2022-2023年河南省焦作市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級

2022-2023年河南省焦作市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(20題)1.

Imaginginvolvesreconstructingmentalimagetomakeasituation_______.

2.

Inthe1700sSavannahbecameabusyportcityforexportingfarmproductsandacitywithlotofbanks.

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3.

Throughwhichwaydoestheenzymesbreaktheproteinsintoaminoacids?

A.Transportationofthemolecules.

B.Consumptionofthecalories.

C.Metabolicprocesses.

D.Thefinalstageofmetabolism.

4.Itmaytakelargebodiesofwaterandicedecadestorespondtochangesintemperature.

5.ABriefIntroductionofMarkTwain

Twain,Mark,pseudonym(筆名)ofSamuelLanghorneClemens(1835-1910),Americanwriterandhumorist,whosebestworkischaracterizedbybroad,oftenirreverent(不敬的)humororbitingsocialsatire.Twain'swritingisalsoknownforrealismofplaceandlanguage,memorablecharacters,andhatredofhypocrisyandoppression.

EarlyYears

BorninFlorida,Missouri,ClemensmovedwithhisfamilytoHannibal,Missouri,aportontheMississippiRiver,whenhewasfouryearsold.Therehereceivedapublicschooleducation.Afterthedeathofhisfatherin1847,ClemenswasapprenticedtotwoHannibalprimers,andin1851hebegansettingtypeforandcontributingsketchestohisbrotherOrion'sHannibalJournal.SubsequentlyheworkedasaprinterinKeokuk,Iowa;NewYorkCity;Philadelphia,Pennsylvania;andothercities.LaterClemenswasasteamboatpilotontheMississippiRiveruntiltheAmericanCivilWar(1861-1865)broughtanendtotravelontheriver.In1861ClemensservedbrieflyasavolunteersoldierintheConfederatecavalry.LaterthatyearheaccompaniedhisbrothertothenewlycreatedNevadaTerritory,wherehetriedhishandatsilvermining.In1862hebecameareporterontheTerritorialEnterpriseinVirginiaCity,Nevada,andin1863hebegansigninghisarticleswiththepseudonymMarkTwain,aMississippiRiverphrasemeaning"twofathomsdeep."AftermovingtoSanFrancisco,California,in1864,TwainmetAmericanwritersArtemusWardandBretHarte,whoencouragedhiminhiswork.In1865TwainreworkedatalehehadheardintheCaliforniagoldfields,andwithinmonthstheauthorandthestory,"TheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCounty,"hadbecomenationalsensations.

YearsofMaturity

In1867TwainlecturedinNewYorkCity,andinthesameyearhevisitedEuropeandPalestine.HewroteofthesetravelsinTheInnocentsAbroad(1869),abookexaggeratingthoseaspectsofEuropeanculturethatimpressAmericantourists.In1870hemarriedOliviaLangdon.AfterlivingbrieflyinBuffalo,NewYork,thecouplemovedtoHartford,Connecticut.MuchofTwain'sbestworkwaswritteninthe1870sand1880sinHartfordorduringthesummersatQuarryFarm,nearElmira,NewYork.RoughingIt(1872)recountshisearlyadventuresasaminerandjournalist;TheAdventuresofTomSawyer(1876)celebratesboyhoodinatownontheMississippiRiver;ATrampAbroad(1880)describesawalkingtripthroughtheBlackForestofGermanyandtheSwissAlps;ThePrinceandthePauper(1882),achildren'sbook,focusesonswitchedidentitiesinTudorEngland;LifeontheMississippi(1883)combinesanautobiographicalaccountofhisexperiencesasariverpilotwithavisittotheMississippinearlytwodecadesafterheleftit;AConnecticutYankeeinKingArthur'sCourt(1889)satirizesoppressioninfeudalEngland.

AboutHisMasterpiece

TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn(1884),thesequeltoTomSawyer,isconsideredTwain'smasterpiece.Thebookisthestoryofthetitlecharacter,knownasHuck,aboywhofleeshisfatherbyraftingdowntheMississippiRiverwitharunawayslave,Jim.ThepailsadventuresshowHuck(andthereader)thecrueltyofwhichmenandwomenarecapable.AnotherthemeofthenovelistheconflictbetweenHuck'sfeelingsoffriendshipwithJim,whoisoneofthefewpeoplehecantrust,andhisknowledgethatbeisbreakingthelawsofthetimebyhelpingJimescape.HuckleberryFinn,whichisalmostentirelynarratedfromHuck'spointofview,isnotedforitsauthenticlanguageandforitsdeepcommitmenttofreedom.Huck'sadventuresalsoprovidethereaderwithapanoramaofAmericanlifealongtheMississippibeforetheCivilWar.Twain'sskillincapturingtherhythmsofthatlifehelpmakethebookoneofthemasterpiecesofAmericanliterature.

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6.

Thefaultofsubvocalizationisoftenattributedtoby________whoequateallreadinglessonswithreadingloud.

7.Higher-incomehouseholdspurchasedless______RTEcerealthanlow-incomehouse-holds.

8.

ApatentprotectssuchIPrightsasthedesignorprocessofaproductbygivingthepatentowner______.

9.

In1944,governmentofficialswereinterestedinFuller'sfamilydwellingbecauseitcouldbe______.

10.SixWaystoAlterYourDreams

It'srarethatIhaveanexcitingorfundream.Two-headedmonstersortheabilitytobreatheunderwaterrarelycomeupwhenI'msleeping.ThemostinterestingdreamI'vehadrecentlyinvolvedmereturningtomycollegejobasanicecreamscooperandmutteringtoacoworker,"Man,thissucks!"Itsuredid.

YetmanyofmyfriendstellmefantasticnighttimetalesofflyingallovertheworldorofscandalousencounterswithCliveOwenonatrain.I'veheardthatit'spossibletocontrolthecourseofourdreamsvialuciddreaming,butIalwaysassumedthatitwasaninnateability.Infact,anyonecanlearntotakethereinsfromthesubconsciousandalterdreamsituations.Usingavarietyoftechniques,wecanturnmundanedreamsintofantasiesthatmakeitevenmoreexcitingtocrawlintobed.

1.DreamJournaling

Agoodplacetostarttheluciddreamingprocessistokeeparecordofpreviousdre,ams.Therearenumerouswaystorememberyourdreams,butoneoftheeasiestandmostpopularistokeepadreamjournal.Putanotebookandpennexttoyourbedandimmediatelyuponwakingwritedowneverythingyoucanrememberfromyourdreams.Ifwritingistoomucheffortsosoonaftersnoozing,tryavoicerecorderinstead.Thepointistokeeptrackconsistentlysothatyore"dreamrecallimprovesovertime.Afterall,what'sthepointofluciddreamingifyoucan'trememberitinthemorning?

2.MnemonicInductionofLucidDreams(MILD)

Thistechnique,createdbypsychophysiologistStephenLaBerge,stressestherecognitionofdreamingwhileit'sinprocess.Beginbymakingitagoaltowakeyourselfupwhenyonnoticethatyou'redreamingandchronicleeverythingyoucanrememberaboutthedream.Asyou'refallingbackasleep,focusonre-enteringyourpreviousdream,butthistimedirectyourselftoexplorethedreaminsteadofwakingyourselfup.KeepthatawarenessasyoufallintoREMsleep(thesleepstageduringwhichluciddreamingmostcommonlyoccurs).Itmighthelptostatealoud,"Iamawareofmydreamstate,"asyoudriftoff.

Lookforindications-alsocalleddreamsigns-thatalertyoutothefactthatyou'redreaming.Thesecouldbeanythingthatareoutoftheordinaryorwouldbeimpossibleinreallife(thepreviously-mentionedtwo-headedmonster,forexample).Thistechniquecantakeawhiletomaster,butwithsteadypractice,youcanlearntorecognizedreamsignswhilestillinthedreamstate,therebyputtingyourselfincontrolofthesituation.

3.RealityTesting

Realitytestingrequiresconstantattentiontotheworldaroundus-bothindreamsandinreallife.Whengoingthroughyourday,perform.smallcheckstodetermineifwhatyou'reseeingispossibleinreality.Theanswerwillusuallybeyessinceyonknowyou'reawake(andit'llprobablyfeelsillyatfirst),buttherepeatedquestioningwillsetyourminduptotakethesameactionsindreams.Forexample,somethingsimplelikeacarnotstartingisoftenoverlookedinadreambecausethat'ssomethingthatcouldhappeninreallife.Butifaspouse'shairisblondeinsteadofbrown,that'saclearsignalforsomeoneusingrealitytestingthatheorsheisactuallydreaming,andthisknowledgeallowsmorecontroloverthecourseofthedream.Togetintothehabit,setanalarmormakeitagoaltodorealitychecksacertainnumberoftimesperday.Thechecksareawaytoteachyourselftonoticeoutoftheordinaryoccurrencesindreamssothatyoucanreachthatcovetedawarenesswithoutfullywakingup.

4.Wake-InitiationofLucidDreams(WILD)

ThosewhousetheWILDmethodtoachieveluciddreamingmustlearntostayatleastsomewhatconscious(butnottooconscious,sincethatmightkeepyouawake)asyourbodymovesintodeepsleep.AccordingtotheL

A.Seeingatwo-headedmonster.

B.Beinganice-creamscooper.

C.Beingabletobreatheunderwater.

D.MeetingCliveOwenonatrain.

11.

LisaPerezwasalwaysoptimisticduringtheperiodofherunemployment.

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12.Ifaworker'spoliticalconversationsannoyhiscolleagues,thebossshould______.

A.firehimforhisimproperbehaviour

B.trytostophimbylookingdownuponhim

C.directlyexpresshis/herangertotheworker

D.advisehimtoholdthematnon-worktime

13.Ifyouwanttogetofftotherightstart,youshouldtreatthereceptionistsasyourpotentialbosses.

14.

The________________canbeusedwhenconsideringtheculturesofdifferentgroups.

15.

HearingthenewsoftheKlondikeGoldRush,Emery'sfatherandhisbrother-in-lawdecidedtogotoAlaskatogether.

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16.

Fisheshelpcurbmalariaandothermosquito-bornediseasesbyeatingmosquitolarvae.

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17.

Theauthofeels______abouthumanity'sfinalvictoryinthecentury-oldbattleagainstback-pain.

18.

IITVgivesateacheralotofadvantages.

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19.

Youraddress,phonenumber,socialsecuritynumber,fullnameorplaceofemploymentshouldnotbemadeknowntoallbecausetheyare______.

20.

Atthebakery,customerspurchased______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(25)

A.Amancarefulwithmoney.

B.Abook-lover.

C.Anoisyreader.

D.Atrouble-maker.

22.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

聽力原文：M:Ifthetrafficwasn'theldupforsolong,Iwouldhavebeentoclassbyteno'clock.

W:It'stmbadyoudidn'tmakeit.Theprofessorwaslookingforyouallmorning.

Q:Whathappenedtotheman?

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A.Hedidn'tgotoworkthismorning.

B.Hewasinjuredandhadtogotothehospital.

C.Hetalkedwiththeprofessorinthemorning.

D.Thetrafficdelayedhim.

23.聽力原文：Formostpeople,readinganewspaperhasbecomeahabitpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.I'msureinahundredyearswewillstillbereadingnewspapers.

Whatbasicallymakesnewsiswhataffectsourlives-thebigpoliticalstoriesthecoverageofthewars,earthquakesandotherdisasterswillcontinuemuchthesame.Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificresearch,though.It'salreadyhappeninginareasthatmaydirectlyaffectourlives,likegeneticengineering.Inthefuture,Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificexplanationsofwhywefeelaswedo-aswedevelopabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainoperatesandwhatourfeelingsreallyare.

It'squitepossiblethatinthenextcenturynewspaperswillbetransmittedelectronicallyfromFleetStreetandprintedoutinourownhome.Infact,I'mprettysurethatishowitwillhappeninthefuture.Youwillprobablybeabletochoosefromamenu,makingupyourownnewspaperbypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoread.

Ithinkpeoplehavegotitwrongwhentheytalkaboutthecompetitionbetweenthedifferentmedia.Theyactuallyfeedoffeachother.Somepeopleonceforesawthattelevisionwouldkilloffnewspapers,butthathasn'thappened.Whatisreadontheprintedpagelastslongerthanpicturesonascreenorsoundlostintheair.AndasfortheInternet,it'sneverreallypleasanttoreadsomethingjustonascreen.

29．Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutnewsinthefuture?

30.Whatwillprobablybeoninthenewspapermadebyyourself?

31.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofdifferentmedia?

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A.Itwillcovermorebigpoliticalaffairs.

B.Itwillcoverlessdisasters.

C.Itwillcovermorescientificresearch.

D.Itwon'tbeprintedinpublishinghouses.

24.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

Thereisatimewhenjobseekerssimplywrotelettersofapplication."Justputdownyourname,【B1】______,ageandwhetheryouhavepassedany【B2】______,wasabouttheaveragelevelofadviceofferedtoyoungpeople【B3】______fortheirfirstjobswhenIleftschool.Tileletterwasreallyjustforopeners,itwasexplained,everythingelsecouldandshouldbesavedforthe【B4】______.Andinthosedaysoffull【B5】______the【B6】______worked.Theletterprovedthatyoucouldwriteandwere【B7】______forwork.Youreagerfaceand【B8】______repliesdidtherest.

Later,asyoumoveduptheladder,somethingslightlymoresophisticatedwascalledfor.【B9】______Italightbecalledtheaggressiveapproach.【B10】______.Oritmightbesomespecialfeaturespeciallydesignedforthejobinview.

Thereisnodoubt,however,that【B11】______.

【B1】

25.(36)

A.Popmusic.B.Chambermusic.C.Rockmusic.D.Folkmusic.

26.(32)

A.Becausemenarelesslikelytobewellarmedwhentheybend.

B.Becausemenseemmoreobedientwhentheybend.

C.Becausemenmorecloselyresemblesamedium-sizeddeerwhentheybend.

D.Becausemenarecuttinggrasswhentheybend.

27.(21)

A.Itswaterfallsandscenery.

B.Itscultureandscenery.

C.Itsautonomyandculture.

D.Itsnaturalwonders.

28.(28)

A.Becausehumanbeingsareclosetonature.

B.Becausehumanbeingsdependonweatherforecastingwarnings.

C.Becausesensesofoursarenotusefulasthatofanimals.

D.Becausehumanbeingsdon'tdependonthesenses.

29.聽力原文：Beesareverysmallanimalswhichflythroughtheairtolookforflowersforfood.BeeshavebeenstudiedbyKarlvonFrischwhowonaNobelPrizeforhiswork.Hestudiedbees'activitieswhentheyreturnedtotheirhomecalledahive.Whenabeefoundsomefood,itreturnedtothehiveanddanced.Thedancewasthewaythebeecommunicatedtootherbeesthefactthatithadfoundfood.

Beesdotwokindsofdancestotellotherbeesoftheirdiscoveryoffood.First,thereisarounddance.Inthisdance,thebeemovesinacircleinsidethehive.Therounddanceisusedwhenfoodiscloseby.Thefoodmustnotbemorethantenmetersaway.Ifabeecomesbackanddoesarounddance,otherbeesknowtheymustgooutandlooknearbyforfood.Thebeesalsosmellthebeethathasfoundthefood.Thesmelltellsthemwhatkindofflowertolookfor.Afterwatchingtherounddanceandsmellingthebeethathasfoundthefood,theotherbeescanfindthefoodsource.

Asecondkindofdancedonebythebeesisatail-waggingdance.Inthisdance,thebeewigglestheendofitsbodyasitmovesinastraightline.Thetail-waggingdanceisusedwhenthefoodisfaraway.Thefoodmustbemorethantenmetersaway.Thebeesknowfromthespeedofthetail-waggingdancejusthowfarawaythefoodsourceis.Thelinethebeedancesonshowsthedirectionthatthebeesmustflyintofindthefood.Inthetail-waggingdance,thebeesalsosmellthebeethathasfoundthefood.Thesmelltellsthemwhatkindofflowertolookfor.Afterwatchingthetail-waggingdanceandsmellingthebeethathasfoundthefood,theotherbeesknowthreethings.Theyknowhowfartofly,whatdirectiontoflyin,andwhatkindsofflowerstolookfor.

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A.Thesmellofthefood.

B.Thequalityofthefood.

C.Thedistanceofthefood.

D.Theamountofthefood.

30.(22)

A.Theloveformusic.

B.Thelovefortraveling.

C.Theybothlikenewplaces.

D.Theybothlikeriding.

31.

【B3】

32.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

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A.Themanalwayslovedstudy.

B.Thewomanwasopposedtogotoschooleveryday.

C.Themansuggestedthewomanhavearest.

D.Thewomanobjectedtohavingexams.

33.聽力原文：W:Hello!

M:Goodevening.IsthatMrs.Philips?

W:Yes,itis.

M:Well,Mrs.Phillips.Thisevening,I'mcallingtoofferyouaspecialdiscounton...

W:Ah,no,letmeguess.YouwanttosellasubscriptiontothenewspaperoragreatdealontheairfaretoHawaii,right?Or,youwanttooffermeanunbelievablebargainondancelessons.

M:No,no,actuallyMrs.Philips.Oh,sorry.Thatwasthelastguy.Uh,wewanttoofferyouafreemembershiptooursportsclubdowntownattheintroductorypriceof$39.95.

W:39.95?Ithoughtyousaidfree!Uh,listen,I'mnotinterested.

M:Well,itincludesunlimitedaccesstoallourfacilities,includingthegym,weightroom,tenniscourts,andswimmingpool.

W:Again,I'mnotinterested.IhavemyownfitnessprogramIdoaroundthehouseanyway.

M:Well,thisisanonce-in-a-life-timedeal.Inaddition,thelocationofthesportsclubisnearyourhouse.Thatwillbeconvenientforyou.

W:LikeIsaid,I'llpassthistime.Andpleaseputmeonyour"don't-call"list.

M:Okay.It'lltakebetweenfourandsixmonthsbeforeyournamewillberemovedfromourdatabase.Youmightbe,calledbyanotherrepresentativeduringthattime.

W:Ah,man...

M:Haveaniceevening,Mrs.Philips.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.Whatisthemandoing?

24.Whatdoesthemanwanttoofferthewoman?

25.Whatdoesthewomanrequestattheendoftheconversation?

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A.Promotingthesalesofsomethingbytelephone.

B.TalkingwiththewomanaboutasportsTVprogram.

C.Discussingwiththewomanonhowtostayfit.

D.Bargainingwiththewomanaboutafitnessprogram.

34.

【B2】

35.聽力原文：M:Thefacultyalreadyknowsthatattendingtheseminarsisarequirementforcompletingtheprogram.WhydoIneedtosignforit?

W:Itjustworksthatway.Theyjustwanttomakesurenothingisofftrack.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

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A.Themanforgottosignfortheseminar.

B.Thesigningisjustareassurance.

C.Theseminarwasactuallycancelled.

D.Thewomanlikestheseminarverymuch.

36.聽力原文：W:Oh,Iamsoangry.MybiologyprofessorwouldnotevenletmetrytoexplainwhyImissedthefieldtrip.Hejustgavemeazero.

M:Thatseemsunfair.IwouldfeelthatwaytooifIwereyou.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimplyaboutthewoman?

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A.Sheshouldhaveaskedtobeexcusedfromthetrip.

B.Shedeservesthezero.

C.Sheisrighttobeangry.

D.Sheshouldhavegoneonthefieldtrip.

37.聽力原文：W:It'ssoWarmtoday．Doyouwanttogoforabikerideafteryourlastclass?

M:Whenisthelatestwecouldstart?Mylastclassisachemicallab,anditoftenrunslate.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

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A.Hemightbelateforhischemistryclass.

B.Hemightborrowabikeafterclass.

C.Hemightbedelayedinthelab.

D.Hemightridehisbiketothelab.

38.聽力原文：M:IalmostdozedofflisteningtoColin'slengthyspeechonbecomingavolunteer.

W:Iwasquitesurprisedhecouldstandinfrontofmorethan100peopleinanauditorium.Infact,Ican'tthinkofanyotherthatcoulddothejobjustaswell.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Colin'sspeechwasmoreinterestingthananyotherspeakers'.

B.Colin'sspeechwasdullbecauseitwastoolengthyandtedious.

C.Colin'sspeechwasn'tverygoodbuthewilldobetternexttime.

D.Colin'sspeechwasgoodconsideringthedifficultyofaddressingsomanyaudience.

39.(38)

40.聽力原文：W：Pleasedon'tturntomeforhelpeverytimeyouareshortofmoney.Didyourememberarefundcheckfromtheonlinestore?

M：Oh,thanksforremindingme.Inearlymisplacedthatinmyofficesomewhere，butmyfundsarerunninglow,soI'dbetterfinditsoon．

Q：Whatwillthemanprobablydofirst?

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A.Gototheonlinestoretoworkformoney.

B.Gotothebanktocashthecheck.

C.Gotohisofficetofindthecheck.

D.Trytofindsomecashhehasmisplaced.

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20題)41.

Accordingtothesecondparagraph,crowsarepoorsubjectsforfieldresearchforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT______.

A.theycansuccessfullyavoidobservers

B.theyarehardtodistinguishfromoneanother

C.theycanbequiteaggressive

D.theyaredifficulttocatch

42.Peoplewhoaremarriedorincommittedrelationshipsarehealthier,wealthier,andhappier.Sowhydomorethan60percentofmarriagesendindivorce?Whyhasthenationaldivorcerateclimbedmorethan200percentinthelastthirtyyears?Andwhyarefewerpeoplegettingmarriedtodaythaneverbefore?

Theanswerstothesequestionsareplentiful,butthemainreasonissimple.It'seasyto"fall"inlove,butveryfewpeopleknowhowtostayinlove.Eventhoughstayinginloveisour"smartest"choiceallthewayaround!Recentstudiesonmarriageproveit'soneofthemajoringredientsinlife-longsuccessformenandwomen."Itlengthenslife,substantiallyboostsphysicalandemotionalhealth,andraisesincomeoverthatofsingleordivorcedpeopleorthosewholivetogether,"reportedanarticleintheNewYorkTimes.Marriagehasalsobeenfoundtoboosthappiness,reducethedegreeofdepression,andprovideprotectionfromsexuallytransmitteddiseases.

Solet'swakeup,makeup,andturnthistrendaround!Oneofthemoststartlingpiecesofevidencethatshowspeoplearenotintouchwithwhat'sreallygoingonintheirpartnershipsisthefactthatthemajorityofpeoplewhofilefordivorcesaytheydidn'tthinktherewasarelationship-threateningproblemjustsixmonthspriortobreakingup.Anothershockeristhatmostcoupleswaitsixyearsormoretoseekprofessionalhelpwhentheirrelationshipisindanger.Bythetimetheydowakeupandsmellthecoffee,it'softentoolate.

Trulythereisnoreasontoresignyourselftoabadrelationshipwhetheryou'redatingormarried.Ratherthanchangingpartnersandendingupthissamepredicament(困境)again,youcanlearntohaveafabulousrelationshipwiththepartneryoualreadyhave!Istronglyencourageyoutomaketherelationshipyouhaveworked,becausethereisahigherrateofdivorceandadultery(通奸)insecondmarriages.

Gettingridofyourpartnerdoesnotgetridoftheproblem,becausehalfofthe"problem"isyours.Youcanwalkoutofyourmarriage,butyoucan'trunawayfromyourself,nomatterhowhardyoutry!Ratherthanblamingeachother,couplescanlearnhowtoworkasateamandcoacheachotherthroughthetroubledtimesandpowerstruggles.Todothis,youmustcreatea"safe"relationshipsoyoucanexpressyourneedsandfearsandeffectivelyresolveangerandconflict.Morerelationshipsbreakupbecausepeopledon'tknowhowtovalidate(驗證)eachotherthanforanyotherreason.Thisistrulyashame,becausetheskillsfor"fightingfail"areveryeasytomasterwithjustalittlepracticeandpatience.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.Happymarriageisanimportantfactorinalife-longsuccessformenandwomen.

B.Goodmarriagerelationshipcanimprovethepartners'healthemotionallyandphysically.

C.Ahappycoupleearnonaveragemorethanthesinglesorthedivorced.

D.Marriageincreasesthechancesofcontractingsexualdiseases.

43.Thebiographerhastodancebetweentwoshakypositionswithrespecttothesubject(研究對象).Tooclosearelation,andthewritermayloseobjectivity.Notcloseenough,andthewritermaylackthesympathynecessarytoanyefforttoportrayamind,asoul—thequalityoflife.Whoshouldwritethebiographyofafamily,forexample?Becauseoftheirclosenesstothesubject,familymembersmayhavespecialinformation,butbythesametoken,theymaynothavethedistancethatwouldallowthemtobefair.Similarly,aking'sservantmightnotbethebestonetowriteabiographyofthatking.Butaforeignermightnothavetheknowledgeandsympathynecessarytowritetheking'sbiography—notforareadershipfromwithinthekingdom,atanyrate.

Thereisnoidealpositionforsuchatask.Thebiographerhastoworkwithinthepositionheorshehasintheworld,adjustingthatpositionasnecessarytodealwiththesubject.Everypositionhasstrengthsandweaknesses:tothrive,awritermusttrytobecomeawareofthese,evaluatethemintermsofthesubject,andselectapositionaccordingly.

Whentheirsubjectsareheroesorfamousfigures,biographiesoftenrevealademocraticmotive:theyattempttoshowthattheirsubjectsareonlyhuman,nobetterthananyoneelse.Otherbiographiesaremeanttochangeus,toinviteustobecomebetterthanweare.ThebiographiesofJesus(耶穌)foundintheBibleareinthisclass.

Biographersmayclaimthattheiraccountisthe"authentic"one.Inadvancingthisclaim,theyarehelpedifthebiographyis"authorized"bythesubject;thispresumablyallowsthebiographerspecialaccesstoprivateinformation."Unauthorized"biographiesalsohavetheirappeal,however,sincetheycansuggestanindependenceofmindinthebiographer.Inbookpromotions,the"unauthorized"characterizationusuallysuggeststheprospectofjuicygossipthatthesubjecthadhopedtosuppress.Asubjectmighthaveseveralbiographies,evenseveral"authentic"ones.Wesenseintuitivelythatnooneisinapositiontotellthestoryofalife,perhapsnoteventhesubject,andthishasbeenprovedbythehistoryofbiography.

Accordingtotheauthor,anidealbiographerwouldbe