2011年职称英语教材阅读理解新增文章英文+中文+可替换题目

12011年职称英语教材阅读理解新增文章英文+中文+可替换题目2011年阅读理解新增文章_综合类第八篇TheStateofMarriageToday（C级）Istheresomethingseriouslywrongwithmarriagetoday?Duringthepast50yearstherateofdivorceintheUnitedStateshasexploded:almost50%ofmarriagesendindivorcenow,andtheevidencesuggestsitisgoingtogetworse.Ifthistrendcontinues,itwillleadtothebreakupofthefamily,accordingtoaspokespersonfortheNationalFamilyAssociation.Somefuturistspredictthatin100years,theaverageAmericanwillmanyatleastfourtimes,andextramaritalaffairswillbeevenmorecommonthantheyarenow.Butwhatarethereasonsforthis,andisthepicturereallysogloomy?Theanswertothefirstquestionisreallyquitesimple:marriageisnolongerthenecessityitoncewas.Theinstitutionofmarriagehasbeenbasedforyearspartlyoneconomicneed.Womenusedtobeeconomicallydependentontheirhusbandsastheyusuallydidn'thavejobsoutsidethehome.Butwiththerisingnumberofwomeninwell-payingjobs,thisisnolongerthecase,sotheydon'tfeelthatthe5needtostayinafailingmarriage.Inanswertothesecondquestion,theoutlookmaynotbeaspessimisticasitseems,Whiletherateofdivorcehasrisen,therateofcouplesmarryinghasneveractuallyfallenverymuch,somarriageisstillquitepopular.Inadditiontothis.manycouplesnowcohabitanddon'tbothertomarry.Thesecouplesareeffectivelymarried,buttheydonotappearineitherthemarriageordivorcestatistics.Infact,morethan50%offirsmarriagessurvive.Thestatisticsaredeceptivebecausethereisahighernumberofdivorcesinsecondandthirdmarriagesthaninfirstmarriages.Soismarriagereallyanoutdatedinstitution?Thefactthatmostpeoplestillgetmarriedindicatesthatitisn't.Anditisalsotruethatmarriedcoupleshaveahealthierlifethansinglepeople:theysufferlessfromstressanditsconsequences,suchasheartproblems,andmarriedmengenerallyconsiderthemselvesmorecontentedthantheirsinglecounterparts.Perhapsthekeyistofindoutwhatmakesasuccessfulmarriageandapplyittoallofourrelationships!练习：1.WhichistrueabouttheproblemofmarriageintheUnitedStatestoday?美国当代的婚姻存在的问题是__。A)Divorceleadstothebreakupofthefamily.离婚导致家庭的破碎。B)Halfofthemarriedcouplesgetdivorced.一半的已婚夫妻最终离婚了。C)Americanpeoplemarrymorethanfourtimes.美国人一生至少结四次婚。D)Moreandmorepeoplearegettingdivorced.越来越多的人离婚。（正确答案）2.Whatdoesthisisnolongerthecaseinparagraphtwomean?现在情况已经变了，这句话的意思是______。A)Itisnotnecessarytogetmarriedanymore.结婚再也没有什么必要了。B)Womendonotneedahusbandanylonger.妇女们不再需要伴侣了。C)Womenarenoteconomicallydependantanymore.妇女们在经济上已经不再依赖了。（正确答案）D)Manywivesdowell-payingjobsoutsidehomenow.现在很多妻子在外面有很好的工作。23.Whymaytheoutlookofmarriagenotbeasgloomyasitappears?前景似乎不像人们想的那么悲观的原因_。A)Manypeoplestillliketogetmarried.很多人仍然想结婚。（正确答案）B)Therateofdivorcehasactuallydecreased.离婚率实际上已经降低了。C)Over50%ofthemarriagescontinuetoexist.超过50%的婚姻仍然存在。D)Thestatisticsofdivorceisnotquitetrue.关于离婚的数据不真实。4.Howdopeopleusuallyfeelintheirmarriagelife?人们对于婚姻生活的感觉是_______。A)Theyaremuchhealthier.他们更健康。B)Theyfeelnolongersingle.他们不再感觉到孤单。C)Theyaremoresatisfied.他们更满意。（正确答案）D)Theysufferalotless.他们遭遇的更少。5.WhichofthefollowingaboutmarriageisNOTmentionedinthepassage?以下关于婚姻的论述下列________没有在文中提到。A)Therewillbemorerelationshipsoutsidemarriage.在婚姻以外将有更多的亲戚关系。B)Manypeopletrytogetmarriedagainafterdivorce.很多人离婚之后尽量再一次结婚。（正确答案）C)Marriagehaslongbeenpartlyaneconomicalneed.婚姻一直以来部分是婚姻的需要。D)Itisafactthatmostpeoplechoosetogetmarried.大多数人选择结婚是一个事实。词汇divorce/di'vɔ:s/n.离婚evidence/'evidəns/n.证据，迹象futurist/'fju:tʃərist/n.未来主义者explode/iks'pləud/v.激增，迅速扩大predict/pri’dikt/v.预言，预料，预报extramarital/,ekstrə'mæritəl/adj.婚外的gloomy/'ɡlu:mi/adj.阴暗的；令人沮丧的institution/,insti'tju:ʃən/n.制度，习俗outlook/'autluk/n.展望，前景pessimistic/,pesi'mistik/adj.悲观的cohabit/kəu'hæbit/v.同居effectively/i'fektivli/ad.实际上statistics/stə'tistiks/n.统计，统计资料deceptive/di'septiv/adj.迷惑的，骗人的outdated/,aut'deitid/adj.旧式的，过时的indicate/'indikeit/v.表明，暗示consequence/'kɔnsi,kwəns/n.结果，后果contented/kən'tentid/adj.满足的，满意的counterpart/'kauntəpɑ:t/n.对应的人（或物）注释NationalFamilyAssociation:美国国家家庭联合会可替换题目关键知识点：1.Duringthepast50yearstherateofdivorceintheUnitedStateshasexploded:almost50%ofmarriagesendindivorcenow,andtheevidencesuggestsitisgoingtogetworse.．现在几乎350%的婚姻以离婚告终，证据显示，情况还将持续恶化。2.Somefuturistspredictthatin100years,theaverageAmericanwillmarryatleastfourtimes,andextramaritalaffairswillbeevenmorecommonthantheyarenow.一些未来学家预测，100年后的美国人将平均至少结四次婚，而婚外恋甚至将比现在更为普遍。3.Butwhatarethereasonsforthis,andisthepicturereallysogloomy?Theanswertothefirstquestionisreallyquitesimple:marriageisnolongerthenecessityitoncewas.那问题的原因是什么？现状真的如此糟糕吗？第一个问题的答案十分简单：婚姻早已不像它过去那样非有不可了。4.Butwiththerisingnumberofwomeninwell-payingjobs,thisisnolongerthecase,sotheydon'tfeelthattheyneedtostayinafailingmarriage.现在，随着高薪女性的增多，情况也已经改变。因此，她们觉得没有必要被一段失败的婚姻捆住手脚。5.Inanswertothesecondquestion,theoutlookmaynotbeaspessimisticasitseems,Whiletherateofdivorcehasrisen,therateofcouplesmarryinghasneveractuallyfallenverymuch,somarriageisstillquitepopular.回答第二个问题，前景似乎不像它看起来那么令人悲观。尽管离婚率升高，但世纪结婚率并没有下降，所以说结婚还是挺流行的。6.Inadditiontothis.manycouplesnowcohabitanddon'tbothertomarry.。除此之外，现在许多恋人同居但并不急着领证。7.Thesecouplesareeffectivelymarried,buttheydonotappearineitherthemarriageordivorcestatistics.这些人事实上已经结婚，但他们却是统计结婚与离婚率的盲区。8.Theysufferlessfromstressanditsconsequen