阅读理解Searchingforloveisnolongerjustafavoritesubjectforsongs．Ithasalsobecomeahugeindustry．ResearcherssaytheonlinedatingindustryintheUSearned649milliondollars

　　阅读理解

　　Searchingforloveisnolongerjustafavoritesubjectforsongs．Ithasalsobecomeahugeindustry．ResearcherssaytheonlinedatingindustryintheUSearned649milliondollarsin2006．Theyexpectthisnumbertoincreasetomorethan9milliondollarsby2011．

　　Expertssaythattheindustryhasgrownbecausetraditionalsocialtieshaveweakened．Manyyoungpeopleleavebehindaclosecommunityoffriendsandfamilytofindworkinbiggercities．Peopleworklongerhourssotheyhavelesstimetomeetnewpeople．

　　Thishelpsexplainthepopularityofonlinedating．Someestimatessay120thousandmarriagesayearresultfrommatchesmadeontheInternet．

　　Thedatingindustryhasalsobeenexpandinginnewways．Manycompaniesofferpersonalizedservicesforfindingtheperfectmate．Thesecompaniesareansweringalargedemandbysinglepeople．Theyarewillingtoinvesttheirtimeandmoneytofindlovewithcarefullyplannedmethodsinsteadofleavinglovetochance．

　　AskRomeoisacompanyinVirginia．Itprovidessinglepeoplewithadviceonhowtomeetapersonforthefirsttime．

　　AlsoinVirginiathecompanyTrueLifePartnersprovidesamorecostlyanddetaileddatingservice．Thecompanyhiresateamofprofessionalpersonswhohelpcouplesmeet．Butthislevelofservicecomesatahighprice．Menpaythousandsofdollarsfortheservice．Butwomengettotakepartatnocost．

　　Therearelotsofothercostslinkedtodating．Andwewonderhowtheeconomicrecession(衰退)hasaffecteddatingintheUS．

　　(1)

　　Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?

　　[]A．

　　Songswereonlywrittentoexpressloveinthepast．

　　B．

　　Manypeoplewilltakepartintheindustryintwothousandeleven．

　　C．

　　Theindustrywillincreasetheinterestbyninehundredmilliondollars．

　　D．

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