點擊查看：2019上半年英語四級閱讀200篇

　　Congratulations, Mr. Jones, it's a girl."

　　Fatherhood is going to have a different meaning and bring forth a different response from every man who hears these words. Some feel pride when they receive the news, while others worry, wondering whether they will be good fathers. Although there are some men who like children and may have had considerable experiencewith them, others do not particularly care for children and spend little time with them. Many fathers and mothers have been planning and looking forward to children for some time. For other couples, pregnancy wasan accident that both husband and wife have accepted willingly or unwillingly.

　　Whatever the reaction to the birth of a child, it is obvious that the shift from the role of husband to that of father is a difficult task. Yet, unfortunately, few attempts have been made to educate fathers in this reconciliation (協(xié)調(diào)) process. Although numerous books have been written about American mothers, only recently has literature focused on the role of fathers.

　　It is argued by some writers that the change to the father's role, although difficult, is not nearly as great as the change the wife must take to the mother's role. The mother's role seems to require a complete transformation in daily routine and highly innovative(創(chuàng)新的) adaptation. On the other hand, the father's role is less demanding and immediate. However, even though we mentioned the fact that growing numbers of women are working outside the home, the father is still thought by many as the breadwinner in the household.

　　練習題：

　　Choose correct answers to the question:

　　1.What can we know about fatherhood from the passage?

　　A.It brings a feeling of excitement to most man

　　B.It make some man feel proud and others uneasy

　　C.It has a different meaning for men who have daughters

　　D.It means a responsibility that men accept unwillingly

　　2.What does the passage say about the shift from the role of husband to that of father?

　　A. Numerous books have been written about it.

　　B. Not enough attention has been paid to it.

　　C. The shift is harder for men than for women.

　　D. The shift is a difficult but incomplete one.

　　3.What can we know about mothers from the passage?

　　A.Mothers get more attention and recognition from society

　　B.Mothers are innovative and demanding according to some writers

　　C.Mothers generally stay at home to take care of the children

　　D.Mothers should help fathers in their reconciliation process

　　4.Which of the following will the author most probably disagree with?

　　A. It's as difficult to be a father as it is to be a mother.

　　B. More books should focus on the role of fathers.

　　C. The father is still the breadwinner in the household.

　　D. Fathers are as important to children as mothers.

　　5.The author's purpose in writing this passage is to

　　A. explain why there are few books on the role of fathers.

　　B. praise mothers for their great contributions to the home.

　　C. criticize fathers for not taking enough responsibility in bringing up the children.

　　D. complain about the lack of social programs to help fathers in their role shift.

　　1.[B] 事實細節(jié)題。由第2段第2句中的pride和worry可以判斷選項B是對該句的近義替換。選項A原文未提到。選項C曲解了原文第2段第1句的意思，該句中的“Fatherhood is going to have a different meaning”表示對于每個男人來說當上父親具有不同的意義，而不是就瓊斯先生而言。第2段最后一句表明只有部分人不情愿接受責任，因此在D選項men前面加上some才正確。

　　2.[B] 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第3段最后兩句可以推斷選項B正確。選項A與第3段最后一句陳述的相反。最后一段第1句雖有提及向父親角色的轉(zhuǎn)變很困難,但并未像選項C那樣對比。選項D錯在incomplete一詞,文中并未提及與該詞相關的內(nèi)容。

　　3.[A] 推理判斷題。本題可用排除法。選項B曲解了最后一段第2、3句對母親角色的描述。選項C與原文最后一句不符。選項D原文未提及。只有選項A概括了全文關于母親的論述，而且第2段最后一句也暗示母親受到的關注更多。

　　4.[C] 推理判斷題。最后一句提到很多人仍然認為父親應該負擔家計,但從本句的用詞如even though和still可以看出作者對這種看法并不認同，由此可以判斷只有選項C作者可能不贊成。

　　5.[D] 主旨大意題。原文第1、2段講到父親們對將為人父的不同反應;第3段指出很少有人嘗試幫助父親完成角色的轉(zhuǎn)換;最后一段是一些作家對此做出的不太符合事實的解釋，因此，只有選項D能概括文章的寫作目的。選項A只是文中第2段中的某個細節(jié);選項B的重點是mother,與本文的論題不符;作者并無批評父親之意，因此選項C不正確。

掃描/長按二維碼可幫助通過46級考試

獲取四六級報名時間

獲取四六級通關技巧

獲取精選四六級試題

獲取作文聽力等資料

四六級萬題庫 | 微信搜索"萬題庫英語四六級考試"

　　編輯推薦：

　　2019年6月大學英語四級考試詞匯講解匯總 | 2019年考試時間

　　2019年英語四級作文預測范文 | 2019年大學英語四級詞匯大全

　　2019年大學英語四級聽力輔導 | 2019年大學英語四級翻譯習題

　　歷年英語四級真題及答案匯總 | 歷年英語四級真題聽力(含MP3)

　　大學英語四級考試萬題庫下載 | 關注四六級微信 獲取通關技巧！