大学英语四级听力-96

(总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)

一、{{B}}Listening Comprehension{{/B}}(总题数：0，分数：0.00) 二、{{B}}Section A{{/B}}(总题数：4，分数：45.00)

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the Jour choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the Jour choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.

（分数：15.00） (1).

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A.To keep the secret. B.To have a good rest. C.To reduce the workload.

D.To talk to him about the problem.

（分数：3.00） A. B. C. D. √

解析：[听力原文] W: I'd rather not talk about it. Just don't ask. M: Come on. I think you need to let off some steam. Q: What does the man advice the woman to do? [解析] 对话中女士提到，她不愿意讨论这件事，让男士不要问了，由男士回答时提到“我认为你应该发泄出来”可知，男士建议女士和他谈谈这个问题，故答案为D。let off steam表示“宣泄情绪”。 (2).

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A.Speak to her previous employer. B.Get a job working on campus. C.Attend Career Service's workshop. D.Get a job application from him.

（分数：3.00） A. B. C. √ D.

解析：[听力原文] W: I'm pretty confident the company where I worked the past two summers will hire me full time after graduation. M: Well, just in case that it doesn't work out, Career Service is having a workshop on campus next Thursday on applying for a job. They had one here last year,

and I know a lot of people found it helpful. Q: What does the man suggest the woman do? [解析] 男士首先说以防万一，然后提到职业服务(部)下周四要在校内开一次关于求职的讨论会，去年听过的人都觉得很受益，由此可知，男士建议女士去听一下，故答案为C。 (3).

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A.He couldn't hold back the secret. B.He couldn't help the woman at all. C.He couldn't possibly tell the boss. D.He couldn't decide who told the boss.

（分数：3.00） A. √ B. C. D.

解析：[听力原文] W: I am upset. You told my boss I had a part-time job? M: I am sorry. I couldn't help it. Q: What does the man mean? [解析] 对话中女士问男士是不是他告诉老板她在兼职，男士回答说I couldn't help it，A(他没能隐瞒这个秘密)正是对男士的话的同义转述，故答案为A。hold back“隐瞒”。can/could (not) help (doing) sth.表示“忍不住做了某事”。 (4).

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A.Take a class together with Mary. B.Ask Mary to help him choose a topic. C.Change the topic of his research project. D.Sign up for a different political science course.

（分数：3.00） A. B. √ C. D.

解析：[听力原文] M: The research project from my political science course on the presidency is due in just two weeks. But there's so much to talk about, I don't know how to even begin to pick a subject. W: You know, Mary is doing her graduate work in political science. She would certainly know how to narrow the topic down. Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? [解析] 对话中女士说玛丽正在做政治学的毕业论文，她肯定知道怎样缩小话题范围，由此可知，女士建议男士去找玛丽帮忙进行选题，故答案为B。 (5).

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A.She is busier than the man. B.She is not as busy as the man. C.She is unable to help the man. D.She is lucky not to work with the man.

（分数：3.00） A. B. √ C. D.

解析：[听力原文] M: Gosh! There seems to be no end to the work I have to do. W: I'm glad I'm not in your shoes. Q: What does the woman mean? [解析] 对话中男士提到他要做的工作似乎没有尽头，也就是说他很忙，女士听后说I'm glad I'm not in your shoes，言外之意就是她不像男士那么忙，故答案为B。be in sb.'s shoes表示“处于某人的地位或处境”。 （分数：9.00） (1).

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A.He's eager to start his new job. B.His job starts early next week.

C.He believes the job interview went well. D.His professor mistook about the job.

（分数：3.00） A. B. C. D. √

解析：[听力原文] W: Congratulations, Tom! I heard you got a job with the Wilson Company. M: Hm, thanks, Prof. Smith, but it's a little soon for congratulations. All I got so far is an interview, early next week, on Tuesday. Q: What does the man mean? [解析] 对话中女士即史密斯教授祝贺男士找到工作，男士解释说All I got so far is an interview，由此可知，教授把男士工作的事弄错了，故答案为D。 (2).

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A.It's realistic. B.It's ridiculous. C.It's worth a try. D.It's not going to work.

（分数：3.00） A. B. C. √ D.

解析：[听力原文] M: Ken and Sandra hope to sell their house for $3 million. W: Yeah, they always think big. Q: What does the woman think of Ken and Sandra's plan? [解析] 对话中男士说肯和桑德拉希望他们的房子能卖三百万，女士听后说they always think big(他们总是有大胆的想法)，由此可知，女士认为他们的计划值得一试，故答案为C。think big表示“计划做一些有困难的事情，但会给人留下深刻印象或获得巨大的利润”。 (3).

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A.He feels comfortable with the course. B.He doesn't like the course. C.He can't understand the course. D.He doesn't want to answer the question.

（分数：3.00） A. B.

C. √ D.

解析：[听力原文] W: Do you like the course we're taking? M: It's beyond me. Q: What does the man mean? [解析] 对话中女士问男士是否喜欢他们正在上的课，男士回答说It's beyond me，C．He can't understand the course正是对男士的话的同义转述，故答案为C。be beyond sb.表示“对于某人来说，……难以想像、理解或估计”。

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

（分数：9.00） (1).

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A.She is going to study abroad.

B.She has received a letter from a Japanese friend. C.She is going to work in Japan. D.She has got a job at a travel agency.

（分数：3.00） A. √ B. C. D.

解析：[听力原文] M: Say, Rason, what ate you watching? W: An old Japanese film. I wonder if I'm going to spend all my next year there, I'd better start familiarizing myself with the culture. M: You mean you are accepted into the programme? W: Yes. M: That's wonderful. You must be excited. W: Excited and nervous. You know I owe a lot to Professor Mercheno. He wrote a letter of recommendation for me and he bought me a set of practice tapes and a book which goes with them. Just so I can work on my basic conversation skills. M: How much Japanese can you understand? W: Not a lot at present. But I signed up for intensive Japanese this semester. M: I wish I were as talented as you are in foreign languages. I'd like to study abroad. W: Then why don't you? The university has lots of overseas programmes that don't require any mastery of a foreign language. The tuition is about the same. You just have to be the kind of person who is receptive to new ways of looking at things and willing to adjust to a different kind of life style. M: I had assumed that all programmes require you to know a foreign language. I might check into this. W: You won't regret it. Why is the woman so excited? [解析] 对话开头女士提到...I'm going to spend all my next year there，男士问女士是不是被那个项目录取了(accepted into the programme)，女士给予肯定回答，男士随后提到You must be excited，女士回答说Excited and nervous，接下来男士表示他希望自己也能像女士那样有学习语言的天赋，他也想去国外学习(study abroad)，由此可知，女士因为要出国留学才这么激动，故答案为A。 (2).

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A.He told her about an interesting movie. B.He recorded some tapes especially for her. C.He helped her get into the programme.

D.He gave her a good grade in her Japanese class.

（分数：3.00） A. B.

C. √ D.

解析：[听力原文] Why does the woman feel grateful to Professor Mercheno? [解析] 选项中的He, recorded...tapes...for her和helped her表明，本题考查He对女士的帮助。对话中女士提到...I owe a lot to Professor Mercheno. He wrote a letter of recommendation for me...由此可知，教授帮助女士申请了这个出国留学项目，故答案为C。 问题中的feel grateful是对女士提到的owe a lot to的同义转述。 (3).

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A.A good command of a foreign language. B.Preparedness to work hard. C.Outstanding academic results.

D.Capability of adapting to a new environment.

（分数：3.00） A. B. C. D. √

解析：[听力原文] What is required for the man to study abroad, according to the woman? [解析] 选项中的command of...foreign language, academic和Capability表明，本题可能与出国应具备的能力有关。对话中女士提到“……出国项目不要求掌握一门外语。学费也差不多。你需要……接受看待事物的新方法，并且愿意适应一种不同的生活方式”，由此可知，答案为D(适应新环境的能力)。

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

（分数：12.00） (1).

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A.He is not promoted.

B.He doesn't finish his work. C.He is full of stress. D.He is lack of money.

（分数：3.00） A. B. C. √ D.

解析：[听力原文] W: Are you OK? You look really tired. M: I am. I can't seem to sleep at night. I've been under a lot of pressure lately. W: What's up? M: I've got a million things to do. I'm busy at work. I'm working on the house too, you know. I'm trying to fix it up. I need to finish it before winter. Just lots of deadlines. W: Any way I can help? M: Thanks, but not really. It's just things I have to do. W: Well, you need to manage that stress a little better. Are you getting any exercise? M: Who has time? W: You really should ride a bicycle to the store, or walk to work a couple of days a week, or go swimming at the community centre. It helps me to get exercise when I'm busy. M: That is a good suggestion. It's just the time, you know. I'm always thinking of what I should be doing. W: No wonder you can't sleep. A lot of people learn to meditate or learn yoga. Meditation and yoga are supposed to be good ways to deal with stress. M: Yoga? Maybe I'll call

the community centre. They might have some classes there. W: You know, another thing you can do is to take vitamins. You use up a lot of vitamins and you don't get thee in your meals all the time. They won't help the stress, but they might help your body handle it better. You really should take vitamins every day. M: Yeah, I should get some. Thanks. W: How about going out with Rosa and me this Friday? It'll do you good. M: You know, you're right about all of this. Let's go somewhere Friday night, have dinner, see a movie. That'll be fun. What's the man's problem? [解析] 选项中的He, not promoted, full of stress和lack of money表明，本题可能与He遇到的问题有关。对话开头男士说他晚上睡不着觉，最近压力很大，由此可知，男士的问题就是压力大，故答案为C。 C中的full of stress与男士提到的under a lot of pressure对应。 (2).

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A.Learn to meditate or learn yoga, B.Walk to the supermarkets. C.Go mountain-climbing once a week. D.Take part in a bicycle race.

（分数：3.00） A. √ B. C. D.

解析：[听力原文] What does the woman suggest the man do to deal with stress? [解析] 选项均以原形动词开头以及其中的Learn to meditate和Go mountain-climbing表明，本题可能与缓解压力的建议有关。对话中女士提到冥想和瑜伽应该都是减压的好方法，由此可知，她建议男士学习冥想或是练习瑜伽。故答案为A。 (3).

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A.They can help lessen the pressure. B.People mainly get them from their meals. C.They enable the body to deal with stress better. D.They are useless to stressful people.

（分数：3.00） A. B. C. √ D.

解析：[听力原文] What does the woman say about vitamins? [解析] 选项中的They can, lessen the pressure和enable the body to deal with stress表明，本题考查They在缓解压力方面的效果。由B中的get them from their meals可知，They应该是某种食品或营养物质。对话中女士提到They won't help the stress, but they might help your body handle it better，由此可知，维他命能帮助身体更好地对抗压力，故答案为C。 but转折处为常考点，是听音重点。 (4).

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A.Having dinner and seeing a movie. B.Attending a concert with their parents. C.Preparing a big meal.

D.Going swimming with their friends.

（分数：3.00） A. √ B. C. D.

解析：[听力原文] What does the man suggest doing this Friday night? [解析] 选项中的Having dinner，Attending a concert和Preparing a big meal表明，本题可能与计划或建议有关。由男士提到的Let's go somewhere Friday night, have dinner, see a movie可知，男士建议周五晚上一起吃饭，并且去看场电影，故答案为A。

三、{{B}}Section B{{/B}}(总题数：3，分数：25.00)

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

（分数：7.50） (1).

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A.How to choose pet dogs. B.Different breeds of dogs. C.How to care for dogs properly. D.How to train a puppy.

（分数：2.50） A. √ B. C. D.

解析：[听力原文] Is your family interested in buying a dog? A dog can be a happy addition to your family, but if you choose the wrong kind of dog, the consequences can cause you a lot of trouble. Families should sit down and thoroughly discuss the problems involved before buying a dog. Even if the children in your family are the ones who want the dogs, the parents are the ones who are really responsible for seeing that the animal is properly cared for. If you don't know much about dogs, it's a good idea to go to the library or the ASPCA for books about various kinds of dogs, as well as books about how to train a puppy. When a book describes a dog as an ideal hunting dog, it probably means that the dog won't be happy living in a small apartment. Dog breeds vary in popularity as the years go by. One of the most popular dogs these days is the German shepherd. This is because it provides protection as well as companionship. The family should be warned that these dogs grow up to be very big, and may be too powerful for children to handle. If space is limited, a toy dog may be a good choice. These dogs are very small and easy to train. They don't need to be walked daily, since they can exercise in the space available in the home. What is the passage mainly about? [解析] 选项概括性强表明，本题可能考查短文的主题。短文一开始就提到，小狗可以给家庭带来快乐，但如果选择不慎的话，就会带来许多问题，接下来详细说明了选择宠物狗应做的相关准备，结尾以牧羊犬为例指出如何根据家庭居住环境选择宠物狗，由此可知，短文主要讲述了如何选择宠物狗，故答案为A。

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A.By working in a library.

B.By visiting an experienced dog trainer. C.By buying a dog from a pet store. D.By reading books about dogs.

（分数：2.50） A. B. C. D. √

解析：[听力原文] How does the speaker suggest people get information about dogs? [解析] 选项均以“By+现在分词”开头表明，本题考查做某事的方式。短文中提到It's a good idea to go to the library or the ASPCA for books about various kinds of dogs(去图书馆或美国防止虐待动物协会找关于各种狗的书籍是个不错的主意)，由此可知，说话者建议人们通过阅读书籍来获取关于狗的知识，故答案为D。 (3).

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A.They are big and aggressive.

B.They provide companionship and protection. C.They don't need too much living space. D.They are easy to train.

（分数：2.50） A. B. √ C. D.

解析：[听力原文] Why is the German shepherd a popular dog according to the passage? [解析] 选项中的They, big and aggressive和easy to train表明，本题与They的特点有关，听音时注意听明白They指代什么。短文中提到，德国牧羊犬是现在最受欢迎的狗之一，这是因为他们能起到陪伴和保护的作用(This is because it provides protection as well as companionship)。故答案为B。 举例处和because原因处为常考点，听音时应注意。

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

（分数：7.50） (1).

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A.It is obviously a mental process.

B.It is more of a physical process than a mental action. C.It is a process that involves one's entire body. D.It involves the muscles as well as the brain.

（分数：2.50） A. B. C. D. √

解析：[听力原文] Some psychologists maintain that mental acts such as thinking are not performed in the brain alone, but that one's muscles also participate. It may be said that we think with our muscles in somewhat the same way as we listen to music with our bodies. Yon surely are not surprised to be told that yon usually listen to music not only with your ears but also with your whole body. Few people can listen to music that is more or less familiar without moving their body or more specifically, some parts of their body. Often when one listens to a concert on the radio, he is tempted to direct the orchestra even though he knows there is a competent conductor on the job. Strange as this behaviour may be, there is a very good reason fur it. One cannot derive all possible enjoyment from music unless he participates, so to speak, in its performance. The listener \"feels\" himself to the music with more or less noticeable motions of his body. The muscles of the body actually participate in the mental process of thinking in the same way, but this participation is less obvious because it is lass noticeable. According to the passage, what do some psychologists maintain about thinking? [解析] 选项中的mental process/action, physical process和muscles as well as the brain表明，本题可能与人的思想活动或身体活动有关。短文开头就提到，一些心理学家认为人在进行类似思考这样的脑力活动时，不是只有大脑参与，人的肌肉也参与，故答案为D。 but转折处为常考点，是听音重点。 (2).

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A.To exercise their muscles.

B.To show that they understand the music. C.To fully enjoy the music.

D.To experience the feeling of being a conductor.

（分数：2.50） A. B. C. √ D.

解析：[听力原文] Why do people move their body while listening to familiar music? [解析] 选项均以“To+原形动词”开头以及其中的understand the music, enjoy the music表明，本题考查与音乐有关的行为目的。短文中首先提到，很少有人在听到稍微熟悉的音乐时不摇动整个身体或某些身体部位，后面提到，一个人如果不参与到音乐的演奏中去，他就无法享受到所有的乐趣(derive all possible enjoyment)，由此可知，人们听到熟悉的音乐时摇动身体是为了充分享受音乐，故答案为C。 本题需要对短文中相关的信息进行整合。 (3).

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A.Body gestures. B.Music appreciation.

C.The participation of muscles in mental acts. D.The definition of the thinking process.

（分数：2.50） A. B. C. √ D.

解析：[听力原文] What is the passage mainly about? [解析] 选项概括性强表明，本题可能考查短文的主题。短文一开始就指出心理学家认为肌肉参与思雏活动，紧接着以听音乐时身体参与为例证明这一观

点，短文结尾再次点明肌肉参与思维活动的过程与此类似，由此可知，短文主要讲述的是肌肉参与脑力活动这一观点，故答案为C。 短文的主旨一般在短文的开头或结尾有所提及，听音时应注意。

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

（分数：10.00） (1).

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A.They were mostly endangered. B.They were limited.

C.They would never be exhausted. D.They were difficult to recover.

（分数：2.50） A. B. C. √ D.

解析：[听力原文] During the nineteenth century, when little was known about environmentalism and conservation, it was common to hear people say that the resources of the sea were unlimited. They believed the world and entree would continuously reproduce all the resources they would need. For example, a noted biologist writing in the mid-nineteenth century commented that none of the great sea fisheries were to be exhausted. Today, though, there is evidence that the resources of the sea are seriously endangered. Previously, environmentalists have focused their attention on the land and air. The list of endangered species now includes the African elephant, the Indian tiger and the American eagle. Recently, however, they are beginning to discover that the resources of the sea are in as much danger. Furthermore, the threats to fish are more alarming in some ways than the threats to animals and birds. This is because fish are a much more needed food source, and people throughout the world depend on fish as an important part of their diet. Hence, a decline in the fish supply could have extensive effects on hunger and population. Fishermen in the North Atlantic alone annually harvest 20 billion pounds of fish to satisfy food demand, but the world needs to recognise that these practises cannot continue without exhausting fish reserves within the next few years. Rapidly declining sea resources in many parts of the world are problems that cannot be ignored any longer. Unlike the scholars in the nineteenth century, we now know that food supplies in the sea cannot last forever. What did many people in the nineteenth century think about sea resources, according to the passage? [解析] 选项中的they, limited, never be exhausted和difficult to recover表明，本题考查对They的看法，听音时注意They指代什么。短文开头提到，十九世纪，人们对环境保护知之甚少，经常会听到人们说海洋资源是用之不尽的。故答案为C。 C中的never be exhausted是对短文中提到的unlimited的同义转述。 (2).

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A.They are already extinct on land or in the air. B.They are important species for conservation. C.They are symbols of different countries. D.They are examples of zoo animals.

（分数：2.50） A. B. √

C. D.

解析：[听力原文] What con we learn about the African elephant, Indian tiger, and American eagle from the passage? [解析] 选项均为与They有关的句子表明，本题考查与They有关的事实状况。短文中提到，目前列入濒危物种名单的动物有非洲象、印度虎以及美洲鹰，由此可知，这些动物是需要保护的稀有动物，故答案为B。 列举处为常考点，听音时应注意。 (3).

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A.Fish are much more important food sources. B.The sea pollution is more serious.

C.Threats to fish haven't received widespread media coverage. D.More and more animals feed on fish.

（分数：2.50） A. √ B. C. D.

解析：[听力原文] Why are the threats to fish more alarming than other animals? [解析] 选项中的sea pollution, Throats to fish和more animals feed on fish表明，本题可能与鱼类受到的威胁有关。短文中提到，鱼类遇到的威胁比其他动物和鸟类受到的威胁更令人担忧，这是因为全世界的人们都把鱼作为他们饮食的一个重要部分，鱼类是重要的食物来源，故答案为A。 比较处和because原因处均为常考点，是听音的重点。 (4).

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A.To tell us the resources of the sea are unlimited. B.To tell us there are threats to animals and birds. C.To tell us people should protect sea resources. D.To tell us people should love fish.

（分数：2.50） A. B. C. √ D.

解析：[听力原文] What's the purpose of the passage? [解析] 选项均以“To toll us”开头并且概括性强表明，本题考查短文的写作目的。短文通过十九世纪的人们对海洋资源的看法，引出海洋资源已面临灭绝的事实，接下来以鱼类资源受到生存威胁为例，说明了保护海洋资源的必要性，由此可知，短文的目的是告诉人们要保护海洋资源，故答案为C。

四、{{B}}Section C{{/B}}(总题数：1，分数：30.00)

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of single-person households, which {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}from 18 to 29 percent of all households between 1971 and 2002. By the year 2020, it is {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}that there will be more single people than married people. Fifty years ago this would have been socially {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}in Britain.

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（分数：30.00）

填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：substantial）

解析：[听力原文] The family in Britain is changing. The once typical British family headed by two parents has undergone substantial changes during the twentieth century. In particular there has been a rise in the number of single-person households, which increased from 18 to 29 percent of all households between 1971 and 2002. By the year 2020, it is estimated that there will be more single people than married people. Fifty years ago this would have been socially unacceptable in Britain. In the past, people got married and stayed married. Divorce was very difficult, expensive and took a long time. Today, people's views on marriage are changing. Many couples, mostly in their twenties or thirties, live together without getting married. Only about 60% of these couples will eventually get married. In the past, people married before they had children, but now about 40% of children in Britain are born to unmarried parents. In 2000, around a quarter of unmarried people between the ages of 16 and 59 were living together in Great Britain. Before 1960 this was very unusual. People are generally getting married at a later age now and many women do not want to have children immediately. They prefer to concentrate on their jobs and put off having babies until their late thirties. The number of single-parent families is increasing. This is mainly due to more marriages ending in divorce, but some women are also choosing to have children as a single parent without being married. [解析] 空前的has undergone及空后的changes表明，本空应填一形容词。

填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：increased）

解析：[解析] 空前的which引导非性定语从句表明。本空应填一动词(词组)，用作非性定语从句中的谓语，再结合时间状语between 1971 and 2002可以判断，所填动词(词组)应为一般过去时。 填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：estimated）

解析：[解析] 空前的is表明，此处应填一形容词，或填一过去分词形式的动词(词组)。 填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：unacceptable）

解析：[解析] 空前的have been表明，此处应填一形容词，或填一过去分词形式的动词(词组)。 填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：views）

解析：[解析] 空前的people's厦空后的on表明，本空应填一复数可数名词，或填一不可数名词，且该词后面还要能够接介词on。

填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：eventually）

解析：[解析] 空所在的句子主要成分完整，故本空应填一副词(词组)，修饰get married。 填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：are born to）

解析：[解析] 本句缺少谓语，故本空应填一动词(词组)，再结合该句中的时间副词now可以判断，所填动词(词组)为原形。

填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：unusual）

解析：[解析] 空前的was very表明，本空应填一形容词。 填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：concentrate on）

解析：[解析] 空前的prefer to表明，本空应填一原形动词(词组)。空后的put off having babies提示，此处可能是说现在很多女性更愿意“把精力放在”工作上。 填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：ending in）

解析：[解析] 空前的介词短语due to表明，more marriages ______ divorce应该是一个名词短语，故本空应填一分词形式的动词(词组)，用于连接空前后的名词(词组)。