2011年最新六级阅读理解模拟练习（55）
<p> 55</p><p> <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1954, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="covenants">covenants</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="custom">custom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="sensitive">sensitive</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>, <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="unpleasantly">unpleasantly</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="womens">womens</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="societal">societal</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="practices">practices</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="vary">vary</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="still">still</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 13-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="teens">teens</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="interfere">interfere</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="womans">womans</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consequently">consequently</span> <span word="restrict">restrict</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="dangers">dangers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="young">young</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="childbirth">childbirth</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="mortality">mortality</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p> <span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="consent">consent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="puberty">puberty</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Muslims">Muslims</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="harmony">harmony</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biological">biological</span> <span word="transition">transition</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="adulthood">adulthood</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span>, <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="puberty">puberty</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="around">around</span> 13 <span word="or">or</span> 14 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> 15, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span>, 18 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="argued">argued</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="marriages">marriages</span>, <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="encouraging">encouraging</span> <span word="promiscuity">promiscuity</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p>
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