【InChinaifyouarenotmarriedbythetimeyouare30youareinfortrouble:socialblameandpressurefromfamilyandfriendscangetyoudown.Andifyouareawomanit’sevenworse.Manyyoungpeoplegetmarriedsimplytogetother】

　　InChinaifyouarenotmarriedbythetimeyouare30youareinfortrouble:socialblameandpressurefromfamilyandfriendscangetyoudown.Andifyouareawomanit’sevenworse.

　　Manyyoungpeoplegetmarriedsimplytogetotherpeopleofftheirbacks(免受别人的指责).Thisisaseriouscompromise.Oneendsupnotmarryingtheidealpartner.

　　Therearehoweverafewyoungpeoplewhorefusetocompromise:iftheycan’tfindagoodmarriagepartnertheysaytheywouldrathernotmarryatall.

　　34-year-oldKateisauniversitylecturerinEnglish.Shesaidshewouldnotdescribeherselfascelibatarian(独身主义者)butsimplyawomanwhohasn’tcomeacrosstherightmanyet.Shehassharpcommentsforthewayinwhichtheoldgenerationlooksatmarriage.

　　“Manypeoplethinkmarriageisaduty---toyourparentsfamilyandsociety.NobodycaresifyourmarriageishappyornotshesaidIthinkthisisverywrongandIintendtoliveandactaccordingtomyownwill.”

　　Happilyforherherparentsareopen-mindedandnotlaystressonher.Butthesamedoesnotapplytoherfriends.Theyareconstantlytryingtogethertogetherwithsomeyoungmanoranother.Shealwaysrefusespolitely.

　　1.Themainideaofthispassageisthat_________.

　　A.marriageisadutytosociety

　　B.peopleshouldgetmarriedbefore30yearsold

　　C.latemarriageshouldberespected

　　D.womenshouldgetmarriedearlierthanmen

　　2.MissKaterefusestogettogetherwithsomeyoungmanoranotherbecause__________.

　　A.shedoesn’tthinkheistherightmanshewants

　　B.heiseithertoooldortooyoung

　　C.heiseitherimportantorlittlelearned

　　D.hedoesn’thavegoodmanners

　　3.Inthefirstparagraphtheunderlinedwords“infor”referto_________.

　　A.interestedinB.satisfiedwith

　　C.worriedaboutD.likelytosuffer

　　4.WhichisNOTTRUEaccordingtothispassage?

　　A.InChinaonemayfacesocialblameandfamilypressureifonehasn’tgotmarriedby30.

　　B.MissKate’sparentsarealwaysworriedabouthermarriage.

　　C.MissKatewon’tcompromiseifshecan’thaveheridealmarriage.

　　D.MissKatewantstomarryaworthyyoungman.

　　5.Ifmarriageisregarded