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翻译题：Parents have to do much less for their children today than they used to do, and home has be- come much less of a workshop. Clothes can be bought ready made. Washing can go to the laundry; food can be bought cooked, canned or preserved.

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Passage Two
Parents have to do much less for their children than they used to do, and home has become much less of a workshop. Clothes can be bought ready made; washing can be done at the laundry; food can be bought cooked, canned; bread is baked and delivered by the baker; milk arrives on the doorstep; meal can be had at the restaurant, the work’s canteen, and the school dining room.
It’s unusual now for father to persue(追求)his trade of other employment at home, and his children rarely, if ever, see him at his place of work. Boys are therefore seldom trained to follow their father’s business, and in many towns they have a fairly wide choice of employment and so do girls. The young wage-earner often earns good money, and soon gains a feeling of economic independence (经济上的独立). In textile areas it has been customary for mothers to go out to work, but this practice has become so widespread that the working mother is now not an unusual
A. Father does much less for his children today than he used to
B. The number of married women in employment has increased now
C. There are many choices of employment for mothers and Children
D. With their earning, mother and children do not need to depend on father for their life

[单项选择]Parents have to do much less housework for their children today than they used to do.
A. 现今，做父母的让其子女们操持家务的比以往少得多了。
B. 现今，做父母的为其子女们操持家务比以往少得多了。
C. 现今，父母做的家务事比子女们少得多了。
D. 现今，父母做的家务事比子女们多得多了。

[单项选择]Parents have to show due concerns to their children's creativity and emotional out-put; otherwise what they think beneficial to the kids might probably ______ their enthusiasm and aspirations.
A. hold back
B. hold to
C. hold down
D. hold over

[单项选择]Urban parents have difficulty ______ their children into childcare facilities.
A. in getting
B. get
C. to get
D. for getting

[单项选择]To parents who take the responsibility for children' s expenses, the cost of living increases because children are better dressed.
A. 对那些给孩子们花钱的父母而言，生活费的提高是因为孩子们穿着越来越好。
B. 对那些负担孩子花费的父母而言，因为孩子们穿着越来越好，所以生活开支增加。
C. 对那些负担孩子花费的父母而言，因为孩子们穿着越来越好，所以生活水平提高。
D. 对那些给孩子们零花钱的父母而言，生活水平的提高体现在孩子们穿着越来越好。

[单项选择]Telecommuting is much less expensive than commuting to work every day.

[单项选择]I have so much work to do that a holiday for me this year is ______.
A. without question
B. in question
C. beyond question
D. out of the question

[单项选择]Parents who lack the finance to send their children to a private school have to {{U}}tolerate{{/U}} the state system.
A. put up with
B. stand with
C. stand up to
D. put themselves to

[单项选择]It usually takes much less time to fly from one country to another than traveling by train.
A. less
B. another
C. traveling
D. by

[单项选择]The______ drinking of liquor is much less harmful than habitual use.
A. occasional
B. frequent
C. continual
D. constant

[单项选择]Why do the schools in Finland have less state spending


A. Because the number of students is declining.
B. Because the number of old people is increasing.
C. Because the economy is far from good.
D. Because more money is spent on Internet usage and environmental practices.

[单项选择]It is impossible for parents to______their children from every danger.
A. protect
B. relieve
C. preserve
D. conserve