首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
In the following text, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 41-45, choose the most suitable one from the list (A、B、C、
In the following text, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 41-45, choose the most suitable one from the list (A、B、C、
admin
2009-04-27
73
问题
In the following text, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 41-45, choose the most suitable one from the list (A、B、C、D、E、F、G……) to fit into each of the numbered blank. There are several extra choices, which do not fit in any of the gaps. (10 points)
Conventional wisdom in the thirty something era declares that the American marriage is in serious trouble: a sky-high divorce rate, new stresses and tensions in the sex wars and easy opportunities for extramarital adventures. Not so, according to a new survey conducted by Gallup for Psychology Today and two national TV programs, King World’s Inside Edition and ABC’s HOME. Although some experts question its accuracy, the poll indicates Americans are surprising and happily monogamous. (41)______.
The poll’s findings will appear in Psychology Today’s March issue, along with an analysis written by the magazine’s editor in chief, T. George Harris, and the orchestrator of the survey, Father Andrew Greeley. (42)______. Considering the widespread publicity given to marital cheating, Greeley admits that the survey results were "something of a surprise." "People may talk more than they actually do." Says the celibate Roman Catholic priest, who plans to expand, his research into a book tentatively called Faithful Attraction. "Boasting about one’s sexual achievement is nothing new. Not many people boast about being virtuous." Adds Harris: "The secret side of sex is faithfulness."
(43)______. Four of five said they would wed the same person again, given the chance. Three out of four described their spouses as physically attractive. According to the poll, the three key factors in making a marriage happy are communication, cooperation in child rearing and housework and having a romantic image of one’s partner. Some 20% or more said they occasionally indulged in such erotic activities as taking showers with their spouses, making love outdoors and watching X-rated videos together. By modest statistical margins, Catholics appear to be more sexually adventurous than Protestants.
Harris and Greeley argue that the nation may be experiencing a negative backlash to the sexual revolution. They note, for example, that 51% of women under 35 regretted having had a premarital sexual encounter (though only 16% of men felt that way). (44)______.
(45)______. Says June Reinisch, director of the Kinsey Institute in Bloomington, Ind.: "We estimate that approximately 37% of married men and 29% of married women have at least one extramarital affair." A survey conducted by Lillian Rubin, a sociologist at Queens College in New York City, shows a 40% infidelity rate for spouses. Greeley and Harris have two explanations for the disparity between their poll’s results and the conventional wisdom: (1) most sexual surveys are either obsolete or unscientific; (2) people are victims of what the authors call "pluralistic ignorance." Translation: erroneous beliefs shared by some individuals about other people. Even the enchanted spouses in the P.T. Poll did not believe their commitment to fidelity was widely shared.
A. Greeley, a professor of sociology at the University of Arizona, is probably best known as what some magazines might call an un-bosomy dirty-book writer; his pop novels (The Cardinal Sins; St. Valentine’s Night) regularly make the best seller charts.
B. Communication seems to be the first of all key factors in making a marriage smooth, since
there are some possible means for people today to erase misunderstandings.
C. There are some sharp challenges to the poll’s roseate view of American wedlock.
D. Nearly two-thirds of the poll’s 657 randomly selected respondents, who were queried by telephone shortly before Christmas, said they were "very happy" in their marriage.
E. Lack of sex education for young, people is also one of the reasons for high divorce rate.
F. The survey, 90% of husbands and wives said they had never been unfaithful to their spouses, and most gave high approval ratings to their mates.
G. Meanwhile, according to another poll, the percentage of Americans who disapproved of extramarital sex rose from 84% in 1973 to 91% in 1988.
选项
答案
C
解析
空白处明显为Reinisch校长的话,而C符合上下文:对于调查报告对美国婚姻状况的乐观态度有许多强烈的挑战。后面内容表达了这些挑战。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/HNa4777K
0
考研英语一
相关试题推荐
Readthefollowingtextandanswerquestionsbyfindinginformationfromtherightcolumnthatcorrespondstoeachofthemarked
RunningfortheofficeofthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesisexceptionallyarduousandshouldnotbeundertakenbythe【C1】___
Beingagoodparentis,ofcourse,whateveryparentwouldliketobe.Butdefiningwhatitmeanstobeagoodparentisundoubt
Aftertakingabriefpausetoweathertherecession,aninvasionofBritainbysomeofAmerica’sbest-knownretailbrands—includ
[A]Fights[B]Phoneaddiction[C]Onlineflirting[D]Affectsyouremotionalhealth[E]Videogameaddiction[F]
[A]Speakmoreloudlyandclearly[B]Startyourpresentationwithahook[C]Beinvolvedinwhatyouaresaying[D]Pr
RobertaGordonneverthoughtshe’dstillbealiveatage76.Shedefinitelydidn’tthinkshe’dstillbeworking.ButeverySatur
Theworldisonthetopofastaggeringriseinthenumberofoldpeople,andtheywilllivelongerthaneverbefore.【C1】_______
Asimpleideasupportsscience:"trust,butverify".Resultsshouldalwaysbe【C1】________tochallengefromexperiment.Thatsimp
随机试题
下列关于履带式装载机的说法中,错误的是()。
韩某和苏某共同殴打他人,致被害人李某死亡、吴某轻伤,韩某还抢走吴某的手机。后韩某被抓获,苏某在逃。关于本案的附带民事诉讼,下列哪一选项是正确的?()
甲状腺髓样癌是一种()(2001年)
A.辛味药B.酸味药C.甘味药D.苦味药E.咸味药有发汗、解热作用的药物多属于
对于水难溶性药物或注射后要求延长药效作用的药物,可制成()注射剂
继发性腹膜炎的细菌感染多是
“进口口岸”栏:()。“保费”栏:()。
根据以下资料,回答下列问题。2012年,Z省W市实现文化及相关产业增加值比上年增长9.6%。在文化产品制造业中,文化印刷、文化用品制造和工艺美术品制造三大主导行业,2012年分别实现增加值21.82亿元、11.57亿元和6.62亿元。201
党的十六大首次明确将“建设社会主义()”的思想写入党章。
The______ofthescientificattitudeisthatthehumanmindcansucceedinunderstandingtheuniverse.
最新回复
(
0
)