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  3. Some futurologists have assumed that the vast upsurge of women in the workforce may portend a rejection of marriage．Many women，a

Some futurologists have assumed that the vast upsurge of women in the workforce may portend a rejection of marriage．Many women，a

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问题   Some futurologists have assumed that the vast upsurge of women in the workforce may portend a rejection of marriage．Many women，according to this hypothesis，would rather work than marry．The converse of this concern is that the prospects of becoming a multi-paycheck household could encourage marriage．In the past，only the earnings and financial prospects of the man counted inthe marriage decision．Now，however，the earning ability of a woman can make her more attI-active as a marriage partner．Data show that economic downturns tend to putting off marriage because the parties cannot afford to establish a family or are concerned about rainy days ahead．As the economycomes to life，the number of marriages also rises．   
    The increase in divorce rates follows to the increase in women working outside the home．Yet．it may be wrong to jump to any simple cause-and-effect conclusions．The impact of a wife’s work 0n divorce is no less cloudy than its mpact on marriage decisions  e  ization  at she can e agood provider may increase the chances that a working wife will choose divorce over anunsatisfactory marriage．But the reverse is equally plausible(似是而非的)．Tensions grounded in financial problems often play a key role in ending a marriage．By raising a family’s standard ofliving，a working wife may strengthen her family’s financial and emotional stability．Psychological factors also should be considered．For example，a wife blocked from a career outside the home may feel caged in the house．She may view her only choice as seeking a divorce．On the other hand，if she can find fulfillment through work outside the home，work and marriage can go together tocreate a stronger ano more staple union•
  Also，a major part of women’s inequality in marriage has been due to the fact that，in mostcases，men have remained the main breadwinners．A working wife may rob a husband of being themaster of the house．Depending upon how the couple reacts to these new conditions，it could create a stronger equal partnership or it could create new insecurities．
The word“portend”(Line 1，Para．1)is closest in meaning to“_____”．
选项 A、defy
B、signal
C、suffer from
D、result from
答案B
解析 词义题。根据句意不难理解portend是预示的意思。signal也有显示的意思；defy不服从，反抗；suffer from忍受，遭受；result from由……产生。
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