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Marriage is still a popular institution in the United States, but divorce(离婚) is becoming_1_as“popular”.Most American people get married, _2_,at the present time, and fifty percent of American marriages end _3_ divorce. However, four out of five divorced people do not _4_ single. They get married a second time to _5_ partners. Sociologists(社会学家)tell us that in the next century, _6_American people will marry three _7_ four times in one lifetime. Alvin Toffler, an American sociologist, _8_this new social form serial(连续的)marriages. In his book Future Shock, Toffler gives many _9_ for this change in American marriage. In modern society, _10_ lives dont stay the same for very long.Americans_11_ change their jobs, their homes, and their circles of _12_So,the person who was a _13_ husband or wife ten years ago is sometimes not as good ten years _14_After some years of marriage, a husband and wife can _15 _that their lives have become very different, and they dont 16the same interests anymore. For this reason, Toffler says, people in the twenty first century will not _17_ to marry only one person for an _18_ lifetime. They will plan to stay married to one person for perhaps five or ten years, and then marry _19_.Most Americans will expect to have a “marriage carrier”that _20_ three or four marriages.1. A. already B. almost C. ever D. even2. A. anyway B. then C. but D. therefore 3. A. with B. from C. in D. for 4. A. live B. take C. make D. stay5. A .new B. old C. young D. pretty6. A. most B. main C. few D. mostly7. A. and B. by C. or D. to8. A. asks B. calls C. tells D. lets9. A. causes B. chances C. problems D. reasons10. A. humans B. peoples C. persons D. mans11. A. frequently B. quickly C. rapidly D. fast12. A. parents B. classmates C. neighbors D. friends13. A. polite B. strict C. good D. unfriendly14. A. late B. latter C. lately D. later15. A. imagine B. feel C. believe D. suppose16. A. enjoy B. hold C. divide D. share17. A. desire B. plan C. wish D. design18. A. entire B. extreme C. total D. whole19. A. the other B. others C. other D. another20. A. appears B. happens C. includes D. carriesMrs. Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact ?1? ?she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished ?2? ?a driving offence (犯规，犯法).Then one day she nearly ?3? ?her record. A police car ?4? ?her, and the policemen in it saw her ?5? ?a red light without stopping. Of course, she was stopped. It seemed ?6? ?that she would be punished.7? ?Mrs. Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was ?8? ?old to drive a car, and that the ?9? ?why she had not stopped at the red ?10? ?was most probably that her eyes had become weak ?11? ?old age, so that she had simply not seen it.When the judge had finished what he was ?12, Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was ?13? ?and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she ?14? ?a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt.When she had ?15? ?done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed ?16? ?the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your ?17. I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight.”The judge took the ?18? ?and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. The case (案例) against Mrs. Jones was ?19, and her record ?20? ?unbroken.1. A. whichB. whenC. thatD. this2. A. aboutB. onC. toD. for3. A. keptB. wonC. missedD. lost4. A. watchedB. afterC. followed D. ran after5. A. passB. goC. runD. rush6. A. sureB. indeedC. certainD. perhaps7. A. BeforeB. WhileC. UntilD. When8. A. soB. veryC. tooD. quite9. A. causeB. reasonC. matterD. trouble10. A. lightB. lampC. sign D. one11. A. withB. because C. forD. of12. A. speakingB. sayingC. talkingD. telling13. A. holdingB. gettingC. carryingD. bringing14. A. tookB. brought C. pickedD. chose15. A. almostB. hardlyC. successfullyD. successful16. A. bothB. allC. neitherD. either17. A. timeB. turnC. chanceD. job18. A. threadB. glasses C. needlesD. needle19. A. dismissed B. passedC. settledD. studied20. A. wasB. kept C. seemedD. remainedWhen did you last see a polar bear(北极熊）?On a trip to a zoo,perhaps?If you had attended a winter activity in New York a few years ago,you would have seen a whole polar bear club.These Polar Bears are people who meet frequently in the winter to swim in freezing cold water.That day,the air temperature was 3,and the water temperature was a little higher.The members of the Polar Bear Club at Coney Island,New York are usually about the age of 60.Members must satisfy two requirements.First,they must get along well with everyone else in the group;this is very important because there are so many different kinds of people in the club.Polar Bears must also agree to swim outdoors at least twice a month from November through February. Dcotors dont agree about the medical effects of cold-winter swimming.Some are worried about the dangers of a condition in which the bodys temperature drops so low that finally the heart stops.Other doctors,however,point out that there is more danger of a heart attack during summer swimming because the difference between the air temperature and water temperature is much greater in summer than in winter. The Polar Bears themselves are satisfied with the benefits of cold-water swimming.They say that their favorite form of exercise is very good for the circulatory system(循环系统）because it forces the blood to move fast to keep the body warm.Cold-water swimmers usually turn bright red after a few minutes in the water.A person who turns blue probably has a very poor circulatory system and should not try cold-water swimming. The main benefits of cold-water swimming are probably mental.The Polar Bears love to swim all year round;they find it fun and relaxing.As one 70-year-old woman says,When I go into water,I pour my troubles into the ocean and let them float away. 65.The members of the Polar Bear Club must meet the following requirements except that_. A.they must swim outdoors at least 8 times in the four cold months B.they must reach the age of 60 C.they should be easy to make friends with D.they must agree to swim outdoors from November through February 66.According to the passage,some doctors believe it is true that_. A.Polar Bears are bears swimming in freezing water B.cold-water swimming can make the body temperature dangerously high C.you are healthy if cold-water swimming turns your skin color blue D.cold-water swimming causes more heart attacks in summer than in winter 67.The Polar Bears like to swim year-round,for_. A.it is an easy way ot keep the body warm in winter B.they can remain young C.they find it enjoyable and interesting D.they might meet fewer troubles in life 68.The passage is mainly about_. A.the requirements of the Polar Bear Club B.a group of cold-water-swimming livers C.the Polar Bears life in New York D.doctors ideas about cold-water swimming Swimming is one of those activities that can be learned early in life.Little children can learn to swim as soon as they walk.In fact,you need the same skills in walking as in swimming. However,I believe that five is the best age to learn.By five or six,a child knows fear of water,a very important thing to know.Its wise to be afraid,to recognize true danger.Young ones understand that the water can sometimes be very dangerous. To really benefit from swimming,every swimmer should learn,as soon as possible,these four basic strokes;butterfly,backstroke,breastroke,and crawl.I feel that one of these-the breaststroke-is different from the others,since some young swimmers use this stroke naturally,without any training. In swimming there are certain rules every swimmer should follow: 1.Never swim alone!No matter how good you are in the water,dont risk drowning by swimming alone.If you swim by yourself,with no life guards or friends wit