Should you stay at home to look after your child，or return to work?Maybe you don

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Should you stay at home to look after your child，or return to work?Maybe you don’t have the option.Combining work and motherhood is an issue faced by increasing numbers of women every day.New rearch for the Institute for Economic and Social Rearch could solve this quandary once and for all.In short，it concludes that going back to work after the birth of a child can have a negative impact on the child’s development—unless you have lots of money.“Growing up in a family in which the mother choos to work appears to have some adver conquences for children’s welfare，” the rearch says.However，it adds that extra money brought in by both parents can reduce the negative effect.The negative effect is also less apparent in children of better­educated mothers.The rearch by John Ermisch and Marco Francesconi is especially downbeat about welfare to work programmes，and especially，the prospects for the children of some single parents.“It is hard to e anything but gloomy (阴暗的) prospects for the children of single parents (who are generally poor)，” the rearchers said.This is becau in a common family where both parents work，extra money brought in by the mother’s working would compensate for less time spent with the children.In contrast，the rearchers said the effects of paternal (父亲的) employment were far more modest，but this did not mean that fathers had no role in shaping their children’s welfare.Money brought in by the father would be a major resource for helping children develop.The rearch says，however，that before parents get too carried away by worrying about working，there are more important issues facing a child’s development.Parents’ personalities and emotional stability，parenting practices，and the friends and networks that children experience while growing up will be much bigger factors than whether their mothers work.小题1:The extra money brought in by both parents________.A．plays different roles in shaping a child’s welfareB．can reduce the negative effect on a childC．has negative effect on a child’s developmentD．may damage the life of children小题2:The rearchers would agree that________.A．mothers should keep a balance between work and family lifeB．the more money mothers make，the wor their children will beC．mothers should make as much money as they canD．it would be better for mothers to be with children at home小题3:We can conclude from the passage that________.A．it doesn’t matter how much money a father brings homeB．education is the only factor in shaping a child’s welfareC．money made by mothers can also contribute to a child’s well­beingD．mothers’ income can have a deeper effect on a child’s development小题4:What can we learn from the last paragraph?A．Whether mothers work is not worth considering.B．The rearch shows family stability is important.C．Parents should stop worrying about working.D．More important factors are involved in a child’s development. 题型：未知难度：其他题型

答案

小题1:B小题2:D小题3:C小题4:D

解析

小题1: B解析 细节理解题。文章第四段第二句说明，父母都工作挣钱可以削减对孩子的负面影响。小题2: D解析 推理判断题。文章第三段最后说明，母亲在外工作可能会对孩子的发展产生消极的影响，因此研究者应该赞成母亲在家照顾孩子。小题3: C解析 推理判断题。由文章倒数第三段最后可知，母亲挣的钱也可以弥补因为跟孩子待在一起的时间少而造成的缺憾。小题4: D解析 细节理解题。文章最后一段说明，有很多其他更重要的因素影响着孩子的成长，母亲是否工作不是最重要的因素。

考点

据考高分专家说，试题“Should you stay at h.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。 日常生活类阅读

日常生活类阅读的概念：

日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。

日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：

【题型说明】该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。 【备考提醒】为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点： 1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。 2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。 3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。 4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。