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Formostpeople,lifeiseasierandmorecomfortablethaneverbefore.Conveniencefoodsfromthesupermarketsimplifyshoppingandcooking.Householdapplianceslikethevacuumcleanerandthewashingmachinehavetakenthedrudgeryoutofhousework.Releasedfromthesehouseholdchores,manywiveshavefoundjobsoutsidethehome.Womenareachievingeconomicindependence.

Families,too,aresimplertoday.InAmerican,itisnotcustomaryforparentstolivewiththeirmarriedchildren.Withourgreatermobility,relativeshavescattered,theparentsretiringtoFloridaorArizonaandtheyoungpeople,aftertheymarry,goingwherevertheirjobsortheirparentsortheirintereststakethem.

Youngadultwomenhavenewfreedom,too.Whileattendingcollege,theyoftenliveawayfromhome,sometimesfarfromtheirparentsortheirrelatives.Aftercollege,theymovetothecity,findajob,andsetupa‘bachelor'apartment.Thisistheeraofwomen'sliberation.

Butallthisfreedomandaffluence(富裕)havehadanunforeseenandinsomerespectsadevastating（破坏的）effectonmarriage.

1.IntheU.S.,familiesarebecoming______.

A)bigger

B)smaller

C)easier

D)freer

2.Whyarewomenabletoachieveeconomicindependence?

A)Becauseconveniencefoodsareavailable.

B)Becausetheyhavetheirownsalary

C)Becausetheyarefreeawayfromdrudgery

D)Becausetheyareattendingcollege.

3.Hardhouseworkwastakenawayby_________.

A)liberatedwomen

B)retiredparents

C)supermarkets

D)modernequipment

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccordingtothetext?

A)Women'sliberationhadmadeitpossibleforthemtostudy.

B)ComfortablelifeinfluencesmarriageinAmerica.

C)Adultscangowherevertheywant.

D)Womenprefertobebachelors.

5.Thenextimpliesthattheauthor_______.

A)highlypraisestheliberationofwomen

B)heartilyenjoysthisfreedomandaffluence

C)stronglyrecommendssuchkindofsociallife

D)greatlyworriesabo