高二英语上阅读理解题8

8“Congratulations,Mr.Jones,it’sagirl.”Fatherhoodisgoingtohaveadifferentmeaningandbringforthadifferentanswerfromeverymanwhohearsthesewords.Somefeelproudwhentheyreceivethenews,whileothersworry,whethertheywillbegoodfathers.Althoughtherearesomemenwholikechildrenandmayhavehadconsiderableexperiencewiththem,othersdonotparticularlycareforchildrenandspendlittletimewiththem.Manyfathersandmothershavebeenplanningandlookingforwardtochildrenforsometime.Forothercouples,pregnancy(怀孕)wasanaccidentthatbothhusbandandwifehaveacceptedwillinglyorunwillingly.Whateverthereactiontothebirthofachild,itisobviousthatthechangefromtheroleofhusbandtothatoffatherisadifficulttask.Yet,unfortunately,fewattemptshavebeenmadetoeducatefathersinthisresocializationprocess(过程).AlthoughagoodmanybookshavebeenwrittenaboutAmericanmothers,onlyrecentlyhavesomebooksdiscussedtheroleofafather.Itisarguedbysomewritersthatthetransition(变换，转化)tothefather’srole,althoughdifficult,isnotnearlyasgreatasthetransitionthewifemustmaketothemother’srole.Themother’sroleseemstorequireacompletetransformationindailyroutine(生活规律)andadaptationto(适应)anewlife,ontheotherhand,thefather’sroleislessdemandingandimmediate.However,eventhoughwehavementionedthefactthatgrowingnumbersofwomenareworkingoutsidethehome,thefatherisstillthoughtbymanyasthebreadwinnerinthehousehold.1.Accordingtotheauthor,beingafather____________.A.bringsafeelingofexcitementtosomemenB.haveadifferentmeaningforthosewhohavedaughtersC.makessomemenfeelproudandothersuneasyD.meansnothingbutmoreresponsibilities(责任)2．Itisstatedinthepassagethat______________.A.someparentsarenotpreparedtohaveachildB.youngcouplesdonotlikechildrenatall]C.workingcouplesdonothavemuchtimetotakecareoftheirchildrenD.manyparentslookforwardtohavingaboyastheirfirstchild3．Inthesecondparagraph,theauthor_______________.A.givesexpressiontohisdiscontentwithfathersfornottakingenoughresponsibilitiesinbringinguptheirchildrenB.excusestheAmericanwritersfortakingnonoticeofthedifficultiesofbeingafatherC.supportstheideathatthechiefroleofafatheristoearnmoneyforthefamilyD.expressesdissatisfactionwiththelackofsocialproblemstohelphusbandstobegoodfather4.Thetransitiontothemother’srolerequiresthatthewife______________.A.ChangeherlifestyleinaquitedifferentwayB.MakeacompletechangeinhereverydaylifetodealwiththenewsituationC.StayathometotakecareofthebabyD.Helpherhusbandinhisresocializationprocess5,Somewritersarguethatwithrespecttothechangeofroles,fathers,comparedwithmothers,__________________.A.havetodomoreinthehouseholdB.havetomakemoredifficultadaptationsC.haveaneasyjobtodoD.canusuallydoabetterjob