大学英语六级考试辅导之阅读训练二
<p> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>， <span word="then">then</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>. <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="fail">fail</span>， <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="found">found</span>.</p><p> <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="shuttling">shuttling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 40 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="split">split</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="spouse">spouse</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="grind">grind</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="showed">showed</span>.</p><p> <span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> - <span word="most">most</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> - <span word="spends">spends</span> 45 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="commuting">commuting</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="breeding">breeding</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="granted">granted</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Swedish">Swedish</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="statistical">statistical</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Swedish">Swedish</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="between">between</span> 1995 <span word="and">and</span> 2000. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Umea">Umea</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="of">of</span> 45 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="commute">commute</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span>.</p><p> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="commutes">commutes</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="home">home</span>， <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="household">household</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="divorce">divorce</span> <span word="is">is</span> 40 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="commuters">commuters</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="commuters">commuters</span> <span word="travelling">travelling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="by">by</span> 22 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>. <span word="Britishs">Britishs</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="endure">endure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="longest">longest</span> <span word="commute">commute</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="at">at</span> 54 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p>
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