高中英语阅读理解之说明文练习题

Manypeoplehavelongdreamedofbeingabletoflyaroundassimplyasridingabicycle.Yetthesafetyandstrengthofaflyingbikewasalwaysabigproblem.Overthepast10years,developmentsintechnologyhavemovedthedreamofpersonalflyingvehiclesclosertoreality.Now,twogroupsofinventorssaysuchvehiclesmaybeavailablesoon.TheBritishcompanyMalloyAeronauticshasdevelopedaprototype(原型)ofitsflyingbicycle.GrantStapleton,marketingsalesdirectorofMalloyAeronautics,saystheHoverbikeisabletogetinandoutofsmallspacesveryquickly.Itcanbemovedacrosscontinentsveryquicklybecauseitcanbefoldedandpacked,headds.Mr.Stapletonsayssafetywasthecompany'smainconcern.Hesaysthedesignerssolvedthesafetyissuebyusingoverlappingrotors(交叠式旋翼)topowerthevehicle.Thecompanyistestingafull-sizeprototypeoftheHoverbike,whichwillmostlikelybeusedfirstbythepoliceandemergencyrescueteams.InNewZealand,theMartinAircraftCompanyisalsotestingafull-sizeprototypeofitspersonalflyingdevice,calledtheJetpack.Itcanflyformorethan30minutes,upto1,000metershighandreachaspeedof74kilometersperhour.PeterCokeristheCEOofMartinAircraftCompany.HesaidtheJetpack“isbuiltaroundsafetyfromthestart.Inhiswords,reliabilityisthemostimportantelementofit.Wehavesafetybuiltintotheactualstructureitself,verysimilartoaFormulaOneracingcar.”TheJetpackusesagasoline-poweredenginethatproducestwopowerfuljetstreams.Mr.Cokersaysitalsohasaparachute(降落伞)thatcanbeusedshouldtherebeanemergency.“Itstartstoworkatverylowaltitudeandactuallysavesboththeaircraftandthepilot,”headds.Mr.CokersaystheJetpackwillbereadyforsalesoon.（1）WecanlearnfromthepassagethattheHoverbike A.canhardlygetinandoutofsmallspacesquickly B.canflyforover30minutes,upto1,000metershighC.hasbeenusedbythepoliceandemergencyrescueteams

D.canbetransportedquicklyafterbeingfoldedandpacked（2）ThewriterusestheexampleofForOneracingcartoshowthat

A.theJetpackisverysafeandreliable B.theengineoftheJetpackispowerfulC.theactualstructureoftheJetpackisunique D.theJetpackcanreachagreatspeedand（3）Theunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphrefersto.A.thejetstream B.theengine C.theJetpack D.theparachute（4）Whatistheauthorsmainpurposeofwritingthepassage?A.Todescribetheproblemsofinventingflyingvehicles.

B.Tointroducethelatestdevelopmentofflyingvehicles.C.Toshowthedifferencesbetweentwoflyingvehicles.

D.Toadvertisethetwopersonal是Hoverbike，故B错误，根据第四段可知C项说有将可能首先应用于由警察和应急救援队，而不是已用于，故C错误。根据第二段最后theHoverbikeisabletogetinandoutofsmallspacesveryquickly.Itcanbemovedacrosscontinentsveryquicklybecauseitcanbefolded以折叠和包装。分析选项可知，A说不能快速进入小空间，故错误。D项说在折叠和包装是最重要的因素。我们在车的现行结构中植入了了安全性，非常类似于FormulaOne赛（3）猜测词义题。根据最后一段Mr.Cokersaysitalsohasaparachute(降落伞)thatcanbeusedshouldtherebeanemergency.“Itstartstoworkatverylowaltitude….,Coker先生说Jetpack上也有降落伞，可以在紧急情况下使用。“在海拔非常低的情况下开始用它…”。由伞)故答案选D。述了这种飞行器的问题最重要的是安全问题。分析选项，可知A项描述发明飞行器的问--Oilisessentialformodernlife.About64percentoftheworld'soilislocatedintheMiddleEast,buttheheaviestconsumersofoilareEurope,America,andJapan.Theproblemliesingettingtheoilfromthecountriesthatproduceittothecountriesthatconsumeit.Thisismainlydoneusingoiltankers.Usuallytheoilisshippedsafelyandwithnoproblems,butoccasionallythereisaEveryyearmillionsoftonsofoilarespilledintotheocean.Althoughthisisonlyasmallpercentageofthetotalamountshippedaroundtheworldeachyear,thisspilledoilcanhaveterribleeffectsonoceanlife,includingthecoastlineswheretheoilwashesupontoshore.OneoftheworstoilspillsinhistoryoccurredalongtheAlaskancoastlinein1989,whentheExxonValdeztankerranagroundoffthecoastofAlaska,spilling42millionlitersofoil.Althoughitwasn'tthelargestoilspill,thedisasterwasterriblebecauseitoccurredinsuchasensitivenaturalarea.Inthisspill,thetanker'scaptain,whowastiredfromoverworkanddrinkingalcohol,hadgonetotakearest.Hegavecontroloftheshiptoanothersailor,who wasunfamiliarwiththeroute.TheshipranontoBlighReef.Damagedbythereef,theshipleakedoiloutintotheocean.Morethan1,600kilometersofcoastlinewereaffectedbytheoilspill.Manybirdsandottersdiedasaresultoftheoilcoveringtheirskin,andmanyotherseacreaturesandtheanimalsthatfedonthemwerealsoseverelyaffected.（1）WhichcountryisNOTamongthelargestconsumersofoil?A.Japan B.Iraq C.America （2）Whatdoestheunderlined“them”referto?A.Thebirds. B.Theotters. C.Theseacreatures. D.Thebirdsandtheotters.（3）Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A.TheoilleakofAlaskaisbecausethecaptainwasunfamiliarwiththeroute.

B.Manybirdsandottersdiedfromeatingthespilledoil.C.Alaskaspillwasthemostseriousspillofalltime.

D.Althoughsomeoilleakisnotserious,itwillaffectoceanlife.BABCDTheyhavebeatenusatchess,andnowcomputersaretakingastepintoaveryhumanterritory:thereadingcomprehensiontest,whichschoolchildreneverywherearesuffering.Alibabasaiditsartificialresearchoutperformedmeremortals(凡人)inaglobalreadingtestthatseeksanswerstosuchpressingquestionsas"whatwasNikolaTesla'sethnicity?"and"howbigistheAmazonrainforest?"LuoSireferredtothemachines'victoryas"amilestone".Hesaidthetechnologyhasmanyuses,fromcustomerservicetomuseumtutorialstomedicalenquires-someofwhicharealreadybeingInthetest,companiessubjectedtheirartificialintelligencesystemstoqueriesfromtheStanfordQuestionAnsweringDataset,whichassessedreadingcomprehension.Thecomputers'answerswerecomparedagainstaveragehumanresponsesandranked.TyingintopplacewereMicrosoft,theUSsoftwaregiant,andAlibaba,theChinesetechgroupthatbeganwithecommerceand--likeitspeersathomeandabroad---isploughingmorefundsintoAI,muchofitviaitsresearcharm.WhileMicrosoftandAlibabawonbytheslimmestofmargins---ataccuracylevelsafewbasispointsabovehumans'82.3percentinprovidingexactmatchestoquestions--thetieprovidedafittingsymboloftheAIarmsracebetweentheUSandChina.Chinaaimstouseitsvasttroves(宝库)ofdata,collectedfromits1.4billionpopulationincluding730millionwhoareonline,anddeeppocketstoovertaketheUSincreatinga$150billionindustrythatisseenasthenextindustrialrevolution.AIisalreadybeingharnessedineverythingfromdriverlesscarstocustomisingnewsfeeds.WhileChina'sdriveisbeingspearheadedbygovernment,itiscultivatinghomegrowntechgiantsincludingBaidu,AlibabaandTencenttoleapaheadoftheUS.BaidumadeanearlybetonAI,andisleadingitsrivalsinautonomousdriving.Tencent,whichboastsjustshyof1billionmonthlyactiveusersonitssocialmediaWeChatapp,andAlibabahaveadoptedAIinoperationssuchascustomizingnewsandads,andareinvestinginnewfields.（1）WhatdoesLuoSithinkofAl'sperformanceinreadingcomprehension?A.Hefeelsfrightenedatit.B.Hehassomedoubtsaboutit.C.Hethinkshighlyofit.D.Heconsidersitworthatry.（2）HowdidthereadingtestcarryonforAl?A.Byallowingthemtointeractwithhumans.B.Byaskingthemtoanswerquestions.C.Bygivingthemquestionstoanalyze.D.Bymakingthemcompetewithchatbots.（3）WhatdoesChinadependontoleadinAl?A.Thenewindustrialrevolution.B.Thehugemarketof$150billionindustryinvestment.C.Massivedatafromits1.4billionpopulationandhugeamountsoftreasure.D.ThecooperationbetweenChinesegovernmentandMicrosoft.（4）InwhichfielddoesBaidudobetterthanitsrivals?A.Themedicalenquires.B.Thecustomerservice.D.Thedriverlesscars.（1）考查推理判断。根据第三段“LuoSireferredtothemachines'victoryas‘amilestone’.Hesaidthetechnologyhasmanyuses,fromcustomerservicetomuseumtutorialstomedicalenquires-someofwhicharealreadybeinghandledbychatbots(聊天机器人)globally.”可知司罗systemstoqueriesfromtheStanfordQuestionAnsweringDataset,whichassessedreadingcomprehension.Thecomputers'answerswerecomparedagainstaveragehumanresponsesand（3）考查细节理解。根据第七段中的“Chinaaimstouseitsvasttroves（宝库）ofdata,collectedfromits1.4billionpopulationincluding730millionwhoareonline,anddeeppocketstoovertaketheUSincreatinga$150billionindustrythatisseenasthenextindustrialrevolution.”14（4）考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“BaidumadeanearlybetonAI,andisleadingitsInJune2014,twoleadingmediainAmericareportedthatthree-year-oldVictoriaWilcher,whosufferedfacialscarring,waskickedoutofaKFCbecauseshewasafrighteningcustomer.Later,KFCannouncedthatnoevidencehadbeenfoundtosupportthestory.Thisphenomenonislargelyaproductoftheincreasingpressureinnewsroomsthatcaremoreabouttrafficfigures.BrookeBinkowski,aneditor,saysthatshehasseenashifttowardslessresponsibilityinnewsrooms."Clickbaitisking,sonewsroomswilluncriticallyprintsomethingunreal.Notallnewsroomsarelikethis,butalotofthemare."Askedwhatthedrivingfactorwas,ajournalistsaid,"You'veastricteditorandyou'vetomeetyourtargets.Andsomeyoungjournalistsareinexperiencedandwillnotdothosechecks.Somuchnewsreportedonlinehappensonline.Thereisnoneedtogetoutandknockonsomeone'sdoor.Youjustsitatyourdeskanddoit."Anotherjournalistsays,"Moreclicksequalmoremoney.Atmyformeremployerinparticular,thepressurewasduetothelimitedresources.ThatmadetheenvironmentquitehorribletoworkInaFeb.2015reportforDigitalJournalism,CraigSilvermanwrote,"Todaythebarforwhatisworthgivingattentiontoseemstobemuchlower.Withinminutesorhours,abadlysourcedreportcanbechangedintoastorythatisrepeatedbydozensofnewswebsites,resultingintensofthousandsofshares.Therumorbecomestrueforreaderssimplybyvirtueof"itsubiquity.And,despitethedirectionthatsomenewsroomsseemtobeheadingin,acriticaleyeisbecomingmore,notlessimportant,accordingtotheNewYorkTimes'publiceditor,MargaretSullivan."Reportersandeditorshavetobemorecarefulthaneverbefore.It'sextremelyimportanttoquestionandtoprovebeforepublication."Yetthoseworkinginnewsroomstalkofdoubtfulstoriesbeingtolerated.Inthewordsofsomesenioreditors,"aclickisaclick,regardlessoftheadvantageofastory".And,"ifthestorydoesturnouttobefalse,it'ssimplyachanceforanotherbiteatthecherry."（1）AccordingtoBrookeBinkowski,newsroomsproducefalsenewsbecause_________.A.clickscountalotB.resourcesarelimitedC.budgetsaretight（2）WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5probablymean?A.Liescan'tsellwithoutsomethingrelatedtothetruth.B.Rumorsarelikeaflameblownbythewind.C.Mostpeopleareeasytocheatbythefalsenewsonline.D.Aliewillendupastruth,ifrepeatedoftenenough.（3）What'sMargaretSullivan'sattitudetowardsfalsenewsonline?（4）Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Spreadoffalsestories.B.Causesofonlinefalsenews.C.Dutiesofjournalists.D.Relativelawsneededtoregulatetheonlinenews.（1）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“Clickbaitisking,sonewsroomswilluncriticallyprintsomethingunreal.Notallnewsroomsarelikethis,butalotofthemare.”可知BrookeBinkowskiA（2）考查句义猜测。根据第五段中的“TherumorbecomestrueforreaderssimplybyvirtueitsD项Aliewillendupastruth,ifrepeatedoftenenough.同义，故选D。（3）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“ReportersandeditorshavetobemorecarefulthanSometimes,youjustcan'thelpit.Maybeyou'rewatchingasadmovie,orthinkingaboutthefriendwhomovedaway.Nextthingyouknow,youfeelpressureinyourthroat,youreyesarewatering,andyouhavetearsrunningdownyourcheeks.AccordingtoAdVingerhoets,aprofessorofpsychologyatTilburgUniversity,intheNetherlands,whoisoneofthefewscientistsintheworldwhohavestudiedcrying,therearethreetypesoftears.Basaltearsarethefirsttype.TheyactasaprotectivebarrierbetweentheeyeandtherestoftheWorld.Nextarereflextears.Theywashyoureyescleanwhensomethinggetsinthem.Finally,thereareemotionaltears."ThesearereleasedinresponsetoemotionalScientistsbelievecryinghassomethingtodowithhowhumansdevelopedandlearnedtodependoneachother."Humansareverycomplexsocialcreatures,"saysLaurenBylsma,aprofessorattheUniversityofPittsburgh,inPennsylvania."Itseemsthattearsservetoarousehelpandsupportfromothers,"Shesays.Vingerhoetsagrees,"Ithinkthatthereasonwhyhumansshedtears（流眼泪）hassomethingtodowithourchildhood,"hesays."that'sthetimewhenwearestilldependentonadultsforloveandprotectionandcare.Themajoradvantageofemotionaltearsisthatyoucantargetthemataspecificperson."Vingerhoetssaysthisabilitycouldhavecomeinhandyinprehistorictimes,whenhumanswerelivingamongdangerousanimals.Tearswereasaferwaytogetattention."Inthiscase,itisbettertouseasilentsignaltoaskforhelp,"hesays.VingerhoetsandByhmadofrequentstudiestobetterunderstandwhyhumanscry.AccordingtoByhma,thereisstillmuchmoretodiscover."It'ssurprising,"shesays,"howmuchwestill（1）Inthescientists'opinion,cryingis________.A.asignofhumanevolutionB.aresultofhumankindnessC.acauseofpersonalgrowthD.ameansofrelyingoneachother（2）Theunderlinedphrase"thisability"inthelastparagraphreferstotheabilityto________.A.seekhelpwiselyB.aimtearsatsomeoneD.appealtootherpeople（3）Fromthetext,welearnthatAdVingerhoetsandLaurenBylsma________.A.holddifferentopinionsaboutthecausesoftearsB.thinkpositivelyoftheeffectsoftearsC.areworkingtogethertostudytearsD.havelearnedenoughabouttears（4）Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.ThetypesoftearsB.ThecomponentsoftearsC.ThescienceoftearsD.Theopinionsabouttears（1）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“Scientistsbelievecryinghassomethingtodowithhowhumansdevelopedandlearnedtodependoneachother”可知，科学家们认为哭与人类如何发（2）考查词义猜测。根据第四段中的“‘Themajoradvantageofemotionaltearsisthatyoucantargetthemataspecificperson.’Vingerhoetssaysthisabilitycouldhavecomeinhandyinprehistorictimes,whenhumanswerelivingamongdangerousanimals.Tearswereasaferwayto（3）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“LaurenBylsma,aprofessorattheUniversityofPittsburgh,inPennsylvania.‘Itseemsthattearsservetoarousehelpandsupportfromothers,’Shesays.Vingerhoetsagrees”可知，LaurenBylsma和Vingerhoets都认为泪水可以唤起别人TiredofNeckPain?Weareproudtoofferagadget-NeckMassager-thatwillrelieveyourbackandneckpaininstantly!HowdoesNeckMassagerwork?ThereasonwhyNeckMassagerissoeffectiveisdefinitelyitsinnovative,scientific,time-testedmethodsthatitusestotargettheachingareasofyourbodyandbringyoulong-awaitedrelief.Notonlydoesthiswell-designeddevicereducepainandtension,butalsoitimprovesyourmoodandoverallhealth!Onlythe2AAAbatterieswillmakesurethatyoucanuseitwhenevertensionPeoplearealreadyenjoyingthebenefitsofNeckMassager:WheneverIuseit,Iinstantlyfeelhappierandmorerelaxed,sotheeffectreallylasts.NeckMassagerisnotmysmallpleasure-it'sabigone!-SandraReamesI'mnotsogoodwithtech,soIwasnervousaboutfiguringouthowtouseit,butthisdeviceissosimpletousethatevensomeonelikemehadabsolutelynoproblem.Ihavestartedtosleepbetteraswell,andthatwasoneofthemostsurprisingbenefitsoftheNeckMassager!-PatHowmuchisit?Comparedtoallthemedicalexpensesandotheralternatives,NeckMassagerisdefinitelyworthatry.It'snowavailable50%OFF,whichmeansyou'reabletogetitforonly£46!Nopills,nodoctorappointments,nowastedtime-youcannowfeelgreatinyourownhome!IMPORTANTINFORMATION!"AsofFebruary12,2020,youcanstillgetaNeckMassagerwith（1）WhatmakesNeckMassagersoeffective?A.Itsworkingmethods.B.Itswell-designedlook.C.The2AAAbatteries.D.Thelongworkingtime.（2）WhatdoesPatSullivanthinkofthedevice?A.Itislight.B.Itisoversized.C.Itissimpletouse.D.Itissafetooperate.（3）HowmuchwillyouhavetopayifyoubuyoneinMarch,2020?——（1）考查细节理解。根据HowdoesNeckMassagerwork?部分中的“ThereasonwhyNeckMassagerissoeffectiveisdefinitelyitsinnovative,scientific,time-testedmethodsthatitusestotargettheachingareasofyourbodyandbringyoulong-awaite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B.Businesstheoriescanapplytoallmonkeys.C.Peoplearesmarterintermsoffinance. D.It'seasytoteachmonkeyshowtotrade.（2）Whatdoesabonusinparagraph5referto?A.Ametaldisk. B.Anapplepiece. C.Achance. D.Acoin.（3）WhydidthemonkeyschoosetotrademorewithJakeinthesecondexperiment?A.BecauseJakealwaysgavethemtwoapplepieces. B.BecausetheapplepiecesfromJakeC.Becausetheydidn'tlikethefeelingoflosing.

D.Becausetheygetmoreapplepiecesfrom（4）Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.People'sBusinessDecision:LoseorGain? B.Moneky'sBusinessSense:SmartorSilly?C.ShoppingforBargain:Sameordifferent? D.DiskforApple:WhotoTradewith?“(1)考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“ThemonkeyschosetotrademorewithAllison.”可知，专“”(2)考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“halfthetime,Jakegavetheoneapplepiecehewasshowing,andhalfthetimeheaddedabonus.可知，abonus指代的是“一块苹果”，故选B。rathertakeachanceofseemingtowinthanseemingtolose.”可知，猴子在第二个实验中会选C(4)考查主旨大意。根据第二段中的“Researchersrecentlytaughtsixmonkeyshowtousemoney....Themonkeyssoonfiguredoutthatiftheygaveoneofthediskstoascientist,theydreceiveapieceofappleinreturn.”和最后一段中的“Wealsosometimesmakesillybusinessdecisionsjusttoavoidthefeelingthatwe'regettingless,evenwhenwerenot.WouldyouhaveBWehavetwoservicesdesignedtogivepeopletheconfidenceandknowledgetocycleAllourinstructorshavebeentrainedtoNationalStandardslevelof“Bike-ability”.Thismeansyouwillbetrainedtoastandardconsistentacrossthewholecountry.Thereare3levelsofskillstoprogressthrough.Childrenwouldstartwithlevels1&2,progressingfromtheplaygroundorparktocycleonlessbusylocalroads.Teenagerandadultbeginnerscanalsolearnlevels1&2inanoff-roadandquietenvironment.Confidentteenagersandadultscanbroadentheirskillsbylearninglevel3,usingmulti-laneroadsandlargerroundabouts.Weprovidebothacompletepackageoflessonsforthebeginnerorindividuallessonstailoredtotheclient.WhatevertheneedwecanaddressandpracticeuntilCostis￡30perhour.WeknowthatridingontheroadsinLondoncanbescary,andifyouhavetonavigate(确定行车路线)aswellitcanbecomearealhardtask!TheGuidedRideservicetakesallthestressoutofitforyoubyprovidingthefollowing:Routeplannedinadvancetosuityourskilllevel.Routemapprovidedtoyou.Cycleandequipmentchecked.Wewillteachyouasimplemethodtocheckbasicroadworthiness(车辆性能)ofyourbikethatyoucanperformonaweeklybasis.Routediscussedandfocusgiventoanyareasrequiringspecialattention.Cyclealongwiththeinstructorclosebehind.Herethetrafficcanbecontrolledbytheinstructorandriderobserved.WecurrentlycoverLondonZones1&2.PleasecontactusifyourrequirementsareoutsideofCost￡30perhour.（1）WherecanLevel1&2lessonsforadultbeginnersbecarriedout?A.Offroad. B.Nearlargeroundabouts.C.Onbusylocalroads. D.Onmulti-laneroads.（2）WhatservicedoestheGuidedRideprovide?A.Theycheckyourcycleandequipmenteveryweek.

B.TheyhelpyoutobefamiliarwithallC.TheyletusersexperiencethebusiestroadinLondon.

D.TheyensureusersridesafelyinLondonZones1&2.（3）Whoisthetextprobablyintendedfor?A.Bikeridinglovers.

B.Childrenandteenagers.C.TravelersinLondon. D.Parentslovingcycling.1静环境中学习一级和二级课程。故选(2)考查推理判断。根据GuidedRide部分中的“WeknowthatridingontheroadsinLondoncanbescary,andifyouhavetonavigate(确定行车路线)aswellitcanbecomearealhardtask!TheGuidedRideservicetakesallthestressoutofitforyoubyprovidingthefollowing:”以及下文“WecurrentlycoverLondonZones1&2.”可推断，他们确保用户在伦敦1区和2区骑行安全。故(3)考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“Wehavetwoservicesdesignedtogivepeopletheconfidenceandknowledgetocyclesuccessfully”可知，这门课程提供两项服务，给人们信心AOneofthemoststrikingfindingsofanewlyresearchintheUKisthatofthepeopleinterviewed,oneintwobelievesthatitisbecomingmoredifficulttomeetsomeonetostartaWhyaremanyfindingitincreasinglydifficulttostartcloserelationships?Doesmodemlifereallymakeithardertofallinlove?Orarewemakingitharderforourselves?Itiscertainlythecasetodaythatcontemporarycouplesbenefitindifferentwaysfromrelationships.Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersformoneyorstatus.Amandoesn'texpecthiswifetobein( chargeofrunninghishouseholdandraisinghischildren.Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeansthatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence.Intheory,findingapartnershouldbemuchsimplerthesedays.Onlyafewgenerationsago,yourchoiceofsoulmatewaslimitedbygeography,socialconventionandfamilytradition.Althoughitwasneverclear，manymarriageswereessentiallyarranged.Nowthosebarriershavebeenbrokendown.Youcanapproachabuilderorabrainsurgeoninanybarinanycityonanygivenevening.Whentheworldisyouroyster(牡蛎),yousurelyhaveabetterchanceoffindingaButitseemsthattheoldconventionshavebeenreplacedbythelimitationsofchoice.Theexpectationsofpartnersareraisedtoanunmanageabledegree:goodlooks,impressivesalary,kindtograndmother,andrightsocks.Thereisnoroomforerrorinthefirstimpression.Wethinkthatarelationshipcanbeperfect.Ifitisn't,itshouldbeended.Weworktoprotectourselvesagainstfutureheartacheanddon'tputinthehardemotionallaborneededtobuildastrongrelationship.Twelve-hourworkattheofficemakesrelaxedafter-hoursdatingdifficult.Thecostofhousingandchild-raisingcreatespressuretohaveastableincomeandCareerbeforealife（1）WhatisacontemporaryfamilylikeinUKtoday?A.Couplessharetheburdens. B.Menbegintodependonwomen.C.Womenareresponsibleforhousework. D.Itisdifficulttotakecareofafamily.（2）Whydopeoplepreservetheirindependence?A.Tolivealonehappily. B.Tohavemorechoices.C.Toavoidmarriages. D.Toignoretraditions.（3）Whatmakesithardforpeopletodate?A.Mentalheadacheindating. B.Thepressuretosurvive.C.Badluckinfindingapartner. D.Thefaithbetweenlifepartners.（4）Whatistheauthortryingtoinformusinthistext?A.Perfectmarriagesconflictwithindependence.B.Peopleshould,spendmoremoneyonmarriages.C.Theexpectationsandrealityseparatethelovers.D.Independenceismuchmoreimportantthanlove.50%orstatus.Amandoesn'texpecthiswifetobeinsole(唯一的)chargeofrunninghishouseholdandraisinghischildren.”可知现在的女子在经济上独立，男子也不能指望女子负责所有的家A(2)考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeansthatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheir(3)考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“Twelve-hourworkattheofficemakesrelaxedafter-CManypeoplehavelongdreamedofbeingabletoflyaroundassimplyasridingabicycle.Yetthesafetyands