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【題目】In a very special course at Knnet School, the social-science teacher Adam Smith guides his students through the “married life”. Unlike the traditional course, Adam makes his students experience the real problems married ones may face like housing and child care. “No one tells kids about money-managing problems,” says Adam.

Each student should act out in ten weeks what normally takes couples ten years to finish. In the first week, one member of each couple is asked to get an after school job — a real one. During the term, the income rules their life-style. In the third week, the couples must find an apartment they can afford.

In the fifth week, the couples “have a baby” and then struggle to cover the costs of baby clothes and furniture. In week eight, the marriage comes to the breaking point by such disaster as a mother-in-law’s moving in or death. It’s all over by week ten (the tenth year of marriage). After serious discussion with lawyers about alimony (贍養(yǎng)費) and child support, the students get divorced (離婚) .

Adam’s course, which has “married” 1,000 students since its beginning six years ago, is widely supported by parents and students. Some of the students have found the experience making them realize their real life marry plans are wrong. Marianne Baldrica, 16, who tried “marriage” last term with her boyfriend Eric Zook, 15, said, “ Eric and I used to get along pretty well before we took the course together. But I wanted to live in the city, he wanted the country. He wanted lots of kids, I wanted no kids. It’s been four weeks since the course ended and Eric and I are just starting to talk to each other again.”

【1】What is the aim of Adam’s course?

A. To tell students how to find a good partner.

B. To teach students how to manage their money.

C. To help students act as wives and husbands well.

D. To show students the problems in real marriage life.

【2】What will happen in the eighth week?

A. The couples will have a baby.

B. The couples will have to find a flat.

C. The husband will have to find a real job.

D. The marriage will come to the breaking point.

【3】After taking the course, Marianne will ______ .

A. choose to live in the country

B. break up with her boyfriend at once

C. ask their teachers and parents for help

D. have a better understanding of marriage

【4】Where does the text probably come from?

A. A science book. B. A library guide.

C. A newspaper report. D. A project handbook.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

試題分析:：本文介紹一個課程，讓學(xué)生們在虛擬的婚姻課程中體驗現(xiàn)實婚姻可能帶來的問題，從而讓青少年更好的認(rèn)識婚姻。

【1】D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段“Unlike the traditional course, Adam makes his students experience the real problems married ones may face like housing and child care. ”可看出Adam課程的畝的是讓他的學(xué)生們體驗現(xiàn)實的婚姻生活中所存在的問題，故選D。

【2】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段中“In week eight, the marriage comes to the breaking point by such disaster as a mother-in-law’s moving in or death.”很容易得出答案D正確。。

【3】D 推理判斷題。文章最后一句“It’s been four weeks since the course ended and Eric and I are just starting to talk to each other again.”（自從課程結(jié)束已經(jīng)四個星期了，Eric和我才剛剛又開始講話。）�？煽闯鏊麄儧]有因為參加課程而分手，相反的，她會對婚姻有更全面的認(rèn)識。故選D。

【4】C 推理判斷題。文章給讀者介紹了一個很特別的課程，以通過這樣的課程讓青少年對婚姻有更好的認(rèn)識。屬于社會想象類短文，這樣的文章在4個答案中最可能出現(xiàn)在報紙上。故選C。