阅读理解Althoughtheymaynotdiefromlackofloveadultsalsoneedagreatamountofaffection(友情)andcompanionship.Inthepastmanypeoplespenttheirentirelivesinthecommunitiesinwhichtheywerebornandrai

　　阅读理解

　　Althoughtheymaynotdiefromlackofloveadultsalsoneedagreatamountofaffection(友情)andcompanionship.Inthepastmanypeoplespenttheirentirelivesinthecommunitiesinwhichtheywerebornandraised.Manymorepeoplecontinuedtolivewiththeirparentsbrothersandsistersaftertheyweremarriedandhadchildrenoftheirown.Byremaininginfamiliarcommunitieswithrelativesnearbyfamilieshadenoughopportunitiesforfriendlycontactandforsupportintimeoftrouble.

　　RecentstudiessuggestthatfamilyarrangementsinWesternsocietieshavenotchangedasmuchinthelastfewcenturiesasisgenerallybelieved.Yetmostsociologistsagreethatinmodemsocietiestherearefeweropportunitiesforfriendshipandsupportfromrelativesoutsidetheimmediatefamily.Parentsandchildrenoftenliveapartfromotherrelativesandseldomvisitthem.Alsothefamilymoveswhenaparentacceptsajobinanotherplaceorwhenitdecidestoliveinabetterneighborhood.Togetherlonelinessandmobility(迁移)forceimmediatefamilymemberstodependheavilyononeanotherforaffectionandcompanionship.

　　Becausethefamilyisoneofthefewongoingsourcesofaffectionandcompanionshipinmodernsocietiesahighpercentageofpeoplecontinuetomarryeventhoughitispossibleforasinglemanandwomantolivetogetherwithoutmarrying.Ontheotherhandbecauseaffectionandcompanionshiphavebecomesoimportantfamiliesaremorelikelytobreakupifthehusband'sorwife'semotional(情感的)needsarenotmetwithinthefamilycircleevenifallotherfamilyfunctions(功能)arebeingsatisfactorilyperformedandinthissenseaffectionandcompanionshiphavebecomethetouchstoneofthemodernfamily.

　　1．Itisgenerallybelievedthat________.

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　　A．manypeoplespendtheirlivesinfamiliarcommunities

　　B．apersoncaneasilygetintouchwithrelativesintimesofdifficulty

　　C．theorganizationofthefamilyhaschangedagreatdeal

　　D．westernsocietieshavenotchangedmuchinthepastfewyears

　　2．Sociologicalstudiesshowthat________.

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　　A．themorethefamilymovesthelesssupportitgetsfromitsdistantrelatives

　　B．parentsandchildrenlivetogethertomakeupf