【答案解析】[听力原文]21-25
Clark Warren has been a marriage counselor for 35 years -- long enough to help couples confront just about every domestic difficulty imaginable. On the personal side, he's helped six close friends as they went through three divorces each. His own marriage, happily, has lasted 43 years -- and he and his wife, Marylyn, have raised three daughters who also enjoy happiness of marriage.
So this is enough to say that Dr. Warren knows a fair bit about marriage -- from his practice, his friends, his own experience, and from his parents, who still liked to hold hands after 70 years together. And he thinks he knows what it is that makes or breaks a marriage.
The key, he says, is not necessarily family background, or chemistry, or even how old people are when they marry. It is... are you ready? That is choosing wisely in the first place. "This choice has more to do with the eventual success of your marriage than everything else combined that you do after you get married," says this voice of experience. "If you choose someone who is highly compatible, it feels almost effortless; if you are mismatched, it's all hard work and good intentions."
[分析] 事实细节的找寻和判断。
根据原文Clark Warren has been a marriage counselor for 35 years可知，此人是婚姻顾问。
由此可见，B项与原文相符，因此该项为正确答案。
[解题关键] 通过题干要求正确定位原文相关信息。
单选题
How many years has his own marriage lasted?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[分析] 数字信息的找寻和判断。
根据原文His own marriage，happily，has lasted 43 years可知他婚姻幸福，结婚已有43个年头。由此可见，A项与原文相符，因此该项为正确答案。
[解题关键] 通过题干特殊疑问词特点正确定位原文相关信息。
单选题
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[分析] 推理判断题。
根据原文His own marriage，happily，has lasted 43 years—and he and his wife，Marylyn，have raised three daughters who also enjoy happiness of marriage可知，他不仅自己婚姻幸福，而且他的三个女儿也是如此。由此可推断他们全家都是婚姻幸福美满。因此C项与原文相符，该项为正确答案。
[解题关键] 理解结构复杂的句子含义。本题原文中使用的句子复杂包括and并列句和 who引导的定语从句，该句高度概括了Clark Warren一家的情况。
单选题
Which of the following is the most important factor in a successful marriage?
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[分析] 事实细节的找寻和判断。
根据原文The key，he says…It is…are you ready? That is choosing wisely in the first place说婚姻幸福的关键是你是否作好了准备，即首先要进行明智的选择。由此可见D项与原文相符，因此该项为正确答案。
[解题关键] 1)掌握同义词替换。原文中key与题干中the most important意思相当，因此可迅速定位相关信息；2)理解that is句式的特点。该句式表“即……”是对重要观点的解释或说明，在听的过程应对此句式内的信息格外注意。