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1、TryingtoFindaParther　　OneofthemoststrikingfindingsofarecentpollintheUKisthatofthepeopleinbterviewed,oneintwobelievesthatitisbecomingmoredifficulttomeetsomeonetostartafamilywith.　　Whyaremanyfindingitincreasinglydifficulttostartandsustainintimaterelationships?Doesmodernlifereallymakei

2、thardertofallinlove?Orarewemakingitharderforourselves?　　Itiscertainlythecasetodaythatcontemporarycouplesbenefitindifferentwaysfromrelationships.Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersforeconomicsecurityorstatus.Amandoesn'texpecthisspousetobeinsolechargeofrunninghishouseholdandraisinghischildr

3、en.　　Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeansthatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence.　　Intheory,findingapartnershouldbemuchsimplerthesedays.Onlyafewgenerationsago,yourchoiceofsoulmate（心上人）wasconstrainedbygeography,socialconventio

4、nandfamilytradition.Althoughitwasneverexplicit,manymarriageswereessentiallyarranged.　　Nowthosebarriershavebeenbrokendown.Youcanapproachabuilderorabrainsurgeoninanybarinanycityonanygivenevening.Whentheworldisyouroyster（牡蛎）,yousurelyhaveabetterchanceoffindingapearl.　　Butitseemsthatthe

5、oldconventionshavebeenreplacedbyaneventighterconstraint:thetyrannyofchoice.　　Theexpectationsofpartnersareinflatedtoanunmanageabledegree:goodlooks,impressivesalary,kindtograndmother,andrightsocks.Thereisnoroomforerrorinthefirstimpression.　　Wethinkthatarelationshipcanbeperfect.Ifitisn

6、't,itisdisposable.Weworktoprotectourselvesagainstfutureheartacheanddon'tputinthehardemotionallaborneededtobuildastrongrelationship.Ofcourse,thisiscomplicatedbyrealities.Thecostofhousingandchild-rearingcreatespressuretohaveastableincomeandcareerbeforealifepartnership.　　31.Whatdoesthe

7、recentpollshow?　　A.Itisgettingmoredifficultforawomantofindherhusband.　　B.Itisgettingincreasinglydifficulttostartafamilyl.　　C.Itisgettingmoredifficultforamantofindhiswife.　　D.Itisgettingincreasinglydifficulttodevelopanintimaterelationshipwithyourspouse.　　32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtr

8、ueaboutacontemporar