Thanks to the economical development, workers' wages have increased ________ as far as 200% in the recent three years.
A．for
B．to
C．up
D．by
答案：D
题目分析：考查介词的用法。increase by “净增了,以…比率增长”,类似的表达 grow by, rise by等...，而如果是“增加到”则用increase to ,grow to, rise to.句意：多亏了经济的发展，工人的工资在近三年已经增长了高达200%。
点评：英语中表达“增加或减少了多少的幅度”用介词by+比率。如：price was reduced by 18 per cent.价格降低了百分之十八。而如果是“增加/减少到”则用increase /grow /rise /reduce to.
| At the beginning of the twentieth century, North American society held, as an ideal, the Nuclear Family. This presumably perfect residential, social, and economic unit consisted of an adult male, an adult female and their minor children. This structure was thought to be stable and long lasting. However, a few decades later, the structure of that ideal family was being altered radically even while it was being touted as the structure to be aimed for. Popular magazines bemoaned the loss of the Nuclear Family and its replacement with inferior forms. There are a number of factors that are acting in concert to apply pressure on the Nuclear Family and generate a variety of new structures. Some of these are: The definition of marriage has changed somewhat in that few people now consider it to last "until death do us part." The concept of monogamy (the marriage of one man and one woman) has been modified to a form now referred to as serial monogamy (the marriage of one man and one woman at a time). This reflects the increasing equality of women and men in terms of economic advantage and the recognition that many women no longer depend on men for their survival. Women are acquiring independence and have become empowered to make their own choices. With this independence, the need to form a relationship with a man becomes less important. This change embodies the concept that the marriage is temporary and can be terminated by either partner at any time. Associated with this, of course, is the relaxation of the divorce laws and the significant reduction of the shame that had one time been attached to divorce. The economy of North America has resulted in a two-tier system of a few rich who control most of the resources and a large portion of the population who control almost none of the resources. Because of this, many couples are forced to have both partners with full-time jobs outside the home. There are unintended byproducts of the need for a double income. The most important of these is the replacement of a mother-oriented socialization of children to a "stranger-oriented" socialization system reflected in the growth of the childcare industry. Also, either partner is financially able to end the marriage without significant hardship. The combination of these changes will in the coming decades have a profound effect on the structure of the family of North America. As a result, the family will be a fluid, constantly changing structure with variable household arrangements as the norm. |
" ’Stranger-oriented’ socialization system" in Paragraph 5 probably means______.
A．strangers come home to take care of children
B．neighbors don’t know each other
C．mothers work outside their home and become strange to their children
D．children become strange to their parents