第6部分：　完形填空（第51~65题，每题1分，共15分）
    阅读下面的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出了4个选项同，请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
    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 twenties. Indeed, not to do so is often regarded as a __________(60), a kind of weak dependence.
    This pattern of independence often results in serious_____________(61) for the aging parents of a small family. The average American is expected to live ___________(62) the age of 70. The job-retirement age is _____________(63) 65. The children have left home, married, and ____________(64) their own households. At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes.__________(65) the major problem of many elderly couples is not economic. They feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation nor a close family group.
    51 A senior B junior C old D young
    52 A watched B followed C understood D grasped
    53 A what B that C which D when
    54 A for B on C without D in
    55 A dependent B independent C sure D secure
    56 A too B almost C nearly D so
    57 A gain B welcome C suit D estimate
    58 A break up B break into C break through D break away from
    59 A reached B come C arrived D developed
    60 A reward B criticism C failure D success
    61 A events B problems C matters D affairs
    62 A on B up C from D beyond
    63 A only B usually C sometimes D seldom
    64 A set forth B set aside C set up D set down
    65 A But B Therefore C In contrast D On the other hand

    答案：

    满分　100分，其中：1-30每题1分；1-45每题3分；6-50每题2分；51-65每题1分。

    1B　2D　3A　4A　5B　6D　7C　8A　9A　10D　11A　12C　13C　14C　15D　16C　

    17A　18B　19A　20B  21B　22C　23D　24C　25A　26E　27D　28B　29E　30F

    31A　32C　33D　34A　35B　36D　37A　38B　39A　40C　41D　42B　43C　44A　45A

    46C　47F　48A　49D　50E  51C　52B　53A　54C　55B　56A　57C　58D　59A　60C　

    61B　62D　63B　64C　65A