47. E. domestic

48. C. communities

49. O. survive

50. H. gather

51. M. serves

52. N. surroundings

53. J. recession

54. K. reported

55. I. households

56. F. financially

【解析】

這篇文章選自Time雜志，講述的是美國采取了一系列的食品援助行動(dòng)為低收入者提供食物，經(jīng)濟(jì)蕭條讓越來越多的人陷入溫飽危機(jī)，其中甚至包括有工作的人。

文章思路比較清晰，理解起來并不難。選項(xiàng)中也沒有易混淆的干擾項(xiàng)，考生只要把握文章的主線，注意通過詞性排除選項(xiàng)，很容易得出答案。

57. In the initial stage, the current economic crisis is likely to _______.

A. tear many troubled families apart

B. bring about a drop in the divorce rate

C. cause a lot of conflicts in the family

D. contribute to enduring family ties

58. In the Great Depression many unhappy couples chose to stick together because _______

A. starting a new family would be hard

B. they wanted to better protect their kids

C. living separately would be too costly

D. they expected things would turn better

59. In addition to job losses, what stands in the way of unhappy couples getting a divorce?

A. A sense of insecurity.

B. Mounting family debts.

C. Difficulty in getting a loan.

D. Falling housing prices.

60. What will the current economic crisis?eventually?do to married couples?

A. It will force them to pull their efforts together.

B. It will undermine their mutual understanding.

C. It will irreparably damage their relationship.

D. It will help strengthen their emotional bonds.

61. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. A stable family is the best protection against poverty.

B. Money is the foundation of many a happy marriage.

C. Few couples can stand the test of economic hardships.

D. The economic recovery will see a higher divorce rate.

【點(diǎn)評(píng)】：這篇文章來源于2009年5月的《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》（原文地址：

），題目為Married With Bankruptcy。這里有刪減。文章分析了經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)給夫婦帶來的影響，指出經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)不會(huì)提高離婚率并分析了幾個(gè)原因，如夫婦無法承擔(dān)離婚的成本，房價(jià)下降等等。文章最后三段指出雖然不會(huì)離婚，但夫妻的這種關(guān)系也不會(huì)維持太久，經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)的考驗(yàn)要到經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇時(shí)期才能顯現(xiàn)出來。

答案：

57. B. bring about a drop in the divorce rate

58. C. living separately would be too costly

59. D. Falling housing prices.

60. C. It will irreparably damage their relationship.

61. D. The economic recovery will see a higher divorce rate.

62. D) It profits by selling its user’s personal data.

63. C) They don’t know their personal data enriches Facebook.

64. C) To render better service to its users.

65. B) Formulating regulations for social-networking sites.

66. C) He doesn’t want his personal data abused.

點(diǎn)評(píng)：

文章的主題圍繞當(dāng)下很受歡迎的社交網(wǎng)站Facebook，揭露其將用戶資料出售給廣告商。而大多數(shù)用戶并未意識(shí)到這一點(diǎn)，因?yàn)樗麄儾]有意識(shí)到個(gè)人資料的重要性。作者的態(tài)度和立場非常鮮明，并表示考慮注銷自己的賬戶。