《新目标英语中考二轮复习》中考英语复习：难度较大的阅读文章含答案（一）

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1、TryingtoFindaPartherOneofthemoststrikingfindingsofarecentpollintheUKisthatofthepeopleinbterviewed,oneintwobelievesthatitisbecomingmoredifficulttomeetsomeonetostartafamilywith.Whyaremanyfindingitincreasinglydifficulttostartandsustainintimaterelationships?Doesmodemlifereallymakeithardertofalli

2、nlove?Orarewemakingitharderforourselves?Itiscertainlythecasetodaythatcontemporarycouplesbenefitindifferentwaysfromrelationships.Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersforeconomicsecurityorstatus.Amandoesn'texpecthisspousetobeinsolechargeofrunninghishouseholdandraisinghischildren.Butperhapstheknowledge

3、thatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeansthatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence・Intheory,findingapartnershouldbemuchsimplerthesedays.Onlyafewgenerationsago’yourchoiceofsoulmate（心、上人）wasconstrainedbygeography,socialconventionandfamilytradition.Althoughitwasneve

4、rexplicitjnanymarriageswereessentiallyarranged.Nowthosebarriershavebeenbrokendown.Youcanapproachabuilderorabrainsurgeoninanybarinanycityonanygivenevening.Whentheworldisyouroyster（牡蛎），yousurelyhaveabetterchanceoffindingapearl.Butitseemsthattheoldconventionshavebeenreplacedbyaneventighterconst

5、raint:thetyrannyofchoice.Theexpectationsofpartnersareinflatedtoanunmanageabledegreeigoodlooks.impressivesalary,kindtograndmother,andrightsocks.Thereisnoroomforerrorinthefirstimpression.Wethinkthatarelationshipcanbeperfect.Ifitisn^itisdisposable.Weworktoprotectourselvesagainstfutureheartachea

6、nddon'tputinthehardemotionallaborneededtobuildastrongrelationship.Ofcourse,thisiscomplicatedbyrealities.Thecostofhousingandchild-rearingcreatespressuretohaveastableincomeandcareerbeforealifepartnership.31.Whatdoestherecentpollshow?A.Itisgettingmoredifficultforawomantofindherhusband.B.Itisget

7、tingincreasinglydifficulttostartafamilyl.C.Itisgettingmoredifficultforamantofindhiswife・D.Itisgettingincreasinglydifficulttodevelopanintimaterelationshipwithyourspouse・32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutacontemporarymarriedcouple?A.Thewifedoesn'th