Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
【真题来源：2014年12月大学英语四级真题 （第一套）Part Ⅲ，Section C，第61-65题】
Passage Two
In 1950, a young man would have found it much easier than it is today to get and keep a job in the auto industry. And in that year the average autoworker could meet monthly mortgage(抵押贷款)payments on an average home with just 13.4 percent of his take-home pay. Today a similar mortgage would claim more than twice that share of his monthly eamings.
Other members of the autoworker's family, however might be less inclined to tried the present for the past. His retired parents would certainly have had less economic security back then. Through-out much of the 1960s,more than a quarter of men and women and women age 65 and older lived below the poverty level, compared to less than 10 percent in 2010.
In most stales, his wife could not have taken out a loan or a card in her own name. In 42 states, a homemaker had no legal claim on the earnings of her husband. And nowhere did a wife have legal protection against family violence.
Most black workers would not want to return to a time when, on average they earned 40 percent less than their white counterparts(职位相当的人),white racially restrictive agreements largely prevented them from buying into the suburban neighborhoods being built for white working –class families.
Today, new problems have emerged in the process of resolving old ones, but the solution is not to go back to the past. Some people may long for an era when divorce was still hard to come by. The spread of no -fault divorce has reduced the bargaining power of whichever spouse is more interested in continuing the relationship. And the breakup of such marriages has caused pain for many families.
The growing diversity of family life comes with new possibilities as well as new challenges. According to a recent poll, more than 80 percent of Americans believe that their current family is as close as the one in which they grew up, or closer. Finding ways to imaginary golden age.
What do we learn about American autoworkers in 1950?
定位：由题干中的 American autoworkers 和 in 1950 定位到文章第一段前两句：In 1950, a young man would have found it much easier than it is today to get and keep a job in the auto industry. And in that year the average autoworker could meet monthly mortgage (抵押贷款) payments on an average home with just 13.4percent of his take-home pay.
详解：推理判断题。文章第一段第二句提到，在那一年，普通的汽车工人能够支付一般家庭承受的每月抵押贷款，数额只占他每月工资的 13.4%，由此推断当时对他们而言买房子并不困难，故答案为 B。
点睛：A“他们的工作保障比现如今更少”，文中第一段说在那时，他们在汽车行业更容易找到工作且维持这份工作,选项与原文意思不符，可以排除；C “他们的工资是现在的两倍”，文中只提及现在工人每月还款额占工资比是之前的两倍多，并未说他们的工资相当于现在的两倍，可以排除；D“他们比其他行业的工人更富足”，文中并没有把汽车行业和其他行业作对比，可以排除。
What does the author say about retired people today?
定位：由题干中的 retired people today 定位到文章第二段第二句：His retired parents would certainly have had less economic security back then.
详解:推理判断题。定位句的意思是“他已退休的父母那时的经济保障一定更少”，由此推断出 C“他们要比过去有着更多经济上的安全感”，故答案为 C。
点睛：A“他们一直都渴望回到美好的过去”，这与原文意思不符，可以排除；B “他们不那么依赖于社会福利”，原文中并未提及社会福利，故排除；D“他们通常不愿和他们的孩子一起生活”，原文中没有提及，可以排除。
Why couldn't black workers buy a house in a white suburban neighborhood?
定位：由题干中的 black workers 和 buy a house in a white suburban neighborhood 定位到文章第四段：…while racially restrictive agreements largely prevented them from buying into the suburban neighborhoods being built for white working-class families.
详解：推理判断题。根据定位句可知，那个年代的黑人受到种族条款的限制，无法购买为白人工人阶级家庭建造的房子，B“他们受制于种族的不平等”与文中意思相符，故为答案。
点睛：A “他们缺少交通工具”和 C “他们害怕违反法律”，文中均未提及，故均排除；D “他们太穷了，以至于买不起”，文中的确提到了他们的工资比同职位的白人要少，但并没直接说他们是否贫穷，可以排除。
What is the result of no-fault divorce?
定位：由题干中的 no-fault divorce 定位到文章第五段第三句：The spread of no-fault divorce has reduced the bargaining power of whichever spouse is more interested in continuing the relationship.
详解：推理判断题。定位句的意思是，不追究责任的离婚的增多降低了那些还想维持婚姻的一方讨价还价的能力。由此可知，离婚是容易的，故答案为 A。
点睛：B“家庭暴力减少了”，这不是不追究责任的离婚的结果，可以排除；C “它对离婚双方造成的痛苦很少”，原文中说这种婚姻的破裂导致了很多家庭的痛苦，该项和原文不符，可以排除；D “这导致了社会动荡”，该选项夸大了事情的结果，原文未提及，可以排除。
What does the author suggest society do?
定位：由题干中的 the author suggest society do 定位到文章最后一段最后一句：Finding ways to improve the lives of the remaining 20 percent seems more realistic than trying to restore an imaginary golden age.
详解：事实细节题。根据定位句可知，找到方法改善剩余的 20%的人的生活要比试图回到那个想象中的黄金时代要更现实一些。这和 D“改善存在问题的家庭的生活”所表达的含义是一致的，故答案为 D。
点睛：A “准备面对任何新的挑战”，文中提到会有新的挑战，但最主要的还是建议解决问题，故该选项可以排除；B“努力健全现有的社会保障体系”，文中并未提及，可以排除；C“缩小黑人和白人之间的差距”，作者并未建议社会缩小黑人和白人之间的差距，故排除。