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  3. During the traditional wedding ceremony, the【C1】______couple promise each other lifelong devotion. Yet, about one out of four Am

During the traditional wedding ceremony, the【C1】______couple promise each other lifelong devotion. Yet, about one out of four Am

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问题     During the traditional wedding ceremony, the【C1】______couple promise each other lifelong devotion. Yet, about one out of four American marriages ends in divorce. Since 1940, the divorce rate has more than doubled, and experts predict that, of all marriages that【C2】______in the 2000s, about 50% will end in divorce. The U.S. has one of the highest divorce rates in the world, perhaps【C3】______the highest.
    What goes wrong? The fact that divorce is so【C4】______in the United States does not mean that Americans consider marriage a casual, unimportant【C5】______. Just the opposite is【C6】______. Americans expect a great【C7】______from marriage. They seek physical, emotional, and intellectual compatibility. They want to be deeply loved and【C8】______. It is because Americans expect so much from marriage that so many get divorced. They prefer no marriage at all to a marriage without love and understanding. With typical American optimism, they end one marriage【C9】______that the next will be happier.【C10】______no-fault divorce laws in many states, it is easier than before to get a divorce. Some American women,【C11】______in unhappy marriages because they don’t have the education or job【C12】______to support themselves and their children. But most American women believe that, if【C13】______, they can make it alone without a husband.
    When a couple gets divorced, the court may【C14】______the man to pay his former wife a monthly sum of money called alimony. The amount of alimony【C15】______on the husband’s income, the wife’s needs and the【C16】______of the marriage.
   【C17】______, the court decides that a woman should pay her husband alimony. About 10% of American women【C18】______their husbands. The court may decide that she must continue to【C19】______him after the divorce. This is a rather new【C20】______in the United States.
【C12】
选项 A、opportunities
B、experience
C、skills
D、supply
答案B
解析 job——跟education(教育)通过or连接，由此推断这里是女性自身存在的问题，B项experience“经历，阅历”符合语境。
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