高中英语阅读练习题

Polygamyisafunnything―funnyhaha,aswellaspeculiar.Onethinksofthe19th-centuryMormonleader,BrighamYoung,withhis55wives(inthosedays,theysaid,womenmarriedYoung).Devout(虔敬的)MormonsholdthatamessagefromGodtoldYoungtogoaheadandstartcollectingwives.Skeptics(怀疑者),ofcourse,saythattherewassomethingelsetothis.Inanycase,itprovedtobeanefficientmeansofenablingMormonstooutnumberskeptics.Andinfairness,someofhiswiveswereelderlywomenwhomhemarriedoutofkindnessandnotbecausehewasattractedtothem.

IfinditverycuriousthatWesterncountries,despitehowmuchtheypridethemselvesfortheirliberalism(人文自由主义)aboutwhatwillingadultsdowithoneanother,havebeenslowtopermitwillingadultstomarryeachotherataratemorethanoneatatime.

WhatbusinessisitofthestateshowmanypeopleImarry?Andbytheway,ifonecanenterintoacommonlawmarriagebylivingwithsomeoneforsevenyears,canoneenterintoacommonlawpolygamybylivingwithtwo?I'dlovetoseethattestcase.

Butwhatwoulditreallybeliketohavemultiplespouses?MostmenI'veaskedanswerimmediatelywithaknowingsmile.Andthosearetheintelligentones.Theirmindsimmediatelycreateanimagesomethinglikeasexual(性的)version(看法)ofaHongKongSundaylunch,withmanydishestotaste.

Intruth,theideascaresme.Ispendhalfmywakinghourstryingtodealwithmychildishconsciousnesstothecivilizedstateknownasmarriage.It'sonlybytotalluckIcanholdontoanyofmynaturalstate-of-naturequalities—watchingviolentmovies,eatingbadfood,andactingpoorly,thewaythatmencanactpoorlywhenfreefromthecontrolofwomen.WhatifIwereoutnumbered?

Thenthere'sthespectre(幻影,魔鬼)ofadoublesettlement(解决)ifthewomanleaves.Modernmarriagemightbearawdealforwomen,butitcanbehell(地狱)onmenwhenwomenleave.Littlewonderthatmen,whowritethelaws,discouragepolygamy.Butthenagain,MarkTwainmighthavebeenright;maybeitwasjustthemother-in-lawjokes.

11.Whatdoestheword"polygamy"mostprobablymeaninthefirstsentence?

A.Funnystories.

B.Interestingevents.

C.Havingmorethanonewifeatthesametime.

D.Organizing