Types of Reading Comprehension Questions Question Answering

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1. main idea questions;

2. specific detail questions;

3. guessing unknown word /expression

questions;

4. inference questions;

5. logic structure questions;

6. attitude or tone questions.

I. Types of ReadingComprehension Questions

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II. Question Answering

Answer some questions and decide what types they

belong to.

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1. Which of the following is NOT a reason for prenuptial agreements?

A. Ensuring a fair division when divorce occurs.

B. Protecting one’s personal wealth.C. Protecting children from a previous

marriage.D. Winning more money in a lawsuit.

Inference question.Inference question.

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2. If you want a prenuptial agreement to be effective, then you have to ________.

A. follow proper guidelines.B. ask a lawyer to write it.C. read it before you sign it.D. know what countries you and your

future partner are living in.

Logic structure question.Logic structure question.

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3. Which of the following statements summarizes the main idea of the text?

A. Prenuptial agreements are popular among wealthy people.

B. Prenuptial agreements are popular among famous people.

C. Discussions for prenuptial agreements save a couple from a terrible marriage.

D. One needs to pay close attention both to marriage and to prenuptial agreements.

Main idea question.Main idea question.

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4. On the whole, the attitude of the author towards prenuptial agreements

is ____.

A. Critical B. ironical

C. positive D. negative

Attitude question.

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5. In the sentence “A woman insisted on verifying who would walk the dog” the word verifying means ____. (Para.1)

A. making sure B. making changes

C. correcting D. declaring

Guessing unknown word question.Guessing unknown word question.

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6. ___, prenuptial agreements have become more and more popular in the U.S.

A. Since the early 1960s B. Since the 1970s C. Since the early 1980s D. Since the 1990s

Specific detail question.Specific detail question.

The Major Findings of the Report

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1.Marriages are dissolving with increasing frequency due to ____________, ____________, ________, __________________.

2.Parents in their prime years face ________________ caring for _________ and _________.children parents

abandonment separationdivorce death of a spouse

growing burdens

3.__________________________ are increasingly common everywhere.

Unmarried/single mothers

I. Major Findings

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4. Children in single-parent households are much more likely to _________________________.

5. _______ are carrying increasing ________responsibility for children.

6. Women around the world tend to work ____________ than men, both _____________ or _______.

be overtaken by poverty

economic

longer hoursin the office

Mothers

at home

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7. ______ usually contribute a larger proportion of their income to their households.

8. It’s very difficult to ________ _____________ from father.

collectchild support

Women

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II. Conclusions

1. Family _______________________ ___________________.

2. Divorce rate ___________________.

3. Households ___________________.

4. Women’s ___________________________ ________________________________.

is no longer a stable

is rising worldwide

become everywhere

economic contributions arebecoming increasingly important

and orderly unit

Sentence Structure

Translation

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1. The idea that the family is a stable and orderly unit in which father serves as economic provider and mother serves as emotional care giver is a myth. (L4)

① the principal clause The idea is a myth.

② the appositive clause that the family is … unit.③ the attributive clause in which father serves as provider and mother serves as giver

ParaphraseParaphrase

The thought that family is an unchangeable and well-organized unit in which father plays the role of the mainearner and mother gives emotional care to children is no longer true.

TranslationTranslation

认为家庭是个稳定有序的单位、父亲是经济认为家庭是个稳定有序的单位、父亲是经济支柱、母亲是情感给予者的观点已经不现实支柱、母亲是情感给予者的观点已经不现实了。了。

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2. Parents in their prime working years face growing burdens caring for children, who need to be supported through more years of education, and for their own parents, who are living longer. (L17)

① the principal clause Parents face burdens.

② the non-restrictive attributive clauses who need to …, who are living longer.

Paraphrase

Parents in the best of their career years have to bear increasing responsibility both for the children, who need care and support through more years of education, and for their own parents, whose life spans are longer now.

Translation

父母在其黄金工作年间，面临着越来越重的双重负担：一是抚养子女，子女需要他们的经济支持去接受更多的教育；二是赡养父母，而父母现在的寿命更长了。

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3. Women were found to contribute about a third of household’s cash income, but 55 percent of household support if the economic value of their activities at home, such as growing food or gathering hay to feed the family donkey, is included. (L38)

ParaphraseWomen were found to earn about 1/3 of their families’ cash income. But if you include the economic value of their activities at home such as growing food or raisingdomestic animals, you’ll see they provide 55% of family support.

Translation

人们发现三分之一的家庭现金收入来自妇女，若是将她们家务劳动，如种粮食、捡干草、喂家里的驴等的经济价值计算在内，那她们提供的家庭经济支持将占 55% 。

Matching Game

Word Using

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undergo

serve as

dissolve

dozens of

by the time

fulfill the purpose of

when

lots of yet less than 100

be absorbed in a liquid

experience (unpleasantly)

I. Matching Games

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care for

bring about

to the point

go on to

instead of

look after / nurse

pass on from … to …

to a degree

cause to happen / lead to

as a replacement to

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1. burden (L17)(L17) n. sth. difficult that you’re responsible for

II. Word Using

TranslationTranslation

Buying a car? We may have to take onBuying a car? We may have to take on

another heavy financial another heavy financial burdenburden. .

KeyKey

买车？那会使我们再加上一项沉重的财务负担。买车？那会使我们再加上一项沉重的财务负担。

ComparisonComparison burden burden 指人或动物所负的重担；指人或动物所负的重担；loanloan 指车、船上的负荷；指车、船上的负荷；cargo (cargo ( 船上船上 )) 在途货物在途货物 ; ; freight (freight ( 飞机上飞机上 )) 在途货物在途货物be burdened by — have a lot of problems becabe burdened by — have a lot of problems because of (a particular thing) use of (a particular thing)

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2. contribute … to doing sth. (L38) vt. help to; be devoted to doing

e.g.e.g.

He contributed $135,000 to the hospital.

KeyKey

John often John often contributes contributes articles articles toto

newspapers.newspapers.

Translation Translation

约翰经常给报纸撰稿。

QuestionQuestion What factors What factors contribute tocontribute to your failure your failure /success in your study?/success in your study?

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3. scrape (L54)(L54) v. rub against; 勉强维持

e.g.e.g.

The plates had all been scraped clean.

KeyKey

They just managed to scrape by on

Jack’s tiny salary.

Translation Translation

他们仅靠杰克微薄的工资勉强维持生活。

Debate

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Undergraduates can getmarried?

VS

Undergraduates cannotget married?

Tips

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age limit, family life,golden period, heavy burden, marriage law, specific conditions,traditional ethics; the National College Entrance Exams,the principle of the freedom to

marry,mature, mentally, physically; be at loose ends in …, build promising future, fall in love

Useful Expressions