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The horse and carriage is a thing of the past, but love and marriage are still with us and still closely interrelated. Most Amer
The horse and carriage is a thing of the past, but love and marriage are still with us and still closely interrelated. Most Amer
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2010-07-06
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The horse and carriage is a thing of the past, but love and marriage are still with us and still closely interrelated. Most American marriages, particularly first marriages 【21】______ young couples, are the result of 【22】______ attraction and affection 【23】______ than practical considerations.
In the United States parents do not arrange marriages for their children. Teenagers begin 【24】______ in high school and usually find mates through their own academic and social 【25】______ . Though
young people feel 【26】______ to choose their friends from 【27】______ groups, most choose a mate of similar background. This is 【28】______ in part to parental guidance. Parents cannot select spouses for their children, but they can usually 【29】______ choices by 【30】______ disapproval of someone they consider unsuitable.
【31】______ marriages between members of different groups (interclass, interfaith, and interracial marriages) are increasing, probably because of the greater 【32】______ of today’s youth and the face that they are restricted by 【33】______ prejudices than their parents. Many young people leave their home towns to attend college, 【34】______ in the armed forces, 【35】______ pursue a career in a bigger city. Once a- way from home and family, they are more 【36】______ to date and marry outside their own social group. In mobile American society, interclass marriages are neither 【37】______ nor shocking. Interfaith marriages are 【38】______ be the rise particularly between Protestants and Catholics. On the other hand, interracial marriage is still very uncommon. It can be difficult for interracial couples to find a place to live, maintain friendships, andc 【39】______ a family. Marriages between people of different national 【40】______ (but the same race and religion) have been commonplace here since colonial times.
【37】
选项
A、scarce
B、rare
C、scared
D、relieved
答案
B
解析
根据空格的上文意思来看,此处指的是:这种不同层次,不同阶层所形成的婚姻既不是罕见的也不是令人震惊的。rare“少有的,罕见的”符合句子的逻辑关系。scarce一般指的是资源、供应等不足。
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