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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 /di'v :s/ n. 离婚

evidence /'evid ns/ n. 证据，迹象 explode /iks'pl ud/ v. 激增，迅速扩extramarital /,ekstr 'mærit l / adj. 婚institution /,insti'tju: n/ n. 制度，习pessimistic /,pesi'mistik/ adj. 悲观的 effectively /i'fektivli/ ad. 实际上 deceptive /di'septiv/ adj. 迷惑的，骗indicate /'indikeit/ v.表明，暗示 contented /k n'tentid/ adj.满足的，满futurist /'fju:t rist/ n. 未来主义者 大 predict /pri’dikt/ v. 预言，预料，预报 外的 gloomy /'ɡlu:mi/ adj. 阴暗的；令人沮丧的 俗 outlook / 'autluk/ n. 展望，前景 cohabit /k u'hæbit/ v. 同居 人的 outdated /,aut'deitid/ adj. 旧式的，过时的 consequence / 'k nsi,kw ns/ n. 结果，后果

意的

counterpart /'kaunt pɑ:t/ n. 对应的人（或物）

注释 statistics /st 'tistiks/ n. 统计，统计资料

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