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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 1 young couples are the result of 2 attraction and affection 3 than practical considerations. In the United States, parents do not arrange marriages for their children. Teenagers begin 4 in high school and usually find mates through their own academic and social 5 . Though young people feel 6 to choose their friends from 7 groups, most choose a mate of similar background. This is 8 in part to parental guidance. Parents cannot select spouses for their children, but they can usually 9 choices by 10 disapproval of someone they consider unsuitable. 11 , marriages between members of different groups (interclass, interfaith, and interracial marriages) are increasing, probably because of the greater 12 of today's youth and the fact that they are restricted by 13 prejudices than their parents. Many young people leave their home towns to attend college, 14 in the armed forces, 15 pursue a career in a bigger city. Once away from home and family, they are more 16 to date and marry outside their own social group. In mobile American society, interclass marriages are neither 17 nor shocking. Interfaith marriages are 18 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 19 a family. Marriages between people of different national 20 (but the same race and religion) have been commonplace here since colonial times.
【答案解析】考查形容词辨析。本句的主语为Most American marriages(大多数美国人的婚姻),空格处形容词修饰attraction and affection(吸引和爱慕),句子的意思为“尤其是年轻人的初次婚姻依然是______吸引和爱慕的结果”,而且句子中有相对应的成分:practical。因此C.emotional“情感的”符合句意,为正确选项。personal“个人的”,unusual“不常见的,罕见的”,magnetic“磁石的”,均不符合题意。
【答案解析】考查上下文语义及形容词辨析。根据原文的已知线索“Though”可知,上下文的逻辑关系为转折。根据下文的“most choose a mate of similar background(大多数人还是选择背景相似的伴侣)”可知,前句应涉及选择伴侣的问题。空格处所在的句意为“尽管年轻人从______群体中选择朋友是______”,D.free“自由的”,符合语境,为正确答案。certain“确定的”,embarrassed“尴尬的”,hesitated“犹豫的”,均不符合题意。
【答案解析】考查固定搭配。on the rise意为“上升,增长,上涨”,代入句中,表示:跨信仰的婚姻正在增多。其他三项均不符合题意。
单选题
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】考查动词辨析。空格处所填动词处于一个排比结构中——“to find a place to live, maintain friendships, and ______ a family”。我们据此可以推断此处大意应为“组建或者维持家庭”。A.raise“养育,抚养”,raise a family可以表达这种意思,因此答案为A项。obtain“获得,获取”,grow“生长,成长”,unite“联合”,均不符合题意。