2011年综合类职称英语教材新增文章

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TheStateofMarriageTodayIstheresomethingseriouslywrongwithmarriagetoday?Duringthepast50years，therateofdivorceintheUnitedStateshasexploded：almost50%ofmarriagesendindivorcenow，andtheevidencesuggestsitisgoingtogetworse.Ifthistrendcontinues，itwillleadtothebreakupofthefamily，accordingtoaspokespersonfortheNationalFamilyAssociation.Somefuturistspredictthatin100years，theaverageAmericanwillmarryatleastfourtimes，andextramaritalaffairswillbeevenmorecommonthantheyarenow.Butwhatarethereasonsforthis，andisthepicturereallysogloomy?Theanswertothefirstquestionisreallyquitesimple：marriageisnolongerthenecessityitoncewas.Theinstitutionofmarriagehasbeenbasedforyearspartlyoneconomicneed.Womenusedtobeeconomicallydependentontheirhusbandsastheyusuallydidn’thavejobsoutsidethehome.Butwiththerisingnumberofwomeninwell-payingjobs，thisisnolongerthecase,sotheydon’tfeelthattheyneedtostayinafailingmarriage.Inanswertothesecondquestion，theoutlookmaynotbeaspessimisticasitseems.Whiletherateofdivorcehasrisen，therateofcouplesmarryinghasneveractuallyfallenverymuch，somarriageisstillquitepopular.Inadditiontothis，manycouplesnowcohabitanddon’tbothertomarry.Thesecouplesareeffectivelymarried，buttheydonotappearineitherthemarriageordivorcestatistics.Infact，morethan50%offirstmarriagessurvive.Thestatisticsaredeceptivebecausethereisahighernumberofdivorcesinsecondandthirdmarriagesthaninfirstmarriages.Soismarriagereallyanoutdatedinstitution?Thefactthatmostpeoplestillgetmarriedindicatesthatitisn't.Anditisalsotruethatmarriedcoupleshaveahealthierlifethansinglepeople：theysufferlessfromstressanditsconsequences，suchasheartproblems，andmarriedmengenerallyconsiderthemselvesmorecontentedthantheirsinglecounterparts.Perhapsthekeyistofindoutwhatmakesasuccessfulmarriageandapplyittoallofourrelationships!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.婚外的indicatev.表明，暗示gloomyadj.阴暗的;令人沮丧的consequencen.结果，后果institutionn.制度，习俗contentedadj.满足的，满意的outlookn.展望，前景counterpartn.对应的人(或物)pessimisticadj.悲观的注释：NationalFamilyAssociation：美国国家家庭联合会练习：1.WhichistrueabouttheproblemofmarriageintheUnitedStatestoday?A)Divorceleadstothebreakupofthefamily.B)Halfofthemarriedcouplesgetdivorced.C)Americanpeoplemarrymorethanfourtimes.D)Moreandmorepeoplearegettingdivorced.2.Whatdoes“thisisnolongerthecase”inparagraphtwomean?A)Itisnotnecessarytogetmarriedanymore.B)Womendonotneedahusbandanylonger.C)Womenarenoteconomicallydependantanymore.D)Manywivesdowell-payingjobsoutsidehomenow.3.Whymaytheoutlookofmarriagenotbeasgloomyasitappears?A)Manypeoplestillliketogetmarried.B)Therateofdivorcehasactuallydecreased.C)Over50%ofthemarriagescontinuetoexist.D)Thestatisticsofdivorceisnotquitetrue.4.Howdopeopleusuallyfeelintheirmarriagelife?A)Theyaremuchhealthier.B)Theyfeelnolongersingle.C)Theyaremoresatisfied.D)Theysufferalotless.5.WhichofthefollowingaboutmarriageisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A)Therewillbemorerelationshipsoutsidemarriage.B)Manypeopletrytogetmarriedagainafterdivorce.C)Marriagehaslongbeenpartlyaneconomicalneed.D)Itisafactthatmostpeoplechoosetogetmarried.答案与题解：1.D从第一段里可以了解到选项A与C都是预计将来会发生的，而不是如今的情况。B选项与第一段第二句“almost50%ofthemarriagesendindivorce”不符。第一段第二句里的“therateofdivorceintheUnitedStateshasexploded”“theevidencesuggestsitisgoingtogetworse”话语正好说明了D选项的情况。2.C第二段第四句、第五句说得很清楚，妇女们如今在外工作在经济上不再依赖她们的丈夫，因此觉得无需维持行将失败的婚姻。3.A从第二段里可以了解到离婚率并没有下降而是上升了，因此B选项不对。而C选项与第三段里“Infact，morethan50%offirstmarriagessurvive”所说不符，该选项没有提到是第一次婚姻。同样，D选项在文中也没有说到，文中第三段的最后一句只是说统计数据具有欺骗性，而没有说数据失实。4.C文中第四段第三句的后半句说得很清楚，结了婚的人比单身的人更满足。A，D选项提到的是实际情况而不是婚后人们的感觉，因此不对。文中并没有提到选项B所说的情况。5.BA选项在第一段最后一句里提到了，C选项和D选项分别在第二段、第四段里提到了，而B选项却没有哪一段具体提到第三十八篇ExcessiveDemandsonYoungPeopleBeingabletomultitaskishailedbymostpeopleasawelcomeskill，butnotaccordingtoarecentstudywhichclaimsthatyoungpeoplebetweentheagesofeightandeighteenoftheso-calledGenerationM1arespendingaconsiderableamountoftheirtimeinfruitlesseffortsastheymultitask.Itarguesthat，infact，theseyoungpeoplearefritteringawayasmuchashalfoftheirtimeagainastheywouldiftheyperformedtheverysametasksoneaftertheother.Someyoungpeoplearejugglinganeverlargernumberofelectronicdevicesastheystudy.Atthesametimethattheyareworking，youngadultsarealsosurfingontheInternet，orsendingoutemailstotheirfriends，and/oransweringthetelephoneandlisteningtomusicontheiriPods2oronanothercomputer.Assomenewdevicecomesalongittooisaddedtothelistratherthanreplacingoneoftheexistingdevices.Otherresearchhasindicatedthatthismultitaskingisevenaffectingthewayfamiliesthemselvesfunctionasyoungpeoplearetoowrappedup3intheirownisolatedworldstointeractwiththeotherpeoplearoundthem.Theycannolongergreetfamilymemberswhentheyenterthehousenorcantheyeatatthefamilytable.Allthiselectronicwizardryissupposedlyalsoseriouslyaffectingyoungpeople’sperformanceatuniversityandintheworkplace.Whenaskedabouttheirperceptionoftheimpactofmoderngadgetsontheirperformanceoftasks，theoverwhelmingmajorityofyoungpeoplegaveafavourablerespon