每日一练，专升本英语阅读理解练习(11.14)

　　Many post-80s couples are complaining that going to the movies, shopping and attending parties have become impossible since their kids were born. That's the way most parents are living their lives, no weekends of their own, no time to visit friends, not even a chance of promotion in their jobs.

　　Asking for help from their parents might be a way out, but problems are that some aging parents are not strong enough to take care of the kids, and that the kids may also become too spoiled by their grandparents.

　　Then, here comes a solution: families with kids can form a small group, and parents of each family can take turns to look after all the kids in this group on weekends. Thus, other parents can have some quiet time and feel free to do something they've been planning for a long time. At the same time, the kids can make new friends and won't be hanging around with their parents all day long. This is baby-pooling.

　　问题：

　　1. Many post-80s couples can't go to the movies, shop or attend parties because          .

　　A.they have to look after their parents

　　B.they are busy with their work

　　C.they have to look after their kids

　　D.they have no money

　　【参考答案】C

　　[考点]推理判断题

　　【精析】C根据第一段第一句“Many post-80s couples are complaining that going to the movies, shopping and attending parties have become impossible since their kids were born.”可知，很多80后夫妻都在抱怨自从他们的孩子出生后，看电影、购物和参加聚会已经变得不可能了。由此可推知，许多80后夫妻因为必须要照顾自己的孩子而不能去看电影、购物和参加聚会。故选C。

　　2.In Paragraph 2. “a way out” means “

　　A.a question

　　B.a solution

　　C.a complaint

　　D.a suggestion

　　【参考答案】B

　　[考点]词语理解题

　　【精析】B 根据第二段“Asking for help from their parents might be a way out…”和第三段第一句“…here comes a solution…”可知，作者提出了两种可能的解决办法，其中一种是寻求父母的帮助,另一种是拼养。由此可推知，a way out意为“一个(困境的)出路”，与a solution(一个解决办法)意思最接近。a question：一个问题;a complaint：一个抱怨，一个投诉;a suggestion：一个建议。故选B。

　　3.According to the third paragraph, the solution to the problem of post-80s couples is that          .

　　A.they ask their aging parents for help

　　B.they give up their jobs

　　C.families with kids form a small group

　　D.they take their kids wherever they go

　　【参考答案】C

　　[考点]事实细节题

　　【精析】C根据第三段第一句“Then, here comes a solution: families with kids can form a small group, and parents of each family can take turns to look after all the kids in this group on weekends.”可知，一个解决办法就是有孩子的家庭可以组成一个小团体，每个家庭的父母在周末轮流照顾这个团体中的所有孩子。故选C。

　　4. What is(are) the advantage(s) of baby-pooling?

　　A.The kids can make new friends.

　　B.The kids won't be hanging around with their parents all day long.

　　C.The parents can have much more free time.

　　D.All of the above.

　　【参考答案】D

　　[考点]事实细节题

　　【精析】D根据第三段第二、三句“Thus, other parents can have some quiet time and feel free to do something they've been planning…the kids can make new friends and won't be hanging around with their parents all day long.”可知，通过组成小团体，其他的父母可以有一些清静的时间做计划已久的事情，与此同时，孩子们也可以交到新朋友并且不会再整天与父母待在一起。因此，A、B、C三项均符合题意。故选D。

　　5.The passage mainly discusses

　　A.post-80s couples and their parents

　　B.post-80s couples and baby-pooling

　　C.kids and their grandparents

　　D.post-80s couples and their friends

　　【参考答案】B

　　[考点]主旨大意题

　　【精析】B通读全文可知，文章第一段提出了80后父母面临的带孩子的问题，即自从孩子出生后，他们就没有时间去看电影、购物或参加聚会了;第二、三段给出了可能的解决办法，尤其是第三段着重介绍了拼养(baby-pooling)这种简单可行且非常实用的方法。因此，本文主要围绕“80后夫妻和拼养”展开论述。故选B。