2009年12月英語四級(jí)考試預(yù)測(cè)試題及答案(3)

　　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。”

　　62.When her husband left home, Eileen Doyle_________。

　　[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

　　63. Most people who leave their families behind them___________。

　　[A]do so without warning

　　[B]do so because of their debts

　　[C]come back immediately

　　[D]change their names

　　64. Some people would even prefer the death to the running away of their spouse because___________。

　　[A]their spouse would feel no pain during the death

　　[B]their spouse’s death would not blow their pride and confidence

　　[C]a desertion would not bring a feeling of rejection or failure

　　[D]their spouse’s death would make them feel less painful

　　65.The man or woman left behind with an unfinished marriage usually______________。

　　[A]admits responsibility for the situation

　　[B]wishes the person who has left were dead

　　[C]comes back within a year

　　[D]will have no legal marriage life for seven years

　　66. Paul Brown regards leaving home in such circumstances as___________________。

　　[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