2023年3月英语四级长篇阅读真题及答案(第一套) .pdf

长篇阅读文章标题

Hyphenatingyourlastnameaftermarriage?

答案速查

36-40：HDIAJ

41-45：BEGLF

题干、答案和定位处

36.Manypeopletodaystillfindnamehyphenationuponmarriage

unacceptable.

36.H【定位】Ifyoucareaboutoutsideopinionsonyourname,youshould

knowthatalargeportionoftodayssocietyisannoyedbythehyphenatedname.

37.Asacompromise,abridewillinmostcasesadoptanamethatcombines

thecoupleslastnames.

37.D【定位】Mostofthetime，though，themostpopularcompromiseis

tohyphenateyourlastnameandthelastnameofyourgroom.

38.Thebrideshouldconsideradoptinghergroomslastnamewhetherhe

feelsstronglyaboutitornot.

38.I【定位】Whetheryourfuturehusbandinsistingonyouradoptinghis

lastnameisaredflagtoyouornot,itisstillsomethingthatyoushouldtake

intoconsideration.

39.Makingpreparationsformarriagecausesalotofstress.

39.A【定位】Whilebeingmarriedisgreatandwonderful,theactofgetting

marriedcanbequitestressful.

40.Hyphenatingthelastnamescouldbeawin-winsolutionshould

argumentsariseaboutwhatnametoadoptuponmarriage.

40.J【定位】Onespousewantsacompletenamechange.Theother

spousewantsnonamechange.Hyphenatingthetwonamesisawayforeach

personto,atleastalittlebit,wintheargument.

41.Itusedtobeconsideredsociallyunacceptableforabridetoretainher

maidenname.

41.B【定位】Theactofkeepingherownlastnamewasconsideredtaboo

andpeopleseyebrowswouldraiserightoftheirfaces...

42.Thebridewhoadoptsahyphenatedlastnameaftermarriagecan

maintainconnectionswiththeirpastachievements.

42.E【定位】Itallowsyoutostayconnectedtoaccomplishmentsthatyou

achievedbeforeyougotmarried.

43.Hyphenatingnamesallowsthebridetopreserveherownidentitywhile

respectingtradition.

43.G【定位】Atthethetime，yournameisassociatedwiththe