【正文】 Unwilling to lay bare her private thoughts to a stranger, Mary only gave him an awkward smile.8. What matters is not whether the engaged couple have faith in each other, but to view the marriage as it is, which has no bearing on romantic love.《讀寫教程 Ⅲ》: Ex. XI, p. 2531. 自20世紀(jì)80年代初以來，婚前協(xié)議在美國(guó)被越來越多的人接受，因?yàn)楫?dāng)時(shí)越來越多的州開始通過關(guān)于離婚財(cái)產(chǎn)分配的法律。2. 名人的婚前協(xié)議總是頭條新聞：杰奎琳肯尼迪奧納西斯的律師在亞里士多德奧納西斯死后拿出兩人的婚前協(xié)議對(duì)簿公堂，據(jù)說后來在庭外和解中贏得了2,600萬美元。3. 典型的欲簽訂婚前協(xié)議的人是那些積存了大量財(cái)富的男性，他們?cè)赃^苦頭，因而想減少自己日后的麻煩。4. 保護(hù)自己的資產(chǎn)，使之能傳到兒子和孫子手中，這種努力使婚前契約在已退休并喪偶、又準(zhǔn)備再婚的六七十歲的老人當(dāng)中更為常見。5. 另一種要求簽立婚前協(xié)議的情形是，未來的丈夫或妻子已經(jīng)或即將繼承巨額遺產(chǎn)或家庭產(chǎn)業(yè)，尤其是在未來伴侶家資不多或一貧如洗的情況下。6. 律師們?cè)囊粋€(gè)經(jīng)典例子是： “婚禮那天，某人——通常是‘她’——面前突然出現(xiàn)了一份協(xié)議，于是，她看都沒看一眼就簽了字?！?. 有一位律師回想起一件尷尬事：男女雙方還在修改協(xié)議，爭(zhēng)論哪些該保留，哪些該刪除，此刻卻有150名賓客陸陸續(xù)續(xù)來參加婚禮。8. 倫敦一家法律公司的一名律師經(jīng)常為分處英美兩國(guó)的夫婦處理離婚事宜。他注意到，在英國(guó)，法院“幾乎忽視”婚前協(xié)議。Section B. Is the Traditional Family Structure at Risk?XV. Please read the following multiplechoice questions to decide what types of questions they belong to. Take care that you are not required to make your choice now.1. specific detail question2. inference question3. logic structure question4. specific detail question5. specific detail question6. inference question7. guessing unknown word question8. inference questionXVI. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions1. C 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. A《讀寫教程 Ⅲ》: Ex. XVII p. 2671. undergo2. dissolved3. adequate4. overtaking5. maintain6. contribute7. vary8. burden《讀寫教程 Ⅲ》: Ex. XVIII, p. 2671. on2. about3. to4. to5. between6. away/off7. in8. toUnit 10Section A. The Bermuda Triangle Phenomenon《讀寫教程 III》: Ex. II, 1. They took off on a routine training mission over the Atlantic Ocean. The weather was fine.2. They all disappeared without trace.3. They describe it as “the Graveyard of the Atlantic”.4. He noted curious glowing streaks of “white water”.5. He installed a new crew to sail it.6. It vanished together with the new crew in the end.7. Because it believes that “the majority of disappearances in the triangle can be attributed to the unique features of the area’s environment” .8. Only two: The Devil’s Triangle by Richard Winer and The Bermuda Triangle by Charles Berlitz.9. To explain the mysterious disappearances of the planes and ships, Richard Winer believes that the disappearances are due to men’s mistake, mechanical problems, strange weather, or unusual magnetic phenomenon, while Charles Berlitz offers the theory that a giant solar crystal that lies on the ocean floor causes the disappearances.10. Yes, they will find the answers, but this is a very challenging cruise which demands time, money and unusual courage.《讀寫教程 Ⅲ》: Ex. Ⅲ, p. 2811. Installation2. trace3. stain4. visible5. investigation6. hunt7. vanish8. submerge《讀寫教程 Ⅲ》: Ex. Ⅳ, p. 2821. off2. on3. from。 to4. up5. on6. as7. to8. on《讀寫教程 Ⅲ》: Ex. Ⅴ, p. 2821. program2. view3. bleeding4. erosion5. damage6. system7. knowledge8. contacts《讀寫教程 Ⅲ》: Ex. Ⅵ, p. 2831. subordinate2. subheadings3. submerging4. subdivided5. subcontinent6. submarine7. subhuman8. subway《讀寫教程 Ⅲ》: Ex. VII, p. 2831. e2. h3. b4. c5. g6. d7. f8. a《讀寫教程 Ⅲ》: Ex. VIII, p. 2841. Having too many people on the team slows our work down rather than speeding it up.2. Mrs. Kester made students think for themselves rather than telling them what to think.3. He preferred to sit quietly in class rather than risking giving an answer that might be wrong.4. He wanted to make his living as a teacher rather than as a businessman.5. In most modern societies women are treated as professional equals rather than (as) servants.6. “Body language” refers to munication through the way you move rather than speech.7. Andrew is convinced that love rather than money is the key to happiness.8. Many people nowadays municate by rather than (by) phones and faxes.《讀寫教程 Ⅲ》: Ex. Ⅸ, p. 2851. — There’s someone at the door.— Whoever it is, I don’t want to see them.2. Come and see me whenever you’re in Shanghai.3. Wherever you go, you can always find CocaCola.4. However rich people are, they always want more.5. Whoever you’ll marry, make sure he can cook.6. Whichever day you e, we’ll be pleased to see you.7. They found the peo