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1、TryingtoFindaParther　　OneofthemoststrikingfindingsofarecentpollintheUKisthatofthepeopleinbterviewed,oneintwobelievesthatitisbecomingmoredifficulttomeetsomeonetostartafamilywith.　　Whyaremanyfindingitincreasinglydifficulttostartandsustainintimaterelationships?Doesmode

2、rnlifereallymakeithardertofallinlove?Orarewemakingitharderforourselves?　　Itiscertainlythecasetodaythatcontemporarycouplesbenefitindifferentwaysfromrelationships.Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersforeconomicsecurityorstatus.Amandoesn'texpecthisspousetobeinsolechargeofrunn

3、inghishouseholdandraisinghischildren.　　Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeansthatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence.　　Intheory,findingapartnershouldbemuchsimplerthesedays.Onlyafewgenerationsago,yourchoiceofsou

4、lmate（心上人）wasconstrainedbygeography,socialconventionandfamilytradition.Althoughitwasneverexplicit,manymarriageswereessentiallyarranged.　　Nowthosebarriershavebeenbrokendown.Youcanapproachabuilderorabrainsurgeoninanybarinanycityonanygivenevening.Whentheworldisyouroyst

5、er（牡蛎）,yousurelyhaveabetterchanceoffindingapearl.　　Butitseemsthattheoldconventionshavebeenreplacedbyaneventighterconstraint:thetyrannyofchoice.　　Theexpectationsofpartnersareinflatedtoanunmanageabledegree:goodlooks,impressivesalary,kindtograndmother,andrightsocks.The

6、reisnoroomforerrorinthefirstimpression.　　Wethinkthatarelationshipcanbeperfect.Ifitisn't,itisdisposable.Weworktoprotectourselvesagainstfutureheartacheanddon'tputinthehardemotionallaborneededtobuildastrongrelationship.Ofcourse,thisiscomplicatedbyrealities.Thecostofhou

7、singandchild-rearingcreatespressuretohaveastableincomeandcareerbeforealifepartnership.　　31.Whatdoestherecentpollshow?　　A.Itisgettingmoredifficultforawomantofindherhusband.　　B.Itisgettingincreasinglydifficulttostartafamilyl.　　C.Itisgettingmoredifficultforamantofindhi

8、swife.　　D.Itisgettingincreasinglydifficulttodevelopanintimaterelationshipwithyourspouse.　　32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutacontemporar