Sincethelate1960sagrowingnumberofwomenhaveexpressedastrongdissatisfactionwithanymarriagearrangementinwhichthehusbandandhiscareerweretheprimaryconsiderationsinthemarriage．Bytheendofthe1970s，forexample，conside

Question

Since the late 1960s a growing number of women have expressed a strong dissatisfaction with any marriage arrangement in which the husband and his career were the primary considerations in the marriage．By the end of the 1970s，for example，considerably less than half of the women in the United States still believed that they should put their husbands and children ahead of their own careers．
    More and more American women have come to believe that they should be equal partners rather than junior partners in their marriages．This state of marriage，although not typical of most American marriages at present，will grow most rapidly in the future．In an equal partnership marriage，the wife pursues a full-time job or career which has equal importance to her husband's．The long-standing division of labor between husband and wife comes to an end．The husband is no longer the main provider of family income，and the wife no longer has the main responsibilities for household duties and raising children．Husband and wife share all these duties equally．Power over family decisions is also equally shared．
    The rapid change in women's attitudes toward marriage in the 1970s reflected rapid change in the larger society．The Women's Liberation movement appeared in the late 1960s，demanding an end to all forms of sexual discrimination against females．An Equal Rights Amendment（平等权利修正案） to the U．S．Constitution was proposed which would make any form of discrimination on the basis of sex illegal，and though it has failed to be approved，it continues to have millions of supporters．
52．Since the late 1960s more and more women have been dissatisfied with the marriage in which___．
A．they were unhappy         
B．they had inferior positions
C．only the wife shouldered responsibilities to the family
D．only the husband took care of the household
53．What was the long-standing division of labor between husband and wife in America？___
A．Husband-leader，wife-helper     
B．Husband and wife share the housework
C．Husband and wife share equal partnership 
D．Husband-incomer provider，wife-home maker
54．Which of the following statements is true about the new type of marriage？___
A．Husband and wife do not necessarily share their household duties．
B．Wife can also make the decisions in the family．
C．Wife earns the living while husband does housework．
D．Husband is no longer responsible for raising children．
55．Which of the following could be the best title for this passage？___
A．An Ideal Marriage                     
B．Women's Liberation Movement
C．Equal Right Between Husband and Wife  
D．Changing Patterns of Americans'Marriage．

Answer 1

BDCD
52   B    细节题． 根据文章第一 段Since the late 1960s a growing number of women have expressed a strong dissatisfaction with any marriage arrangement in which the husband and his career were the primary considerations in the marriage． 可知自从20世纪60年代末，女士再也不满足与把丈夫和他的事业放在首位了，故选B．
53   D    细节题． 根据文章第二 段The husband is no longer the main provider of family income，and the wife no longer has the main responsibilities for household duties and raising children． 可知以前家庭的分工是：丈夫是家庭收入的主要提供者，妻子主要负责家务和抚养孩子．故选D．
54    C   细节题． 根据文章第二 段The husband is no longer the main provider of family income，and the wife no longer has the main responsibilities for household duties and raising children．Husband and wife share all these duties equally．Power over family decisions is also equally shared．可知妻子出去挣钱，丈夫维持家务，故选C．
55    D    主旨大意题．  通读全文可知本文主要讲述美国婚姻模式的转变．故选D．