2011快速阅读精练

《2011快速阅读精练》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在行业资料-天天文库。

1、ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestions.Forquestions1-7,markY(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictsthe

2、informationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.Passage1Thereasonwhypeoplemarryarefarmorecomplexthan“becausewewereinlove.”Foritisacombinationofmanycomplic

3、atedsituationsandneedsthatmotivatespeopletomarry.We’lllookatseveralcommonreasons----first,thosethatarenegative;andsecond,positivereasons----andseehoweachrelatestothepossibilityofamarriage’ssuccess.NegativeReasonsRebounds.Onenegativereasonformarryingisrebound.Mar

4、riageonthereboundoccurswhenapersonmarriesveryshortlyafterbreakingupanotherrelationship.Tomarryonthereboundisundesirablebecausetheweddingoccursasareactiontoone’spreviouspartner,ratherthanrealloveforthepartnerbeingmarried.However,asociologistexperimentedwiththecon

5、ceptofloveontherebound.Sheconcludedthatwhenpeoplehavelowself-esteem,duetohavingbrokenupwithsomeone,theymaybelessdiscriminatinginchoosinglovepartnersandmayfallinlovemoreeasily.Rebellion.Marriageforthesakeofrebellionoccurswhenyoungpeoplemarryprimarilybecausetheirp

6、arentsdisapprove.Social-psychologicaltheoryandresearchshowthatparentalinterferencecanincreasefeelingofromanticattractionbetweenpartners.ThishasbeencalledtheRomeoandJulieteffect.Aswithmarriageontherebound,theweddingisaresponsetosomeoneelse(one’sparents)ratherthan

7、toone’spartner.Escape.Somepeoplemarrytoescapeanunhappyhomesituation.Theworking-classmalewhohasn’tgonetocollege,forinstance,mayreasonthatgettingmarriedistheonewayhecankeepforhimselfanymoneyhemakes,insteadofhandingitovertohisparents;or,deniedtheopportunitytogoaway

8、tocollege,working-classyouthoftenusemarriageasanescapefromparentalauthority.Physicalappearance.Physicalattractivenessofone’spartnerseldomleadstolifelonghappiness.Foro