7.In search of Mr.or Mrs.Right,dozens of Japanese are attending a new school in Tokyo aiming to turn them into marriage material.
The school offers various classes for brides and grooms at a time when many people in
Japan are either avoiding marriage or are finding it very difficult to hook up with a partner.The school which is open to men and women,teaches students how to talk,walk and present themselves elegantly(優(yōu)雅)in order to capture the hearts and minds of partners and their parents.who are often a major obstacle(障礙)to successful unions.The school,opened last month.now has about 30female students.An almost equal number of males have signed up,but those actually coming to class are much fewer than females.
"I had never thought that my boyfriend's mother could play such a big role in my relationship.but now I've realized I need to start thinking seriously about how to impress my future in-1aws,"said Kozue Sugawara,29,who joined the school after her previous marriage plans failed.
Government statistics show nearly two-thirds of women under the age of 34are unmarried.
despite some 3,800firms in Japan offering match-making services.The average age of the school's female students is 30.
"Before,people would find it easy to get married because families and society would connect them in some way,sometimes pushing them to get married.But now,people have too many choices to make up their minds,"said Etsuko Satake,principal of the school.
Instructors provide suggestions on students'dress,posture and even details such as how they CROSS their legs or get out of a car.Men and women are taught different skills,which range from how to set a table well to how to be more emotionally expressive.Students also simulate (模擬)dates,during which their instructors grade their performance and point out what they did wrong.
57.The new school is opened to teach students how toB.
A.get along with their parents-in-law
B.prepare themselves for their marriage
C.behave and present themselves well
D.get back to marriage after divorce
58.Nowadays many Japanese find it more difficult to get married becauseD.
A.they are being forced to marry by parents
B.the society and family refuse to help them
C.they have fewer and fewer partners to make
D.they have too many choices to make a decision
59.Which of the following is true?B
A.Successful marriage has little to do with future in-1aws.
B.Most women under 34find it difficult to get married.
C.The school helps men and women while they are in love.
D.The number of men and women attending class is equal.
60.The undedincd part"Mr.or Mrs.Right"probably meansC.
A.a(chǎn) person with the family name"Right"
B.a(chǎn) person who is always right
C.the righi person one wants to marry
D.the couple who never tell lies.
分析 本文主要講述日本的一所新學(xué)校給很多人提供幫助找到另一半.
解答 57-60 BDBC
57 B 主旨大議題.根據(jù)文章第一段 The school which is open to men and women,teaches students how to talk,walk and present themselves elegantly(優(yōu)雅)in order to capture the hearts and minds of partners and their parents可知這所學(xué)校目的是教會(huì)學(xué)生如何說話,走路,表現(xiàn)的更優(yōu)雅以至于捕獲另一半的芳心,故選B.
58 D 細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章第二 段people have too many choices to make up their minds,可知由于人們有很多選擇,所以他們發(fā)現(xiàn)結(jié)婚是比較困難,故選D.
59 B 細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章第二 段 two-thirds of women under the age of 34are unmarried.可知三分之二的34歲以下的女士都是未婚,故選B.
60 C 細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章第一 段In search of Mr.or Mrs.Right,dozens of Japanese are attending a new school in Tokyo aiming to turn them into marriage material. 可知Mr.or Mrs.Right是他們想結(jié)婚的另一半,故選C.
點(diǎn)評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.