Passage TwoQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.It’s an annual argument.
Passage Two
Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.
It’s an annual argument. Do we or do we not go on holiday? My partner says no
because the boiler could go, or the roof fall off, and we have no savings to save us. I
say you only live once and we work hard and what’s the point if you can’t go on
holiday. The joy of a recession means no argument next year – we just won’t go.
Since money is known to be one of the things most likely to bring a relationship
to its knees, we should be grateful. For many families the recession means more than
not booking a holiday. A YouGov poll of 2,000 people found 22% said they were
arguing more with their partners because of concerns about money. What’s less clear
is whether divorce and separation rates rise in a recession – financial pressures mean
couples argue more but make splitting up less affordable. A recent research shows
arguments about money were especially damaging to couples. Disputes were
characterised by intense verbal (言语上的) aggression, tended to be repeated and not
resolved, and made men, more than women, extremely angry.
Kim Stephenson, an occupational psychologist, believes money is such a big deal
because of what it symbolises, which may be different things to men and women.
“People can say the same things about money but have different ideas of what it’s
for,” he explains. “They’ll say it’s to save, to spend, for security, for freedom, to
show
someone you love them.” He says men are more likely to see money as a way of
buying status and of showing their parents that they’ve achieved something.
“The biggest problem is that couples assume each other knows what’s going on
with their finances, but they don’t. There seems to be more of a taboo (禁忌) about
talking about money than about death. But you both need to know what you’re doing,who’s
paying what into the joint account and how much you keep separately. In a healthy
relationship, you don’t have to agree about money, but you have to talk about it.”
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61.What does the author say about vacationing?
A.People enjoy it all the more during a recession.
B.Few people can afford it without working hard.
C.It is the chief cause of family disputes.
D.It makes all the hard work worthwhile.