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11.
A.Independence leading to family breakup
B.Women's easy and convenient life in USA
C.No marriage for many people nowadays
D.Average American families getting small
E.Full freedom for young women
F.Divorce---a social problem in USA
76.F
Marriage,like other social instructions,is showing the strains of modern life.While more Americans are getting married today than ever before,the divorce rate is also disturbingly on the rise( one divorce for every three marriages last year).Why should this be so,and what,if anything,can we do to reverse this trend?
77.B
For most people,life is easier and more comfortable than ever before.Convenience foods from the supermarket simplify shopping and cooking.Household appliances like the vacuum cleaner and the washing machine have made housework much easier to do.Released from these household chores,many wives have found jobs outside the home.Women are achieving economic independence.
78.D
Families,too,are simpler today.In American,it is not customary for parents to live with their married children.With our greater mobility,relatives have scattered,the parents retiring to Florida or Arizona and the young people,after they marry,going wherever their jobs or their interests take them.
79.E
Young adult women have new freedom,too.While attending college,they often live away from home,sometimes far from their parents or their relatives.After college,they move to the city,find a job,and set up"bachelor"apartment.This is the era of women's liberation.
80.A
But all this freedom and affluence have had an unforeseen and in some respects a devastating effect on marriage.Men and women,no longer dependent on each other for food and maintenance,find it harder to accept the responsibilities and restraints or endurance the misunderstandings of married life.When happiness becomes misery,many couples decide to terminate their marriage through divorce.On the other hand,there is a growing trend today for couples in trouble to try to save their marriage by consulting a professional counselor.He listens patiently while they talk,knowing that only through self-understanding can they solve their problems.

分析 本文针对美国社会存在的离婚现象进行了深刻的分析.指出造成这一现象的原因在于女性因其经济的独立而他们的生活变得更加的简单和舒适;因为与父母分开而早早的获得了自由,这种独立性在一定程度上增加了离婚的几率.

解答 76.F 这一段主要讲的是现代社会美国的离婚率逐渐升高,去年的数据显示每三次结婚就有一次离婚,因此标题是"美国存在的社会问题--离婚".
77.B 这一段主要讲的是现代生活比较方便舒适,因而女性不必繁忙于家务活,她们也能出去找工作,取得了经济上的独立.因此这一段的标题是"美国女性方便和舒适的生活".
78.D 这一段主要讲的是美国的家庭变得越来越简单,父母一般不和结婚了的孩子住一起,因此主题是"普通家庭变得越来越小".
79.E 这一段主要讲的是现代的年轻女性有新的自由,在他们上学后,他们独立于父母,毕业后又搬往城市开始单身生活,因此主题是"年轻女性的完全自由".
80.A 这一段主要讲的是现代女性的独立性导致了离婚率的上升,因此答案为A.

点评 对于这种概括段落主题的阅读题,首先要通读整段内容,接着对于段落中心思想进行总结,最后选出最合适的答案.

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Advertising must get attention.To be effective,it must be exciting,entertaining,or provide some pleasure.The secret of writing good advertising copy is to offer a good idea as well as a product.The idea is what the ad is really selling.One example is an ad that says eating a certain cereal will make a person do well in sports.That cereal brand may sell better if consumers think it offers strength and energy.

21.What is discussed in this passage?B
A.The content of modern advertising.
B.The skills of modern advertising.
C.The results of modern advertising.
D.The writing of modern advertising.
22.According to the passage,a good advertisement shouldA.
A.be both persuasive and effective
B.give people useful information
C.show people a product
D.show people a new idea of a product
23.From the passage,we know thatD.
A.modern advertising has less effect on customers
B.once customers see ads about a new cerea1,they are sure to buy it
C.cereal can make people strong
D.cereal is a kind of food which is popular among people
24.What can we infer from the passage?A
A.Customers can easily be persuaded by advertisements.
B.Customers should be persuaded by advertisements.
C.It's impossible for customers to buy a product without advertisements.
D.Customers buy products according to their demands rather than the advertisements.

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