考研英语模拟试题

考研英语模拟试题[21]

PartIStructureandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions：Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,Cand

D)Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.(5points)

Theymusthavebeenenjoyingthemselvesthere,ortheysolong.

A)can*thavestayed

B)wouldn,thavestayed

C)needn'thavestayed

D)couldn'tstay

Notwopeoplecanbehalfanhourtogetheroneshallgainanevidentsuperiorityoverthe

other.

A)but

B)when

C)if

D)because

Bythetimeyouarrivehome,Iforseveralhours,sopleasedon'tmakeanoisewhenyou

comein.

A)shallbesleeping

B)shallhaveslept

C)shal1sleep

D)shal1havebeensleeping

Justasnotwowordsaretrulysynonoyms»notwodifferentexpressions,orwaysofexpressions,

canmeanexactlythesamething.

A)so

B)as

C)that

D)therefore

Oneshouldneverloseone'sheartwhenwithtemporarydifficulties.

A)beingconfronted

B)confronted

C)havingbeenconfronted

D)confronting

Ratherthaneverythingtothelastminute,healwayspreferstostartearly.

A)leave

B)toleave

C)leaving

D)leaves

aboutonemillionyearsago,thefossilrecordshowsanacceleratinggrowthofhumanbrain.

A)Starting

B)Havingstarted

C)Havingbeenstarted

D)Beingstarted

Publicgoodsarethosecommoditiesenjoymentnobodycanbeeffectivelyexcluded.

A)inwhich

B)whose

C)fromwhose

D)inwhose

Onlywhentheprocessofmeetingthebasicneedforfoodreachedacertainlevelofsophistication

tofollowotherpursuits.

A)itwaspossibleforhumans

B)wasitpossibleforhumans

C)werehumanspossible

D)possibleforhumansitwas

Veryfewwi11doubtthatitissciencethathasatoncequickenedthedemandforgeneraleducation

inmoderntimes____madetheeducationitselfeffective.

A)aswellas

B)butalso

Oandalso

D)and

SectionB

Directions：EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,CandD)Identify

thepartofthesentencethatisincorrectandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.(5points)

Youcan'tavoidstressinmodernlife.Attempting(A)todoit(B)would(C)createstressby

yourself(D).Butyoucanfindbetterwaystocopewithit.

NeitherthePresidentnor(A)themembersoftheCabinetwishes(B)tocomment(C)onthematter

atthismoment(D).

Opposedto(A)theideathatweuse(B)gasolineforrapidtransitdevelopmentgives(C)mea

springboardfor(D)mycandidacy.

Hevisited(A)theBritishMuseum,where(B)hespenthalfhistimenotattracted(C)bythe

museumitself,butbyitsextensivelibraryfacilitiesfor(D)scientificresearch.

Icouldn'tlive(A)tilltodaywithoutmygrandmotherandshewouldnot(B)surviveinherlater

days(C)withoutme.BothmygrandmotherandIrelyoneachothersoasto(D)existinthisworld.

Proof-readingisuninteresting(A),stillless(B)so(C)whenitisone's(D)ownwork.

Onethird(A)ofcancersare(B)preventable,whilea.furtherthirdcanberoutinely(C)cured

ifitisdetected(D)early,accordingtoarecentWHOreport.

Toquotefrom(A)AlbertEinstein,scienceistheattempt(B)tomakethechaoticdiversity(C)

ofoursenseexperiencecorrespondtoalogicaluniform(D)systemofthought.

Iron(A)isnotthemostabundantmetalonearth(B)norisone(C)with(D)theoldesttradition.

Teachersthemselves(A)areoftenjudgedbyexaminationresultsand,insteadofteachingtheir

subjects,theyarereduced(B)totrain(C)theirstudentsin(D)examtechniques.

SectionC

Direction：Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,Cand

D)Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

Thefatherwasthoroughlydishonestandthesonhim.Hehasalreadybeeninthecourtsfor

stealing.

A)seeksafter

B)takesafter

Ogetsthebestof

D)countson

ItookthechildrentotheZootodaytothepartytheymissedtheotherday.

A)providefor

B)lookfor

C)takedelightin

D)makeupfor

TheywerehavingaviolentquarrelbutwhenIcamein.

A)brokeup

B)cutoff

C)brokeoff

D)hungup

Childrenusedtotheirparents；nowtheyareinclinedtoregardthemasequals.

A)turnon

B)lookupto

C)standupfor

D)hangonto

Insomechild-centeredfamilies,thechildrenandtheirpossessionstakeovermostofthehouse,

andtheyoungeronesoftenmakedemandsupontheirparents*moneyandtime.

A)exceeding

B)extensive

C)exclusive

D)excessive

YoumayaswelIvisitJapaninApri1,whencherryflowersare

A)ingoodseason

B)infullbloom

C)innature

D)ingreatdemand

Thesecretofremainingyounginspiteofoldageandwhitehairistoenthusiasm.

A)reserve

B)persist

C)preserve

D)retail

Itwasbecausethetenmajorbuildingprojectsweredesigned,builtandfullycompleted

tenmonthsthatitwasconsideredtobeamiracle.

A)inamatterof

B)aheadoftime

C)atmost

D)inadvance

Whateverthereason,onceyoufindyourselfinabookstore,thedesiretopickupabookwith

anattractivecoveris____,althoughyoumayendupwitharatherdullbook.

A)indispensible

B)inevitable

C)irresistible

D)unavoidable

Convincedoftheimportanceofeducation,modernstates“invest“ininstitutionsoflearning

toget.back“interest“intheformofalargegroupofyoungmenwhoarepotentialleaders.

A)enlightened

B)cultivated

C)qualified

D)nourished

Newspapersmustnotonlyprovideforthereaderthefacts,pure,objectivelyselectedfacts

butalsosupplyinterpretation,themeaningofthefacts.

A)unrevised

B)balanced

C)unprejudiced

D)valid

Theperiodofadolescencemaybelongorshort,dependingonsocial_andonsociety，s

definitionastowhatconstitutesmaturityandadulthood.

A)anticipation

B)perspective

C)proposition

D)expectation

Icomefromacountrywhereforvirtuallytwocenturiesthepeopleofcolorhave,asadeliberate

policy,beenthefreedomofassociation,assemble,thought,inquiryandselfexpression.

A)deprived

B)denied

C)rejected

D)refused

Allweknowabouttheoriginoflanguageisthatmen,unlikeanimals,inventedcertain

soundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewith

eachother.

A)somehow

B)somewhat

C)anyhow

D)anyway

Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwords

whichappealpowerfullytoourmindsand.

A)sensations

B)passions

C)emotions

D)moods

Therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusic,

andwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.

A)transform

B)transmit

C)manifest

D)convey

Theordinaryfami1yincolonialNorthAmericawasprimarilyconcernedwithphysicalsurvival

andbeyondthat,itsowneconomicprosperity.

A)sheer

B)thoroughly

C)utterly

D)simply

Ifnoimportanceisattachedtocollectinginformation,wecannotsurviveinsucha(n)

competitivesociety,becauseitisthebasisonwhichwemakeourdecisions.

A)powerfully

B)forcefully

C)intensely

D)intensively

Crosscountrybicycleracing,____earlyinthe20thcenturyinFrance,wascurrentinthe

1920sandbecameprominentinthe1950s.

A)generated

B)originated

C)sponsored

D)proclaimed

Theoldwomanwassufferingfromaveryseriousillnessandrequiredspecialattentionthe

nurses.

A)from

B)about

C)of

D)for

PartIIClozeTest

Directions:Foreachnumberedblankinthefo[lowingpassage,therearefourchoiceslabelledA,B,C

andD)ChoosethebestoneandputyourchoiceontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

“Communication"and“information”arewithoutdoubttwokeywordsofourtime.Anyhuman

relationshiporanyactivityimpliesaprocessofcommunication.Al1knowledge41information

onwhatishappeningoronwhatisbeingsaid,doneorthought.42isnewtoday,however,isthe

scaleanddevelopmentofthisphenomenon,andtheamountofattentionnowbeing43to

it.1nterpersonalcommunicationhasbeen44bymasscommunication,45theamountofinformation

transferredandthesizeofitspublic.46thisinformationiscarriedbythemass

medianewspapers,radio,televisionit47thedirectcontroloftheuser,whoisunabletocheck

it,changeitorgiveanimmediate48.Betweenthesetwoextremeformsofcommunicationdirectperson

topersoncommunicationandindirectcommunicationbetweenthepublicandmediumallareas

ofhumanactivityare49awholeseriesofinstitutionswiththecapabilityanddutyof

communicatingknowledge,includingthefamily,theeducationsystem,thesystemofadministration

andso50.

41.A)consistsinB)diviatesfromC)beginswithD)transformsinto

42.A)WhatB)ItC)WhateverD)Onething

43.A)paidB)offeredC)appliedD)extended

44.A)replacedB)suppliedC)supplementedD)distorted

45.A)hasdistinguishedB)distinguishedbyC)todistinguishD)distinguishing

46.A)EvenifB)AlthoughC)SinceD)Nomatterhow

47.A)avoidsB)escapesC)attractsD)repels

48.A)answerB)replyC)reactionD)response

49.A)providedforB)providedinC)providedbyD)providedwith

50.A)soB)farC)forthD)much

PartIIIReadingComprehension

Directions：Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestionthere

arefouranswersmarked(A),(B),(C),(D).Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswer

tieachofthequestions.ThenmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEETIbyblackingthecorresponding

letterinthebracketswithapencil(40Points)

Passage1

TheSupremeCourt'srecentdecisionallowingregionalinterstatebankshasdoneawaywithone

restrictioninAmerica*sbankingoperation,althoughmanyothersstillremain.Althoughtheruling

doesnotapplytoverylargemoney-centerbanks,itisamoveinaliberalizingdirecionthat

couldatlastpushCongressintoframingasensiblelegalandregulatorysystemthatallowsbanks

toplantheirfuturebeyondthenextcourtcase.

Therestrictive1awsthatthecourtsareinterpretingaremainlyalegacyofthebankfailures

ofthe1930,s.Thecurrenthighrateifbankfailure-higherthanatanytimesincetheGreat

Depression-hasmadelegislatorsafraidtoremovetherestrictions.Whiletheirlegislative

timidityisunderstandable,itisalsomistaken.OnereasonsomanyAmericanbanksaregetting

intotroubleispreciselythattheoldrestrictionsmakeithardforthemtobuildadomestic

baselargeandstrongenoughtosupporttheiractivitiesintoday,stelecommunicating

round-the-clock,around-the-worldfinancialmarkets.Intryingtoescapefromthisrestrictions,

banksaretakingenormous,andwhatshouldbeunnecessary,risks.Forexample,wouldalargebank

bebuyingsmal1,failedsavingsbanksatinflatedpricesiffederallawandstatesregulations

permittedthatbanktoexplaininsteadthroughtheacquisitionoffinancia11yhealthybanksin

theregion?Ofcoursenot.Thesolutionisclear.Americanbankswillbesounderwhentheyare

notgeographicallylimited.ThehouseofRepresentative'sbankingcommitteehasshownpartof

thewayforwardbyrecommendingcommon-sensical,thoughlimited,legislationforafive-year

transtiontonationwidebanking.Thiswouldgiveregionalbankstimetogrouptogethertoform

counterweightstothebigmoney-centerbanks.Withoutthisbreathingspacethebigmoney-center

banksmightsoonextendacrossthecountrytodevelop.Butanysuchlegislationshouldberegarded

asonlyawaystationontheroadtowardsacompleteexaminationofAmerican*ssuitablebanking

legislation.

Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthecurrentbankinglawsisbestdescribedasoneof.

A)concerneddissatisfaction

B)tolerantdisapproval

C)uncaringindifference

D)greatadmiration

Whichofthefollowingbestdescribeswhytherestrictivebankinglawsofthe1930'sarestill

onthebook?

A)Thebankfailuresofthe1930,swerecausedbyrestrictivecourts.

B)Bankinghasnotchangedinthepast50years.

C)Thebankingsystemistoorestrictive,butnoalternativeshavebeensuggested.

D)LegislatorsapparentlybelievethatbankingproblemssimilartothoseoftheDepressionstill

existtoday.

Theauthorarguesthatthechangetoanationwidebankingsystemsshouldbe.

A)gradual,sothatregionalbankshaveachancetocompetewithlargerbanks

B)postponed,untiltheconsequencescanbeevaluated

C)immediate,becausewecannotaffordanymorebankfailures

D)accelerated,toovercomelegislativefear

Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?

A)ThecurrentbankinglawmustbeinterpretedbytheSupremeCourttobeusefultotoday,sbanks.

B)Althoughtherearecurrentlymanybankfailures,thenatureofbankinghasnotreallychanged

thatmuch.

C)Money?centerbankscurrentlyhavetoomuchpowerascomparedwiththeregionalbanks.

D)Becausecurrentlawsarenotresponsivetocontemporarybankingneeds,bankshavebeenforced

totakeneedlessanddangerousrisks.

Passage2

Theenergycrisis,whichisbeingfeltaroundtheworld,hasdramatizedhowthecarelessuseof

theearth'sresourceshasbroughtthewholeworldtothedrinkofdisaster.Theoverdevelopment

ofmotortransport,withitsincreaseofmorecars,morehighways,morepollution,moresuburbs,

morecommuting,hascontributedtothenear-destructionofourcities,thebreakupofthefamily,

andthepollutionnotonlyoflocalairbutslaooftheearth*satmosphere.Thedisasterhasarrived

intheformoftheenergycrisis.

Ourpresentsituationisunlikewar,revolutionordepression.Itisalsounlikethegreatnatural

disastersofthepast.Worldwideresourcesexploitationandenergyusehavebroughtustoastate

wherelong-rangeplanningisessential.Whatweneedisnotacontinuationofourpresentserious

state,whichendangersthefutureofourcountry,ourchildren,andourearth,butamovement

forwardtoanewnorminordertoworkrapidlyandeffectivelyonplanetaryproblems.

Thiscountryhasbeenfallingbackunderthecontinuingexposuresoflossmoralityandthe

revelationthatlawbreakinghasreachedintothehighestplacesintheland.Thereisastrong

demandformoralrevivalandforsomedevotionthatisvastenoughandyetpersonalenoughto

enlistthedevotionofall.Inthepastithasbeenonlyinawayindefenseoftheirowncountry

andtheirownidealsthatanypeoplehavebeenabletodevotethemselveswholeheartedly.

Thisisthefirsttimethatwehavebeenaskedtodefendourselvesandwhatweholddearin

cooperationwithalltheotherinhabitantsofthisplanet,whosharewithusthesameendangered

airandthesameendangeredoceans.Thereisacommonneedtireassessourpresentcourse,to

changethatcoursemandtodevisenewmethodsthroughwhichtheworldcansurvive.Thisisa

preicelessopportunity.

Tograspitmweneedawidespreadunderstandingofnatureifthecrisisconfrontingus-andthe

world-acrisisthatisnopassinginconvenience,noby-productoftheambitionsofthe

oil-rpoducingcountries,noenvironmentalists,merefears,noby-productofanypresentsystem

ofgoverment.Whatwefaceistheoutcomeoftheinventionofthelastfourhundredyears.What

weneedisatransformedlifestyle.Thisnewlifestylecanflowdirectlyfromscienceand

technology,butitsacceptancedependsonasinceredevotiontofindingahigherqualityoflife

fortheworld*schildrenandfuturegeneration.

Whichconditiondoestheauthorfeelhasnearlydestroyedourcities?

A)Lackoffinancialplanning.

B)Thebreakupofthefamily.

C)Naturaldisastersinmanyregions.

D)Theexcessivegrowthofmotors.

Accordingtotheauthor,whatisoneexampleofourlossofmorality?

A)Disregardforlaw.

B)Lackofdevotion.

C)Lackofcooperation.

D)Exploitationofresources

Bycomparingpastproblemswithpresentones,theauthordrawsattentiontothe

A)significanceofthiscrisis

B)inadequacyofgovernments

C)similarityofthepasttothepresent

D)hopelessnessofthesituation

Whatcontributiondoestheauthorfeelpeoplemustnowmake?

A)Searchfornewenergysources.

B)Outlawmotortransportation.

C)Acceptanewlifestyle.

D)Adoptanewformofgovernment.

Passage3

Moreandmore,theoperationsofourbusinesses,goverments,andfinancialinsitutionsand

controlledbyinformationthatexistsonlyinsidecomputermemories.Anyonecleverenoughto

modifythisinformationforhispurposecanreapsubstantialrewards.Evenworse,anumberof

peoplewhohavedonethisandbeencaughtatithavemanagedtogetawaywithoutpunishment.

It'seasyforcomputercrimestogoundetectedifnoonechecksuponwhatthecomputerisdoing.

Butevenifthecrimeisdetected,thecriminalmaywalkawaynotonlyunpunishedbutwithagrowing

recommendationfromhisformeremployers.Ofcourse,wehavenostatisticsoncrimethatgo

undetected.Butit*sdisturbingtonotehowmanyofthecrimeswedoknowaboutweredetected

byaccident,notbysystematicinspectionsorothersecrityprocedures.Thecomputercriminals

whohavebeencaughtmaybeenthevictimsofuncommonlybadluck.Forexample,acertainkeypunch

operatorcomplainedofhavingtostayovertimetopuchextracards.Investingationrevealedthat

theextracardsshewasbeingaskedtopunchwerefordishonesttransactions.Inanothercase,

dissatisfiedemployeesofthethieftippedoffthecompanythatwasbeingrobbed.Unlikeother

lawbreakers,whomustleavethecountry,commitsuicide,orgotojail,computercriminals

sometimesescapepunishmentdemandingnotonlythattheynotbechargedbutthattheybegiven

goodrecommendationsandperhapsotherbenefits.Alltooofen,theirdemandshavebeenmet.Why?

Becausecompanyexecutivesareafraidofthebadpublicitythatwouldresultifthepublicfound

outthattheircomputerhadbeenmisused.Theyhesitateatthethoughtofacriminalboasting

inopencourtofhowhejuggledthemostconfidentialrecordsrightunderthenosesofthecompany's

executives,accountants,andsecuritystaff.Andsoanothercomputercriminaldepartswithjust

therecommendationshaneedstocontinuehiscrimeselsewhere.

Itisimpliedinthethirdparagraphthat____.

A)mostcomputercriminalswhoarecaughtblametheirbadluck

B)therapidincreaseofcomputercrimesisatroublesomeproblem

C)mostcomputercriminalsaresmartenoughtocoveruptheircrimes

D)manymorecomputercrimesgoundetectedthanarediscovered

Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthepassage?

A)Astrictlawagainstcomputercrimesmustbeenforced.

B)Companiesusuallyhesitatetouncovercomputercrimes.

C)Companieswi11guardagainstcomputercrimestoprotecttheirreputation.

D)Companiesneedtoimposerestrictionsonconfidentialinformation

Whatmayhappentocomputercriminalsoncetheyarecaught?

A)Withabadreputationtheycanhardlyfindotherjobs.

B)Theymaywalkawayandeasilyfindanotherjobs.

B)Theywillbedeniedaccesstoconfidentialrecords.

D)Theymustleavethecountryorgotojail.

Thepassageismainlyabout____.

A)whycomputercriminalsareoftenabletoescapepunishment

B)whycomputercrimesaredifficulttodetectbysystematicinspections

C)howcomputercriminalsmanagetogetgoodrecommendationsfromtheirformeremployers

D)whycomputercrimescan'tbeeliminated

Passage4

In1967,inresponsetowidespreadpublicconcernarousedbymedicalreportsofasbestosrelated

deaths,theNationalMedicalResearchCounci1organisedacommitteeofenquirytoinvestigatethe

healththreatsassociatedwiththeuseofasbestosinthebuildingindustry.

Afterexaminingevidencesprovidedbymedicalresearchersandbuildingworkersandmanagement,the

Councilpublishedareportwhichincludedadvicesfordealingwithasbestos.Thereportconfirmed

thefindingsofsimilarresearchintheUnitedStatesandCanada.Exposuretorelativelysmall

quantitiesofasbestosfibres,theyconcluded,wasdirectlyresponsibleforthedevelopmentof

cancers,asbestosisandrelateddiseases.Takingintoaccountevidenceprovidedbyeconomistsand

buildingindustrymanagement,however,thereportassumedthatdespitetheavailabilityofother

materials,asbestoswouldcontinuetoplayamajorroleintheBritishbuildingindustryformany

yearstocomebecauseofitsavailabi1ityandlowcost.

Asaresult,thecouncilgaveaseriesofrecommendationswhichwereintendedtoreducetherisks

tothosewhomightbeexposedtoasbestosinworkingenvironments.Theyrecommendedthat,where

possible,asbestosfreematerialsshouldbeemployed.Incaseswhereasbestoswasemployed,it

wasrecommendedthatitshouldbeusedinsuchawaythatloosefibreswerelesslikelytoenter

theair.Thereportrecommendedthatspecialcareshouldbetakenduringworkinenvironmentswhich

containasbestos.Workersshouldwearprotectiveequipmentandtakespecialcaretoremovedust

fromtheenvironmentandclothingwiththeuseofvacuumcleaner.

Thereportidentifiedfivefactorswhichdeterminethelevelofriskinvolved.Thestateandtype

ofasbestosiscriticaltodeterminingtheriskfactors.Inaddition,dustformationwasfoundto

belimitedwheretheasbestoswasusedwhenwetratherthandry.

Thechoiceoftoolswasalsofoundtoaffectthequantitiesofasbestosparticlesthatenterthe

air.Machinetoolsproducegreaterquantitiesofdustthanhandtoolsand,wherepossible,theuse

ofthelatterwasrecommended.

Acriticalfactortakesplaceinriskreductionistheadequateventilationoftheworking

environment.Whenworktakesplaceinanenclosedspace,moreasbestosparticlescirculateandit

wasthereforerecommendedthatnaturalormachineventilationshouldbeused.Bycloselyfollowing

theseadvices,itwasclaimedthatexposurecanbereducedtoareasonablypracticalminimum.

Exposuretoasbestosfibrescancausecancer.

A)onlywhenasbestosisusedinbuiIdingindustry

B)onlywhenitisusedinlargequantities

C)evenifitisusedinsmallquantities

D)iftheyareusedwhenwetratherthandry

Exposuretoasbestosfibresisharmfultopeople*shealth.

A)sotheuseofasbestosislimited

B)butasbestoswillcontinuetobeusedforalongtimetocome

C)soothernewkindsofmaterialsareunderdevelopment

D)buttheywillnotbesowhenventilationdevicesareused

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattherealdangercomesfrom

A)theasbestosdustthatpeopletakein

B)thecontactoftheworker,sskinwithasbestosparticles

C)theinferiorqualityoftheasbestositself

D)theexcessiveuseofmanmadeasbestosmaterial

Evidencefromtheeconomistsandthebuildingindustriesshowsthat.

A)exposuretoasbestosfibresiscancercausing

B)asbestosisinextensiveuseinbuildingindustry

C)useofasbestosisbeingreducedgradually

D)exposuretoasbestosfibrescanbereducedsignificantly

Passage5

Agoodmarriagemeansgrowingasacouplebutalsogrowingasindividuals.Thisisn,teasy,marriage

hasalwaysbeendifficult.Whythenareweseeingsomanydivorcesatthistime?Yes,ourmodern

socialfabricisthin,andyesthepermissivenessofsocietyhascreatedunrealisticexpectations

andthrownthefamilyintodisorder.Butdivorceissocommonbecausepeopletodayareunwilling

toexercisetheselfdisciplinethatmarriagerequires.Theyexpecteasyjoy,likethe

entertainmentonTV,thethrillofagoodparty.

Marriagetakessomekindofsacrifice,notdreadfulselfsacrificeofthesoul,butsomelevel

ofcompromise.Someofone'sfantasies,someofone'slegitimatedesireshavetobegivenupfor

thevalueofthemarriageitself."Whileallmaritalpartnersfeelshackled(受束缚)attimes,it

istheywhoreallychoosetomakethemaritaltiesintoconfiningchainsorsupportingbondsw,says

Dr.Whitaker.Marriagerequiressexual,financialandemotionaldiscipline.Amanandawomancannot

followeveryimpulse,cannotallowthemselvestostopgrowingorchanging.

Adivorceisnotanevilact.Sometimesitprovidessalvation(拯救)forpeoplewhohavegrown

hopelesslyapartorwerefrozeninpatternsofpainormutualunhappiness.Divorcecanbelike

thefirstcutofthesurgeon，sknife,asteptowardnewhealthandagoodlife.Ontheotherhand,if

thepartnerscanstaypastthebreakingupoftheromanticmythsintothedevelopmentofreal

loveandintimacy,theyhaveachievedaworkasamazingasthegreatestcathedrals(教堂)ofthe

world.Marriagesthatdonotfailbutimprove,thatpersistdespiteimperfections,arenotonlyrare

thesedaysbutofferawondrousshelterinwhichthefaceofourmutualhumanitycansafelyshow

itself.

Accordingtotheauthor,anidealmarriagelife.

A)requiresconsiderablesacrificeonbothpartners

B)requiresthatthecouplebeemotionallyinvolved

C)allowsforthegrowthofthehusbandandwifeasacoupleandastwoindividuals

D)isonlyanillusionintoday'ssociety

InParagraph2,theword“legitimale”mostprobablymeans

A)lawful

B)biological

C)personal

D)reasonable

Intheauthor,sopinion,adivorceisnotanevilact,

A)ifthemaritallifeisimperfect

B)ifitleadstoa