2007年真题我求助两道题,这2题怎么想也没想明白哟。
Use of English第11题:
Roman Catholicism had been the state religion and the only one ____ by the Spanish crown.
11.[A] allowed[B] preached[C] granted[D] funded
这道题意思是说the only one的one指代religion,句子是说“唯一的被西班牙皇室认可的宗教”,那么[C] granted“承认,认可”应该是最符合语境的呀,但是[A] allowed“允许”似乎也是可以讲得通的,“唯一的被西班牙皇室允许的宗教”,那么到底是选A还是选D呢?为什么?
Reading Comprehension第31题:
31. Today’s double-income families are at greater financial risk in that
[A] the safety net they used to enjoy has disappeared.
[B] their chances of being laid off have greatly increased.
[C] they are more vulnerable to changes in family economics.
[D] they are deprived of unemployment or disability insurance.
我觉得[A]选项没什么错呀,请看原文第二段最后两句话,先是说 safety net 可以帮助人们解脱困境,接下来一个"But today"一个转折,即是说safety net不再存在了呀。为什么不选A呢?
This “added-worker effect” could support the safety net offered by unemployment insurance or disability insurance to help families weather bad times. But today, a disruption to family fortunes can no longer be made up with extra income from an otherwise-stay-at-home partner.
In just one generation, millions of mothers have gone to work, transforming basic family economics. Scholars, policymakers, and critics of all stripes have debated the social implications of these changes, but few have looked at the side effect family risk has risen as well. Today's families have budgeted to the limits of their new two-paycheck status. As a result they have lost the parachute they once had in times of financial setback- a back-up earner (usually Mom) who could go into the workforce if the primary earner got laid off or fell sick. This “added-worker effect” could support the safety net offered by unemployment insurance or disability insurance to help families weather bad times. But today, a disruption to family fortunes can not longer be made up with extra income from an otherwise-stay-at-home partner.
如6楼所贴的那段,
思路如下,先说明了 “millions of mothers have gone to work, transforming basic family economics”(题干的原因)导致了the side effect family risk has risen as well(这个是题干)
接下来叙述其变化的影响Today's families have budgeted to the limits of their new two-paycheck status. As a result (说明了这是结果而不是原因)they have lost the parachute they once had in times of financial setback- a back-up earner (usually Mom) who could go into the workforce if the primary earner got laid off or fell sick.