【解析】

　　這篇文章談?wù)摰氖切�園盜竊。從校園相關(guān)話題的角度而言，復(fù)合式聽寫的內(nèi)容非常貼近生活，是考生所熟悉的。具體聽寫內(nèi)容，單詞仍然以一句話的主干內(nèi)容為主，即名詞和動(dòng)詞；而句子聽寫的長(zhǎng)度和停頓間隔仍與往年一致，即18詞左右，且每句間隔1-2句。所以，復(fù)合式聽寫難度與往年持平。但是考生們應(yīng)考和平時(shí)聽寫時(shí)，都需要特別注意細(xì)節(jié)，如名詞復(fù)數(shù)的變化，emergency的復(fù)數(shù)emergencies； 難詞的拼寫calculator(計(jì)算器)、theft(盜竊)。

　　47. E. domestic

　　48. C. communities

　　49. O. survive

　　50. H. gather

　　51. M. serves

　　52. N. surroundings

　　53. J. recession

　　54. K. reported

　　55. I. households

　　56. F. financially

　　【解析】

　　這篇文章選自Time雜志，講述的是美國(guó)采取了一系列的食品援助行動(dòng)為低收入者提供食物，經(jīng)濟(jì)蕭條讓越來越多的人陷入溫飽危機(jī)，其中甚至包括有工作的人。

　　文章思路比較清晰，理解起來并不難。選項(xiàng)中也沒有易混淆的干擾項(xiàng)，考生只要把握文章的主線，注意通過詞性排除選項(xiàng)，很容易得出答案。

　　57. In the initial stage, the current economic crisis is likely to _______。

　　A. tear many troubled families apart

　　B. bring about a drop in the divorce rate

　　C. cause a lot of conflicts in the family

　　D. contribute to enduring family ties

　　58. In the Great Depression many unhappy couples chose to stick together because _______

　　A. starting a new family would be hard

　　B. they wanted to better protect their kids

　　C. living separately would be too costly

　　D. they expected things would turn better

　　59. In addition to job losses, what stands in the way of unhappy couples getting a divorce?

　　A. A sense of insecurity。

　　B. Mounting family debts。

　　C. Difficulty in getting a loan。

　　D. Falling housing prices。

　　60. What will the current economic crisis eventually do to married couples?

　　A. It will force them to pull their efforts together。

　　B. It will undermine their mutual understanding。

　　C. It will irreparably damage their relationship。

　　D. It will help strengthen their emotional bonds。

　　61. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

　　A. A stable family is the best protection against poverty。

　　B. Money is the foundation of many a happy marriage。

　　C. Few couples can stand the test of economic hardships。

　　D. The economic recovery will see a higher divorce rate。

　　【點(diǎn)評(píng)】：這篇文章來源于2009年5月的《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》(原文地址：http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/29/opinion/29cherlin.html

　　)，題目為Married With Bankruptcy。這里有刪減。文章分析了經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)給夫婦帶來的影響，指出經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)不會(huì)提高離婚率并分析了幾個(gè)原因，如夫婦無法承擔(dān)離婚的成本，房?jī)r(jià)下降等等。文章最后三段指出雖然不會(huì)離婚，但夫妻的這種關(guān)系也不會(huì)維持太久，經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)的考驗(yàn)要到經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇時(shí)期才能顯現(xiàn)出來。