题目
The faces of the elderly，happily-married people sometimes look like each other．Dr．Aiken studied a number of couples who had been married for at least twenty-five years．Each couple provided four photographs-one photo of each partner at the time of their marriage and another photo to remove any clues．The photos were then displayed in groups：a random（随意的）grouping of the persons at the time of their marriage and another random grouping of the same persons who took photographs later．Some judges were asked to pick out the partners．They failed totally with the first group．Their judgments were no better than chance．But with the photos taken twenty-five or more years after the marriage，the judges were quite successful at deciding who was married to whom．They were particularly successful with the most happily-married couples．Dr．Aiken believes there are several reasons why couples grow alike．One reason has something to do with imitation．One person tends to copy or do the same as someone else without knowing it．He says human beings copy the expressions of the faces of their loved ones．Another possible reason，he says，is the common experience of the couples．There is a tendency for people who have the same life experience to change their faces in similar ways．For example，if a couple suffered a lot of sad experiences，their faces are likely to change in a similar way．21．The main purpose of the passage is to ____ ．A．tell how couples look like each otherB．show the life experience of husband and wifeC．explain why couples grow alikeD．describe the study on a number of married people22．The judges failed to ____ ．A．tell couples by looking at their photos taken when they got marriedB．tell happily-married couples from sadly-married couplesC．discover the difference of each partnerD．understand Dr．Aiken's study23．The underlined sentence"Their judgments were no better than chance．"means ____ ．A．quite successful B．based on facts C．only by luck D．totally wrong24．From the passage we can draw a conclusion that． ____ A．happily-married couples are often richer than other couplesB．couples who look alike can live longerC．the influence between couples can be quite strongD．all couples have been proved to grow alike．
The faces of the elderly，happily-married people sometimes look like each other．Dr．Aiken studied a number of couples who had been married for at least twenty-five years．Each couple provided four photographs-one photo of each partner at the time of their marriage and another photo to remove any clues．The photos were then displayed in groups：a random（随意的）grouping of the persons at the time of their marriage and another random grouping of the same persons who took photographs later．Some judges were asked to pick out the partners．They failed totally with the first group．Their judgments were no better than chance．But with the photos taken twenty-five or more years after the marriage，the judges were quite successful at deciding who was married to whom．They were particularly successful with the most happily-married couples．
Dr．Aiken believes there are several reasons why couples grow alike．One reason has something to do with imitation．One person tends to copy or do the same as someone else without knowing it．He says human beings copy the expressions of the faces of their loved ones．Another possible reason，he says，is the common experience of the couples．There is a tendency for people who have the same life experience to change their faces in similar ways．For example，if a couple suffered a lot of sad experiences，their faces are likely to change in a similar way．
21．The main purpose of the passage is to ____ ．
A．tell how couples look like each other
B．show the life experience of husband and wife
C．explain why couples grow alike
D．describe the study on a number of married people
22．The judges failed to ____ ．
A．tell couples by looking at their photos taken when they got married
B．tell happily-married couples from sadly-married couples
C．discover the difference of each partner
D．understand Dr．Aiken's study
23．The underlined sentence"Their judgments were no better than chance．"means ____ ．
A．quite successful
B．based on facts
C．only by luck
D．totally wrong
24．From the passage we can draw a conclusion that． ____
A．happily-married couples are often richer than other couples
B．couples who look alike can live longer
C．the influence between couples can be quite strong
D．all couples have been proved to grow alike．
Dr．Aiken believes there are several reasons why couples grow alike．One reason has something to do with imitation．One person tends to copy or do the same as someone else without knowing it．He says human beings copy the expressions of the faces of their loved ones．Another possible reason，he says，is the common experience of the couples．There is a tendency for people who have the same life experience to change their faces in similar ways．For example，if a couple suffered a lot of sad experiences，their faces are likely to change in a similar way．
21．The main purpose of the passage is to ____ ．
A．tell how couples look like each other
B．show the life experience of husband and wife
C．explain why couples grow alike
D．describe the study on a number of married people
22．The judges failed to ____ ．
A．tell couples by looking at their photos taken when they got married
B．tell happily-married couples from sadly-married couples
C．discover the difference of each partner
D．understand Dr．Aiken's study
23．The underlined sentence"Their judgments were no better than chance．"means ____ ．
A．quite successful
B．based on facts
C．only by luck
D．totally wrong
24．From the passage we can draw a conclusion that． ____
A．happily-married couples are often richer than other couples
B．couples who look alike can live longer
C．the influence between couples can be quite strong
D．all couples have been proved to grow alike．
题目解答
答案
21．C，主旨大意题，短文主要讲了Dr．Aiken 通过照片的对比，解释了为什么夫妻会越长越相像，故答案为C．
22．A，细节理解题，根据句子The photos were then displayed in groups：a random（随意的）grouping of the persons at the time of their marriage and another random grouping of the same persons who took photographs later．Some judges were asked to pick out the partners．They failed totally with the first group．可知，那些裁判看那些刚结婚的照片没法分辨出谁与谁是夫妻，故答案为A．
23．C，句意猜测题，根据前一句They failed totally with the first group，他们没法辨别出这些夫妻，可以推测他们是靠运气挑选的，故答案为C．
24．C，推理判断题，短文最后一段Dr．Aiken believes there are several reasons why couples grow alike．Dr．Aiken 解释了为什么夫妻会越长越像，可见夫妻俩的影响是很大的，故答案为C．
22．A，细节理解题，根据句子The photos were then displayed in groups：a random（随意的）grouping of the persons at the time of their marriage and another random grouping of the same persons who took photographs later．Some judges were asked to pick out the partners．They failed totally with the first group．可知，那些裁判看那些刚结婚的照片没法分辨出谁与谁是夫妻，故答案为A．
23．C，句意猜测题，根据前一句They failed totally with the first group，他们没法辨别出这些夫妻，可以推测他们是靠运气挑选的，故答案为C．
24．C，推理判断题，短文最后一段Dr．Aiken believes there are several reasons why couples grow alike．Dr．Aiken 解释了为什么夫妻会越长越像，可见夫妻俩的影响是很大的，故答案为C．
解析
步骤 1：理解文章内容
文章主要讲述了Dr. Aiken通过研究发现，结婚多年的夫妻会越长越像，并解释了其中的原因。文章首先介绍了研究方法，然后解释了研究结果，最后分析了夫妻越长越像的原因。
步骤 2：分析问题
问题21要求找出文章的主要目的，问题22要求找出裁判失败的原因，问题23要求解释句子的意思，问题24要求从文章中得出结论。
步骤 3：回答问题
根据文章内容，问题21的答案是C，文章主要解释了为什么夫妻会越长越像。问题22的答案是A，裁判无法通过看结婚时的照片来分辨夫妻。问题23的答案是C，句子的意思是裁判的判断只是靠运气。问题24的答案是C，夫妻之间的相互影响是非常强的。
文章主要讲述了Dr. Aiken通过研究发现，结婚多年的夫妻会越长越像，并解释了其中的原因。文章首先介绍了研究方法，然后解释了研究结果，最后分析了夫妻越长越像的原因。
步骤 2：分析问题
问题21要求找出文章的主要目的，问题22要求找出裁判失败的原因，问题23要求解释句子的意思，问题24要求从文章中得出结论。
步骤 3：回答问题
根据文章内容，问题21的答案是C，文章主要解释了为什么夫妻会越长越像。问题22的答案是A，裁判无法通过看结婚时的照片来分辨夫妻。问题23的答案是C，句子的意思是裁判的判断只是靠运气。问题24的答案是C，夫妻之间的相互影响是非常强的。