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Traditionally, the woman has held a low position in marriage partnerships. While her husband went his way she had to wash, stitch and sew. Today the move is to liberate the woman, which may in the end strengthen the marriage union.
Perhaps the greatest obstacle to friendship in marriage is the amount a couple usually see of each other. Friendship in its usual sense is not tested by the strain of daily, year-long cohabitation. Couples need to take up separate interests (and friendship) as well as mutually shared ones, if they are not to get used to the more attractive elements of each other''s personalities.
Married couples are likely to exert themselves for guests—being amusing, discussing with passion and point—and then to fall into dull exhausted silence when the guests have gone.
As in all friendship, a husband and a wife must try to interest each other, and to spend sufficient time sharing absorbing activities to give them continuing common interests. But at the same time they must spend enough time on separate interests with separate people to preserve and develop their separate personalities and keep their relationship fresh.
For too many highly intelligent working women, home represents chore obligations, because the husband only tolerates her work and does not participate in household chores. For too many highly intelligent working men, home represents dullness and complaints—from an over-dependent wife who will not gather courage to make her own life.
In such an atmosphere, the partners grow further and further apart, both love and liking disappearing. For too many couples with children, the children are allowed to command all time and attention, allowing the couple no time to develop liking and friendship, as well as love, allotting them exclusive parental roles.
单选题
According to the passage, which of the following statements is CORRECT?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】第二段最后一句指出夫妻双方可以靠发展各自的兴趣和开发共同的爱好来增加彼此的友谊。
单选题
The passage suggests that married couples become_______.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】由第三段内容可知,客人在时,他们可以being amusing,discussing with passion and point,一旦客人离开,他们就fall into dull exhausted silence。D)中的quiet与句中silence意思相同。
单选题
The passage seems to indicate at the end that children_______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】由文章最后一句...allowing the couple no time to develop liking and friendship,as well as love…可知孩子会占去夫妻的时间和注意力,以至于他们没有时间发展友谊和爱情,即说明孩子可能会给夫妻间的友谊带来阻碍。