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  3. The stress of organising a big wedding can leave many couples at breaking point, as they battle to coordinate a celebration on a

The stress of organising a big wedding can leave many couples at breaking point, as they battle to coordinate a celebration on a

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问题     The stress of organising a big wedding can leave many couples at breaking point, as they battle to coordinate a celebration on a scale which would tax even professional event planners.
    But couples wrestling with 150-seat table plans should take heart, for new research suggests that bigger weddings predict more successful marriages.
    Although cynics may argue that people who can afford an opulent (奢华的) wedding are likely to be financially secure, and therefore happier, the researchers claim that the correlation remains even when controlling for wealth.
    They believe that marrying in front of a large number of people demonstrates greater commitment to the union while also discouraging divorce.
    "There is some reason to believe that having more witnesses at a wedding may actually strengthen marital quality," said lead author Dr. Galena Rhoades.
    "We try to keep our present attitudes and behaviours in line with our past conduct. The desire for consistency is likely enhanced by public expressions of intention.
    "Weddings may foster support for the new marriage from within a couple’s network of friends and family. Those who hold a formal wedding are likely to have stronger social networks in the first place."
    The report is part of the ongoing National Marriage Project in the US which has been studying what makes marriages work since 1997.
    The survey of 418 people found that only 30 percent of couples who had 50 or fewer guests at the wedding had highly-successful marriages. In contrast, nearly half (47 percent) of couples who had 150 guests or more had strong unions.
    National Marriage Project director Brad Wilcox added: "Couples with larger networks of friends and family may have more help, and encouragement, in navigating the challenges of married life."
    The research also discovered that couples who had fewer partners before marriage were happier and more content. Having several relationships before getting married may lead couples to compare their current partners with former lovers, the authors warn.
    "We generally think that having more experience is better. If you were hiring an architect, for example, you would want to hire an architect with more, not less, experience to build your house," said Dr. Rhoades.
    "But what we find for relationships is just the opposite. Having more experience was related to having a less happy marriage.
    "Having more relationship experience may lead to a greater sense of what the alternatives are. If you have a greater sense of other options it may be harder to invest in, or commit to a marriage."
    The researchers call it the "Vegas Fallacy"—not everything that happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, they warn.
    "The past does not always stay in the past" added Dr. Rhoades.
What does the word "tax" mean in Paragraph 1?
选项 A、Extract money from somebody.
B、Make somebody feel stressful.
C、Hire somebody.
D、Surprise somebody.
答案B
解析 语义题。根据题干中的tax一词定位到原文第一段，该段前半句中提到，筹划一场盛大的婚礼的压力可使众多爱侣变为怨偶。后半句紧承前文，再由靠近句末的even一词可以推知，此处是在通过职业婚礼策划人的感受来强调筹办婚礼带给人的压力。tax作动词时，其常用语义为“对……征税”，还有一个语义为“造成重负，使超过极限”，该句中应该是采用的第二个释义。本句意为：他们为这场庆典竭力协凋，即便是职业婚礼策划人也会倍感煎熬。四个选项中与此含义最为接近的是B项，故选B。
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