Sixteen years ago, Eileen Doyle’s husband, an engineer, took his four children up for an early morning cup of tea, packed a small case and was never seen or heard of again. Eileen was astonished and in a state of despair. They had been a happy family and, as far as she knew, there had been nothing wrong with their marriage.
Every day of the year, a small group of men and women quietly pack a few belongings and without so much as a note or a good-bye close the front door for the last time, leaving their debts, their worries and their confused families behind them.
Last year, more than 1,200 men and nearly as many women were reported missing from home—the highest in 15 years. Many did return home within a year, but others rejected the past completely and are now living a new life somewhere under a different identity.
To those left behind this form of desertion is a terrible blow to their pride and self-confidence. Even the finality of death might be preferable. At least it does not imply rejection or failure. Worse than that, people can be left with an unfinished marriage, not knowing whether they will have to wait seven years before they are free to start a fresh life.
Clinical psychologist Paul Brown believes most departures of this kind to be well planned rather than impulsive. “It’s typical of the kind of personality which seems able to ignore other people’s pain and difficulties. Running away, like killing yourself, is a highly aggressive act. By creating an absence the people left behind feel guilty, upset and empty.”
The Salvation Army’s Investigation Department has a 70 percent success rate in tracking missing people down. According to Lt. Co. Bramwell Pratt, head of the department, men and women run away for very different reasons though lack of communication is often the biggest motive. “The things that disturb a man’s personality are problems like being tied up in debt or serious worries about work. And some women make impossible demands on their husbands. Women usually leave for more obvious reasons but fear is at the root of it. Men are more often prepared to give their marriage another try than women, but we are aware that, for some wives, it would be a total impossibility to return after the way they’ve been treated.”
6. When her husband left home, Eileen Doyle_____.
7. Most people who leave their families behind them_____.
8. The man or woman left behind usually_____.
9. Paul Brown regards leaving home in such circumstances as_____.
10. The Salvation Army believes that_____.
问题1选项
A.could not forgive him for taking the children
B.had been expecting it to happen for some time
C.could not understand why
D.blamed herself for what had happened
问题2选项
A.do so without warning
B.do so because of their debts
C.come back immediately
D.change their names
问题3选项
A.admits responsibility for the situation
B.wishes the person who has left were dead
C.feels embarrassed and useless
D.will have no legal marriage life for seven years
问题4选项
A.an act of despair
B.an act of selfishness
C.the result of a sudden decision
D.the result of the enormous sense of guilt
问题5选项
A.most men run away because of the impossible demands of their wives
B.men’s reasons are more understandable than women’s
C.some women never give their men another chance
D.women are often afraid to start marriage again
第1题:C
第2题:A
第3题:B
第4题:B
第5题:D
6.推理判断题，第一步，寻找句内线索定位到第一段倒数一二句话Eileen was astonished and in a state of despair. They had been a happy family and, as far as she knew, there had been nothing wrong with their marriage.“艾琳很惊讶，处于绝望的状态。他们曾经是一个幸福的家庭，据她所知，他们的婚姻没有任何问题”，第二步，寻找上下文线索，丈夫离开后她很绝望，而且她认为她们的婚姻很幸福，由此可推测她其实不知道为什么丈夫要离开，答案选C“不知道为什么”；
A选项“不能原谅他带走了孩子”，文章没有提及所以不选，这里属于无中生有；
B选项“早就料到会发生”，见正确解析，这里属于反向干扰；
D选项定位到“为所发生的事责备自己”第五段最后一句By creating an absence the people left behind feel guilty, upset and empty.“通过制造一种缺席，留下的人会感到内疚、不安和空虚”，这是科学家说的并不能运用到艾琳这个个体情况，这里属于张冠李戴。
7.事实细节题，第一步，精准定位，定位到第二段Every day of the year, a small group of men and women quietly pack a few belongings and without so much as a note or a good-bye close the front door for the last time, leaving their debts, their worries and their confused families behind them.“一年中的每一天，都有一小群男人和女人安静地打包一些物品，没有一张纸条或一句再见，就最后一次关上前门，把他们的债务、烦恼和困惑的家人抛在身后”。第二步，综合理解，由此可知A选项“一声不吭就这样做了”正确；
B选项“这样做是因为债务”，见正确选项，从这里可知那些离家出走的人不止是因为债务还有烦恼和困惑，所以B选项错误，这里属于以偏概全；
C选项“马上就回来了”，定位到第三段最后一句Many did return home within a year, but others rejected the past completely and are now living a new life somewhere under a different identity.“很多人在一年内回到了家乡，但也有一些人完全拒绝自己的过去，现在在某个地方以不同的身份过着新的生活”，从这里可以看出那些离家出走的人并没有马上回来，最短的也是一年后才回来的，这里属于偷换概念；
D选项“改了名字”，见C选项解析，这里说的是那些不愿意回来的人用另一种身份过着另一种生活但是还有很大一部分人在一年之后回来了，所以D选项错误，不是大部分离家出走的人改了名字，而是大部分离家出走的人都回来了，属于反向干扰。
8.事实细节题题，第一步，精准定位，定位到第四段第二句话Even the finality of death might be preferable“甚至死亡可能会更好”，第二步，综合理解，这里文章是说相对于离家出走可能死亡都更能够被接受。B选项“希望离开的人死了”正确；
A“承认对出现这种情形有责任”，文章没有提及，这里属于无中生有；
C选项“感到尴尬和无用”，定位到第四段第一句话To those left behind this form of desertion is a terrible blow to their pride and self-confidence“对于那些留下的人来说，这种形式的遗弃对他们的骄傲和自信是一个可怕的打击”，文章是写对骄傲和自尊有打击，而不是觉得尴尬以及无用，这里属于偷换概念；
D选项“将没有合法婚姻的生活七年”定位到第四段最后一句话 Worse than that, people can be left with an unfinished marriage, not knowing whether they will have to wait seven years before they are free to start a fresh life.“更糟糕的是，人们可能会有一段未完成的婚姻，不知道他们是否需要等待七年才能自由地开始新的生活”，文章与题干所说需要七年以后才能拥有合法婚姻不符，这里属于曲解原文。
9.事实细节题，第一步，精准定位，定位到第五段第二句话It’s typical of the kind of personality which seems able to ignore other people’s pain and difficulties“这是一种典型的性格，似乎能够忽视别人的痛苦和困难”，第二步，综合理解，从这里可以看出保罗认为离家出走的人太过于以自我为中心，容易忽略别人的痛苦和困难，所以答案选B“一种自私的行为”；
A选项“一种绝望的行为”，文章没有提及，属于无中生有；
C选项“一种突然的决定”，定位到第五段第一句话Clinical psychologist Paul Brown believes most departures of this kind to be well planned rather than impulsive.“临床心理学家保罗•布朗认为，大多数这类离开都是经过精心计划的，而不是冲动的。”从这里可以看出保罗认为离家出走并不是一时冲动而是蓄谋已久，这里属于反向干扰；
D选项“巨大愧疚感的结果”定位到第五段第三句话By creating an absence the people left behind feel guilty, upset and empty.“通过制造一种缺席，留下的人会感到内疚、不安和空虚”，从这里可以看出是留下的人非常的内疚不是离开的人内疚，这里属于张冠李戴。
10.推理判断题，第一步，寻找句内线索，定位到最后一段最后一句话Men are more often prepared to give their marriage another try than women, but we are aware that, for some wives, it would be a total impossibility to return after the way they’ve been treated.”“男性比女性更愿意再试一次婚姻，但我们也意识到，对于一些妻子来说，在经历了这种情况后，再想回到婚姻中去是完全不可能的了”，从这里可知那些离家出走的人里，男性会要比女性更愿意结婚，第二步，寻找上下文线索，女性逃离的原因是因为恐惧，综上所述，答案选D“女人常常害怕重新开始婚姻”；
A选项“大多数男人逃跑是因为他们的妻子无法满足他们的要求”定位到最后一段三四句话The things that disturb a man’s personality are problems like being tied up in debt or serious worries about work. And some women make impossible demands on their husbands. Women usually leave for more obvious reasons but fear is at the root of it.“扰乱男人个性的是债务缠身或对工作的严重担忧等问题。有些妇女对她们的丈夫提出不可能的要求。女性离开的原因通常更为明显，但恐惧是其根源”，从这里可知男性离家出走的原因是债务和工作问题，最后才是他的妻子对他提出不合理的要求，所以A选项属于以偏概全；
B选项“男人的理由比女人的更容易理解”，文章没有提到两性之间离家出走的理由的对比，所以这里属于无中生有；
C选项“有些女人再也不给男人机会了”，见正确选项解析，两性离家出走的原因很不一样，女性通常是因为家暴，所以他们很难再进入婚姻但是文章并没有说女性没有给过他们丈夫机会，属于无中生有。
