综合类考试：补全短文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.”
答案及解析：
1. 文章标题分析：The Joy of Living Alone
More and more Americans are living alone.Some live alone because of divorce or the death of a partner.
分析：文章可能谈及美国人为什么选择过单身的生活，以及单身生活所带来的快乐。
2. 被选项分析：
思路：
表意简单的可能是干扰项；表意复杂的往往是答案；
有关系的被选项通常出答案；
代词，定冠词结构是解题线索；
逻辑连词，副词是解题线索；
与文章主题一致可能是答案；
特殊句子：转折句，事实举例句，总结句，观点句等特殊句可能是答案。
A There’s more pressure to get married nowadays (与文章主题相反，且表意简单，因此可能是干扰项)
B The growing number of women with good jobs has done much to increase the number of people living alone.(与文章主题一致，可能是答案)
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 (事实举例句，可能是答案)
F He says，“I like being by myself.”(与文章主题一致，可能是答案)
3. 直接解题：
先处理有特点的空格—段首句，段未句，文章结尾句等：
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.