Also, a major part of women"s inequality in marriage has been due to the fact that, in most cases, men have remained the main breadwinners. With higher earning capacity and status occupations outside of the home comes the capacity to exercise power within the family. A working wife may rob a husband of being the master of the house. Depending upon how the couple reacts to these new conditions, it could create a stronger equal partnership or it could create new insecurities.

　　文章解析：本文是一篇对比文，文章讨论了女性的外出工作对婚姻的两种相反的影响。首段前两句表明专家观点：工作女性的剧增可能预示着拒绝婚姻，后半段又提出转折，工作女性的剧增可能鼓励婚姻。第二段两种相反观点继续讨论女性的外出工作对婚姻影响。第三段支持两种相反观点的两种相反的心理因素。最后一段，随着工作女性的经济能力的提高，女性在家庭的地位上升可能导致两种相反结果。近年考试对比型的文章出现频繁，包括两种观点的议论文和两种事物的说明文，特点是平行论述，没有主次之分，作者不发表态度和结论，一般两种观点的开头可当作文章主旨。 26. The word “portend” (Line 2, Para.1) is closest in meaning to “_____”.A) defy B) signal C) suffer from D) result from

　　词义题 从文章第一句话大部分考生都不难理解portend是预示的意思。但是要知道正确选项B）signal也有显示的意思，需要背到字典上signal动词形式的第三个意思。要求考生不能局限于一词一义，而要熟练掌握大纲词汇的每一个解释。A) defy不服从, 反抗 C) suffer from忍受, 遭受 D) result from由……产生。27. It is said in the passage that when the economy slides,_____.

　　A) men would choose working women as their marriage partners

　　B) more women would get married to seek financial security

　　C) even working women would worry about their marriages

　　D) more people would prefer to remain single for the time being

　　细节题 题干的the economy slides等于原文的economic downturns。定位在Data show that economic downturns tend to postpone marriage because the parties cannot afford to establish a family or are concerned about rainy days ahead.数据显示经济低迷时期人们倾向推迟婚姻，因为双方不能承担一个家庭或者担心更窘迫的日子。只有D)符合原文意思。A B C 都是“无中生有”和“答非所问”。28. If women find fulfillment through work outside the home,_____.

　　A) they are more likely to dominate their marriage partners

　　B) their husbands are expected to do more housework

　　C) their marriage ties can be strengthened

　　D) they tend to put their career before marriage

　　细节题 找到原文On the other hand, if she can find fulfillment through work outside the home, work and marriage can go together to create a stronger and more stable union.轻松选出答案C)。正确答案就把形容词stronger转化为动词strengthen。毫无难度。29. One reason why women with no career may seek a divorce is that_____.

　　A) they feel that they have been robbed of their freedom

　　B) they are afraid of being bossed around by their husbands

　　C) they feel that their partners fail to live up to their expectations

　　D) they tend to suspect their husbands?loyalty to their marriage

　　细节题 文章顺序和题目顺序有颠倒。定位在28题之前a wife blocked from a career outside the home may feel caged in the house. She may view her only choice as seeking a divorce. 考查内在逻辑的因果关系。一个妻子被阻止外出可能会感觉被关在房子里。所以她可能认为惟一的选择就是离婚。She may view her only choice as seeking a divorce.等于题干的women with no career may seek a divorce. A wife blocked from a career outside the home may feel caged in the house.相当于A) they feel that they have been robbed of their freedom. 她们感到被剥夺了自由。30. Which of the following statements can best summarize the authors view in the passage?

　　A) The stability of marriage and the divorce rate may reflect the economic situation of the country.

　　B) Even when economically independent, most women have to struggle for real equality in marriage.

　　C) In order to secure their marriage women should work outside the home and remain independent

　　D) The impact of the growing female workforce on marriage varies from case to case.

　　主旨题 因为这种平行的对比型文章作者不发表态度和结论，所以不可能有作者态度题只能理解为文章主旨题。A) 婚姻的稳定性和离婚率会影响国家经济。文章只提及国家经济会影响婚姻。颠倒黑白，排除。B)即使经济独立，大多数女性不得不为婚姻中真正的平等而奋斗。文章从未提及，无中生有。C)为了保卫婚姻，女性应当外出工作保持独立。以偏盖全。只有D) The impact of the growing female workforce on marriage varies from case to case. 女性的外出工作对婚姻的影响是一例与一例不一样的。只有D)才准确表达出文章的两种平行的相反观点。

复习策略

　　从根本上提高阅读能力阅读的基本功是取得阅读高分的重要保证，同时也是取得四、六级考试高分的重要保证。因为即使是翻译和简答题也是和同学们的阅读能力息息相关的。阅读考试的成功需要考生具有丰富的词汇，固定短语以及实际应用的能力，熟练的语法知识及综合应用的能力。因此同学应该在熟练的掌握六级考试大纲的词汇量的基础之上，大量阅读文章。这个能力提高的过程包括精读六级考试真题的文章以及泛读课外的英文文章以扩大视野。

　　学习应试技巧所谓技巧是对于多年的标准化考试的理性分析和科学总结，所得到的经验和做题规则。在掌握出题规则上，预测题目；在不完全理解文章的情况下，根据做题规则最大概率得到正确答案。甚至在来不及看文章时，直接做对题目。六级的阅读文章经过人们长期研究和总结，有着很强的套路感和规律感。同学们可以在考试以前做好准备。 掌握有效的应试技巧对于在考场上高效地去解答四六级阅读题目是非常有裨益的，可以达到事半功倍的效果。最后，只有通过对真题的不断实践和练习，才能在考试中心领神会，取得应有的成绩。笔者深信全面打好语言基本功是提高分数的重要途径，多练加巧练则定可取得事半功倍的成效。只要下功夫，六级考试一定有很好的回报。

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