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The horse and carriage is a thing of past, but love and marriage axe still with us and still closely interrelated. Most America

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问题    The horse and carriage is a thing of past, but love and marriage axe still with us and still closely interrelated.  Most American marriages,【C1】______first marriage uniting young people, are the result of mutual attraction and affection【C2】______than practical considerations.
   In the United States, parents do not【C3】______marriages for their children. Teenagers begin【C4】______in high school and usually find mates through their own academic and social【C5】______.
   Though young people feel free to choose their friends from【C6】______groups, most choose a mate of similar【C7】______. This is due in part to parental guidance. Parents cannot【C8】______spouses(配偶)for their children, but they can usually【C9】______choices by voicing disapproval of someone they consider unsuitable.
【C10】______, marriages between members of different groups(interclass, interfaith, and interracial marriages)are【C11】______, probably because of the greater mobility of today’s youth and the fact that they are【C12】______by fewer prejudices than their parents. Many young people leave their hometowns to attend college, serve in the armed forces,【C13】______pursue a career in a bigger city. Once away from home and family, they are more【C14】______to date and many outside their own social group.
   In mobile American society, interclass marriages are neither【C15】______nor astonishing. Interfaith marriages are【C16】______the rise, especially between Protestants(基督教徒)and Catholics(天主教徒). On the other hand, interracial marriages are still very【C17】______. It can be difficult for interracial couples to find a place to live, maintain friendships, and【C18】______a family. Marriages between people of different national【C19】______(but the same race and religion)have been commonplace here【C20】______. colonial times.
【C1】
选项 A、specially
B、naturally
C、particularly
D、fortunately
答案C
解析 副词辨析。first marriage uniting young people是most American marriage中的一部分，由此可以作者在这里是以前者为例，particularly(尤其)多用于举例。specially意为“特别地”，多用于表示不普通、不寻常的特点。naturally(自然地)和fortunately(幸运地)与文意相差太远，可以首先排除。
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