Question

In China, if you are not married by the time you are 30, you are in for trouble social blame and pressure from family and friends can get you down. And if you are a woman, it’s even worse.

Many young people get married simply to get other people off their backs (免受别人的指责) . This is a serious compromise. One ends up not marrying the ideal partner.

There are, however, a few young people who refuse to compromise if they can’t find a good marriage partner, they say, they would rather not marry at all.

34-year-old Kate is a university lecturer in English. She said she would not describe herself as celibatarian (独身主义者) but simply a woman who hasn’t come across the right man yet. She has sharp comments for the way in which the old generation looks at marriage.
“Many people think marriage is a duty---to your parents, family and society. Nobody cares if your marriage is happy or not, she said, I think this is very wrong and I intend to live and act according to my own will.”

Happily for her, her parents are open-minded and not lay stress on her. But the same does not apply to her friends. They are constantly trying to get her together with some young man or another. She always refuses politely.

1.The main idea of the passage is that

A. marriage is a duty to society

B. people should get married before 30 years old

C. late marriage should be respected

D. women should get married earlier than men

2.Miss Kate refuses to get together with some young man or another because __________.

A. she doesn’t think he is the right man she wants

B. he is either too old or too young

C. he is either important or little learned

D. he doesn’t have good manners

3.In the first paragraph the underlined words “in for” refer to _________.

A. interested in B. satisfied with

C. worried about D. likely to suffer

4. Which is NOT TRUE according to this passage?

A. In China, one may face social blame and family pressure if one hasn’t got married by 30.

B. Miss Kate’s parents are always worried about her marriage.

C. Miss Kate won’t compromise if she can’t have her ideal marriage.

D. Miss Kate wants to marry a worthy young man.

5.If marriage is regarded as a duty to society, __________.

A. everybody will be happy and satisfied

B. nobody will pay attention to whether you are happy or not in your family life

C. you can easily find an ideal partner

D. young people will have nothing to worry about in marriage

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：在中国，如果到30岁还没有恋爱结婚，那就是一件很受人们议论的事情，尤其是女生。但是现在的年轻人仿佛已经改变了观念，他们有自己理解的幸福观和人生观。

1.主旨大意题。根据第三段可知，现在的年轻人的婚姻观改变了。他们认为晚结婚也应该得到尊重。

2.She said she would not describe herself as celibatarian (独身主义者) but simply a woman who hasn’t come across the right man yet.”可知，凯特认为自己只是没有找到自己想要的合适的人。故选A。

3.interested in 对……感兴趣；satisfied with 对……感到满意；worried about担忧；likely to suffer可能遭受。故选D。

4.Happily for her, her parents are open-minded and not lay stress on her.”可知凯特的父母很开明，没有给她太大的压力。故选B。

5.Many people think marriage is a duty---to your parents, family and society. Nobody cares if your marriage is happy or not,”可知，很多人认为结婚是一项社会任务，没人会关心你是否幸福快乐。故选B。

考点：社科类短文阅读。