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The Joy of Living Alone
More and more Americans are living alone．Some live alone because of divorce or the death of a partner．——(46)According to a recent U．S．census(人口普查)，25 percent of all households in the U．S．are made up of just one person．This is a dramatic change from the extended families of just a couple of generations ago．
The typical person living alone is neither old nor lonely．——(47)The majority of these people have chosen to live alone．They are responding to decreasing social pressure to get married and have a family．
It’s now socially acceptable，even fashionable，to live alone．As people get better jobs and become financially independent，it becomes possible for them to maintain a one．Person household．——(48)However, people who do get married are marrying at a later age and divorcing more often．
The number one reason given by most people for living alone is that they simply enjoy doing what they want when they want to do it．“Living alone is a luxury,”says Nina Hagiwara， “Once you do it，you can’t ever go back to living with others．’’David C’Debaca， agrees．________ (49)
Children think that being grown up means being able to do exactly as they please．
________ (50)The chance to discover whether that freedom is as wonderful as it sounds is a chance more and more Americans are taking.
A There’s more pressure to get married nowadays
B The growing number of women with good jobs has done much to increase the number of people living alone．
C However, even more people are living alone because they have chosen to．
D It seems that many grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream
E In fact，a quarter of the 23 million single people in the U．S．are under the age of 35
F He says，“I like being by myself．”
答案解析
46．C 第一段的第一句讲的是：越来越多的人过着单身的生活。第二句是讲过单身生活的原因。C也是一种过单身生活的原因。因此填入c是连贯的。
47．E 第二段的第一句讲的是：一个典型的过单身生活的人既非年长，也非孤独。这是主题句。主题句后面应是具体r的说明。E是具体的说明，因而是正确的答案。
48．B B是合适的选择，因为上一句是这么说的：随着人们能找到更好的工作，经济上变得更加独立，他们就越有可能保持住单人的家庭。
49．F 上一句是Nina Hagiwara说的话，David C'Debaca表示同意。下面是他说的话，因而F是合适的选择。
50．D 最后一段的第一句是这么说的：儿童认为，长大意味着想干什么就干什么。D说的是：似乎今天许多大人正在实现这种童年时的梦想。
