2016长沙市岳麓区高考英语完形填空和阅读理解一轮练习（1）及答案
<p> 阅读理解</p><p> <span word="More">More</span> <span word="surprising">surprising</span>,<span word="perhaps">perhaps</span>,<span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span>.<span word="As">As</span> <span word="Skolnick">Skolnick</span> <span word="notes">notes</span>,<span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marrying">marrying</span> <span word="people">people</span>:<span word="relative">relative</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Europeans">Europeans</span>,<span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="marry">marry</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="age">age</span>.<span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>,<span word="after">after</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span>.<span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="divorce">divorce</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="context">context</span>:<span word="some">some</span> 80 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="divorced">divorced</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="remarry">remarry</span>.<span word="Thus">Thus</span>,<span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="remains">remains</span>,<span word="by">by</span> <span word="far">far</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="preferred">preferred</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="society">society</span>.</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="family">family</span>.<span word="Twenty">Twenty</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="consisted">consisted</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>,<span word="a">a</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="children">children</span>.<span word="Now">Now</span>,<span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="marriages">marriages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="children">children</span>.<span word="And">And</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="marriages">marriages</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>,<span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>'<span word="s">s</span>,<span word="or">or</span> <span word="both">both</span>,<span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>;<span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="spouses">spouses</span>.</p><p> <span word="Thus">Thus</span>,<span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span>.<span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="marriages">marriages</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="children">children</span>;<span word="marriages">marriages</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>;<span word="marriages">marriages</span> <span word="with">with</span>“<span word="full">full</span>-<span word="time">time</span>”<span word="children">children</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="marriages">marriages</span>;<span word="marriages">marriages</span> <span word="with">with</span>“<span word="full">full</span>-<span word="time">time</span>”<span word="children">children</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="and">and</span>“<span word="part">part</span>-<span word="time">time</span>”<span word="children">children</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="marriages">marriages</span>.<span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="stepfathers">stepfathers</span>,<span word="stepmothers">stepmothers</span>,<span word="half">half</span>-<span word="brothers">brothers</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="sisters">sisters</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="grandparents">grandparents</span>!<span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="family">family</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="so">so</span>,<span word="even">even</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="midst">midst</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="this">this</span>,<span word="there">there</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="constant">constant</span>:<span word="most">most</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="married">married</span>.</p>
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