题文
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.
小题1:This passage mainly talks about the fact that nowadays Japanese women _________. A．are granted respectability after they get divorcedB．are becoming brave enough to challenge the taboo of divorceC．still consider the security of the family unit to be very importantD．are becoming more financially independent小题2:It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that Atsuko Okano __________.A．had some children to raiseB．was very confident with her futureC．was not greatly respected by Japanese societyD．might have found a job to help divorced people小题3:The underlined word “dumped” in paragraph 3 probably means _________. A．looked down uponB．had a quarrel withC．hatedD．divorced小题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 partnersD．Young Japanese care more about satisfaction in life than their elders did. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:C
解析
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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
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。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Divorces in Japan ha.....”主要考查你对 [社会现象类阅读 ]考点的理解。社会现象类阅读
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社会现象类阅读解题技巧：
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1、浏览试题，明确要求。
在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文，抓住主要内容。
在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
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对文章有了全面的了解之后，可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系，做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候，需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。
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要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核那些还未打上的题目，确保理解无误。
