2011年綜合類職稱英語(yǔ)教材新增文章

所屬教程:考試資訊

瀏覽:

手機(jī)版

掃描二維碼方便學(xué)習(xí)和分享

職稱英語(yǔ)考試教材每年更新，新教材會(huì)替換舊教材中一部分內(nèi)容老舊或考過的文章。為了方便大家復(fù)習(xí)，考試大小編特整理“2011年職稱英語(yǔ)教材新增文章下載”供大家學(xué)習(xí)用。（小編提示：新增文章很重要，但不能把寶全壓在他身上，其他的文章也要復(fù)習(xí)喔）

　　閱讀理解新增文章（共3篇）
　　第八篇
　　The State of Marriage Today
　　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 marry 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 they 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 first 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　　So is marriage really an outdated institution?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!
　　詞匯：
　　divorce n.離婚 cohabit v.同居
　　evidence n.證據(jù)，跡象 effectively ad.實(shí)際上
　　futurist n.未來主義者 statistics n.統(tǒng)計(jì)，統(tǒng)計(jì)資料
　　explode v.激增，迅速擴(kuò)大deceptive adj.迷惑的，騙人的
　　predict v.預(yù)言，預(yù)料，預(yù)報(bào) outdated adj.舊式的，過時(shí)的
　　extramarital adj.婚外的 indicate v.表明，暗示
　　gloomy adj.陰暗的;令人沮喪的 consequence n.結(jié)果，后果
　　institution n.制度，習(xí)俗 contented adj.滿足的，滿意的
　　outlook n.展望，前景 counterpart n.對(duì)應(yīng)的人(或物)
　　pessimistic adj.悲觀的
　　注釋：
　　National Family Association：美國(guó)國(guó)家家庭聯(lián)合會(huì)
　　練習(xí)：
　　1.Which is true about the problem of marriage in the United States today?
　　A)Divorce leads to the breakup of the family.
　　B)Half of the married couples get divorced.
　　C)American people marry more than four times.
　　D)More and more people are getting divorced.
　　2.What does “this is no longer the case” in paragraph two mean?
　　A ) It is not necessary to get married any more.
　　B) Women do not need a husband any longer.
　　C) Women are not economically dependant any more.
　　D) Many wives do well-paying jobs outside home now.
　　3.Why may the outlook of marriage not be as gloomy as it appears?
　　A) Many people still like to get married.
　　B)The rate of divorce has actually decreased.
　　C)Over 50%of the marriages continue to exist.
　　D)The statistics of divorce is not quite true.
　　4.How do people usually feel in their marriage life?
　　A)They are much healthier.
　　B)They feel no longer single.
　　C)They are more satisfied.
　　D)They suffer a lot less.
　　5.Which of the following about marriage is NOT mentioned in the passage?
　　A)There will be more relationships outside marriage.
　　B)Many people try to get married again after divorce.
　　C)Marriage has long been partly an economical need.
　　D)It is a fact that most people choose to get married.
　　答案與題解：
　　1. D 從第一段里可以了解到選項(xiàng)A與C都是預(yù)計(jì)將來會(huì)發(fā)生的，而不是如今的情況。
　　B選項(xiàng)與第一段第二句“almost 50%of the marriages end in divorce”不符。第一段第二句里的“the rate of divorce in the United States has exploded”“the evidence suggests it is going to get worse”話語(yǔ)正好說明了D選項(xiàng)的情況。
　　2. C 第二段第四句、第五句說得很清楚，婦女們?nèi)缃裨谕夤ぷ髟诮?jīng)濟(jì)上不再依賴她們的丈夫，因此覺得無需維持行將失敗的婚姻。
　　3. A 從第二段里可以了解到離婚率并沒有下降而是上升了，因此B選項(xiàng)不對(duì)。而C選項(xiàng)與第三段里“In fact，more than 50%of first marriages survive”所說不符，該選項(xiàng)沒有提到是第一次婚姻。同樣，D選項(xiàng)在文中也沒有說到，文中第三段的最后一句只是說統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù)具有欺騙性，而沒有說數(shù)據(jù)失實(shí)。
　　4. C 文中第四段第三句的后半句說得很清楚，結(jié)了婚的人比單身的人更滿足。A，D選項(xiàng)提到的是實(shí)際情況而不是婚后人們的感覺，因此不對(duì)。文中并沒有提到選項(xiàng)B所說的情況。
　　5. B A選項(xiàng)在第一段最后一句里提到了，C選項(xiàng)和D選項(xiàng)分別在第二段、第四段里提到了，而B選項(xiàng)卻沒有哪一段具體提到