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Orarewemakingitharderforourselves?
Itiscertainlythecasetodaythatcontemporarycouplesbenefitindifferentwaysfromrelationships.Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersforeconomicsecurityorstatus.Amandoesn'
texpecthisspousetobeinsolechargeofrunninghishouseholdandraisinghischildren.
Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeansthatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence.
Intheory,findingapartnershouldbemuchsimplerthesedays.Onlyafewgenerationsago,yourchoiceofsoulmate(心上人)wasconstrainedbygeography,socialconventionandfamilytradition.Althoughitwasneverexplicit,manymarriageswereessentiallyarranged.
Nowthosebarriershavebeenbrokendown.Youcanapproachabuilderorabrainsurgeoninanybarinanycityonanygivenevening.Whentheworldisyouroyster(牡蛎),yousurelyhaveabetterchanceoffindingapearl.
Butitseemsthattheoldconventionshavebeenreplacedbyaneventighterconstraint:
thetyrannyofchoice.
Theexpectationsofpartnersareinflatedtoanunmanageabledegree:
goodlooks,impressivesalary,kindtograndmother,andrightsocks.Thereisnoroomforerrorinthefirstimpression.
Wethinkthatarelationshipcanbeperfect.Ifitisn'
t,itisdisposable.Weworktoprotectourselvesagainstfutureheartacheanddon'
tputinthehardemotionallaborneededtobuildastrongrelationship.Ofcourse,thisiscomplicatedbyrealities.Thecostofhousingandchild-rearingcreatespressuretohaveastableincomeandcareerbeforealifepartnership.
31.Whatdoestherecentpollshow?
A.Itisgettingmoredifficultforawomantofindherhusband.
B.Itisgettingincreasinglydifficulttostartafamilyl.
C.Itisgettingmoredifficultforamantofindhiswife.
D.Itisgettingincreasinglydifficulttodevelopanintimaterelationshipwithyourspouse.
32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutacontemporarymarriedcouple?
A.Thewifedoesn'
thavetoraisethechildrenallbyherself.
B.Thehusbanddoesn'
thavetosupportthefamilyallbyhimself.
C.Thewifeisnolongertheonlypersontomanagethehousehold.
D.Theywillreceivealargesumofmoneyfromthegovemment.
33.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTaconstraintonone'
schoiceofsoulmateintheolddays?
A.Thehealthconditionofhisorhergrandmother.
B.Thegeographicalenvironment.
C.Thesocialconvention.
D.Thefamilytradition.
34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTexpectedofapartneraccordingtothispassage?
A.Goodlooks.
B.Animpressivecareer.
C.Ahighsalary.
D.Afinesenseofhumor.
35.Theword"
sustain"
(paragraph2)couldbebestreplacedby
A."
reduce"
.
B."
shake"
C."
maintain"
D."
weaken"
第二篇
Milosevic'
sDeath
FormerYugoslavleaderSlobodanMilosevicwasfounddeadlastSaturdayinhiscellattheHague-basedInternationalCriminalTribunalfortheformerYugoslavia.The64-year-oldhadbeenontrialtheresinceFebruary2002.
BorninprovincialPozarevacin1941,hewasthesecondsonofapriestandaschoolteacher.Bothofhisparentsdiedwhenhewasstillayoungadult.TheyoungMilosevicwas"
untypical"
saysSlavoljubDjukic,hisunofficialbiographer.Hewas"
notinterestedinsports,avoidedexcursions(短途旅行)andusedtocometoschooldressedintheold-fashionedway-whiteshirtandtie."
Oneofhisoldfriendssaid,hecould"
imaginehimasastation-masterorpunctilious(一丝不苟的)civilservant."
Indeedthatisexactlywhathemighthavebecome,hadhenotmarriedMira.Shewaswidelybelievedtobehisdrivingforce.
Atuniversityandbeyondhedidwell.Heworkedforvariousfirmsandwasacommunistpartymember.By1986hewasheadofSerbia'
sCentralCommittee.Butstillhehadnotyetreallybeennoticed.
ItwasKosovothatgavehimhischance.AnautonomousprovinceofSerbia,KosovowashometoanAlbanianmajorityandaSerbianminority.In1989,hewassenttheretocalmfearsofSerbianswhofelttheywerediscriminatedagainst.Butinsteadheplayedthenationalistcardandbecametheirchampion.Insodoing,hechangedintoaruthless(无情的)anddeterminedman.AthomewithMiraheplottedthedownfallofhispoliticalenemies.Conspiring(密谋)withthedirectorofSerbianTV,hemountedamodernmediacampaignwhichaimedtogethimthemostpowerinthecountry.
HewaselectedSerbianpresidentin1990.In1997,hebecamepresidentofYugoslavia.Therestofthestoryiswell-known:
hisnationa