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TryingtoFindaParther OneofthemoststrikingfindingsofarecentpollintheUKisthatofthepeopleinbterviewed,oneintwobelievesthatitisbecomingmoredifficulttomeetsomeonetostartafamilywith. Whyaremanyfindingitincreasinglydifficulttostartandsustainintimaterelationships?Doesmodernlifereallymakeithardertofallinlove?Orarewemakingitharderforourselves? Itiscertainlythecasetodaythatcontemporarycouplesbenefitindifferentwaysfromrelationships.Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersforeconomicsecurityorstatus.Amandoesn'texpecthisspousetobeinsolechargeofrunninghishouseholdandraisinghischildren. Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeansthatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence. Intheory,findingapartnershouldbemuchsimplerthesedays.Onlyafewgenerationsago,yourchoiceofsoulmate（心上人）wasconstrainedbygeography,socialconventionandfamilytradition.Althoughitwasneverexplicit,manymarriageswereessentiallyarranged. Nowthosebarriershavebeenbrokendown.Youcanapproachabuilderorabrainsurgeoninanybarinanycityonanygivenevening.Whentheworldisyouroyster（牡蛎）,yousurelyhaveabetterchanceoffindingapearl. Butitseemsthattheoldconventionshavebeenreplacedbyaneventighterconstraint:thetyrannyofchoice. Theexpectationsofpartnersareinflatedtoanunmanageabledegree:goodlooks,impressivesalary,kindtograndmother,andrightsocks.Thereisnoroomforerrorinthefirstimpression. Wethinkthatarelationshipcanbeperfect.Ifitisn't,itisdisposable.Weworktoprotectourselvesagainstfutureheartacheanddon'tputinthehardemotionallaborneededtobuildastrongrelationship.Ofcourse,thisiscomplicatedbyrealities.Thecostofhousingandchild-rearingcreatespressuretohaveastableincomeandcareerbeforealifepartnership. 31.Whatdoestherecentpollshow? A.Itisgettingmoredifficultforawomantofindherhusband. B.Itisgettingincreasinglydifficulttostartafamilyl. C.Itisgettingmoredifficultforamantofindhiswife. D.Itisgettingincreasinglydifficulttodevelopanintimaterelationshipwithyourspouse. 32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutacontemporarymarriedcouple? A.Thewifedoesn'thavetoraisethechildrenallbyherself. B.Thehusbanddoesn'thavetosupportthefamilyallbyhimself. C.Thewifeisnolongertheonlypersontomanagethehousehold. D.Theywillreceivealargesumofmoneyfromthegovemment. 33.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTaconstraintonone'schoiceofsoulmateintheolddays? A.Thehealthconditionofhisorhergrandmother. B.Thegeographicalenvironment. C.Thesocialconvention. D.Thefamilytradition. 34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTexpectedofapartneraccordingtothispassage? A.Goodlooks. B.Animpressivecareer. C.Ahighsalary. D.Afinesenseofhumor. 35.Thewordsustain（paragraph2）couldbebestreplacedby A.reduce. B.shake. C.maintain. D.weaken. 第二篇Milosevic'sDeath FormerYugoslavleaderSlobodanMilosevicwasfounddeadlastSaturdayinhiscellattheHague-basedInternationalCriminalTribunalfortheformerYugoslavia.The64-year-oldhadbeenontrialtheresinceFebruary2002. BorninprovincialPozarevacin1941,hewasthesecondsonofapriestandaschoolteacher.Bothofhisparentsdiedwhenhewasstillayoungadult.TheyoungMilosevicwasuntypical,saysSlavoljubDjukic,hisunofficialbiographer.Hewasnotinterestedinsports,avoidedexcursions（短途旅行）andusedtocometoschooldressedintheold-fashionedway-whiteshirtandtie.Oneofhisoldfriendssaid,hecouldimaginehimasastation-masterorpunctilious（一丝不苟的）civilservant. Indeedthatisexactlywhathemighthavebecome,hadhenotmarriedMira.Shewaswidelybelievedtobehisdrivingforce. Atuniversityandbeyondhedidwell.Heworkedforvariousfirmsandwasacommunistpartymember.By1986hewasheadofSerbia'sCentralCommittee.Butstillhehadnotyetreallybeennoticed. ItwasKosovothatgavehimhischance.AnautonomousprovinceofSerbia,KosovowashometoanAlbanianmajorityandaSerbianminority.In1989,hewassenttheretocalmfearsofSerbianswhofelttheywerediscriminatedagainst.Butinsteadheplayedthenationalistcardandbecametheirchampion.Insodoing,hechangedintoaruthless（无情的）anddeterminedman.AthomewithMiraheplottedthedownfallofhispoliticalenemies.Conspiring（密谋）withthedirectorofSerbianTV,hemountedamodernmediacampaignwhichaimedtogethimthemostpowerinthecountry. HewaselectedSerbianpresidentin1990.In1997,hebecamepresidentofYugoslavia.Therestofthestoryiswell-known:hisnationalistcardcausedYugoslavia'sotherethnicgroupstofightfortheirownrights,powerandlands.Yugoslaviabrokeupwhenfourofthesixrepublicsdeclaredindependencein1991.Warstartedandlastedforyearsandmillionsdied.ThenWesterncountriesintervened.NATObombedYugoslavia,andheeventuallysteppeddownasstateleaderin2000. Soonafterthis,Serbia'snewgovernment,ledbyZoranDjindjic,arrestedhimandsenthimtofacejusticeattheYugoslavwarcrimestribunalintheHague. 36.WheredidMilosevicdie? A.Inabasement. B.Inaprison. C.InKosovo. D.Inhisowncountry. 37.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueoftheyoungMilosevic? A.Hedressedinaprettyold-fashionedway. B.Hewasnotinterestedinsports. C.Heoftenavoidedexcursions. D.Hewasextremelyambitious. 38.Allofthefollowingpersonschangedhisfateinonewayoranotherexcept A.Mira. B.hisparents. C.ZoranDjindjic. D.theDirectorofSerbianTV. 39.WhywasMilosevicsenttoK