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
外语
The State of Marriage Today Is there something seriously wrong with marriage today? During the past 50 years, the rate of di
The State of Marriage Today Is there something seriously wrong with marriage today? During the past 50 years, the rate of di
admin
2012-12-22
37
问题
The State of Marriage Today
Is there something seriously wrong with marriage today? During the past 50 years, the rate of divorce in the United States has exploded: almost 50% of marriages end in divorce now, and the evidence suggests it is going to get worse. If this trend continues, it will lead to the breakup of the family, according to a spokesperson for the National Family Association. Some futurists predict that in 100 years, the average American will marry at least four times, and extramarital(婚外的) affairs will be even more common than now.
But what are the reasons for this, and is the picture really so gloomy (明暗的) ? The answer to the first question is really quite simple; marriage is no longer the necessity it once was. The institution of marriage has been based for years partly on economic need. Women used to be economically dependent on their husbands—as they usually didn’t have jobs outside the home. But with the rising number of women in well—paying jobs, this is no longer the case, so they don’t feel that they need to stay in a failing marriage.
In answer to the second question, the outlook may not be as pessimistic (悲观的) as it seems. While the rate of divorce has risen, the rate of couples marrying has never actually fallen very much, so marriage is still quite popular. In addition to this, many couples now simply live together and don’t bother to marry. These couples are effectively married, but they do not appear in either the marriage or divorce statistics. In fact, more than 50% of first marriages survive.
So is marriage really an outdated institution? The fact that most people still get married indicates that it isn’t. And it is also true that married couples have a healthier life than single people; they suffer less from stress and its consequences, such as heart problems, and married men generally consider themselves more contented than their single counterparts. Perhaps the key is to find out what makes a successful marriage and apply it to all of our relationships!
Why is the outlook of marriage not as hopeless as it appears? ______
选项
A、Many people still like to get married.
B、The rate of divorce has actually decreased.
C、Over 60% of the marriages continue to exist.
D、The statistics of divorce is reliable.
答案
A
解析
本题难度也不大,正确答案正好是选项A,所以看到A的信息提示,然后马上回到原文验证,可以找到答案依据是文章第三段第二句后半部分:...so marriage is still quite popular.
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/HOGd777K
本试题收录于:
职称英语综合类C级题库职称英语分类
0
职称英语综合类C级
职称英语
相关试题推荐
NewChangesinAmericanLifeOnceitwaspossibletodefinemaleandfemaleroleseasilybythedivisionoflabor.Menworke
Soot(煤烟灰)andSnow:aHotCombinationNewresearchfromNASAscientistssuggestsemissionsofblacksootafterthewaysunlig
ThisisnottypicalofEnglish,butisafeatureoftheChineselanguage.
WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutFlowersandYeoistrue?Theword"affect"inParagraph6couldbebestreplacedby
A.overthepast50yearsB.beneaththeearth’ssurfaceC.bymorethan50percentD.formorethanfourdecadesE
NaturalGas1.Naturalgasisproducedfromreservoirsdeepbeneaththeearth’ssurface.Itisafossilfuel(矿物燃料),meaningtha
Lakes,Too,FeelGlobalWarmingThere’snodoubt,Inthelastfewdecades,theaveragetemperatureonEarthhasbeenhigher
AVerySlowRideThesurfaceoftheearthmayseemverystabletoyou.Butyoumightbeamazedifyouknewsomeofthething
AVerySlowRideThesurfaceoftheearthmayseemverystabletoyou.Butyoumightbeamazedifyouknewsomeofthething
EverybodywasgladadtoseeMaryback.
随机试题
关系数据库系统中所使用的数据结构是()
高剂量率后装治疗机是指放射剂量率为
女性,45岁,一年来上腹胀痛,无规律性,并有厌食,体重减轻约10kg,近2天呕暗红色胃内容物,最可能的诊断是
患者,女,30岁。已婚3年不孕,月经2~3个月一行,头晕耳鸣,腰疫腿软,畏寒肢冷,性欲淡漠,舌淡苔白,脉沉细而迟。治疗应首选
瓦格纳的税收原则有()。
F宫调与C徵调属于________(关系)。
被称为传统学校恢复时期向教育改革时期过渡转折点的教育法案是
某二叉树共有60个叶子结点与50个度为1的结点,则该二叉树中的总结点数为()。
ToyLearnisanexcitingstart-upcompanythathasdevelopedalineofeducationaltoolsforchildren(31)arefunandengaging
Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?
最新回复
(
0
)