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1、外语教育网(www.for68.com)编辑整理2011年职称英语综合类类阅读理解新增文章篇目第八篇TheStateofMarriageToday*第三十八篇ExcessiveDemandsonYoungPeople+第四十七篇SpoiltforChoice注:1、+表示A级文章;*表示B即文章;其他为C级文章;2、完形填空请参见第13页;3、2011年词汇部分与2010年教材相比未作任何变化。21最新、最全、最权威的职称英语考试辅导资料、每日一练、网络课程,尽在外语教育网(www.for68.com)、人事考试教育网(www.chinatat.com
2、)职称英语频道外语教育网(www.for68.com)编辑整理第八篇TheStateofMarriageTodayIstheresomethingseriouslywrongwithmarriagetoday?Duringthepast50years,therateofdivorceintheUnitedStateshasexploded:almost50%ofmarriagesendindivorcenow,andtheevidencesuggestsitisgoingtogetworse.Ifthistrendcontinues.itwilllea
3、dtothebreakupofthefamily,accordingtoaspokespersonfortheNationalFamilyAssociation.Somefuturistspredictthatinl00years.theaverageAmericanwillmarryatleastfourtimes.andextramaritalaffairswillbeevenmorecommonthantheyarenow.Butwhatarethereasonsforthis,andisthepicturereallysogloomy?Thea
4、nswertothefirstquestionisreallyquitesimple:marriageisnolongerthenecessityitoncewas.Theinstitutionofmarriagehasbeenbasedforyearspartlyoneconomicneed.Womenusedtobeeconomicallydependentontheirhusbandsastheyusuallydidn’thavejobsoutsidethehome.Butwiththerisingnumberofwomeninwell—payi
5、ngjobs,thisisnolongerthecase,sotheydon’tfeelthattheyneedtostayinafailingmarriage.Inanswertothesecondquestion,theoutlookmaynotbeaspessimisticasitseems.Whiletherateofdivorcehasrisen,therateofcouplesmarryinghasneveractuallyfallenverymuch,somarriageisstillquitepopular.Inadditiontoth
6、is.manycouplesnowcohabitanddon’tbothertomarry.Thesecouplesareeffectivelymarried,buttheydonotappearineitherthemarriageordivorcestatistics.Infact.morethan50%Offirstmarriagessurvive.Thestatisticsaredeceptivebecausethereisahighernumberofdivorcesinsecondandthirdmarriagesthaninfirstma
7、rriages.Soismarriagereallyanoutdatedinstitution?Thefactthatmostpeoplestillgetmarriedindicatesthatitisn’t.Anditisalsotruethatmarriedcoupleshaveahealthierlifethansinglepeople:theysufferlessfromstressanditsconsequences,suchasheartproblems,andmarriedmengenerallyconsiderthemselvesmor
8、econtentedthantheirsinglecounterparts.Perhapsth
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