题文
Mother stayed at home cooking and cleaning while Father left for work. Two or more children took the bus to school. In the evening, all the family members got together at home again. This is what a traditional family was like twenty years ago. But now great changes have happened in British families.As many as 2 out of 3 marriages now end in divorce(离婚), and many children have to live with one parent and only see the other at weekends or during holidays.
There has been a great increase in the number of working women with children. Many women have to work to support themselves and their children. Even in the family where there is no divorce, both parents have to work in order to survive.
Also women are no longer happy to stay at home taking care of children. Many of them have jobs and some of them can even make more money than men, the traditional breadwinners.
What’s more, the increasing number of single-parent families have caused an increase in the crime rate (犯罪率) among children in a way. It is thought that if a child doesn’t have a father, he or she will be harmed.
However the changes may be good for some people. For women it’s now much easier to have well-paid jobs. Although it is difficult to be a working mother, it is no longer seen as a bad thing for children.
As for some children, they learn how to solve problems by themselves at an early age.
小题1:Which of the following statements is TRUE about a traditional family in Britain twenty years ago?A．Both the mother and the father had to work to support the family.B．The father stayed at home taking care of the children. C．The mother didn’t need to work. D．A family had only one child.小题2:Which of the following things is NOT mentioned in the passage ? A．The increasing number of divorces. B．The increasing number of fathers who stay at home. C．The increasing number of working mothers. D．The increasing crime rate among children.小题3:According to the passage, a “breadwinner” refers to a person who ________.A．has got some breadB．is good at making breadC．stays at home raising childrenD．works to support the family小题4:From the passage we can learn that ________. A．In a family where the parents are not divorced in Britain，the mother doesn’t have to work. B．Children whose parents are divorced have to start working early. C．The father is very important to a child’s growth. D．The changes in British families do no good to people. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C
解析
二十年前的英国家庭是女性在家相夫教子，男性外出挣钱养家。但是今天情况大变。离婚率增高、单亲妈妈工作的多，就是不离婚，为了生存，女性也要和男人一样出去工作。孩子们只好孤独地在家呆着，父亲的教育缺少，导致儿童犯罪率提高。但是女性有更高报酬的工作的机会多了，孩子的自我管理能力提高了。这是好的一面。 。
小题1:细节理解题。根据第一段可知，二十年前，妈妈在家做饭打扫，与C项（妈妈不用上班。）意思一致。
小题2:推理判断题。根据文章的第2、3、5段的段落大意可知，二十年后的英国家庭，离婚率高、单亲上班的妈妈多、孩子犯罪率高了。没提B项（越来越多的父亲呆在家。）。
小题3:词义推测题。根据全文第一句话可知，男人二十年前要出门挣钱养家，女人在家做饭管孩子。所以这里是对这一作用的形象的解释。breadwinners根据构词法解释是挣面包的人。与D项（工作养家的人）意思一致。
小题4:推理判断题。根据It is thought that if a child doesn’t have a father, he or she will be harmed.可知，父亲对于孩子的重要性。与C项（父亲对孩子的成长很重要。）意思一致。
考点: 生活百态类阅读。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Mother stayed at hom.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
