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Tryi ng to Fi nd a Parther
One of the most striking findings of a recent poll in the UK is that of the people in bterviewed, one in two believes that it is beco ming more difficult to meet some one to start a family with.
Why are many finding it in creas in gly difficult to start and susta in in timate relati on ships?Does moder n life really make it harder to fall in love?Or are we mak ing it harder for ourselves?
It is certa inly the case today that con temporary couples ben efit in differe nt ways from relati on ships.Wome n no Ion ger rely upon partners for econo mic security or status.A man does n't expect his spouse to be in sole charge of running his household and rais ing his childre n.
But perhaps the kno wledge that we can live perfectly well without a part nership means it takes much more to persuade people to aba ndon their in depe nden ce.
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 traditi on. Although it was n ever explicit,ma ny marriages were esse ntially
arran ged.
that
Now those barriers have bee n broke n dow n.You can approach a builder or a brain surge on in any bar in any city on any give n evenin g.Whe n the world is your oyster （牡蛎），you surely have a better cha nee of finding a pearl.
But it seems that the old conventions have been replaced by an even tighter constraint:the tyranny of choice.
The expectati ons of partners are in flated to an unman ageable degree:good looks,impressive salary,k ind to gran dmother,a nd right socks.There is no room for error in the first impressi on.
We think that a relati on ship 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 stro ng relati on ship.Of course,this is complicated by realities.The cost of hous ing and child-reari ng creates pressure to have a stable in come and career before a life partn ership.
31. What does the rece nt poll show?
A. It is gett ing more difficult for a woma n to find her husba nd. B. It is gett ing in creas in gly difficult to start a familyl. C. I t is gett ing more difficult for a man to find his wife.
D. I t is gett ing in creas in gly difficult to develop an in timate relati on ship with your spouse. 32. Which of the follow ing is NOT true about a con temporary married couple? A. The wife does n't have to raise the childre n all by herself. B. The husba nd does n't have to support the family all by himself. C. The wife is no Ion ger the only pers on to man age the household.
D. They will receive a large sum of money from the govemme nt.
33. Which of the follow ing was NOT a con stra int on on e's choice of soulmate in the old days? A. The health con diti on of his or her gra ndmother. B. The geographical en viro nmen t. C. The social conven ti on. D. The family traditi on.
34. Which of the follow ing is NOT expected of a partner accord ing to this passage? A. Good looks.
B. A n impressive career. C. A high salary. D. A fine sense of humor.
35. The word\"sustain\" （paragraph 2） could be best replaced by A. \"reduce\". B. \"shake\". C. \"mai ntai n\". D. \"weake n\".
綃一皙 第-二二篇
Milosevic's Death
Former Yugoslav leader Sloboda n Milosevic was found dead last Saturday in his cell at the Hague-based Intern ati onal Crimi nal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.The 64-year-old had bee n on trial there since February 2002.
Born in provincial Pozarevac in 1941,he was the second son of a priest and a school teacher.Both of his parents died when he was still a young adult.The young Milosevic was\" un typical\Djukic,his uno fficial biographer.He was \"not in terested in sports,avoided excursions （短途旅行） and used to come to school dressed in the old-fashioned way-white shirt and tie.\" One of his old friends said,he could\"imagi ne him as a statio n-master or punctilious （一丝不苟的） civil servant.\"
In deed that is exactly what he might have become,had he not married Mira.She was widely believed to be his drivi ng force.
At university and beyond he did well.He worked for various firms and was a communist party member.By 1986 he was head of Serbia's Cen tral Committee.But still he had not yet really bee n no ticed.
It was Kosovo that gave him his chance.An autonomous provinee of Serbia,Kosovo was home to
an Alba nian majority and a Serbia n min orit y.ln 1989,he was sent there to calm fears of Serbia ns who felt they were discrim in ated aga in st.But in stead he played the n ati on alist card and became their champi on.ln so doin g,he cha nged into a ruthless （无情的） and determ ined
man .At home with Mira he plotted the downfall of his political enemies.Conspiring （密谋） with the director of Serbian TV ,he mounted a modern media campaign which aimed to get him the most power in the coun try.
He was elected Serbia n preside nt in 199 O.ln 1997,he became preside nt of Yugoslavia.The rest of the story is well-k nown: his n ati on alist card caused Yugoslavia's other eth nic groups to fight for their own rights,power and Iands.Yugoslavia broke up when four of the six republics declared in depe ndence in 1991.War started and lasted for years and milli ons died.The n Wester n coun tries in terve ned.NATO bombed Y ugoslavia,a nd he even tually stepped dow n as state leader in 2000.
Soon after this,Serbia's new gover nmen t,led by Zoran Djin djic,arrested him and sent him to face justice at the Yugoslav war crimes trib unal in the Hague.
36. Where did Milosevic die? A. ln a baseme nt. B. ln a pris on. C. ln Kosovo. D. ln his own coun try.
37. Which of the followi ng is NOT true of the you ng Milosevic? A. He dressed in a pretty old-fashi oned way. B. He was not in terested in sports. C. He often avoided excurs ions. D. He was extremely ambitious.
38. All of the followi ng pers ons cha nged his fate in one way or ano ther except A. Mira. B. his pare nts. C. Zora n Dji ndjic.
D. the Director of Serbian TV .
39. Why was Milosevic sent to Kosovo in 1989? A. To han dle econo mic issues.
B. To drive the Alba nians back to their own coun try.
C. To remove the Serbia ns' fears of being discrim in ated aga in st. D. To launch an attack aga inst his political en emies. 40. What happe ned in 1991? A. Yugoslavia broke up.
B. Western coun tries in terve ned. C. NATO bombed Yugoslavia. D.
Milosevic was arrested.
第三篇
The World Cup
This summer's World Cup competition will see teams competing to play the world's best
football.But the football they play will not all be of the same kin d.The fans expect differe nt styles of play from Brazil,Germa ny ,or Italy.
What makes Brazilian football Brazilian?Our style of playing football contrasts with the Europea ns because of a comb in atio n of qualities of surprise,accuracy and good judgme nt.This style has won Brazil five world cups.Yet many Brazilia n fans only count four of these victories .In 1994,the team abandoned this style for modern,scientific training and tactics.The team won the cup,but in a bori ng way.
The ltalia ns thi nk differe ntly.\"To many ltalia ns,the score 0-0 has a glorious quality,suggest ing perfectio n,\"says the British football writer Sim on
Kuper」n the ltalia n culture,the idea of face is
very importa nt.This is why ltalia n teams are traditi on ally built around stro ng defe nces.The Dutch footballer Joha n Cruyff once said that ltalia n teams n ever exactly beat you.I t's just that you ofte n lose to them.
In Holland,there is a tradition of decision making through argument and discussion.lt is a society where everybody is expected to have a point of view.\"Every Dutch player wants to con trol the game,\"says Arnold Muhre n.\"You play football with your brains and not your feet.\"
\"A Dutch player argues,\"says Sim on Kuper.\"A n En glish player obeys his superior.He is a soldier.\"The qualities valued in En glish football are military-stre ngth,aggressi on and courage.This can make for exciting football.But it also means that the English find it difficult to use skillful players.David Beckham is usually criticized for his failure to defe nd-despite the fact that he is an attacker.
If the En glish like to fight,the Germa ns like to win.ln recent years,Germa ny has tried to change its image as a country of ruthless efficiency and a desire for victory at all costs.But Germa ns are quite happy for these qualities to remai n in their n ati onal football team.\"Football is a simple game,\"Gary Lin eker once said.\"You kick a ball about for nin ety minu tes and in the end the Germa ns win.\"
It's difficult to predict who will win this year's World Cup.There is no strong favorite.But a look at the track record of previous winners shows that it is the n ati ons with the stro ngest n ati onal characteristics in the football that perform best.It seems that you n eed to know where you come from if you want to get to the top.
41. Which of the followi ng is NOT a characteristic of the Brazilia n style of playi ng football? A. Accuracy. B. Surprise. C. Good judgme nt. D. Ruthless efficie ncy.
42. Why do many lialia ns think that the score 0-0 has a glorious quality?
A. Because it makes no one lose face. B. Because the ltalian team is not very strong. C. Because ltalia ns are nice people.
D. Because that score is what their team could obta in. 43. What is one expected to do in Holla nd? A. To play football.
B. To express his or her opi nion freely. C. To make a fuss about nothing.
D. To beat his or her opp onents ruthlessly.
44. Which of the following is NOT true of the British football players? A. They are aggressive. B. They are courageous.
C. They play football for frien dship. D. They obey their superiors.
45. Who will win this year's World Cup? A. The Brazilian team. B. The ltalia n team. C. The Germa n Team. D. It is un predictable. 31. B
32.
D
33.A
34.D 35.C 36.B 37.D 38.B 39.C 40.A 42.A 43.B 44.C 45.D
41.D
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