职称英语在线答题

每日一练：职称英语考试卫生类每日一练(2018/7/25)
【单选题】

Moreand more Americans are living alone. Some live alone because of divorce or thedeath of a partner. _ 1 _According to a recent U. S. census （人口普查）， 25 percent of all households in the U. S. are made up of just oneperson. This is a dramatic change from the extended families of just a coupleof generations ago.

Thetypical person living alone is neither old nor lonely. __2 __The majority ofthese people have chosen to live alone. They are responding to decreasingsocial pressure to get married and have a family.

It'snow socially acceptable， even fashionable， to live alone. As people get better jobs and become financiallyindependent， it becomes possible for them to maintain aone-person household. __3__However， people who do getmarried are marrying at a later age and divorcing more often.

Thenumber one reason given by most people for living alone is that they simplyenjoy doing what they want when they want to do it. "Living alone is aluxury，" says Nina Hagiwara， 338. "Once you do it， you can't evergo back to living with others." David C-Debaca， 46， agrees. __4 __

Childrenthink that being grown up means being able to do exactly as they please. __5 __The chance to discover whether that freedom is as wonderful as it sounds is achance more and more Americans are taking.

AThere's more pressure to get married nowadays.

BThe growing number of women with good jobs has done much to increase the numberof people living alone.

CHowever， even more people are living alone because theyhave chosen to.

DIt seems that many grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream.

EIn facts， a quarter of the 23 million single people inthe U. S. are under the age of 35.

FHe says， "I like being by myself.