Women have more problems than men in old age. First of all, they have less money—or no money at all—and because of this, they often feel they get less respect, even at home. Quite a large number have no pension (退休金) because they have never worked outside the home, and thirty-eight percent are supported mainly by their husbands or children. Second, a larger number of old women than old men become widows (single women). Men are normally older than the women they marry, and women generally live longer than men. The remarriage among older widows is lower than that among widowers (single men). Statistics (统计) from 1990 in Shanghai show only 52 percent of elderly women with husbands still living, compared to (与……相比) 82 percent of men.
Because of lower incomes and the difficulty of remarriage, many elderly women who live alone, are poor and have almost no social life. Even an old couple lives with children, it is the woman who ends up doing the work ar
A. 27,000
B. 78,000
C. 72,000
D. 123,000
Women have more problems than men in old age. First of all, they have less money—or no money at all—and because of this, they often feel they get less respect, even at home. Quite a large number have no pension (退休金) because they have never worked outside the home, and thirty-eight percent are supported mainly by their husbands or children. Second, a larger number of old women than old men become widows (single women). Men are normally older than the women they marry, and women generally live longer than men. The remarriage among older widows is lower than that among widowers (single men). Statistics (统计) from 1990 in Shanghai show only 52 percent of elderly women with husbands still living, compared to (与……相比) 82 percent of men.
Because of lower incomes and the difficulty of remarriage, many elderly women who live alone, are poor and have almost no social life. Even an old couple lives with children, it is the woman who ends up doing the work ar
A. would have no more problems
B. could live a fairy life
C. would get more respect
D. would need no care of others
| Women have more problems than men in
old age. First of all, they have less money—or no money at all—and because of
this, they often feel they get less respect, even at home. Quite a large number
have no pension (退休金) because they have never worked outside the home, and
thirty-eight percent are supported mainly by their husbands or children. Second,
a larger number of old women than old men become widows (single women). Men are
normally older than the women they marry, and women generally live longer than
men. The remarriage among older widows is lower than that among widowers (single
men). Statistics (统计) from 1990 in Shanghai show only 52 percent of elderly
women with husbands still living, compared to (与……相比) 82 percent of
men. Because of lower incomes and the difficulty of remarriage, many elderly women who live alone, are poor A. would have no more problems B. could live a fairy life C. would get more respect D. would need no care of others [填空题]Men and women have problems in conversing with each other because they are raised to see the world in different ways.
[填空题]There have been men for more than
[单项选择]And women, even more than men, have always seemed to be at the mercy of fashion.
The italicized part means______. A. in the kindness of B. in the forgiveness of C. under the control of D. ready to accept [填空题]I was not more than thirteen years old at the time, (31) , but I remember the moment as if it (32) yesterday. I had just taken my place in class, (33) I noticed a small shining coin a few feet away from my desk. I am sure it was not the desire for gain which prompted me to stoop and pick it up, (34) the coin was a farthing and almost completely worthless. But its newness (35) me, and the fact (36) I could not spend a coin of such small value, made me want to keep it forever (37) the teacher was talking to us. I pretended to (38) a pencil and bent over. From that moment, the coin was mine.
The farthing and I remained firm friends for years. Trousers wore (39) , but the coin survived. It lived to see short trousers become long ones; it accompanied me in my youth and early manhood. It joined the army with me during the war, and later came to the office every day when I became a (40 我来回答: 提交
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