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1、二0一一年职称英语综合类新增文章篇目阅读理解新增文章篇目第八篇TheStateofMarriageTodayC级*第三十八篇ExcessiveDemandsonYoungPeopleB级+第四十七篇SpoiltforChoiceA级第八篇TheStateofMarriageTodayC级Istheresomethingseriouslywrongwithmarriagetoday?Duringthepast50years,therateofdivorceintheUnitedStateshasexploded:almost50%ofmarriage
2、sendindivorcenow,andtheevidencesuggestsitisgoingtogetworse.Ifthistrendcontinues.itwillleadtothebreakupofthefamily,accordingtoaspokespersonfortheNationalFamilyAssociation.Somefuturistspredictthatinl00years.theaverageAmericanwillmarryatleastfourtimes.andextramaritalaffairswillbe
3、evenmorecommonthantheyarenow.Butwhatarethereasonsforthis,andisthepicturereallysogloomy?Theanswertothefirstquestionisreallyquitesimple:marriageisnolongerthenecessityitoncewas.Theinstitutionofmarriagehasbeenbasedforyearspartlyoneconomicneed.Womenusedtobeeconomicallydependentonth
4、eirhusbandsastheyusuallydidn’thavejobsoutsidethehome.Butwiththerisingnumberofwomeninwell—payingjobs,thisisnolongerthecase,sotheydon’tfeelthattheyneedtostayinafailingmarriage.Inanswertothesecondquestion,theoutlookmaynotbeaspessimisticasitseems.Whiletherateofdivorcehasrisen,ther
5、ateofcouplesmarryinghasneveractuallyfallenverymuch,somarriageisstillquitepopular.Inadditiontothis.manycouplesnowcohabitanddon’tbothertomarry.Thesecouplesareeffectivelymarried,buttheydonotappearineitherthemarriageordivorcestatistics.Infact.morethan50%Offirstmarriagessurvive.The
6、statisticsaredeceptivebecausethereisahighernumberofdivorcesinsecondandthirdmarriagesthaninfirstmarriages.Soismarriagereallyanoutdatedinstitution?Thefactthatmostpeoplestillgetmarriedindicatesthatitisn’t.Anditisalsotruethatmarriedcoupleshaveahealthierlifethansinglepeople:theysuf
7、ferlessfromstressanditsconsequences,suchasheartproblems,andmarriedmengenerallyconsiderthemselvesmorecontentedthantheirsinglecounterparts.Perhapsthekeyistofindoutwhatmakesasuccessfulmarriageandapplyittoallofourrelationships!练习:1.WhichistrueabouttheproblemofmarriageintheUnitedSt
8、atestoday?A)Divorceleadstothebreakupofthefamily.B)Halfofthema
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