The following form shows the result of a survey (调查) of parents from five countries, who were asked why children are important to them. They were required to choose three main reasons from seven dealing with personal interests, family relations and social responsibility(责任). Each number in the form is the percentage (%) of parents who chose that particular item(项) as one of their three reasons. Therefore, the most mon for Japanese parents are strengthening family ties (Item D, 51%), learning from the experience (Item E, 60%), and raising responsible citizens (Item, G 45%).
Items
Japan
Korea
U.S.A
Britain
France
A.To see oneself continuing in future
35
32
31
17
59
B. To keep the family line
24
68
28
17
26
C. To receive care in old age
10
38
8
7
8
D. To strengthen family ties
51
25
50
55
66
E.To develop oneself through raising one’s children
60
19
54
69
35
F. To enjoy raising one’s children
20
19
50
71
39
G. To raise responsible citizens
45
40
46
28
15
【小题1】According to this survey, Korean parents are most interested in .A．continuing their familyB．obtaining care in old ageC．strengthening family relationshipD．caring for raising children【小题2】How many items are chosen by parents of more than two countries as main reasons?
A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Five.【小题3】From the percentages in items , we can see the following difference between the Asian and the European countries: the Asian parents want to devote themselves to future societies through children; the European parents enjoy the course of raising children.A．B and CB．D and FC．E and FD．F and G【小题4】According to the form, which of the following is true?A．From the main reasons shown in the form it seems that in every country parents do not expect care
from children in their old age.B．Japanese parents share two of their main reasons with the British and American parents, and the third one with Korean parents.C．More than half of the parents from each country chose the reason“tostrengthen family ties”and for each it was one of the three main reasons for having children.D．The percentage of French parents selecting the reason“to see oneself continuing in future”is about as high as that of the other countries.A
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(答案→)A
解析：
【小题1】从表中可以看出，68%的韩国人认为孩子之所以对他们来说重要是因为“to keep the family line”，即A项。
【小题2】被两个以上的国家选为主要原因的项目有：D、E、F。
【小题3】“亚洲父母想通过孩子把他们奉献给社会”是日本(45%)、韩国(40%)，而英国仅为28%、法国仅15%；体会养孩子的乐趣主要是英国(71%)、法国(39%)，而同项目中日本只占20%、韩国只占19%。
【小题4】日本的D(51%)、E(60%)与美、英在这两项上一致；在G(45%)与韩国相似(40%)。