2010年4月全國(guó)自考英語(二)真題及答案(四)

2.Yoshio and Hiromi Tanaka are a young Japanese couple living in the USA while Yoshio studies electrical engineering．They clearly love each other very deeply,but，says Yoshio，“We didn’t marry for love in the Western sense.We got married in the timehonoured Japanese way．Our parents arranged our marriage through a matchmaker．In Japan we believe that marriage is something that affects the whole family，not just the young couple concerned.So we think it is very important to match people according to their social background，education and so on．Matchmakers are usually middleaged women who keep lists of suitable young people with information about their families，education and interests.When our parents thought it was time for us to get married they went to a local matchmaker and asked her for some suggestions．We discussed the details and looked at the photos she sent，and then our parents asked her to arrange a ‘marriage interview’ for the two of us．”
A Japanese marriage interview is held in a public place，such as a hotel or restaurant,and is attended by the boy and the girl，their parents and the matchmaker．Information about the couple and their families is exchanged over a cup of tea and a meal．Then the boy and the girl are left alone for a short time to know each other．When they return home they have to tell the matchmaker whether they wan to meet again or not．If both of them want a second meeting， the matchmaker arranges it，and after that they can decide whether to carry on the courtship themselves．Here Hiromi said with a gentle smile，“Not so long ago，the girl could never refuse to go out again with a boy who liked her,but now she can. I thought Yoshio was really nice，so I didn’t refuse．”
Yoshio continued：“When our parents realized we were serious about each other, they started to make arrangements for our wedding．My family paid the ‘Yuino’money to

Hiromi’s．This money is to help pay for the wedding ceremony and for setting up house afterwards．We also gave her family a beautiful ornament to put in the best room of their house，so everyone knew that Hiromi was going to marry. Six months after our first meeting we were married.A traditional Japanese wedding is a wonderful ceremony,and our traditional custom of arranged marriage has given me a wonderful wife．”

(1).The Japanese think marriage is important because.
(A).it is expensive to hire a matchmaker
(B).it is timeconsuming to match people
(C).it concerns the couple and their families as well
(D).it is hard to get the approval of the couples parents
答案：C

(2).After a marriage interview,the second meeting will be decided by.
(A).the boys parents
(B).the matchmaker
(C).the young couple
(D).the girls parents
答案：B

(3).It is implied in the second paragraph that.
(A).a good hotel can bring about a good marriage
(B).men used to be dominant in choosing a partner
(C).women played a leading role in choosing a partner
(D).a marriage interview settles all marriage arrangements
答案：B

(4).Yoshio thinks that the traditional Japanese marriage is.
(A).costly
(B).satisfying
(C).complex
(D).outdated
答案：B

(5).This passage is mainly about.
(A).the process of an arranged Japanese marriage
(B).a wedding ceremony in a Japanese fashion
(C).conventional marriage and modern marriage
(D).the role of matchmakers in arranging marriages
答案：A