B. they wanted to better protect their kids C. living separately would be too costly D. they expected things would turn better
59. In addition to job losses, what stands in the way of unhappy couples getting a divorce?
A. A sense of insecurity。 B. Mounting family debts。 C. Difficulty in getting a loan。 D. Falling housing prices。
60. What will the current economic crisis eventually do to married couples? A. It will force them to pull their efforts together。 B. It will undermine their mutual understanding。 C. It will irreparably damage their relationship。 D. It will help strengthen their emotional bonds。 61. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. A stable family is the best protection against poverty。 B. Money is the foundation of many a happy marriage。 C. Few couples can stand the test of economic hardships。 D. The economic recovery will see a higher divorce rate。 【点评】：这篇文章来源于2009年5月的《纽约时报》(原文地址：http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/29/opinion/29cherlin.html
)，题目为Married With Bankruptcy。这里有删减。文章分析了经济危机给夫妇带来的影响，指出经济危机不会提高离婚率并分析了几个原因，如夫妇无法承担离婚的成本，房价下降等等。文章最后三段指出虽然不会离婚，但夫妻的这种关系也不会维持太久，经济危机的考验要到经济复苏时期才能显现出来。 答案：
57. B. bring about a drop in the divorce rate 58. C. living separately would be too costly 59. D. Falling housing prices。
60. C. It will irreparably damage their relationship。 61. D. The economic recovery will see a higher divorce rate。 62. D) It profits by selling its user’s personal data。 63. C) They don’t know their personal data enriches Facebook。 64. C) To render better service to its users。
65. B) Formulating regulations for social-networking sites。 66. C) He doesn’t want his personal data abused。
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67. C avoid 68. B however 69. D failing 70. C stages 71. A on
72. A predicts 73. A through 74. B and 75. B sensitive 76. D experience 77. B as well as 78. C emotions 79. D to 80. A inevitable 81. D receive 82. A with 83. D quality 84. B positive 85. A memories 86. B increased 87. Those flowers looked as if they hadn't been watered for a long time(好长时间没有浇水了)。
【点评】they即flowers做主语，用被动语态。一段时间应用完成时，looked过去式相比，后面应该过去完成时。
88. Fred bought a car last week. It is ￡1,000 cheaper than mine(比我的车便宜一千英镑)。
【点评】简单的比较级，cheaper than。不需要重复car，直接用mine代替my car。 89. This TV program is quite boring. We might as well listen to the music (不妨听听音乐)。
【点评】might as well“不妨”，原句中有might。listen to the music，听音乐。 90. He left his office in a hurry, with lights on and doors open(灯亮着，门开着)。
【点评】with短语做伴随状语，逻辑主语和表语之间的系动词省略。
91.The famous novel is said to have been translated into multiple languages(已经被译成多种语言)。
【点评】be said to后面跟动词原型，“已经被译”，用完成时被动语态have been translated，介词用into。
作文
On Excessive Packaging
In recent years, with the economy growing, all kinds of goods are flowing into our life. The packaging of goods becomes more and more attracting our eyes. However, the problem of excessive packaging has aroused people’s wide concern。
This phenomenon exists for a number of reasons. For one thing, the business has seen through the mind of most consumers who are face-saving, for they thought that the more beautiful the packaging of goods is, the best people like. For another thing, excessive packaging can make the majority of merchants get high profit for the cheap commodity by improving price. Perhaps the primary reason lies that the form far outweighs the content。
In my opinion, it is more advisable to focus on the quality of goods than to decorate its appearance. So, it is urgent that immediate measures should be taken to stop the situation. Only in this way can we reduce unnecessary waste and have a rational and pure shopping condition, making our money worthwhile。 快速阅读
1.B 2.D 3.D 4.D 5.D 6.B 7.A
8. The proportion of students taking college-level exams 9. A look at many different measures
10. tackle tough subjects under the guidance of gifted teachers
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