题目内容
In search of Mr.or Mrs.Right,dozens of Japanese are attending a new school in Tokyo aiming to turn them into marriage material.
The school offers various classes for brides and grooms at a time when many people in
Japan are either avoiding marriage or are finding it very difficult to hook up with a partner.The school which is open to men and women,teaches students how to talk,walk and present themselves elegantly(优雅)in order to capture the hearts and minds of partners and their parents.who are often a major obstacle(障碍)to successful unions.The school,opened last month.now has about 30 female students.An almost equal number of males have signed up,but those actually coming to class are much fewer than females.
“I had never thought that my boyfriend’s mother could play such a big role in my relationship.but now I’ve realized I need to start thinking seriously about how to impress my future in-1aws,”said Kozue Sugawara,29,who joined the school after her previous marriage plans failed.
Government statistics show nearly two-thirds of women under the age of 34 are unmarried.
despite some 3,800 firms in Japan offering match—making services.The average age of the school’s female students is 30.
“Before,people would find it easy to get married because families and society would connect them in some way,sometimes pushing them to get married.But now,people have too many choices to make up their minds,”said Etsuko Satake,principal of the school.
Instructors provide suggestions on students’dress,posture and even details such as how they CROSS their legs or get out of a car.Men and women are taught different skills,which range from how to set a table well to how to be more emotionally expressive.Students also simulate (模拟)dates,during which their instructors grade their performance and point out what they did wrong.
57.The new school is opened to teach students how to .
A.get along with their parents-in—law B.prepare themselves for their marriage
C.behave and present themselves well D.get back to marriage after divorce
58.Nowadays many Japanese find it more difficult to get married because .
A.they are being forced to marry by parents
B.the society and family refuse to help them
C.they have fewer and fewer partners to make
D.they have too many choices to make a decision
59.Which of the following is true?
A.Successful marriage has little to do with future in-1aws.
B.Most women under 34 find it difficult to get married.
C.The school helps men and women while they are in love.
D.The number of men and women attending class is equal.
20.The undedincd part“Mr.or Mrs.Right”probably means .
A.a person with the family name“Right” B.a person who is always right
C.the righi person one wants to marry D.the couple who never tell lies
57—60 BDBC
解析
Stanford University was founded by Leland Stanford in 1884, _______________ his son who had died before.
A.in spite of | B.in case of | C.in memory of | D.in search of |
They gave a banquet(宴会) _________ the guests from Britain.
A.in honor of | B.in celebration of | C.in search of | D.in favor of |
The old couple who lived in a cottage on the edge of the village were envied for the happiness of their marriage. They never quarreled and were always affectionate to one another. Sadly, after thirty-four years of this happiness, the husband became ill and died.
The wife was overcome with grief. Her children tried to comfort her, but to no avail. Her neighbors tried to comfort her, but with similar lack of success. Weeks and months went by, and still the woman was grieving; tears fell down her cheeks from morning till night.
Then a holy man came to the village. People told him about the woman, and asked him to try to help her. The holy man went to the woman’s house. Dressed in his rough woolen robe, he sat down with the grieving widow and listened, carefully, to her story. When she had spilled out all her sorrow, he reached into one of the deep pockets in his robe, and drew out a tiny, little mustard(芥末) seed. “I think I may have a cure for your grief,” he said. “I want you to go round the people in this region, and look for a family that has no sorrows. When you find this family, give them this little mustard seed, and then come back to me.
The woman set off in search of such a family. She visited every home in the district, and talked to the people. She listened to their stories, just as the holy man had listened to hers. In time, she almost forgot about the mustard seed, because every single family she met was carrying some kind of sorrow.
One day, she happened to meet the holy man again, and he stopped to ask how she was feeling. She was surprised at first, at his question, and then she suddenly remembered the mustard seed, still safely in her purse. “I’m sorry, I haven’t found a family without sorrows yet,” she told him. “But you yourself are cured of your grief,” he smiled. “The mustard seed is a great healer!”
【小题1】What does the underlined word “grieving” mean?
A.amused | B.sad | C.angry | D.astonished |
A.to go to church for help. |
B.to live with the family that has no sorrows with the mustard seed. |
C.to help others so that she can feel the happiness from the bottom of her heart. |
D.to find a family that is always happy and give them the mustard seed before returning to him. |
A.She was a good listener. |
B.She helped them to solve the problems they met. |
C.She gave every family a mustard seed.. |
D.She told them her unfortunate story. |
A.The mustard seed | B.Her children |
C.The families in the district | D.She herself |