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isthefinalgood,buttheyerroneouslybelievethattheythemselveshavefoundthetruecenteroflife'
smeaning.TheirexpectaionsofmarriageareessentiallyUtopianandthereforeincapableoffulfillment.Theywanttoomuch,andtragicdisillusionmentisoftenboundtofollow.
Shallwe,then,jointhechorusof"
Miserere"
overearlymarriages?
Onecannotgeneralize:
allearlymarriagesarenotbadanymorethanalllateronesaregood.Satisfactorymarriagesaredeter-minednotbychronology,butbytheemotionalmaturityofthepartners.Therefore,eachcasemustbejudgedonitsownmerits.Iftheearlymarriageisnotanescape,ifitisenteredintowithrelativelyfewillusionsorfalseexpectations,andifitiseconomicallyfeasible,whynot?
Goodmarriagescanbemadefromsixteentosixty,andsocanbadones.
Manyyoungpeoplewhomarryearlybelievethat
Atheirparentshavefoundtherealmeaningoflife.
Btheyhavefoundthecenteroflife'
smeaning.
C"
success"
istheultimategood.
Dtosucceedisnotatallimportant.
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】
[解析]本文第二段中提到"
Youngpeople...buttheyerroneouslybelievethattheythemselveshavefoundthetruecenteroflife'
smeaning.”。
故应选B。
第2题
Theauthorsuggeststhatmanyoftoday'
searlymarriagesarearesultof
Aescapism.
Btheologicaldictum.
Clackofformaleducation.
Dconvenience.
A
[解析]本文第二段第一句提到“Manystudentsaremarryingasanescape,notonlyfromanunsatisfyinghomelife...”。
故应选A。
第3题
Accordingtothisarticlethetrendtowardearlymarriages
AistheresultoftheGreatDepressionofthe30'
s.
Bcannotbeeasilydetermined.
Ciswhatcanbeclearlyseen.
DisanoutgrowthofthemoralloosenessbroughtaboutbyWorldWarⅡ.
C
[解析]本文第一句提到“SinceWorldWarⅡ,therehasbeenaclearlydiscernibletrend,especiallyamongthegrowinggroupofcollegestudents,towardearlymarriage.”。
故应选C。
第4题
Youthfulexpectationsofmarriagecanbedescribedas
Autopian.
Brealistic.
Cmaterialistic.
Dtragic.
TheirexpectationsofmarriageareesesntiallyUtopianandthereforeincapableoffulfillment.”。
第5题
Theauthorstatesthatthehomeasaninstitutionis
Aafalsegod.
Bunworthyofworship.
Cprobablyincapableofbeingwhatmanyyoungpeopleexpectittobe.
Dincapableofbeingthebasicunitofsociety.
[解析]本文第二段中提到“Furthermore,itisdoubtfulwhetherthehomeasaninstitutioniscapableofcarryingallthattheyoungareseekingtoputintoit...”。
第6题
TheVillageGreeninNewMilford,Connecticut,isasnapshotofNewEnglandcharm:
acarefullymanicuredlawnflandedbyscrupulouslymaintainedcolonialhomes.Babysittersdandlekidsinthewoodengazebo,waitingforcommuterparentstoreturnfromNewYork.OnalazyafternoonlastweekCarolineNicholas,16,hadnothingmorepressingtodothanpinkenintheearly-summersunshineanddiscusstherecenteventsintown."
Idon'
tthinkalotofolderpeopleknewtherewereunhappykidsinNewMilford,"
shesaid,"
Icouldseeitcoming."
Inafive-dayperiodinearlyJuneeightgirlswerebroughttoNewMilfordHospitalafterwhathospitalofficialscallsuicidalgestures.Thegirls,allbetween12and17,triedavarietyofmeasures,includingheavydosesofalcohol,over-the-countermedicinesandcutsorscratchestotheirwrists.Nonewassuccessful,andmostdidn'
trequirehospitalization;
butatleasttwoattempts,accordingtothehospital,couldhavebeenvital.Theirreasonsseemedasmundaneastheotherhappen-stancesofsub-urbanlife."
Iwasjustsickofitall,"
onetoldareporter."
Everything.Life."
Mostalarming,emergency-roomdoctorFrederickLohsetoldalocalreporterthatseveralgirlssaidtheywerepartofasuicidepact.Thehospitallaterbackedawayfromthisremark.Butcominginthewakeofatleastsix-teensuicideattemptsoverthepreviousfewmonths,thissuddencluster--alongwiththeinfluxofmedia--hassetthiswell-groomedsuburbof23,000onedge.AtatownmeetinglastWednesdaynight,DrSimonSobo,chiefofpsychiatryatthehospital,toldmorethan200parentsandkids,"
We'
retalkingaboutacrisisthathasreallygottenoutofhand."
Laterheadded."
TherehavebeenmoresuicideattemptsthisspringthanIhaveseeninthe13yearsIhavebeenhere."
Sobosaidthatthegirlshetreateddidn'
thaveseriousproblemsathomeorschool."
Manyofthesewerepopularkids,"
hesaid."
Theygotplentyoflove,butbeneaththereassuringsigns,aswathofteensherearenotmakingit.Somesaythatdrugs,bothpotand'
realdrugs'
arecommonplace.KidshaveshownupwithLIFESUCKSandLONGLIVEDEATHpennedontheirarms.Afewgirlscasuallydisplayscarsontheirarmswheretheycutthemselves."
"
You'
dbesurprisedhowmanykidstrysuicide,"
saidonegirl,17."
Youdon'
twanttoputpainonotherpeople;
youputitonyourself."
Shesaidsheusedtocutherself"
justtoreleasethepain"
.
Emily,15,afriendofthreeofthegirlstreatedinJune,saidonewashavingfamilyproblems,onewas"
upsetthatday"
andthethirdwas"
justupsetwitheverythingelsegoingon"
.Shesaidtheyweren'
treallytryingtokillthemselves--theyjustneededconcern.AsSobonoted,"
What'
sgoingoninNewMilfordisnotuniquetoNewMilford."
Thesameunderlyingcultureofdespaircouldbefoundinanytown.Butteensuicide,headded,canbea"
contagion"
.RightnowNewMilfordhasthebug--andhasitbad.
WhatisNOTtrueabouttheeightgirls?
ATheyareallbetween12and17.
BTheyhavetriedavarietyofmeasures.
CTheyattendasuicidesquad.
DAlltheirattemptstocommitsuicidearevital.
D
[解析]由本文第二段可知A、B、C均正确,只有D不对。
故应选D。
第7题
WhichofthestatementsabouttheteensisNOTtrue?
ATheyareill-bredstudentsinschool.
BSomeofthemtake"
realdrugs"
CTeensneedsattention.
DAfewcasuallydisplayscarsontheirarms.
[解析]由本文倒数第二段可知,B、C、D均正确,只有A不对。
第8题
Inthe3rdsentenceofthefirstparagraphtheword"
pressing"
isclosestinmeaningto
Aurgentlyimportant.
Bpushing.
Cinviting.
Dcharming.
[解析]pressing意为“紧迫的,急迫的”。
第9题
Accordingtothepassage,theteensinVillageGreencanbecalled
Adepressedgeneration.
Bcoolgeneration.
Cattractivegeneration.
Dprosperousgeneration.
[解析]本文谈到青少年自杀问题,自杀显然不会是C、D,故排除。
cool也并不是这些孩子自杀的目的,只有A合适。
第10题
Whatisthemainsubjectofthepassage?
AEightgirlscommittedsuicideinNewMilford.
BThevillageGreenisnotacharmingplace.
CTeenagersuicide.
DDr.SimonSobo'
sachievements.
[解析]本文均是在讲述青少年的自杀问题。
第11题
ThedistinctivearchitecturalfeatureofthetypicalBroadwaytheateristhejuxtapositionoftwoalmostindependentbuildingsfacingandopeningintooneanotherthroughaprosceniumarch.Theaudiencesitsintheauditoriumstructureandwatchestheactorsperforminthestagehouse.Thisseparationismorethananaestheticimpression,becausethebuildingcodesrequirethataphysicalbarrierprotecttheaudiencefromafirestartingonthestage.Afireproofwall,ratherthanamerepartitionseparatesthestructures,andthistheprosceniumopeningincaseoffire.Automaticfiredoorssimilarlycloseallotheropeningsbetweenthetwostructrues.Thecodeskeepsuchopeningstoaminimum.
ThisseparationadventedinthenineteenthcenturyintheUnitedStatesasaresultoftheaterfires.Ithasproducedafundamentalstructuralchangefrompreviouscenturieswithoutmakingmuchcorrespondingchangeintheappearanceofthebuilding.Mosttheatersofthesixteenthtoeighteenthcenturieswereremodeledfrombanquethall,tenniscourt,andotherrectangularhalls,andremainedessentiallyasinglestructurewithathinpartitionfortheprosceniumwall.
Sofarastheaudienceisconcerned,atheaterisprimarilyaplaceforentertainment.Itsgreatattractionistheopportunityitaffordsfordifferentexperience.Theaudienceapproachesthetheaterwiththeexpectationofsomeformsofglamourexcitement,or