(B) are overworked (D) are away from home
24.Cats sleep much more than horses do partly because cats _____.
(A) need more time for restoration
(B) are unlikely to be attackers
(C) are more active than horses when they are awake
(D) spend less time eating to get enough energy
25.Which of the following is the main idea of the passage? ______.
(A) Evolution has equipped all creatures with a regular pattern of sleeping and waking.
(B) The study of sleep is an important part of the evolutionary theory.
(C) Sleeping patterns must be taken into consideration in the designing of robots.
(D) The sleeping pattern of a living creature is determined by the food it eats.
Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
" Congratulations, Mr. Jones, it’s a girl."
Fatherhood is going to have a different meaning and bring forth a different response from every man who hears these words. Some feel pride when they receive the news, while others worry, wondering whether they will be good father. Although there are some men who like children and may have had considerable experience with them, others do not particularly care for children and spend little time with them. Many fathers and mothers have been planning and looking forward to children for some time. For other couples, pregnancy (怀孕) was an accident that both husband and wife have accepted willingly or unwillingly.
Whatever the reaction to the birth of a child, it is obvious that the shift from the role of husband to that of father is a difficult task. Yet, unfortunately, few attempts have been made to educate fathers in this resocialization process. Although numerous books have been written about American mothers, only recently has literature focused on the role of a father.
It is argued by some writers that the transition to the father’s role, although difficult, is not nearly as great as the transition the wife must make to the mother’s role. The mother’s role seems to require a complete transformation in daily routine (生活规律) and highly innovative (创新的) adaptation, on the other hand, the father’s role is less demanding and immediate. However, even though we mentioned the fact that growing numbers of women are working outside the home, the father is still thought by many as the breadwinner in the household.
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