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

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问题     The horse and carriage is thing of the past, but love and marriage is still with us and still closely interrelated. Most American marriages, particularly first marriages【C1】________young couples are the result of【C2】________ attraction and affection【C3】________ than practical considerations.
    In the United States, parents do not arrange 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【C6】________to choose their friends from【C7】________groups, most choose a mate of similar background. This is【C8】________in part to parental guidance. Parents cannot select spouses for their children, but they can usually【C9】________ choices by【C10】________ disapproval of someone they consider unsuitable.
    【C11】________, marriages between members of different groups (interclass, interfaith, and interracial marriages) are increasing, probably because of the greater【C12】________of today’s youth and the fact that they are restricted by【C13】________prejudice than their parents. Many young people leave their home towns to attend college,【C14】________in the armed forces,【C15】________pursue a career in a bigger city. Once away from home and family, they are more【C16】________to date and marry outside their own social group. In mobile American society, interclass marriages are neither【C17】________nor shocking. Interfaith marriages are【C18】________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, and【C19】________a family. Marriages between people of different national【C20】________(but the same race and religion) have been commonplace here since colonial times.
【C20】

选项 A、origin
B、source
C、resource
D、base

答案A

解析 本填空考查名词,文中给出了明显的提示线索,即括号里面的线索词race and religion(种族和宗教),这样不难猜测出本填空的意思,答案主要在两个选项之间选择:A)origin和B)source。这两个词都有“本源、来源”的意思,但表示人的本源、来源时,即出身、血统的意义时,最常用的是A)origin,所以选项A)为最佳答案。选项C)resource(资源)和D)base(基础,基地)的意思均不符合题意。
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