2011年最新六级阅读理解模拟练习（69）
<p> 69</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="ultimately">ultimately</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Europeans">Europeans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="choosing">choosing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="age">age</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="isnt">isnt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gloomy">gloomy</span> <span word="philosophical">philosophical</span> <span word="contemplations">contemplations</span>, <span word="hut">hut</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Europes">Europes</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="landscape">landscape</span>, <span word="embraced">embraced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="sociologists">sociologists</span>, <span word="real">real</span>- <span word="estate">estate</span> <span word="developers">developers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ad">ad</span> <span word="executives">executives</span> <span word="alike">alike</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solo">solo</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span>, <span word="observes">observes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="sociologist">sociologist</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="irresistible">irresistible</span> <span word="momentum">momentum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="individualism">individualism</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stability">stability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mobility">mobility</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workforce">workforce</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="wreaked">wreaked</span> <span word="havoc">havoc</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Europeans">Europeans</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>.</p><p> <span word="Europes">Europes</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="fostered">fostered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="independence">independence</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="home">home</span>-<span word="aloners">aloners</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="Europes">Europes</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sharper">sharper</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="individualistic">individualistic</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span>-<span word="style">style</span> <span word="capitalism">capitalism</span>. <span word="Raised">Raised</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="privatization">privatization</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="choice">choice</span>, <span word="todays">todays</span> <span word="tech">tech</span>-<span word="savvy">savvy</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="embraced">embraced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="economics">economics</span>. <span word="Modern">Modern</span> <span word="Europeans">Europeans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="temperamentally">temperamentally</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span>.</p><p> <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="tended">tended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>-- <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="widowed">widowed</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="pensioners">pensioners</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newest">newest</span> <span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="singles">singles</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="earners">earners</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> 30<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> 40<span word="s">s</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="choice">choice</span>. <span word="Living">Living</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="conceived">conceived</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="warmth">warmth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="light">light</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="singles">singles</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="young">young</span>, <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span>, <span word="strong">strong</span>! <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>.</p>
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