高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选阅读理解27.docx

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高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选阅读理解27

高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选阅读理解27

1.Intimesofeconomiccrisis,Americansturntotheirfamiliesforsupport.IftheGreatDepressionisanyguide,wemayseeadropinourskyhighdivorcerate.Butthiswon’tnecessarilyrepresentanincreaseinhappymarriages.Inthelongrun,theDepressionweakenedAmericanfamilies,andthecurrentcrisiswillprobablydothesame.

　　WetendtothinkoftheDepressionasatimewhenfamiliespulledtogethertosurvivehugejoblosses.By1932,whennearlyone-quarteroftheworkforcewasunemployed,thedivorceratehaddeclinedbyaround25%from1929.Butthisdoesn’tmeanpeopleweresuddenlyhappierwiththeirmarriages.Rather,withincomesdecreasingandinsecurejobs,unhappycouplesoftencouldn’taffordtodivorce.Theyfearedneitherspousecouldmanagealone.

　　Today,giventhejoblossesofthepastyear,fewerunhappycoupleswillriskstartingseparatehouseholds.Furthermore,thehousingmarketmeltdownwillmakeitmoredifficultforthemtofinancetheirseparationsbysellingtheirhomes.

　　Afterfinancialdisastersfamilymembersalsotendtodowhatevertheycantohelpeachotherandtheircommunities.A1940book“TheUnemployedManandHisFamily”,describedafamilyinwhichthehusbandinitiallyreactedtolosinghisjob“withtirelesssearchforwork.”Hewasalwaysactive,lookingforoddjobstodo.

　　Theproblemisthatsuchanimpulseishardtosustain.Acrossthecountry,manysimilarfamilieswereunabletomaintaintheinitialboostinmorale（士气）.Forsome,thehardshipsoflifewithoutsteadyworkeventuallyoverwhelmedtheirattemptstokeeptheirfamiliestogether.Thedivorcerateroseagainduringtherestofthedecadeastherecoverytookhold.

　　MillionsofAmericanfamiliesmaynowbeintheinitialstageoftheirresponsestothecurrentcrisis,workingtogetherandsupportingoneanotherthroughtheearlymonthsofunemployment.

　　Today’seconomiccrisiscouldwellgenerateasimilarnumberofcoupleswhoserelationshipshavebeenirreparably（无法弥补地）ruined.Soit’sonlywhentheeconomyishealthyagainthatwe’llbegintoseejusthowmanybrokenfamilieshavebeencreated.

【小题1】Intheinitialstage,thecurrenteconomiccrisisislikelyto__________.

　A.tearmanytroubledfamiliesapart

　B.bringaboutadropinthedivorcerate

　C.contributetoenduringfamilyties

　D.causealotofconflictsinthefamily

【小题2】IntheGreatDepressionmanyunhappycoupleschosetosticktogetherbecause_______.

　A.startinganewfamilywouldbehard

　B.theyexpectedthingswouldturnbetter

　C.theywantedtobetterprotecttheirkids

　D.livingseparatelywouldbetoocostly

【小题3】Inadditiontojoblosses.Whatstandsinthewayofunhappycouplesgettingadivorce?

A.Mountingfamilydebts

　B.Asenseofinsecurity

　C.Fallinghousingprices

　D.Difficultyingettingaloan

【小题4】Whatwillthecurrenteconomiccrisiseventuallydotosomemarriedcouples?

　A.Itwillirreparablydamagetheirrelationship

　B.Itwillunderminetheirmutualunderstanding

　C.Itwillhelpstrengthentheiremotionalbonds

　D.Itwillforcethemtopulltheireffortstogether

【小题5】Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

　A.Theeconomicrecoverywillseeahigherdivorcerate

　B.Fewcouplescanstandthetestofeconomichardships

　C.Astablefamilyisthebestprotectionagainstpoverty.

　D.Moneyisthefoundationofmanyahappymarriage

2.Therearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflife,onebecomeshappyandtheotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthings,persons,eventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.

Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings:

thepleasantpartsofconversation,thewellprepareddishes,thegoodnessofthewineandthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.Therefore,theyarecontinuallydissatisfied.Bytheirremarks,theysourthepleasureofsociety,offend（hurt）manypeople,andmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywhere.Ifthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnature,suchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitied.Theintentionofcriticizingandbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation.Itgrowsintoahabit,unknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrong,butitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothem,andhelpthemchangethishabit.

Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimagination,ithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers;nobodylovesthem,andnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcom