might seem amusing and untrue, but it also might frighten people who are not aware of what is taking place．Undoubtedly, flash mobs can serve as good political tools in any direction．They also have great economic potential, such as using flash mobs to advertise a product．
The flash mob is now becoming more and more popular．People use it to do many things．For example, in 2009, Michael Jackson's fans took part in a flash mob to remember him．Hundreds of his fans gathered singing and dancing Michael's famous song "Beat It" together．Flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory．
【1】The undefined word "foiled" in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by _ 。

A．forgotten B．prevented C．announced D．confirmed
【答案】B
【解析】B词义猜测题。

根据第二段the first successful flash mob came together on June 3, 2003 - after the first attempt was foiled at Macy's department store．中破折号的作用可知前后句是解释说明作用，由此判断他们在成功集会之前曾经被阻止过，故B选项正确。