翻译：

　　1. ___________________________ (批评与自我批评是非常必要的)in that it helps us to find and correct our mistakes.

　　2. Frequently single-parent children take on some of the functions that _________________________ (这些义务本来由他的父亲或母亲履行的).

　　3. Despite __________________________ （机票涨价），most people still prefer to travel by plane.

　　4. ___________________________ (工人们的要求是适度的)，they only asked for a small raise in their wages.

　　5. __________________________ (我宁愿出来找工作)instead of moping around here every day.

　　答案与解析：

　　1.Criticism and self-criticism is necessary

　　本题考查名词用法。了解了“批评”和“自我批评”的表达法之后直译就可以了。题干中的in that意为“由于，因为”。　　

　　2.the absent adult in the house would have served

　　本题考查定语从句和时态，从“本来由他的父亲或母亲履行”可知，此处应用过去完成时。　　

　　3.the increase in airfares

　　本题考查despite的用法，despite 我考网意思是“尽管，不顾”，后面接名词或名词性词组。　　

　　4. The workers' demands were moderate

　　本题考查形容词moderate，moderate意思为“不过分的，适度的”。

　　5. I would rather go out to look for a job

　　本题考查短语结构，would rather+动词原形，表示“宁愿”。