2017-英语二考前讲义

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1、2017考研英语二第一讲阅读理解Text1IwasaddressingasmallgatheringinasuburbanVirginialivingroom—awomen’sgroupthathadinvitedmentojointhem.Throughouttheevening,onemanhadbeenparticularlytalkative,frequentlyofferingideasandanecdotes,whilehiswifesatsilentlybesidehimontheco

2、uch.Towardtheendoftheevening,Icommentedthatwomenfrequentlycomplainthattheirhusbandsdon’ttalktothem.Thismanquicklyconcurred.Hegesturedtowardhiswifeandsaid“She’sthetalkerinourfamily.”Theroomburstintolaughter;themanlookedpuzzledandhurt.“It’strue,”heexplai

3、ned.“WhenIcomehomefromworkIhavenothingtosay.Ifshedidn’tkeeptheconversationgoingwe’dspendthewholeeveninginsilence.”ThisepisodecrystallizestheironythatalthoughAmericanmentendtotalkmorethanwomeninpublicsituationstheyoftentalklessathome.Andthispatterniswre

4、akinghavocwithmarriage.ThepatternwasobservedbypoliticalscientistAndrewHackerinthelate70s.SociologistCatherineKohlerRiessmanreportsinhernewbook“DivorceTalk”thatmostofthewomensheinterviewed—butonlyafewofthemen—gavelackofcommunicationasthereasonfortheirdi

5、vorces.Giventhecurrentdivorcerateofnearly50percent,thatamountstomillionsofcasesintheUnitedStateseveryyear—avirtualepidemicoffailedconversation.Inmyownresearch,complaintsfromwomenabouttheirhusbandsmostoftenfocusednotontangibleinequitiessuchashavinggiven

6、upthechanceforacareertoaccompanyahusbandtohis,ordoingfarmorethantheirshareofdailylife-supportworklikecleaning,cookingandsocialarrangements.Instead,theyfocusedoncommunication:“Hedoesn’tlistentome”“Hedoesn’ttalktome.”IfoundasHackerobservedyearsbeforethat

7、mostwiveswanttheirhusbandstobefirstandforemostconversationalpartnersbutfewhusbandssharethisexpectationoftheirwives.Inshort,theimagethatbestrepresentsthecurrentcrisisisthestereotypicalcartoonsceneofamansittingatthebreakfasttablewithanewspaperheldupinfro

8、ntofhisface,whileawomanglaresatthebackofit,wantingtotalk.26.Whatismostwives’mainexpectationoftheirhusbands?[A]Talkingtothem.[B]Trustingthem.[C].Supportingtheircareers.[D].Sharinghousework.27.Judgingfromthecontext,thephrase“wreakinghavoc