提示： 细节信息句(常常带有数字， 或了for example)常常接连。

　　B But what’s more, commercialism changes young people’s attitude towards motherhood

　　C Obviously, the best gift will be a phone call or a visit.

　　E As a result, motherhood has suffered a huge drop in status since the 1950s

　　F In addition, women are being encouraged to pursue any career they desire.

　　__3__. As Ralph Fevre, a reporter(记者) at the UK newspaper The Guardian(守卫者), observe(观察， 遵守), traditionally(在传统上) “motherhood is something that we do because we think it’s right(的， 健康的， 右边的).” But in the logic (逻辑)of commercialism, people need something in exchange for (交换)their time and energy(精力，能量).

　　3. B. 选项B和选项E中均了1个与空格后句中的词语呼应的词语： motherhood – motherhood， E与空格后句自然衔接： E与空格后句在句意上是转折关系， 这两个句子中并标志“转折关系”的逻辑连词/逻辑副词(如： but, however等)， E答案， 其实B还与空格后句中的commercialism呼应，答案是B。

　　C Obviously, the best gift will be a phone call or a visit.

　　E As a result, motherhood has suffered a huge drop in status since the 1950s

　　F In addition(), women are being encouraged(鼓励) to pursue(追求) any career(职业) they desire(渴望).

　　___4___. So they work hard and play hard. Becoming a mother, however, inevitably handicaps career anticipation.

　　4. F. F 中有指代人的复数名词(women)能空格后句中代词they的指代内容， F是答案。

　　C Obviously, the best gift will be a phone call or a visit.

　　E As a result, motherhood has suffered(遭受到...) a huge(巨大的) drop(下降， 落下) in status(地位，情形) since the 1950s

　　__5__. According to The Guardian(守卫者), there are twice as many (是...的两倍)child-free(孩子的) young women as there were a generation(一代) ago(以前). Or, they put off the responsibility of parenting until later in their lives.

　　5.E. E中有词语与空格后句中的词语呼应(motherhood - mother)，关注E。 从句意上看， E是概括句，空格后句是用的数字对E解释。