Homosexual couples have to work through the same problems as heterosexual couples. They face issues of household division of labor, power, sexual relationships, and money. In addition, like the interracial couple , they face problems arising from being in a socially stigmatized relationship. Gallup polls5 that asked the American public whether homosexual relations between consenting adults should be legal have found an increasing proportion from the mid-1970s to the late 1990s who said that they should not be legal. Homosexual families, then, must not only deal with the same issues as other families but also with a hostile environment and with some problems that are unique to6 the homosexual relationship .

　　六級閱讀精選訓練題目：

　　Ⅰ. Are these statements True or False according to the article ?

　　1. Like heterosexual marriage, homosexual marriage must go through a formal ceremony.

　　2. Most of the children of homosexuals are adopted from other places.

　　3. Homosexual couples just have to confront the same problems as heterosexual couples.

　　4. Homosexual couples have to overcome various problems and still have a long way to go .

　　5. From the mid-1970s, homosexual marriages are gradually accepted by our society.

　　Ⅱ. Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks :

　　1. The tax increases in ______to the amount you earn.

　　A. accordance B. proportion C. ratio D. scale

　　2. There are some matters ______ from the recent changes in the law.

　　A. raising B. happening C. arising D. rising

　　3. The father is not willing to consent ______ the marriage.

　　A. to B. from C. with D. in

　　六級閱讀精選訓練答案：

　　Ⅰ. 1. F 2. F 3 . F 4. T 5. F

　　Ⅱ. 1. B 2. C 3 . A

　　六級閱讀精選訓練翻譯：

　　盡管許多人認為同性戀關系不能使兩個同性戀者組成一個家庭, 但據估計大約每五個男同性戀者中就有一個會與同性結婚, 而每三個女同性戀者中則會有一個與同性結婚。同性戀者的婚姻關系也許會通過正式的儀式得以確認, 也許根本就不通過正式儀式。比如說, 一對男同性戀者同居四個月以后, 會去教堂望彌撒, 他們將這種宗教活動作為互相托付終身的私人儀式。他們用結婚這個詞來描述他們之間的關系。他們還買了情侶戒指, 信誓旦旦在性關系上忠于對方, 感情方面互為支持, 而且表示在家庭財政等方面擁有平等的發言權。此外, 許許多多的男女同性戀者都有孩子。在許多情況下, 這些孩子是同性戀者在以前的異性戀婚姻中的結晶。后來, 這個同性戀者在公開場合里承認了他或她的同性戀傾向。一些孩子在同性戀家庭里得到撫養——— 家里或有兩個男人, 或有兩個女人, 抑或是其他某種家庭構成。舉例來說, 南希是一名女同性戀者, 她與兩個男同性戀者共同撫養了一個女兒, 這兩個男同性戀中有一個人就是這個孩子的生父。

　　同性戀伴侶和異性戀伴侶一樣要克服相同的困難。他們要面對家庭勞動分工、家庭權力、性關系和金錢等問題。另外, 像那些與不同種族的人結合的伴侶一樣, 同性戀伴侶還要面對因社會對同性戀關系的歧視所引發的其他問題。曾有一次蓋洛普民意測驗, 調查美國公眾對情投意合的成年人之間的同性戀關系是否合法的觀點, 結果發現從20 世紀70 年代中期到90 年代末, 認為同性戀關系不合法的人數比例在不斷攀升。因此, 同性戀家庭不僅要應付與其他家庭相同的問題, 而且還要面對一個充滿敵意的社會環境, 并應付同性戀