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.doc

第三部分 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 2011年阅读理解新增文章_综合类第八篇 The State of Marriage Today（C级）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 didnt have jobs outside the home. But with the rising number of women in well-paying jobs, this is no longer the case, so they dont 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 dont 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there is a higher number of divorces in second and third marriages than in first marriages.So is marriage really an outdated institution?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 isnt. 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!练习：1. Which is true about the problem of marriage in the United States today? 美国当代的婚姻存在的问题是_。A) Divorce leads to the breakup of the family.离婚导致家庭的破碎。B) Half of the married couples get divorced. 一半的已婚夫妻最终离婚了。C) American people marry more than four times.美国人一生至少结四次婚。D) More and more people are getting divorced. 越来越多的人离婚。（正确答案）2. What does this is no longer the case in paragraph two mean? 现在情况已经变了，这句话的意思是_。A) It is not necessary to get married any more.结婚再也没有什么必要了。B) Women do not need a husband any longer. 妇女们不再需要伴侣了。C) Women are not economically dependant any more. 妇女们在经济上已经不再依赖了。（正确答案）D) Many wives do well-paying jobs outside home now.现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? 前景似乎不像人们想的那么悲观的原因_。A) Many people still like to get married. 很多人仍然想结婚。（正确答案）B) The rate of divorce has actually decreased.离婚率实际上已经降低了。C) Over 50% of the marriages continue to exist.超过50%的婚姻仍然存在。D) The statistics of divorce is not quite true.关于离婚的数据不真实。4. How do people usually feel in their marriage life? 人们对于婚姻生活的感觉是_ 。A) They are much healthier.他们更健康。B) They feel no longer single.他们不再感觉到孤单。C) They are more satisfied. 他们更满意。（正确答案）D) They suffer a lot less.他们遭遇的更少。5. Which of the following about marriage is NOT mentioned in the passage? 以下关于婚姻的论述下列_没有在文中提到。A) There will be more relationships outside marriage.在婚姻以外将有更多的亲戚关系。B) Many people try to get married again after divorce. 很多人离婚之后尽量再一次结婚。（正确答案）C) Marriage has long been partly an economical need.婚姻一直以来部分是婚姻的需要。D) It is a fact that most people choose to get married.大多数人选择结婚是一个事实。词汇divorce /div:s/ n. 离婚evidence /evidns/ n. 证据，迹象futurist /fju:trist/ n. 未来主义者explode /iksplud/ v. 激增，迅速扩大predict /pridikt/ v. 预言，预料，预报extramarital /,ekstrmritl / adj. 婚外的gloomy /lu:mi/ adj. 阴暗的；令人沮丧的institution /,institju:n/ n. 制度，习俗outlook / autluk/ n. 展望，前景pessimistic /,pesimistik/ adj. 悲观的cohabit /kuhbit/ v. 同居effectively /ifektivli/ ad. 实际上statistics /sttistiks/ n. 统计，统计资料deceptive /diseptiv/ adj. 迷惑的，骗人的outdated /,autdeitid/ adj. 旧式的，过时的indicate /indikeit/ v.表明，暗示consequence / knsi,kwns/ n. 结果，后果contented /kntentid/ adj.满足的，满意的counterpart /kauntp:t/ n. 对应的人（或物）注释National Family Association: 美国国家家庭联合会可替换题目关键知识点：1. 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.现在几乎50%的婚姻以离婚告终，证据显示，情况还将持续恶化。2. Some futurists predict that in 100 years, the average American will marry at least four times, and extramarital affairs will be even more common than they are now. 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. 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. 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. But with the rising number of women in well-paying jobs, this is no longer the case, so they dont feel that they need to stay in a failing marriage. 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. 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. 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. In addition to this. many couples now cohabit and dont bother to marry. 。除此之外，现在许多恋人同居但并不急着领证。7. These couples are effectively married, but they do not appear in either the marriage or divorce statistics. 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. They suffer less from stress and its consequences, such as heart problems, and married men generally consider themselves more contented than their single counterparts. 他们压力较小，因压力产生的诸如心脏问题也相应减少。而且，婚后男性总体上较之配偶更为满意。9. Perhaps the key is to find out what makes a successful marriage and apply it to all of our relationships! 也许，关键在于找出成功婚姻背后的秘诀并把它运用到我们所有人与人的关系中去。第八篇 当代婚姻（C级）如今的婚姻出什么严重问题了吗？在过去50年中，美国的离婚率暴涨：现在几乎50%的婚姻以离婚告终，证据显示，情况还将持续恶化。据美国国家联合会的发言人称，如果这种趋势持续下去，将导致家庭的破裂。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。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。从好些年前开始，经济需求已经只是婚姻的部分基础。过去，由于女性除了家庭以外没有任何工作，她们常常在经济上依赖丈夫。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。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。除此之外，现在许多恋人同居但并不急着领证。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。超过50%的第一次婚姻实际上是成功的。之前数据的欺骗性在于二度与三度婚姻的离婚率要高于首次婚姻。婚姻真的过时了吗？大多数人仍会结婚，这一事实证明不是这样的。而且事实上婚后夫妻比单身过着更健康的生活：他们压力较小，因压力产生的诸如心脏问题也相应减少。而且，婚后男性总体上较之配偶更为满意。也许，关键在于找出成功婚姻背后的秘诀并把它运用到我们所有人与人的关系中去。综合类-C级：一级重点（2011新增文章）Why People Use Pseudonyms You cant choose the name you are given at birth, but in many countries you can change it legally when you reach adulthood. Of course, most people never change their names _1_ they feel unhappy about them. However, some people do _2_ this course of action particularly artists! What makes an artist want to change their name? Sometimes its for purely _3_ reasons, such as the Nobel Prize winning poet from Chile, Neftali Reyes. He didnt want his father to _4_ he was writing poetry, so he changed his name to Pablo Neruda when he was a young man. _5_ other times the reason may appear eccentric; take the case of the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa, _6_ wrote under 75 different names. The reason? “When I use a different name, I always write in a different way,” he explained. In most cases, _7_, the reason is for social, historical, or cultural reasons. Here are some of the most _8_: The persons real name is just _9_ long and difficult to remember. Lets be honest, Madonna Louise Ciccone is not as _10_ to remember as just plain “Madonna”. And short names are much easier to remember: William Bradley became Brad Pitt and Edson Arantes do Nascimento became Pele. Sometimes names are changed for marketing _11_. For example, if a name sounds too “foreign”, it may be changed to something that is more recognizable in a _12_. So in the film world, Ramon Estevez adopted the name Martin Sheen. Or maybe the artists real name doesnt sound very attractiveChad Everett does _13_ a lot better than Raymond Cramton. Artists sometimes _14_ the name of someone they admire. Robert Zimmerman changed his name to Boo Dylan because of his admiration for the Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas. Another reason may be practicality: in the past, women found it very difficult to get published. To _15_ this situation they sometimes gave themselves mens names, so the English author Mary Ann Evans became George Eliot, and she did get her books published!1. A as ifB asC even ifD even2. A takeB makeC doD have3. A privateB individualC ownD personal4. A understandB knowC recognizeD observe5. A AtB OnC InD During6. A whomB whichC whoD that7. A butB althoughC thoughD however8. A popularB co