If you're like a lot of married guys, you don't need to be reminded about men being from Mars or women from Venus. Chances are that you're all too familiar with the feeling that you and your wife are from different worlds. When married people start noticing their fundamental differences, it can lead to a breakdown in communication. The way to have a successful marriage is through communication, common ground and understanding. Here are some pointers to guide you in the right direction.
Rather than ending up in an endless back and forth, forget about the issue for a minute. Instead, think about how you feel she's acting toward you and ask her if that's how she feels about you. If you think she's being unfair, ask her if she thinks you're being unfair. Switching the focus to that shared feeling can help your wife see things from your point of view.
It's important to accept the fact that there's a two-way street between you and your wife. If you think she doesn't make enough of an effort to see things from your point of view, you have to ask yourself if you're making an effort to see it her way.
Realize nobody can wave a magic wand to make you and your wife completely understand each other all the time. Many couples have an extremely close friendship and do almost everything together before they're married. Once you've tied the knot, you may begin to notice that you're not as alike as you once thought.
It seems obvious, but some guys get fooled into thinking their wife will be as excited about all of their interests and hobbies as they are. Don't be surprised when you find out that she's not just like "one of the guys." Sooner or later you'll realize that she might be going along with some of your interests just to make you happy.
Rather than feel offended if you find out she's not as into your favorite hobby as you thought, appreciate the effort she put into making you happy. Swallow your pride and try to take part in some of her hobbies, too, even if you might be a little put off at first. While you're not going to be trying on makeup with her, you could try baking a recipe together.
If either of you is always giving everything and getting nothing in return, there's going to be bitterness. The best marriages are built on compromise. You knew you were going to have to give and take for your marriage to work; now it's time to make it happen.
小題1:What is the best title of the text?
A．How to manage your marriage.
B．How to make a good husband
C．How to make a good wife.
D．How to get her to speak your language.
小題2: The best subtitle of the 6th paragraph is ________.
A．Swallow your pride (at least sometimes) B．Find out her hobbies
C．Don’t get offendedD．Try to make up
小題3:Which of the following is not good for keeping a successful marriage?
A．Focus on the feeling to get past the disagreement.
B．Don't play the blame game.
C．She won't always understand you (but that's OK).
D．Try to understand each other all the way.
小題4: According to the last paragraph, it’s important for the husband and wife to__________.
A．forgive and forgetB．give and take
C．live and let liveD．get everything and return nothing
小題5:The underlined phrase in the 6th paragraph probably mean________.
A．delay sthB．a(chǎn)rrange sthC．dislike sthD．worsen sth

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:C

試題分析：文章主要給出了給觀點不同的婚姻雙方的一些建議，從男方的視角入手，強調(diào)互相的理解與支持，才能化解矛盾。
小題1:標(biāo)題選擇題。文章從男方角度入手，建議他們?nèi)绾巫屍拮幽芎妥约号d趣相投，化解交流障礙，所以選擇D。
小題2:標(biāo)題選擇題。第六段主要說的是在興趣不相投是要學(xué)會Swallow your pride and try to take part in some of her hobbies，所以選A
小題3:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段You knew you were going to have to give and take for your marriage to work可知婚姻中需要雙方的妥協(xié)，一個人的努力會產(chǎn)生bitterness。所以選擇D
小題4:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段，you were going to have to give and take for your marriage to work，可知需要給予和索取才能維持正常的婚姻。選擇B。
小題5:詞義推斷題。根據(jù)原句，可以知道這里想說的是嘗試對方的愛好，即使一開始你會…。因此合適的選項是dislike sth。選擇C
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