大学英语四级阅读例题详析.doc

该文章选自2009年5月28日《纽约时报》The New York Times)的一篇文章，原文标题“Married With Bankruptcy”，In times of economic crisis, Americans turn to their families for support. If the Great Depression is any guide, we may see a drop in our skyhigh divorce rate. But this wont necessarily represent an increase in happy marriages. In the long run, the Depression weakened American families, and the current crisis will probably do the same. times: 时代 economic crisis：经济危机 另外 economic depression/decline 经济危机 financial deficit财政赤字 turn to sb for sth 转向，求助于 判断support 此处为v or n ? the Great Depression 经济萧条 drop 下降 同义替换词： decline,fall,decrease,slow, reduce,cut, down ,shrink skyhigh 合成词，同学们可以根据语境猜测此单词在句中的意思。另外记住一些上的同义替换词： go up, rise, increase, ascend, skyrocket,climb等等 divorce rate 离婚率 represent：代表 stand for in the long run 从长远来看 weeken：削弱 构词法 动词后缀-en make sth become weak broaden/threaten/strengthen/lengthen/deepen/ 常用动词后缀-ify,-ish,-ize,-ate 等 current n or adj N. 流 electric current 电流 adj 当前的 current affairs In the initial stage, the current economic crisis is likely to (原文的may) __________. 此题干的关键词是initial 最初的，开始的 而不是原文的in the long run 　　A)tear many troubled families apart　　B)contribute to enduring family ties　　C)bring about (导致、引起）a drop （原文重现） in the divorce rate 　　D)cause a lot of conflicts in the family We tend to think of the Depression as a time when families pulled together to survive huge job losses. By 1932, when nearly one-quarter of the workforce was unemployed, the divorce rate had declined by around 25% from 1929.But (路标词表示转折) this doesnt mean (意味着） people were suddenly happier with their marriages. Rather( 路标词表示转折), with incomes decreasing and insecure jobs, unhappy couples often couldnt afford to divorce. They feared neither spouse could manage alone. tend to 倾向于 ...a time when 引导的一个时间状语从句 pull togther和59 题干 stick together 同义 把。。。看成 think of ...as （同义结构：see…as/ look on…as/consider…as/view…as） survive: vt. 在。。。幸存下来 n. survival workforc