[单项选择]The nuclear family ______ a self-contained, self-satisfying unit composed of father, mother and children.
A. refers to
B. defines
C. describes
D. devotes to

[单项选择]What's the nuclear family


A. A family where grandparents, parents and children live under the same roof.
B. A family only with parents and children.
C. A family including two couples without children.
D. A family where the children live alone, not together with their parents.

[单项选择]What advantages does the nuclear family offer women

[单项选择]What advantage does the nuclear family offer women


A. All the power of the family.
B. An equal right to make decisions.
C. All the decisions about family life.
D. All the freedom needed.

[单项选择]What are the disadvantages of the nuclear family for women


A. Older women do not often have important positions in nuclear family and often live alone when their husbands die.
B. Women have to help sisters, grandparents with housework and childcare.
C. Husbands have to share power with their wives and help them with housework and childcare.
D. Family structure is more patriarchal in the nuclear family.

[单项选择]The main structure of a nuclear family consists of


A. one father, one mother and children
B. grandparents, parents and children
C. wives, husbands and their relatives
D. sisters, grandparents and aunts

[简答题]Family

[单项选择]Research should continue on controlled nuclear fusion, but no energy program should be premised on its existence until it has proved practical.
A. focused
B. concentrated
C. agreed
D. based

[单项选择]The American Family In the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision making. When the children are ___________ (51) enough, they take part as well. Foreigners are often surprised by the permissiveness (宽容) of American parents. The old rule that “children should be seen and not heard” is rarely _______ (52), and children are often allowed to do ____________ (53) they wish without strict control of their parents. The father seldom expects his children to listen to him __________ (54) question, and children are encouraged to be ______________ (55) at an early age. Some people believe that American parents carry this freedom _________ (56) far. Others think that a strong father image would not ____________ (57) the American values of equality and independence. Because Americans emphasize the importance of independence, young people are expected to _________ (58) their parental families by the time they have ________________ (59) their late teens or early twent
A. for
B. on
C. without
D. in