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1、欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！1 英语四级阅读真题练习及解析 Section B Directions:there are 2 passages in this section.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C)and D).You should decide on the best choice and mark the
2、 corresponding letter on Answer Sheer 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage One Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.In times of economic crisis.Americans turn to their families for support.If the Great Depression is any guide,we may see a drop in our skyhigh divorce rate.
3、But this won#39;t necessarily represent.an increase in happy marriages.In the long run,the Depression weakened American families,and the current crisis will probably do the same.We tend to think of the Depression as a time when families pulled together to survive huge job losses,By 1932.when nearly
4、one-quarter of the workforce was unemployed,the divorce rate had declined by around 25%from 1929 But this doesn#39;t mean people were suddenly happier with their marriages.Rather,with incomes decreasing and insecure jobs,unhappy couples often couldn#39;t afford to divorce.They feared neither spouse
5、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 t
6、end 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.欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除
7、！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！2 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 divor
8、ce 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#39;s economic crisis could well
9、 generate a similar number of couples whose relationships have been irreparably(无法弥补地)ruined.So it#39;s only when the economy is healthy again that we#39;ll begin to see just how many broken families have been created.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。57.In the initial stage,the current economic crisis is likely
10、to _.A)tear many troubled families apart B)contribute to enduring family ties C)bring about a drop in the divorce rate D)cause a lot of conflicts in the family 58.In the Great Depression many unhappy couples close to stick together because A)starting a new family would be hard B)they expected things
11、 would turn better C)they wanted to better protect their kids D)living separately would be too costly 59.In addition to job losses.What stands in the way of unhappy couples getting a divorce?欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！3 A)Mounting family debts B)A sense of insecurity C)Difficulty
12、 in getting a loan D)Falling housing prices 60.What will the current economic crisis eventually do to some married couples?A)It will force them to pull their efforts together B)It will undermine their mutual understanding C)It will help strengthen their emotional bonds D)It will irreparably damage t
13、heir relationship 61.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?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 【参考答案】57.B.bring about a drop in the divorce rate 58.C.living separately would be too costly 59.D.Falling housing prices.60.C.It will irreparably damage their relationship.61.D.The economic recovery will see a higher divorce rate.