题目
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We tend to think of the Depression as a time when families pulled together to survive huge job losses. By 1932, when nearly one-quarter of the workforce was unemployed, the divorce rate had declined by around 25% from 1929. But this doesn’t mean people were suddenly happier with their marriages. Rather, with incomes decreasing and insecure jobs, unhappy couples often couldn’t afford to divorce. They feared neither spouse could manage alone.
Today, given the job losses of the past year, fewer unhappy couples will risk starting separate households. Furthermore, the housing market meltdown will make it more difficult for them to finance their separations by selling their homes.
After financial disasters family members also tend to do whatever they can to help each other and their communities. A 1940 book “The Unemployed Man and His Family”, described a family in which the husband initially reacted to losing his job “with tireless search for work.” He was always active, looking for odd jobs to do.
The problem is that such an impulse is hard to sustain. Across the country, many similar families were unable to maintain the initial boost in morale(士气). For some, the hardships of life without steady work eventually overwhelmed their attempts to keep their families together. The divorce rate rose again during the rest of the decade as the recovery took hold.
Millions of American families may now be in the initial stage of their responses to the current crisis, working together and supporting one another through the early months of unemployment.
Today’s economic crisis could well generate a similar number of couples whose relationships have been irreparably(无法弥补地)ruined. So it’s only when the economy is healthy again that we’ll begin to see just how many broken families have been created.
小题1:In the initial stage, the current economic crisis is likely to __________.
A.tear many troubled families apart |
B.bring about a drop in the divorce rate |
C.contribute to enduring family ties |
D.cause a lot of conflicts in the family |
A.starting a new family would be hard |
B.they expected things would turn better |
C.they wanted to better protect their kids |
D.living separately would be too costly |
A.Mounting family debts |
B.A sense of insecurity |
C.Falling housing prices |
D.Difficulty in getting a loan |
A.It will irreparably damage their relationship |
B.It will undermine their mutual understanding |
C.It will help strengthen their emotional bonds |
D.It will force them to pull their efforts together |
A.The economic recovery will see a higher divorce rate |
B.Few couples can stand the test of economic hardships |
C.A stable family is the best protection against poverty. |
D.Money is the foundation of many a happy marriage |
答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:A
解析
试题分析:讲述在经济大萧条时期离婚率下降的真正原因。
小题1:B细节理解 根据第一段中提到If the Great Depression is any guide, we may see a drop in our sky high divorce rate. 如果有经济大萧条的迹象的话,我们会看到(原来)极高的离婚率会下降。所以选B项。
小题2:D推理判断题。根据第二段中提到的Rather, with incomes decreasing and insecure jobs, unhappy couples often couldn"t afford to divorce. They feared neither spouse could manage alone. 随着收入减少和不稳定的工作,不快乐的夫妻常常离不起婚。他们害怕配偶双方都无法独立生活。故选D项。
小题3:C细节理解题。根据第三段中提到的Furthermore, the housing market meltdown will make it more difficult for them to finance their separations by selling their home.此外,房产市场的***会使得他们在卖掉住房之后,更难负担起各自生活的费用。所以选C项。
小题4:A推理判断题。根据第五段提到 For some, the hardships of life without steady work eventually overwhelmed their attempts to keep their families together. The divorce rate rose again during the rest of the decade as the recovery took hold.对于一些家庭来说,没有稳定工作的生活的艰辛最终会压倒他们团结家庭的努力。随着经济复苏,在这十年剩余时间里,离婚率会再次上升,所以选A项。
小题5:A主旨大意题。根据最后一段提到 的Today"s economic crisis could well generate a similar number of couples whose relationships have been irreparably(无法弥补地)ruined. So it"s only when the economy is healthy again that we"ll begin to see just how many broken families have been created. 现在的经济危机可能会产生同等数量的夫妇,他们的关系已经被完全毁坏,无法弥补。因此,只有在经济再次向好,我们才回看到(在经济危机时期)有多少家庭破裂了。言外之意,经济复苏,离婚率会上升。所以选A项。
核心考点
试题【 In times of economic crisis, Americans turn to their families for support. If t】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
小题1:More than 215 million people call America “home” because .
A.they buy their houses there | B.they settle there now |
C.they get married there | D.they were born there |
A.making friends with native people |
B.the groups of people who live nearby |
C.keeping their own customs while sharing American ones in certain areas |
D.that they get closer to American society |
A.share American customs and culture |
B.1ive in a kind of “side-by-side"" society |
C.keep their own customs and habits firmly |
D.make no choice to accept American customs |
A.They always stick to their own customs and habits. |
B.“Side—by—side’’living style is not suitable. |
C.They face the society they are not familiar with. |
D.The advantages coming from the variety of cultures make life in America colorful. |
A.Advantages and Disadvantages. |
B.Different Customs and Habits. |
C.Home for the People |
D.“Side—by—side”Living Style in America. |
Notice it isn"t generally people pulling back-to-back shifts in the ICU or commuting by bus to three minimum-wage jobs who tell you how busy they are. What those people are is not busy but tired. Exhausted! Dead on their feet. It"s almost always people whose busyness is purely self-imposed work and obligations they"ve taken on voluntarily, classes and activities they"ve “encouraged” their kids to participate in. They"re busy because of their own ambition or drive or anxiety, because they"re addicted to busyness and dread that they might have to face in its absence.
Almost everyone I know is busy. They feel anxious and guilty when they aren"t either working or doing something to promote their work. It"s something they have chosen. Busyness serves as a kind of existential reassurance(令人安心的保证),a measure against emptiness, obviously your life cannot possibly be silly or tiny or meaningless if you are so busy, completely booked, in demand every hour of the day.
Idleness is not just a vacation. It is as necessary to the brain as vitamin D is to the body, and deprived of it we suffer a mental affliction as ugly as rickets. The space and quiet that idleness provides is a necessary condition for standing back from life and seeing it whole, for making unexpected connections and waiting for the wild summer lightning strikes of inspiration.” Idle dreaming is often the essence of what we do”, wrote Thomas Pynchon. Archimedes" “Eureka” in the bath, Newton"s apple :history is full of stories of inspirations that come in idle moments.
小题1:When many Americans say “Crazy busy”, they mean______.
A.they are really tired of their present situation |
B.they are really proud of their present life |
C.they are complaining about their current work |
D.their life are full of all kinds of problems |
A.history is full of interesting stories |
B.Archimedes and Newton were very busy, so they made great discoveries |
C.people may get inspiration when they are idle |
D.inspirations come from hard work |
ambition B. anxiety C. busyness D. dread
小题4:From the article, we can infer that ___________________.
A.generally people pulling back-to-back shifts in the ICU tell you they are busy |
B.“Dead on their feet” means “being tired out” |
C.all the kids are self-imposed due to the drive and motivation |
D.The author seems to agree that idleness is better than busyness |
Let’s look at “Where the Wild Things Are” for further discussion. The story centers around a lonely eight-year-old boy named Max, who sails away to an island. Creatures living there declare Max their king.
What an amazing piece of children’s literature! A treasure for every child’s library. Yet, children were crying in the movie theatre. Owls were falling from the sky, chicken’s arms were being torn off, and a child was running around a dark abandoned world fighting evil as the only human. It was almost as if Hollywood could not imagine children enjoying a movie for its basic literature content. Hollywood might be right. But more and more its audiences are complaining that there is an increased amount of violence in children’s stories today than in the past.
While there appears to be a trend in our society to make more violence more accessible to younger children, books and literature are generally an exception. I truly believe that children’s literature has become more vivid, and more colorful. This is a great treasure for the children, and is certainly not violent. What has changed the children’s stories of today is not the writers, but the film industry. In some way, children’s literature is just being strangely twisted. I wonder how much influence the author have over this.
小题1:The Text is mainly about ________.
A.two good books for children |
B.how a book is adapted into a film |
C.whether children should go to movies |
D.whether children’s literature is getting more violent |
A.moving | B.frightening | C.interesting | D.amazing |
A.the film industry’s treatment of children’s literature is wrong |
B.writers should provide more colorful works for children |
C.there is an increase in violence in children’s literature |
D.children should read books rather than see films. |
A.By inferring. | B.By giving explanations. |
C.By providing examples. | D.By making comparisons. |
Xiang Nian has had a hard day at the office but at least she can skip the trip to the grocery store. A text message on her phone lets her know the order she placed earlier in the day has been delivered to a locker outside her apartment.
"It’s really convenient for an office worker like me. My fresh products are waiting for me when I get home and can start cooking. No need to go to the supermarket any more," Xiang says.
One of the largest online supermarkets in Wuhan is Just-easy Fresh Produce. Over the past 3 years, the company has developed its online retail grocery business by guaranteeing fresh produce and an innovative delivery system. They"ve installed thousands of lockers in communitieshttp:// / around downtown Wuhan.
"We get an average of 8,000 orders per day. That"s the most in China, I"m proud of it. We have placed over 20 thousand lockers in more than half of the communities in Wuhan and we plan to expand to all of them. Many e-commerce giants, like Taobao, are talking about cooperation with us," Jie Xiaofeng, manager of Wuhan Just-easy Agricultural Science & Technology Co., says.
While Just-easy may have thousands of customers, a staff of almost 300 and 40 delivery trucks, it"s still operating in the red.
"There are over 3,000 companies selling fresh products online in China. But none is making a profit. It will take them at least 3 years before they make a profit. The major challenge is the cost of delivery. But they do have many advantages. The price of their goods is lower than the supermarkets," professor He Dehua at Huazhong Agricultural University, says.
A number of China"s e-commerce giants are making moves into online grocery sales, with Taobao opening an online platform it calls "Cainiao". And traditional retailers(零售店) including Wal-Mart and Carrefour are also looking to start selling their produce online.
Many big B2C e-commerce players usually take fresh farm produce as the last category to add to their offerings. But now more and more large businesses have set their eyes on the industry. They want to prove the fresh food market is definitely suited to online sales.
小题1:What is the main idea of the passage?
A.The online grocery shopping is making our life easier. |
B.Just-easy Fresh Produce is a pioneer of the online retail grocery business. |
C.Conventional retailers are facing challenges. |
D.None of the online grocery supermarkets has made a profit. |
A.the present situation of the company makes them angry |
B.the company is not making a profit |
C.the company is very popular with customers |
D.the staff of the company are aggressive |
A.The fresh food market is definitely suited to online sales. |
B.Fresh farm produce is the last category that people will buy online. |
C.Online grocery sales have drawn the attention of e-commerce giants. |
D.Traditional retailers choose to sell their produce on Cainiao. |
A.Pessimistic. | B.Indifferent. | C.Objective. | D.Supportive. |
Helen Lee took a 70%cut in salary when she moved from a senior post in Abbott Laboratories to a medical department at the University of Cambridge.Her main reason for returning to academia halfway was to take advantage of the greater freedom to choose research questions.Some areas of research have few chances of a commercial return,and Lee’s is one of them.
The powerful effect of a salary cut is probably less severe for a scientist in the early stages of an occupation.Guy Grant,now a research associate at the Unilever Centre for Molecular Informatics at the University of Cambridge,spent two years working for a medicine company before returning to university as a post-doctoral researcher.He took a 30%salary cut but felt it worthwhile for the greater intellectual opportunities.
Higher up the ladder,where a pay cut is usually more significant,the demand for scientists with a wealth of experience in industry is forcing universities to make the transition(转换)to academia more attractive,according to Lee.Industrial scientists tend to receive training that academics do not,such as how to build a multidisciplinary team,manage budgets and negotiate contracts(合同).They are also well placed to bring something extra to the teaching side of an academic role that will help students get a job when they graduate,says Lee,perhaps experience in manufacturing practice or product development.“Only a small number of undergraduates will continue in an academic occupation.So someone leaving university who already has the skills needed to work in an industrial lab has far more potential in the job market than someone who has spent a11 their time on a narrow research project.”
小题1:The underlined word“deterrent”in Paragraph 1 most probably refers to something that
A.helps to move the traffic | B.attracts people’s attention |
C.keeps someone from taking action | D.brings someone a financtal burden |
A.Flexible work hours. | B.Her research interests. |
C.Chances of academic accomplishments | D.Her preference for the lifestyle at university |
A.To do financially more rewarding work. |
B.To raise his status in the academic world. |
C.To enjoy better intellectual opportunities. |
D.To gain more experience in medical research. |
A.Suit its research to practical applications. |
B.Develop its students’potential in research. |
C.Help it obtain financial support from industry. |
D.Increase its graduates’competitiveness in the j ob market. |
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