小編寄語(yǔ)：英語(yǔ)四級(jí)六級(jí)考試，閱讀是不可或缺的一大部分，生詞多，理解難，時(shí)間少，是不少考生抱怨的問(wèn)題。要想在考場(chǎng)上做好閱讀理解，必須在平常多閱讀，掌握新詞匯，提高閱讀速度。而滬江小編就為大家準(zhǔn)備了閱讀材料系列，供大家練習(xí)。

我們的這個(gè)閱讀系列旨在為大家提供一些閱讀材料，不一定跟四六級(jí)考試的難度、篇幅、內(nèi)容完全一樣。對(duì)于很多童鞋糾結(jié)這是四級(jí)還是六級(jí)范圍的閱讀，其實(shí)沒(méi)有必要。如果大家覺(jué)得比較簡(jiǎn)單，就當(dāng)作泛讀材料了解了解，認(rèn)識(shí)幾個(gè)新單詞或新表達(dá)方式也不錯(cuò)。如果大家覺(jué)得這些材料理解上有難度，不妨當(dāng)做挑戰(zhàn)自己的拔高訓(xùn)練，希望大家都有進(jìn)步^^

【今日推薦閱讀】

The Supremes once sang "You can't hurry love." As it turns out, scientists have determined it's not advisable to hurry marriage either. Get the scoop on the best age to be wed.

We doubt you were shocked when Avril Lavigne announced she was splitting from her husband of three years. But while it's tempting to assume the cause was her bratty persona or rocker lifestyle, comments from her friends suggested that something more universal was at play: She was only 21 when she tied the knot and later told pals that she realized she'd been too young to make such a life-altering decision. Could fellow young celebrity divorceés Reese Witherspoon, Kate Hudson, and Britney Spears have also hit the same age-related issue?

The Magic Number

There are practical reasons for the mid-20s dividing line, and most of them boil down to two biggies: education and money. Turns out, the more years of higher education a woman has under her belt on her wedding day, the lower the chances that she'll get divorced ... and by 25, you're more likely to have earned a degree or two. "Educated women tend to be more confident about who they are and less willing to settle for a man who doesn't meet their standards," explains Terri Orbuch, Ph.D., author of Five Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage From Good to Great.

Odds are that by 25 you're also supporting yourself, so there's less incentive for you to rush into marriage because you're seeking financial security from him. But the marriage-related benefits of working and having money of your own go beyond feeling secure, says Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D., author of Finding Your Perfect Match. Learning to budget your cash carefully when you're single will help you avoid financial problems — one of the main causes of couple fights — for the rest of your life. And juggling responsibilities, dealing with differing personalities, and resolving conflicts on the job force you to develop skills that are necessary for maintaining long-term love.

Knowing the Real You

At 25, you've had time for some crucial life experiences, including a relationship or two that may have improved your Mr. Right radar. "You've probably dated enough to have a better idea of what you don't want in a man, which makes it easier to know what you can live with and can't live without," says Orbuch.

Perhaps the most important aspect of waiting is that you'll know what your goals and values really are, says Paul Coleman, Psy.D., author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Intimacy. While you don't want to marry someone just like you, marriage is a lot easier if you two share a similar outlook on life.

Twenty-four and already married to the man of your dreams? Don't worry: Many young marriages survive. But given the choice, you might consider putting off the big day until your mid-20s or later.

【內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】

文章第一句以歌詞You can't hurry love開(kāi)篇，接著解釋了這句話(huà)的意思，并提出女人何時(shí)結(jié)婚最合適這一問(wèn)題。

接著，作者以一些名人的婚姻為例，說(shuō)明早婚可能會(huì)產(chǎn)生一些問(wèn)題。然后，文章分析了女人結(jié)婚的兩大現(xiàn)實(shí)理由：教育程度和金錢(qián)。并得出女人25歲以后自身?xiàng)l件更成熟，選擇結(jié)婚也會(huì)更理智的結(jié)論。

接下來(lái)的部分，作者講述了25歲以后女人逐漸獲得的各種生活經(jīng)驗(yàn)，并明白自身的目標(biāo)和價(jià)值觀。

最后，作者也考慮到早婚女性的感受，安慰她們?cè)缁橐彩强梢园最^偕老的。

【詞匯短語(yǔ)講解】

①split? v. 表示分離，分開(kāi)。它的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞都是split。split from sb. 可表示與某人離婚。

②tie a knot? 原意為打結(jié)。在英語(yǔ)俚語(yǔ)中，更常見(jiàn)的短語(yǔ)是tie the knot，表示“結(jié)婚”。

③boil down? 表面面意思是煮濃，壓縮，熬濃，引申義為歸結(jié)為，精簡(jiǎn)（condense，summarize）。

④(have sth.)under one's belt 【習(xí)語(yǔ)】有哪方面（成功的）經(jīng)歷或經(jīng)驗(yàn)；贏得、獲得某物

⑤settle for? 對(duì)……感到滿(mǎn)足，勉強(qiáng)認(rèn)可

⑥incentive? 這個(gè)詞既可作名詞，也可作形容詞。作名詞時(shí)表示動(dòng)機(jī)，刺激，鼓勵(lì)；作形容詞時(shí)表示刺激的，鼓勵(lì)的。

【快速閱讀支招】

為了提高英語(yǔ)閱讀速度，建議大家平時(shí)要改掉閱讀的壞習(xí)慣，比如朗讀、默讀、指讀、查讀、譯讀等。試想逐詞逐句的口 讀、用筆或用手指著閱讀、一邊讀一邊查字典、以及一邊閱讀一邊翻譯的讀法怎么能趕上視讀呢？所以建議大家要想加快速閱讀的速度，首先要養(yǎng)成正確、良好的閱讀習(xí)慣，以便克服以上不良習(xí)慣。

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