Much of the debate on an ongoing society in China has focused on the extended families __________ the number of “empty-nets”is growing by the millions every year.A.that B.when C.where D.which

判断题The number of children a woman has is limited compared with the most successful male in the society.A 对B 错

The number of these families has increased ______ 40 percent in the past ten years.A、toB、upC、by

During the past generation, the American middle-class family that once could count on hard work and fair play to keep itself financially secure has been transformed by economic risk and new realities. Now a pink slip, a bad diagnosis, or a disappearing spouse can reduce a family from solidly middle class to newly poor in a few months. In just one generation, millions of mothers have gone to work, transforming basic family economics. Scholars, policymakers, and critics of all stripes have debated the social implications of these changes, but few have looked at the side effect: family risk has risen as well. Today's families have budgeted to the limits of their new two-paycheck status. As a result, they have lost the parachute they once had in times of financial setback-a back-up earner (usually Mom) who could go into the workforce if the primary earner got laid off or fell sick. This "added-worker effect" could support the safety net offered by unemployment insurance or disability insurance to help families weather bad times. But today, a disruption to family fortunes can no longer be made up with extra income from an otherwise-stay-at-home partner. During the same period, families have been asked to absorb much more risk in their retirement income. Steelworkers, airline employees, and now those in the auto industry are joining millions of families who must worry about interest rates, stock market fluctuation, and the harsh reality that they may outlive their retirement money. For much of the past year, President Bush campaigned to move Social Security to a saving-account model, with retirees trading much or all of their guaranteed payments for payments depending on investment returns. For younger families, the picture is not any better. Both the absolute cost of healthcare and the share of it borne by families have risen--and newly fashionable health-savings plans are spreading from legislative halls to WalMart workers, with much higher deductibles and a large new dose of investment risk for families' future healthcare. Even demographics are working against the middle class family, as the odds of having a weak elderly parent--and all the attendant need for physical and financial assistance have jumped eightfold in just one generation. From the middle-class family perspective, much of this, understandably, looks far less like an opportunity to exercise more financial responsibility, and a good deal more like a frightening acceleration of the wholesale shift of financial risk onto their already overburdened shoulders. The financial fallout has begun, and the political fallout may not be far behind． Today's double-income families are at greater financial risk in thatA.the safety net they used to enjoy has disappeareD.B.their chances of being laid off have greatly increaseD.C.they are more vulnerable to changes in family economics D.they are deprived of unemployment or disability insurance

EXTENDED FAMILY In an extended family, all the people share one household. Apart from parents and children, there may be other family members grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. That is to say, a large family may have more than two generations, and often there are more than two adults from different generations of a family. The family members live together for many reasons. They may help to bring up children or to take care of an ill relative. They may also help with saving money. Sometimes children are brought up by their grandparents, for their parents have died or can never take care of them. Many grandparents look after the children,particularly when both parents are busy working. This large family is called extended family. It can be found all over the world. The number of these families has increased by 40 percent in the past ten years. Most of such families live happily together.1. In an extended family, people live in different houses.()2. An extend family includes at least three generations.()3.In an extended family, children are looked after by their grandparents because their parents are traveling around.()4. Extended families can be found all over the world.()5. Children can live happily with their parents and grandparents.()

Every host and router on the Internet has an IP address, which encodes its(12).A．host numberB．network numberC．host number and socketD．host number and network number

With( )and fashionable elements，Beijing attracts a large number of young people every year. A.originalB.modemC.novelD.innovative

In industrial societies today, the members of most nuclear families live ____, but most extended families do not live together.A: apartB: togetherC: separatelyD: near

单选题Beijing has reiterated that（）will China use nuclear weapons first.A under no circumstancesB under any circumstancesC under every circumstancesD under all circumstances

问答题Challenges for Chinese Government　　China’s plans to diversify its ever-growing dollar mountain, while vague, are a welcome sign that the country will not try to sustain the unsustainable forever. They are not, however, meaningful steps towards repairing the cracks in the Chinese economy. China’s foreign reserves, the world’s largest, are now more than a trillion dollars. They are expected to increase by several hundred billion dollars more over the next year. Small wonder there is so much interest in how they are managed and where they are invested. Much of the money is now in US Treasury bonds, but it may eventually be managed more ambitiously, and by one or more new agencies.

单选题What does Richard Besdine mean in paragraph 3?A The large amount of the elderly has created a big problem in America.B The number of the elderly has been growing beyond the capacity of America.C America is not ready to cope with the growing number of the elderly.D America is not the ideal place for the elderly to spend the rest of their lives.

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Much of the debate on an ongoing society in China has focused on the extended families __________ the number of “empty-nets”is growing by the millions every year.A.that B.when C.where D.which

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