Question

Divorces in Japan have more than doubled, according to health ministry statistics. One in three Japanese marriages now ends in divorce.

Atsuko Okano was in one of those failed marriages. Three years ago, she found herself alone in her 30s, with children to raise and a future full of question marks and social shame. But she also saw an opening, and became an advisor helping people like herself.

“My husband was cheating on me,” she recalled. ‘I did everything to bring him back to me but it didn’t work, so I dumped him.” Such frankness is a major characteristic of Japan’s recently divorced.

Divorced people – particularly woman – have long been looked down upon in Japan, where self-sacrifice and family stability are regarded as ideals. In the past, bored housewives remained bored. The security of the family unit was the most important thing. Now, young Japanese are increasingly choosing satisfaction in life over the demands of tradition, and more woman are financially independent. As a result, Japanese divorce rates are flying. Experts attribute this to the erosion of a long-standing double standard that granted divorced men respectability, but branded(gave somebody a bad name) divorced women as damaged goods.

Over the past decade, growing numbers of highly educated and successful professional women have challenged that assumption(something taken for granted) by turning their backs on unhappy marriages and paying no attention to the taboo（禁忌）of divorce. The majority of divorce behavior now is started by women.

1.This passage mainly talks about the fact that nowadays Japanese women _________.

A．are granted respectability after they get divorced

B．are becoming brave enough to challenge the taboo of divorce

C．still consider the security of the family unit to be very important

D．are becoming more financially independent

2.It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that Atsuko Okano __________.

A．had some children to raise

B．was very confident with her future

C．was not greatly respected by Japanese society

D．might have found a job to help divorced people

3.The underlined word “dumped” in paragraph 3 probably means _________.

A．looked down upon

B．had a quarrel with

C．hated

D．divorced

4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the reason for rising rate of Japanese divorces?

A．Self-sacrifice and family stability are not much appreciated in Japan as before.

B．More women can support themselves financially.

C．Divorced men and women can quickly find their new partners

D．Young Japanese care more about satisfaction in life than their elders did.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是现在的日本女性勇敢地走出失败的婚姻，追求自己的幸福，导致日本的离婚率上升的现象。同时文章还分析了这一现象出现的具体原因。

1.B 主旨大意题。根据文章主体段最后一段Over the past decade, growing numbers of highly educated and successful professional women have challenged that assumption(something taken for granted) by turning their backs on unhappy marriages and paying no attention to the taboo（禁忌）of divorce. The majority of divorce behavior now is started by women.可知本文讲述的是现在的日本女性勇敢地走出失败的婚姻，追求自己的幸福。导致日本的离婚率上升的现象。故B正确。

2.D 推断题。根据本段最后一句But she also saw an opening, and became an advisor helping people like herself.可知她现在是一个帮助离婚女性的advisor，她从事的是顾问，咨询者这样的一份工作。故D正确。

3.D 推理题。根据本句“My husband was cheating on me,” she recalled. ‘I did everything to bring him back to me but it didn’t work, so I dumped him.”可知她努力挽回婚姻，可是她的丈夫却欺骗了她，所以她离婚了。故D正确。

4.C 细节题。根据文章最后一段可知B项正确，根据文章倒数第二段可知AD项内容正确，只有C项是文章没有提及的内容。故C符合要求。

考点：考察社会现象类短文阅读

点评：本文讲述的是现在的日本女性勇敢地走出失败的婚姻，追求自己的幸福，导致日本的离婚率上升的现象。同时文章还分析了这一现象出现的具体原因。本文主旨鲜明,很容易在文中找到答案。做题时要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因为它们往往就是文章的主题句。阅读中要注意要点之间的关系。然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读任务。