Question

In a very special course at Knnet School, the social-science teacher Adam Smith guides his students through the “married life”. Unlike the traditional course, Adam makes his students experience the real problems married ones may face like housing and child care. “No one tells kids about money-managing problems,” says Adam.

Each student should act out in ten weeks what normally takes couples ten years to finish. In the first week, one member of each couple is asked to get an after school job — a real one. During the term, the income rules their life-style. In the third week, the couples must find an apartment they can afford.

In the fifth week, the couples “have a baby” and then struggle to cover the costs of baby clothes and furniture. In week eight, the marriage comes to the breaking point by such disaster as a mother-in-law’s moving in or death. It’s all over by week ten (the tenth year of marriage). After serious discussion with lawyers about alimony (赡养费) and child support, the students get divorced (离婚) .

Adam’s course, which has “married” 1,000 students since its beginning six years ago, is widely supported by parents and students. Some of the students have found the experience making them realize their real life marry plans are wrong. Marianne Baldrica, 16, who tried “marriage” last term with her boyfriend Eric Zook, 15, said, “ Eric and I used to get along pretty well before we took the course together. But I wanted to live in the city, he wanted the country. He wanted lots of kids, I wanted no kids. It’s been four weeks since the course ended and Eric and I are just starting to talk to each other again.”

1.What is the aim of Adam’s course?

A. To tell students how to find a good partner.

B. To teach students how to manage their money.

C. To help students act as wives and husbands well.

D. To show students the problems in real marriage life.

2.What will happen in the eighth week?

A. The couples will have a baby.

B. The couples will have to find a flat.

C. The husband will have to find a real job.

D. The marriage will come to the breaking point.

3.After taking the course, Marianne will ______ .

A. choose to live in the country

B. break up with her boyfriend at once

C. ask their teachers and parents for help

D. have a better understanding of marriage

4.Where does the text probably come from?

A. A science book.             B. A library guide.

C. A newspaper report.         D. A project handbook.

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析:：本文介绍一个课程，让学生们在虚拟的婚姻课程中体验现实婚姻可能带来的问题，从而让青少年更好的认识婚姻。

1.】D 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Unlike the traditional course, Adam makes his students experience the real problems married ones may face like housing and child care. ”可看出Adam课程的亩的是让他的学生们体验现实的婚姻生活中所存在的问题，故选D。

2.】D细节理解题。根据文章第三段中“In week eight, the marriage comes to the breaking point by such disaster as a mother-in-law’s moving in or death.”很容易得出答案D正确。。

3.】D 推理判断题。文章最后一句“It’s been four weeks since the course ended and Eric and I are just starting to talk to each other again.”（自从课程结束已经四个星期了，Eric和我才刚刚又开始讲话。）。可看出他们没有因为参加课程而分手，相反的，她会对婚姻有更全面的认识。故选D。

4.】C 推理判断题。文章给读者介绍了一个很特别的课程，以通过这样的课程让青少年对婚姻有更好的认识。属于社会想象类短文，这样的文章在4个答案中最可能出现在报纸上。故选C。

考点：考查社会现象类短文阅读。