北京市门头沟区2016届高考英语短文改错及阅读理解选练（1）【2015高考复习】阅读理解“Reconstituted”familiesaremoreandmorecommonintheUK.SteveandDebbiegotmarriedin2001andhadtwochildren，LilyandAlex.Unfortunately，SteveandDebbie’smarriagedidn’tworkoutandtheygotdivorcedin2006.ThechildrenlivewithDebbie.In2008，Debbieremarried.Hernewhusband，Martin，hasthreechildrenfromhispreviousmarriageandtheyvisitDebbie，Martin，LilyandAlexatweekends.Inaddition，Debbieispregnantwithherthirdchild.She’sexpectingaboywhowillbeahalfbrothertoLilyandAlexandalsotoMartin’sthreeotherchildren.Confused？Debbie’sfamilyarrangementsmighthaveseemedstrange30yearsagobutnowadaysthiskindof“reconstituted”familyisincreasinglycommonintheUK.AlmosthalfofallmarriagesinBritainendindivorceandover40%ofmarriagesareremarriages.Morethan10%ofallBritishchildrenlivewithonebirthparentandastepparent—aparentwhoisn’ttheirbiologicalmotherorfather.Thetraditional“nuclear”familyoftwoparentsandtheirchildrenisnotsotraditionalanymore.Whatdoesallofthismeanforparentsinthese“reconstituted”families？“Therearedifficultiesandchallenges，”saysDebbie.“Differentfamilieshavedifferentroutinesanditcanbedifficultforchildrentomovebetweentheirtwofamilies.Birthdaysandholidayscanbetricky.Wheredothechildrengo？Whoshouldtheyspendtheirtimewith？Also，whenmychildrenarenaughtyitcanbedifficultforMartintotell_them_off.Thingsthatmightbesimpleinatraditionalfamilycanbeabitmorecomplicated.”Andhowaboutthechildren？Martin’seldestchild，Ella，is12.“Ilikemytwofamilies，”shesays.“IlivewithmymumbutvisitmydadquiteoftenandI’mhappythatmymumanddadgetalongOK.They’renotmarriedanymorebutit’sgoodthattheycanstillbefriends.”OfcoursedivorceandseparationarenevereasybutmanyfamiliesintheUKarefindingwaystomakefamilylifeworkinnewways.【语篇解读】本文介绍了英国出现越来越多的重组家庭这一社会现象。5．WhydidSteveandDebbiegetseparated?A．Theycouldn’tsupportthechildren.B．Theycouldn’tgetalongwell.C．Theywerebothoutofwork.D．Theyhadseriouseconomicproblems.解析考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“Unfortunately，SteveandDebbie’smarriagedidn’tworkoutandtheygotdivorcedin2006.”可知，Steve和Debbie由于感情破裂而无法维系婚姻，并非因为经济问题或双双失业，更不是因为养不起孩子。答案B6．Wecanlearnfromthetextthata“nuclear”family________.A．hastwobirthparentsandtheirchildrenB．hastwobirthparentsandonlyonechildC．istraditionalbutcomplicatedD．doesn’thaveanychildren解析考查细节理解。根据第三段最后一句“Thetraditional‘nuclear’familyoftwoparentsandtheirchildrenisnotsotraditionalanymore.”可知答案为A项。答案A7．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“tellthemoff”inParagraph4mostprobablymean?A．makethemannoyedB．sendthemtoschoolC．letouttheirsecretsD．talkangrilytothem解析考查词义猜测。根据画线部分前面的“whenmychildrenarenaughty”和第四段的最后一句“Thingsthatmightbesimpleinatraditionalfamilycanbeabitmorecomplicated.”并结合生活常识可推知，由于Martin是孩子的继父，所以不能够对他们大声呵斥。tellsb.off意为“责骂、斥责某人”。答案D8．What’sthetextmainlyabout?A．Thedifferencebetween“marriage”and“remarriage”．B．MoreandmorepeoplegetdivorcedintheUK.C．“Reconstituted”familiesarebecomingmoreandmoreintheUK.D．Themarriagesituationisbecomingsevere.解析考查主旨大意。根据文章首句和全文内容可知，本文意在介绍英国出现越来越多的重组家庭这一社会现象，故答案为C项。答案C阅读理解。It’sinterestingtoseehowpeoplem...
