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1、2011年综合类职称英语教材新增文章下载阅读理解新增文章(共3篇)第八篇TheStateofMarriageToday Istheresomethingseriouslywrongwithmarriagetoday?Duringthepast50years,therateofdivorceintheUnitedStateshasexploded:almost50%ofmarriagesendindivorcenow,andtheevidencesuggestsitisgoingtogetworse.Ifthistrendcontinues,itwillleadtothebrea
2、kupofthefamily,accordingtoaspokespersonfortheNationalFamilyAssociation.Somefuturistspredictthatin100years,theaverageAmericanwillmarryatleastfourtimes,andextramaritalaffairswillbeevenmorecommonthantheyarenow. Butwhatarethereasonsforthis,andisthepicturereallysogloomy?Theanswertothefirstquestio
3、nisreallyquitesimple:marriageisnolongerthenecessityitoncewas.Theinstitutionofmarriagehasbeenbasedforyearspartlyoneconomicneed.Womenusedtobeeconomicallydependentontheirhusbandsastheyusuallydidn’thavejobsoutsidethehome.Butwiththerisingnumberofwomeninwell-payingjobs,thisisnolongerthecase,sotheyd
4、on’tfeelthattheyneedtostayinafailingmarriage. Inanswertothesecondquestion,theoutlookmaynotbeaspessimisticasitseems.Whiletherateofdivorcehasrisen,therateofcouplesmarryinghasneveractuallyfallenverymuch,somarriageisstillquitepopular.Inadditiontothis,manycouplesnowcohabitanddon’tbothertomarry.Th
5、esecouplesareeffectivelymarried,buttheydonotappearineitherthemarriageordivorcestatistics.Infact,morethan50%offirstmarriagessurvive.Thestatisticsaredeceptivebecausethereisahighernumberofdivorcesinsecondandthirdmarriagesthaninfirstmarriages. Soismarriagereallyanoutdatedinstitution?Thefactthatm
6、ostpeoplestillgetmarriedindicatesthatitisn't.Anditisalsotruethatmarriedcoupleshaveahealthierlifethansinglepeople:theysufferlessfromstressanditsconsequences,suchasheartproblems,andmarriedmengenerallyconsiderthemselvesmorecontentedthantheirsinglecounterparts.Perhapsthekeyistofindoutwhatmakesasu
7、ccessfulmarriageandapplyittoallofourrelationships! 词汇: divorcen.离婚cohabitv.同居 evidencen.证据,迹象effectivelyad.实际上 futuristn.未来主义者statisticsn.统计,统计资料 explodev.激增,迅速扩大deceptiveadj.迷惑的,骗人的 predictv.预言,预料,预报outdatedadj.旧式的,过时的 extramaritaladj
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