2011職稱英語考試真題-綜合類C級(部分)
這是2011職稱英語考試真題——綜合類C級(部分)，供大家參考。
The State of Marriage Today(C級)
Is there something seriously wrong with marriage today? During the past 50 years the rate of divorce in the United States has exploded: almost 50% of marriages end in divorce now, and the evidence suggests it is going to get worse. If this trend continues, it will lead to the breakup of the family, according to a spokesperson for the National Family Association. Some futurists predict that in 100 years, the average American will many at least four times, and extramarital affairs will be even more common than they are now.
But what are the reasons for this, and is the picture really so gloomy? The answer to the first question is really quite simple: marriage is no longer the necessity it once was. The institution of marriage has been based for years partly on economic need. Women used to be economically dependent on their husbands as they usually didn't have jobs outside the home. But with the rising number of women in well-paying jobs, this is no longer the case, so they don't feel that the5 need to stay in a failing marriage.
In answer to the second question, the outlook may not be as pessimistic as it seems, While the rate of divorce has risen, the rate of couples marrying has never actually fallen very much, so marriage is still quite popular. In addition to this. many couples now cohabit and don't bother to marry. These couples are effectively married, but they do not appear in either the marriage or divorce statistics. In fact, more than 50% of firs marriages survive. The statistics are deceptive because there is a higher number of divorces in second and third marriages than in first marriages.
So is marriage really an outdated institution? The fact that most people still get married indicates that it isn't. And it is also true that married couples have a healthier life than single people: they suffer less from stress and its consequences, such as heart problems, and married men generally consider themselves more contented than their single counterparts. Perhaps the key is to find out what makes a successful marriage and apply it to all of our relationships!
1. Which is true about the problem of marriage in the United States today? 美國當代的婚姻存在的問題是__。
A) Divorce leads to the breakup of the family.離婚導(dǎo)致家庭的破碎。
B) Half of the married couples get divorced. 一半的已婚夫妻最終離婚了。
C) American people marry more than four times.美國人一生至少結(jié)四次婚。
D) More and more people are getting divorced. 越來越多的人離婚。(正確答案)
1-1. Which is not true about the problem of marriage in the United States today? 關(guān)于美國當代的婚姻存在的問題，下面那個答案是不正確的?
A) If this trend of divorce continues, it leads to the breakup of the family.如果這種離婚的趨勢繼續(xù)的話，它會導(dǎo)致家庭的破碎。
B) Almost half of the married couples get divorced. 將近一半的已婚夫妻最終離婚了。
C) American people will marry more than four times in 100 years.美國人在100年之內(nèi)，一生至少結(jié)四次婚。
D) More and more people like getting divorced. 越來越多的人喜歡離婚。(正確答案)
2. What does "this is no longer the case" in paragraph two mean? 現(xiàn)在情況已經(jīng)變了，這句話的意思是______。
A) It is not necessary to get married any more.結(jié)婚再也沒有什么必要了。
B) Women do not need a husband any longer. 婦女們不再需要伴侶了。
C) Women are not economically dependant any more. 婦女們在經(jīng)濟上獨立了。(正確答案)
D) Many wives do well-paying jobs outside home now.現(xiàn)在很多妻子在外面有很好的工作。
2-2 What is the difference between past marriage and current marriage? 現(xiàn)在和過去的婚姻有什么不同之處?
A) It is not necessary to get married any more.結(jié)婚再也沒有什么必要了。
B) Women do not need a husband any longer. 婦女們不再需要伴侶了。
C) Women are economically independant any more. 婦女們在經(jīng)濟上獨立了。(正確答案)
D) Many wives do well-paying jobs outside home now.現(xiàn)在很多妻子在外面有很好的工作。
3. Why may the outlook of marriage not be as gloomy as it appears? 前景似乎不像人們想的那么悲觀的原因_。
A) Many people still like to get married. 很多人仍然想結(jié)婚。(正確答案)
B) The rate of divorce has actually decreased.離婚率實際上已經(jīng)降低了。
C) Over 50% of the marriages continue to exist.超過50%的婚姻仍然存在。
D) The statistics of divorce is not quite true.關(guān)于離婚的數(shù)據(jù)不真實。
4. How do people usually feel in their marriage life? 人們對于婚姻生活的感覺是_______ 。
A) They are much healthier.他們更健康。
B) They feel no longer single.他們不再感覺到孤單。
C) They are more satisfied. 他們更滿意。(正確答案)
D) They suffer a lot less.他們遭遇的更少。
5. Which of the following about marriage is NOT mentioned in the passage? 以下關(guān)于婚姻的論述下列________沒有在文中提到。
A) There will be more relationships outside marriage.在婚姻以外將有更多的親戚關(guān)系。
B) Many people try to get married again after divorce. 很多人離婚之后盡量再一次結(jié)婚。(正確答案)
C) Marriage has long been partly an economical need.婚姻一直以來部分是婚姻的需要。
D) It is a fact that most people choose to get married.大多數(shù)人選擇結(jié)婚是一個事實。
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