新视角研究生英语读说写2五单元课后练习答案[1].ppt

Exercises Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension Structure of the Text Structure of the TextUnit 5:ExercisesExercises Vocabulary Vocabulary Cloze Cloze Translation TranslationUnit 5:Reading comprehensionReading comprehension1.1.At At the the beginning beginning of of the the article,article,the the author author declares declares that,that,in in order order to to solve solve the the current current confusion confusion about about the the proper proper roles roles that that men men and and women women should should play play in in marriage,marriage,he he proposes proposes to to establish establish new new marital marital norms.norms.What What pattern pattern of of marriage marriage behavior behavior does does he he propose?propose?Is Is this this pattern pattern a a traditional traditional one one or a brand new one?or a brand new one?He He proposes proposes a a pattern pattern of of late late marriage marriage followed followed by by a a modified modified traditional traditional nuclear nuclear family family in in the the early early childrearing childrearing years.years.It It is is mainly mainly a a traditional traditional pattern pattern but but with with some some changes.changes.ReferenceReferenceEx.I,p.93Unit 5:Reading comprehensionReading comprehension2.2.According According to to the the first first principle principle proposed proposed by by the the author,author,should should women women be be well-educated well-educated and and work work outside outside the the home home after marriage?Is this a traditional or modern idea?after marriage?Is this a traditional or modern idea?Yes.Yes.The The author author says says women women should should be be well well educated educated and and be be trained trained according according to to their their abilities abilities for for a a socially socially useful useful paid paid job job or or career.career.Everyone Everyone should should make make work work contribution contribution in in their lifetime.This is a modern idea.their lifetime.This is a modern idea.ReferenceReferenceUnit 5:Reading comprehensionReading comprehension3.3.What What is is the the second second principle principle the the author author proposes?proposes?Is Is this this a a traditional or modern idea?traditional or modern idea?The The second second principle principle is is that that young young people people should should hold hold the the expectation expectation that that they they will will marry marry only only once once and and for for a a lifetime lifetime and that they will have children.This is a traditional idea.and that they will have children.This is a traditional idea.ReferenceReferenceUnit 5:Reading comprehensionReading comprehension4.4.According According to to the the third third principle,principle,what what is is the the best best age age for for marriage?marriage?Why?Why?In In addition,addition,whats whats the the possible possible result result of of late late marriage?marriage?Is Is the the author author for for or or against against this this way way of of life?life?How do you know?How do you know?The The best best age age for for marriage marriage is is late late twenties twenties or or early early thirties,thirties,or or even even later later for for men.men.The The reason reason why why society society encourages encourages people people to to marry marry relatively relatively late late in in life life is is that that at at that that time time they they are are more more mature,mature,know know better better what what they they want want in in a a mate,mate,and and are are more more established established in in their their jobs jobs or or careers,careers,and and men men have have begun begun to to have have more more stable stable sex sex life life with with a a permanent permanent sexual sexual partner,all of which help reduce the risk of divorce.partner,all of which help reduce the risk of divorce.ReferenceReferenceTo be continued.ReferenceReferenceThe The reason reason why why individuals,individuals,both both women women and and men,men,also also want want to to marry marry later later is is that that they they want want to to have have time time to to pursue pursue personal personal expression expression and and fulfillment fulfillment before before marriage.marriage.One One possible possible result result of of late late marriage marriage is is long long years years of of nonmaritalnonmarital cohabitation cohabitation in in young young adulthood.adulthood.The The author author is is for for nonmaritalnonmarital cohabitation,cohabitation,but but on on the the condition condition that that it it is is associated associated with with“serious,“serious,caring caring relationships,”relationships,”not not“sexual“sexual promiscuity”,promiscuity”,because because he he writes writes that that this this is is“an“an arrangement arrangement that that often often makes makes more more sense sense than than the the alternatives alternatives to to it,”it,”meaning meaning it it is is more more sensible sensible than than living living alone alone ithith ones parents.ones parents.Unit 5:Reading comprehensionReading comprehension5 5.According According to to the the fourth fourth principle,principle,what what is is the the disadvantage disadvantage of of late marriage?How to overcome it?late marriage?How to overcome it?The The disadvantage disadvantage of of late late marriage marriage is is that,that,as as people people live live a a single single life life for for 10 10 years years or or even even more,more,they they tend tend to to be be more more eager eager to to fulfill fulfill themselves,themselves,less less willing willing to to carry carry out out family family responsibilities,responsibilities,and and therefore therefore find find it it harder harder to to adapt adapt to to marriage marriage and and childrearing.childrearing.To To overcome overcome this this disadvantage,disadvantage,young young unmarried unmarried adults adults should should be be encouraged encouraged to to save save a a large large part part of of their their income income for for a a family family fund,fund,which which will will be be used used when when the the wife wife quits quits working working outside outside and and stays stays at at home as full-time housewife after marriage and childbirth.home as full-time housewife after marriage and childbirth.ReferenceReferenceUnit 5:Reading comprehensionReading comprehension6 6.From From childrens childrens birth birth to to their their early early or or middle middle teen teen years,years,what what childrearing childrearing arrangements arrangements does does the the fifth fifth principle principle recommend recommend to to the the parents?parents?Is Is this this strategy strategy known known as as“sequencing”a traditional or new practice?“sequencing”a traditional or new practice?ReferenceReference This This practice practice is is mainly mainly traditional traditional but but with with some some modifications,modifications,such such as as mothers mothers working working parttimeparttime after after the the child child is is 3 3 years years old old or or fathers fathers becoming becoming the the primary primary caretaker after the child is 18 months old if they wish.caretaker after the child is 18 months old if they wish.Unit 5:Reading comprehensionReading comprehension7 7.For For women,women,it it seems seems that that the the conflict conflict between between childcare childcare and and career career development development is is unavoidable.unavoidable.To To the the author,author,which which of of the the two two is is more more important?important?What What should should the the government government do do to make up to women for their career loss?to make up to women for their career loss?To To the the author,author,childcare childcare is is more more important important since since he he says says“it“it is is possible possible to to make make up up for for career career loss,loss,but but impossible impossible to to make make up up for for child-nurturing child-nurturing loss.”loss.”He He urges urges that that the the government government institute institute parental parental leave leave and and child child allowance allowance programs programs for for families families with with young young children children to to live live on on a a single single income,income,and and develop develop“veterans“veterans benefits”benefits”type type of of programs programs that that provide provide mothers mothers with with financial financial subsidies subsidies and and job priorities when they return to the paid work force.job priorities when they return to the paid work force.ReferenceReferenceUnit 5:Reading comprehensionReading comprehension8.8.According According to to the the sixth sixth principle,principle,while while the the mother mother is is ordinarily ordinarily the the primary primary caretaker caretaker of of the the infant,infant,what what domestic domestic work work should should the the father father do?do?And And after after the the infant infant is is 18 18 months months old,old,is is any any change change possible possible to to the the fathers fathers role?role?Here Here is is the the father father assuming assuming the the traditional traditional marital marital gender gender role role or or a a new new one?one?What What should should employers employers do do accordingly accordingly to to adapt adapt to to this situation?this situation?ReferenceReferenceUnit 5:Reading comprehensionReading comprehensionReferenceReferenceThe The father father should should be be an an active active supporter supporter of of the the mother-mother-child child bond bond as as well well as as an an auxiliary auxiliary homemaker homemaker and and care care provider.provider.He He should should take take care care of of the the house,house,yard yard and and car car and and in in many many cases cases cook cook meals,meals,clean clean the the house,house,look look after after the the child,child,etc.etc.if if he he has has the the skills skills and and talents.talents.After After the the child child reaches reaches 18 18 months,months,it it is is possible possible that that the the father father becomes becomes the the primary primary caretaker.caretaker.Here Here the the father father is is assuming assuming a a new new role role of of auxiliary auxiliary homemaker homemaker and and care care provider provider in in addition addition to to the the traditional traditional role role of of breadwinner.breadwinner.Accordingly Accordingly employers employers must must allow allow not not only only mothers mothers but but also also fathers fathers to to be be absent absent from from work work frequently frequently while while taking taking flex-time flex-time and and part-time part-time jobs jobs because because fathers fathers also also have have to to care care for for the the children.children.Unit 5:Reading comprehensionReading comprehension 9.As the seventh principle implies,will the situation last 9.As the seventh principle implies,will the situation last throughout their marriage that women do more domestic throughout their marriage that women do more domestic work and less paid work than men?work and less paid work than men?No.No.In In the the earlier earlier marriage marriage life life women women will will do do more more domestic domestic work work than than men,men,but but in in the the later later marriage marriage life life women women will will do do more more paid paid work work than than men men partly partly because because husbands,husbands,being being older,older,will will retire retire earlier earlier than than their their wives wives and and partly partly because because due due to to hormonal hormonal changes,changes,women women become become more more work-work-oriented and men become more home-oriented in later life.oriented and men become more home-oriented in later life.ReferenceReferenceUnit 5:Reading comprehensionReading comprehension10.10.In conclusion,in the authors opinion,which should have a In conclusion,in the authors opinion,which should have a higher priority for men and women in modern society,higher priority for men and women in modern society,personal pursuits or parenting?For the benefit of both personal pursuits or parenting?For the benefit of both society and individuals,is it sensible to completely society and individuals,is it sensible to completely abandon the marital roles of men as the breadwinner and abandon the marital roles of men as the breadwinner and of women as the homemaker and of women as the homemaker and childrearerchildrearer associated associated with the traditional nuclear family?What marriage behavior with the traditional nuclear family?What marriage behavior does the author disapprove of?What marriage behavior does the author disapprove of?What marriage behavior does he advocate?does he advocate?ReferenceReferenceUnit 5:Reading comprehensionReading comprehensionReferenceReferenceDuring During the the parental parental years,years,parenting parenting should should have have a a higher higher priority priority over over personal personal pursuits.pursuits.Parents Parents should should limit limit their their expressive freedom for the welfare of children.expressive freedom for the welfare of children.No,No,it it is is foolhardy foolhardy to to do do so.so.When When there there are are young young children children in in the the family,family,if if the the traditional traditional marital marital gender gender roles roles are are abandoned,then society will be in danger.abandoned,then society will be in danger.To be continued.Unit 5:Reading comprehensionReading comprehensionReferenceReferenceThe The author author disapproves disapproves of of the the“strive“strive for for androgyny”,androgyny”,that that is,is,people people struggling struggling to to play play both both the the male male breadwinning breadwinning role role and and the the female female childrearing childrearing role role at at the the same same time.time.He He advocates advocates that that people people acknowledge,acknowledge,accommodate,accommodate,and and appreciate appreciate the the different different needs,needs,interests,interests,values values and and goals goals of different sexes.of different sexes.To be continued.Unit 5:Reading comprehensionReading comprehensionReferenceReferenceHe He disapproves disapproves of of the the“unisex“unisex pursuit pursuit of of freedom freedom with with a a male male bias”,bias”,that that is,is,both both men men and and women women pursuing pursuing freedom freedom(success(success and and fulfillment fulfillment in in career)career)that that is is traditionally traditionally possessed possessed by by men.men.He He advocates advocates that that people people give give more more importance importance and and respect respect to to family family bond bond and and childcare childcare that that are are tradition