Many people hate wet, sticky August, but to some, it's an especially bitter time. A new working paper finds that, March and August are the months in which divorce filings peak.
For the paper, the University of Washington's Brian Serafini and Julie Brines analyzed the most recent years of divorce filings in Washington and drew their conclusion: divorce rises sharply in March and August. The result is supported by some nation-wide, anecdotal evidence. Online searches for "divorce" and "child custody"（抚养权） dramatically grow early in the year, peaking in March, they point out.
The authors guess that unhappily married couples schedule their divorce filings around both the winter holidays and Valentine's Day, as well as summer vacations. (More Americans vacation in July than any other month.)
There are a few explanations why people might time their marital dissolutions this way, It might just be too difficult to announce a divorce around family-oriented Christmas time, especially if there are kids involved, so many couples weigh the decision to divorce around the new year and progress from there. February is a period in which couples tend to look around for representation on legal sites. And by March, they're prepared to file for divorce.
But the authors think the more likely reason is that people decide their differences are irreconcilable right after a big trip. It could be that people don't want to ruin a family getaway, or that vacations are so stressful that they drive the already-dissatisfied to divorce. ("I told you to pack your suitcase last night; now we've missed the train!")
Then there's the "broken promise" theory. “People are discontent with their marriages, they look at vacation as an opportunity to give it one last shot, and what they were hoping would happen didn't occur,” explained Brines, an associate professor of sociology.
It's not you; in other words, it's your failure to print the boarding passes.
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。作者说明了月份和离婚的关系。
32. Which of the following can support Brian and Julie's conclusion?（）
33. According to Brian and Julie, why does divorce rise in March and August?（）
34. What does the underlined word "irreconcilable" in paragraph 5 mean?（）
35. What does the writer want to express in the last paragraph?（）
本题考查了学生提取细节能力。A 在三月和八月离婚率迅速攀升， B他们进行了网上调查，C更多的人在一年初期对离婚关键词进行搜索，D纽带伙伴。根据第三段，选项A仅仅提出观点，不是支持观点；选项B不正确；选项D也不正确，所以选择C选项。
事实细节题，直接信息理解题。根据第2段“Online searches for "divorce" and "child custody"（抚养权） dramatically grow early in the year, peaking in March, they point out.”可知，网上搜索divorce和child custody在这一年里戏剧性的增加了，在三月份达到顶峰。从这个例子就证明在三月，想离婚、准备离婚的人增加了，所以选择C。
把握不住细节信息。
本题考查了学生提取细节能力。A 人们需要时间去在离婚前做决定和做准备， B很多情侣想要在新年里有个新开始，C孩子们在冬天和暑假较少卷进来，D情侣们在假期旅行中见到了更多的婚姻问题。根据上下文，人们在离婚前会做一些准备，但这些准备不一定就注定会导致离婚，所以选项A错误；而人们离婚的时间会在三月，是因为在圣诞节要家人团聚，不能在这个时间提出离婚，特别是涉及到孩子问题，所以这个问题就被留到了新年前后，所以选项B、C错误，所以选择D选项。
事实细节题，直接信息理解题。根据第5段 “It could be that people don't want to ruin a family getaway, or that vacations are so stressful that they drive the already-dissatisfied to divorce.”可知，它可能是人们不想毁掉一个家庭或是那个假期压力太大了以至于把对婚姻的不满直接变成离婚。所以人们离婚前去旅游，要么就是在旅行中得到缓解，不离婚了；要么在旅行中暴露出更多的问题，导致离婚，所以选择D。
把握不住细节信息。
本题考查了学生词义辨析能力。A 不可能被解决， B不能被提到，C放置在一边一会儿，D压力太大。根据句子意思可知，旅行之后离婚肯定是觉得区别是不可被调和的，而不是其他选项。所以选择A选项。
词义辨析题，直接信息理解题。根据第5段“But the authors think the more likely reason is that people decide their differences are irreconcilable right after a big trip”可知，作者们认为更有可能的原因是人们在一场大的旅行之后会觉得他们的区别是不可调和的。所以选择A。
对单词意思不明。
本题考查了学生逻辑推理能力。A 如果你不打印登机牌，可能会导致离婚 B像登机牌这样不重要的事情是不会导致离婚的，C考虑旅行作为解决婚姻问题的方法是不明智的，D情侣们应该在旅行前严肃地谈论一下他们的婚姻。根据上下文可知，将旅行作为最后的一击是不可控的，也有可能解决问题了，也有可能将问题激化导致离婚，所以旅行并不一定能解决问题，所以选择C选项。
逻辑推理题，根据信息理解题。根据文章上下文，作者认为去打印登机牌就是你的错误，也就是说作者是不同意在离婚前去旅行。所以选择C。
对文章理解不准确。