For better or worse, multiple marriages aren't just for actress Elizabeth Taylor (famous for her eight marriages) anymore.

More Americans than ever are tying the knot for the third time or more.

Lynn Y. Naugle, a 53-yeap-old family therapist in New Orleans, says that people's personal needs and desires simply change as their life evolves.

"What functions well in the first part of our lives may not function well in the second or third part of our lives," she explains.The first marriage lasted 21 years, her second marriage five years.Two years ago, she wed for a third time, and she describes this union as an "extremely easy marriage".

Today, at an estimated one of seven weddings, the bride, the groom or both are making that trip down the aisle for at least the third time.That's twice as many as a generation ago, according to the US National Centre for Health Statistics.

In part, the sudden change in multiple marriages is a side effect of the 1970s divorce increase that has supplied an ever expanding pool of divorced singles.Even the simple fact that people are living longer has opened the door to marrying more often.No fault divorce laws (meaning no one is blamed for the failure of the marriage), and cultural changes have also meant there's less pressure than in past generations to stay in a joyless or abusive marriage.

While a single divorce didn't block either Ronald Reagan or Bob Dole from seeking the most highly demanding job in America—the US presidency—modern society still raises an; eyebrow at more than one

marriage mistake.

Indeed, there are signs that attitudes are changing."It's coming out of the closet or becoming more accepted," says Glenda Riley, who wrote a book on the history of divorce in the US."There's still embarrassment on the personal level, while there is growing acceptance on the public level for three or more marriages in a lifetime."

There is no guarantee, of course, that the third time is the best.To the contrary, second and third marriages run an equal or greater risk of divorce than first marriages, which today are given 4 out of 10 odds of failing, and they tend to end more quickly.Divorce statistics show that failed second marriages typically end two years sooner than first marriages, lasting six years on average rather than eight.That leaves some doubly divorced people open for a third try at a relatively young age.

1.What does the underlined phrase "tying the knot" (Para.2) mean?

    A.Getting married.                    B.Getting engaged.

    C.Having babies.                      D.Attending funerals,

2.What is NOT the reason for the increase in multiple marriages according to the passage?

    A.People are healthier and enjoy a longer life than ever before.

    B.Many people have become single after a divorce boom in the past years.

    C.There is no divorce law restricting people to getting divorced.

    D.People have less pressure to leave a joyless marriage.

3.What can we learn from the seventh paragraph?

    A.Ronald Reagan and Bob Dole failed in seeking the job (the US presidency) because they were divorced.

    B.Ronald Reagan and Bob Dole succeeded in seeking the job (the US presidency) because they were not divorced.

    C.Modern society accepts multiple marriages completely.

    D.There is still prejudice against multiple marriages in modern society.

4.Which of the statement is WRONG?

    A.Acceptance to multiple marriages is different on personal level and public level.

    B.Because second marriages end sooner than first ones, people get married for the third time at a relatively young age.

    C.People learn from experience so that a second or third marriage is more stable

    D.The first marriage lasts eight year on average.

 

 

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While l studied at school,I felt a great difficulty in leaning my Latin translations.I was always very   36  in using a dictionary,and    37   it most difficult,while to other boys it seemed   38  .

   I formed an alliance(盟友) with a boy in the Sixth Grade.He was very clever and  39   read Latin as easily as English.My friend for his part was almost as  40  troubled by the English essays he had to write for the headmaster as I was  41  these Latin words. We agreed together that he should   42   me my Latin translations and that I should do his essays. The arrangement                          43   wonderfully.The headmaster seemed quite   44   with my work,and I had more time to myself in the morning.On the othcr hand,once a week   45  I had to compose the essays Of my fnend.For several months no difficulty   46  ,but once we were near]y caught out.

    One afternoon,the headmaster   47  my friend tO discuss one essay with him in a lively spirit.“I was interested in this   48   you make here.I think you might have gone further.Tell me   49   you had in your mind." The headmaster continued in this   50   for some time to fear of my friend.However the headmaster,not wishing to   51   an occasion of praise into  52   of fault-finding,finally   53   him go.He came back to me like a man who had had a very narrow   54   and I made up my mind to make every effort tO study my   55  .

36.A.quick               B.slow                C.hard                D.good

37.A.made               B.got                  C.foud                D.left

38.A.trouble             B.difference        C.labor               D.worry

39.A.mlght              B.would              C.should             D.could

40.A.very                B.little                 C.much                     D.few

41.A.for                  B.by                   C.in                    D.to

42.A.change            B.take                 C.forgive            D.tell

43.A.worked            B.tried                C.happened         D.developed

44.A.angry                     B.satisfied           C.frightened        D.sad

45.A.or so               B.or else             C.as usual           D.as far

46.A.became            B.seemed            C.lay                  D.appeared

47.A.called              B.taught              C.arranged          D.sent

48.A.aim                 B.goal                 C.point                  D.opinion

49.A.why                B.how                C.which              D.what

50.A.exciment          B.way                 C.meaning           D.disappointment

51.A.turn                 B.leave                C.grow               D.become

52.A.none                B.one                  C.either               D.some

53.A.ordered            B.asked               C.took                D.let

54.A.surprise           B.escape             C.hope                D.chance

55.A.reading            B.writing             C.translations      D.essays

    

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     While I studied at school, I felt a great difficulty in leaning my Latin translations. I was always very   1  
in using a dictionary, and   2   it most difficult, while to other boys it seemed   3  .
      I formed an alliance (盟友) with a boy in the Sixth Grade.  He was very clever and   4   read Latin as
easily as English.  My friend for his part was almost as   5    troubled by the English essays he had to write
for the headmaster as I was   6   these Latin words. We agreed together that he should   7   me my Latin
translations and that I should do his essays. The arrangement   8   wonderfully. The headmaster seemed quite 
  9   with my work, and I had more time to myself in the morning. On the other hand, once a week  10  I had
to compose the essays of my friend. For several months no difficulty  11 , but once we were near]y caught
out.
     One afternoon, the headmaster  12  my friend to discuss one essay with him in a lively spirit. "I was
interested in this  13  you make here. I think you might have gone further. Tell me  14  you had in your mind."
The headmaster continued in this  15  for some time to fear of my friend. However the headmaster, not
wishing to  16  an occasion of praise into  17  of fault-finding, finally  18   him go.  He came back to me like
a man who had had a very narrow  19   and I made up my mind to make every effort to study my  20  .
(     )1. A. quick      
(     )2. A. made       
(     )3. A. trouble    
(     )4. A. mlght      
(     )5. A. very       
(     )6. A. for        
(     )7. A. change     
(     )8. A. worked     
(     )9. A. angry      
(     )10. A. or so     
(     )11. A. became    
(     )12. A. called    
(     )13. A. aim       
(     )14. A. why       
(     )15. A. exciment  
(     )16. A. turn      
(     )17. A. none      
(     )18. A. ordered   
(     )19. A. surprise  
(     )20. A. reading 
B. slow       
B. got        
B. difference 
B. would      
B. little     
B. by         
B. take       
B. tried      
B. satisfied    
B. or else     
B. seemed      
B. taught      
B. goal        
B. how         
B. way         
B. leave       
B. one         
B. asked       
B. escape      
B. writing   
C. hard             
C. foud             
C. labor            
C. should           
C. much             
C. in               
C. forgive          
C. happened         
C. frightened       
C. as usual        
C. lay             
C. arranged        
C. point           
C. which           
C. meaning         
C. grow            
C. either          
C. took            
C. hope            
C. translations  
D. good                      
D. left                      
D. worry                     
D. could                     
D. few                       
D. to                        
D. tell                      
D. developed                 
D. sad                       
D. as far                   
D. appeared                 
D. sent                     
D. opinion                  
D. what                     
D. disappointment           
D. become                   
D. some                     
D. let                      
D. chance                   
D. essays                 

A few minutes ago, walking back from lunch I started to cross the street when I heard the sound of a coin dropping. It wasn’t much but, as I turned, my eyes caught the heads of several other people turning too. A woman had dropped what appeared to be a dime.

       The tinkling sound of a coin dropping on sidewalk is an attention-getter. It can be nothing more than a penny. Whatever the coin is, no one ignores the sound of it. It got me thinking about sounds again.

       We are surrounded y so many sounds that attract the most attention. People in New York City seldom turn to look when a fire engine, a police car or an ambulance comes screaming along the street.

       When I’m in New York, I’m a New Yorker. I don’t turn either. Like the natives. I hardly hear a siren (警笛) there .

       At home in my little town in Connecticut, it’s different. The distant loud noise of a police car , an emergency vehicle or a fire siren brings me to my feet if I’m seated and brings me to the window if I’m in bed .

       It’s the quietest sounds that have most effect on us, not the loudest. In the middle of the night, I can hear a dripping tap a hundred yards away through three closed doors. I’ve been hearing little creaking noises and sounds which my imagination turns into footsteps in the middle of the night for twenty-five years in our house. How come I never hear those sounds in the daytime?

       I’m quite clear in my mind what the good sounds are and what he bad sounds are

       I’ve turned against whistling, for instance. I used to think of it as the mark of a happy worker but lately I’ve been connecting the whistler with a nervous person making noises.

       The tapping, tapping, tapping of my typewriter as the keys hit the paper is a lovely sound to me. I often like the sound of what I write better than the looks of it.

1.The sound of a coin dropping makes people _________

       A.think of money                                          B.look at each other          

C.pay attention to it                                D.stop crossing the street

2.How does the author relate to sounds at night?

       A.He imagines sounds that do not exist.

B.He thinks taps should be turned off

C.He believes it’s rather quiet at night

D.He overstates quiet sounds

3.He dislikes whistling because __________.

       A.he is tired of it                                           B.he used to be happier

C.it reminds him of tense people               D.he doesn’t like workers

4.What kind of sound does he find pleasant?

       A.Tapping of his typewriter                            B.Clinking sound of keys

C.Tinkling sound  of a coin dropping              D.Creaking sounds

5.How does the writer feel about sounds in general?

       A.They make him feel at home                

B.He thinks they should be ignored

C.He believes they are part of our lives    

D.He prefers silence to loud noises

For better or worse, multiple marriages aren't just for actress Elizabeth Taylor (famous for her eight marriages) anymore.
More Americans than ever are tying the knot for the third time or more.
Lynn Y. Naugle, a 53-yeap-old family therapist in New Orleans, says that people's personal needs and desires simply change as their life evolves.
"What functions well in the first part of our lives may not function well in the second or third part of our lives," she explains.The first marriage lasted 21 years, her second marriage five years.Two years ago, she wed for a third time, and she describes this union as an "extremely easy marriage".
Today, at an estimated one of seven weddings, the bride, the groom or both are making that trip down the aisle for at least the third time.That's twice as many as a generation ago, according to the US National Centre for Health Statistics.
In part, the sudden change in multiple marriages is a side effect of the 1970s divorce increase that has supplied an ever expanding pool of divorced singles.Even the simple fact that people are living longer has opened the door to marrying more often.No fault divorce laws (meaning no one is blamed for the failure of the marriage), and cultural changes have also meant there's less pressure than in past generations to stay in a joyless or abusive marriage.
While a single divorce didn't block either Ronald Reagan or Bob Dole from seeking the most highly demanding job in America—the US presidency—modern society still raises an; eyebrow at more than one
marriage mistake.
Indeed, there are signs that attitudes are changing."It's coming out of the closet or becoming more accepted," says Glenda Riley, who wrote a book on the history of divorce in the US."There's still embarrassment on the personal level, while there is growing acceptance on the public level for three or more marriages in a lifetime."
There is no guarantee, of course, that the third time is the best.To the contrary, second and third marriages run an equal or greater risk of divorce than first marriages, which today are given 4 out of 10 odds of failing, and they tend to end more quickly.Divorce statistics show that failed second marriages typically end two years sooner than first marriages, lasting six years on average rather than eight.That leaves some doubly divorced people open for a third try at a relatively young age.
【小题1】What does the underlined phrase "tying the knot" (Para.2) mean?

A.Getting married.B.Getting engaged.
C.Having babies.D.Attending funerals,
【小题2】What is NOT the reason for the increase in multiple marriages according to the passage?
A.People are healthier and enjoy a longer life than ever before.
B.Many people have become single after a divorce boom in the past years.
C.There is no divorce law restricting people to getting divorced.
D.People have less pressure to leave a joyless marriage.
【小题3】What can we learn from the seventh paragraph?
A.Ronald Reagan and Bob Dole failed in seeking the job (the US presidency) because they were divorced.
B.Ronald Reagan and Bob Dole succeeded in seeking the job (the US presidency) because they were not divorced.
C.Modern society accepts multiple marriages completely.
D.There is still prejudice against multiple marriages in modern society.
【小题4】Which of the statement is WRONG?
A.Acceptance to multiple marriages is different on personal level and public level.
B.Because second marriages end sooner than first ones, people get married for the third time at a relatively young age.
C.People learn from experience so that a second or third marriage is more stable
D.The first marriage lasts eight year on average.

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