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More Americans are cohabiting—living together out of wedlock—than ever. Some experts applaud the practice, but others warn playi

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问题     More Americans are cohabiting—living together out of wedlock—than ever. Some experts applaud the practice, but others warn playing house does not always lead to marital bliss. At one time in America* living together out of wedlock was scandalous. Unmarried spouses who "shacked up" were said to be "living in sin". Indeed, cohabitation was illegal throughout the country until about 1970. Today, statistics tell a different tale. The number of unwed couples living together has risen to a new high—more than 4. 1 million as of March 1997, according to the Census Bureau. That figure was up from 3. 96 million couples the previous year and represents a quantum leap from the 430,000 cohabiting couples counted in 1960.
    The bureau found that cohabiting is most prevailing in the 24-35 age group, accounting for 1. 6 million such couples. Cohabitants claim they live together primarily to solidify their love and commitment to each other. Most intend to marry; only 13％ of cohabitants do not anticipate to legalize their relationship. But the reality for many couples is different: Moving in does not lead to "happily ever after". Forty percent of cohabitants never make it to the altar. Of the 60％ who do marry, more than half divorce within 10 years (compared with 30％ of married couples who did not live together first).
    Cohabiting partners are more unfaithful and fight more often than married couples, according to research by the Howard Center for Family, Religion and Society. Other studies have come to equally similar conclusions.
    Still, experts predict the number of cohabiting couples is likely to increase. As the offspring of the baby boomers come of age, they are inclined to defer marriages, as did their parents. This will lead to more cohabitation and nontraditional families. Until people unearth that living together has pitfalls, it won’t wane in popularity. Cohabiting has been portrayed with "careful neutrality" in the media, and Hollywood celebrities who move in and out of each other’s homes set the standard.
    But Warren Farrell, the San Diego-based author of Why Men Are the Way They Are, argues that living together is a good idea for a short period. "To make the jump from dating, when we put our best foot forward, to being married" —without showing each other the "shadow side of ourselves" —is to treat marriage frivolously, he says.
According to the Census Bureau, why do most unmarried couples choose to cohabit?
选项 A、Because they are young.
B、Because they want to make their love more solid.
C、Because they do not want to marry.
D、Because they can’t make it to the altar.
答案B
解析 事实细节题。第二段第二句指出，同居者声称他们住在一起主要是为了巩固他们对彼此的爱和承诺。B项表述符合文意，故为答案。该段第一句指出，同居现象在24岁～35岁年龄段最为普遍。这不是同居的原因，故排除A项。该段第三句指出，绝大多数的同居伴侣是打算结婚的。C项表述与原文相反，故排除。D项出现在该段的第五句。该段第四句和第五句讲的是同居的结果，而不是原因，故排除D项。
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