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
Trying to Find a Partner One of the most striking findings of a recent poll in the UK is that of the people interviewed, one
Trying to Find a Partner One of the most striking findings of a recent poll in the UK is that of the people interviewed, one
admin
2015-07-06
700
问题
Trying to Find a Partner
One of the most striking findings of a recent poll in the UK is that of the people interviewed, one in two believes that it is becoming more difficult to meet someone to start a family with.
Why are many finding it increasingly difficult to start and sustain intimate relationships? Does modern life really make it harder to fall in love? or are we making it harder for ourselves?
It is certainly the case today that contemporary couples benefit in different ways from relationships. Women no longer rely upon partners for economic security or status. A man doesn’t expect his spouse to be in sole charge of running his household and raising his children.
But perhaps the knowledge that we can live perfectly well without a partnership means that it takes much more to persuade people to abandon their independence.
In theory, finding a partner should be much simpler these days. Only a few generations ago, your choice of soulmate(心上人)was constrained by geography, social convention and family tradition. Although it was never explicit, many marriages were essentially arranged.
Now those barriers have been broken down. You can approach a builder or a brain surgeon in any bar in any city on any given evening. When the world is your oyster(牡蛎),you surely have a better chance of finding a pearl.
But it seems that the old conventions have been replaced by an even tighter constraint: the tyranny of choice.
The expectations of partners are inflated to an unmanageable degree: good looks, impressive salary, kind to grandmother, and right socks. There is no room for error in the first impression.
We think that a relationship can be perfect. If it isn’t, it is disposable. We work to protect ourselves against future heartache and don’t put in the hard emotional labor needed to build a strong relationship. Of course, this is complicated by realities. The cost of housing and child -rearing creates pressure to have a stable income and career before a life partnership.
Which of the following is NOT expected of a partner according to this passage?
选项
A、Good looks.
B、An impressive career.
C、A high salary.
D、A fine sense of humor.
答案
D
解析
根据短文倒数第二段可知,人们对对方的期望更高了,如好的外貌、高工资、孝顺、志趣相投等,而没有提及是否得有很好的幽默感。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/t2hd777K
本试题收录于:
职称英语卫生类A级题库职称英语分类
0
职称英语卫生类A级
职称英语
相关试题推荐
Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whichofthefollowingisNOTaproblemofaging?Theexpression"iftheycanaffordtoretir
TheRiverWensumflowsbyNorwich.ThenumberofforeignstudentsinNorwichhasbeenincreasingsince1964.
1Americansthisyearwillswallow15,000tonsofaspirin,oneofthesafestandmosteffectivedrugsinventedbyman.Themost
SomeSundaynewspapersmaybelongtothesamepublishingcompanybutarenoteditedbythesamegroupofpeople.Bookstallsonl
HospitalMistreatmentAccordingtoastudy,mostmedicalinternsreportexperiencingmistreatment,includinghumiliationbyseni
BetterControlofTBSeenIfaFasterCureIsFoundTheWorldHealthOrganizationestimatesthataboutone-thirdofallpeoplea
EasyLearningStudentsshouldbejealous.Notonlydobabiesgettodozetheirdaysaway,butthey’vealsomasteredthefine
Whycan’tyoustopyour(eternal)complaining?
AnimalshaveRightsRulingoutTheirUseinResearch?Toparaphrase18th-centurystatesmanEdmundBurke,"allthatisneed
TheNaturalBalanceBeingAlteredThebalanceofnatureisaveryelaborateanddelicatesystemofcheckandcountercheck.I
随机试题
设有定义:char*c;以下选项中能够使c正确指向一个字符串的是()。
阅读下面这篇短文,回答问题。中国古代小说的发展及其规律吴组缃中国的小说,也和世界各国一样,是从神话传说开始的,人在我
过敏性紫癜的毛细血管镜检查可呈现
A.葡萄糖醛酸苷B.酚苷C.碳苷D.氮苷E.氰苷苦杏仁苷属于()。
如果初步设计提出的总概算超过可行性研究报告投资估算的()以上或其他主要指标需要变动时,要重新报批可行性研究报告。
2019年9月,X市人民法院受理了本市甲公司诉Y市乙公司对一幢房屋所有权归属纠纷一案。2019年12月,Y市人民法院受理了债务人乙公司的破产申请,此时,甲、乙公司之间的所有权归属纠纷尚未审结。根据《企业破产法》及其司法解释的规定,下列关于该合同纠纷案的表述
山东旅游发展近期目标是:到2012年,全省接待国内游客达到3.5亿人次,接待入境游客达到350万人次,旅游总收入达到3500亿元。()
法律权威是就国家和社会管理过程中法律的地位和作用而青的,指的是法的不可违抗性。其中法律权威的内在基础是
We’vejustinstalledtwoair-conditionersinourapartment,______shouldmakegreatdifferencesinourlifenextsummer.
Webuybooks,andthentheywaitforustoreadthem.Days,months,evenyears.Booksare【C1】______That’sOKforbooks,butnot
最新回复
(
0
)