The United States has historically had
higher rates of marriage than those of other industrialized countries. The
current annual marriage{{U}} (1) {{/U}}in the United States-about 9 new
marriages for every 1, 000 people-is{{U}} (2) {{/U}}higher than it is in
other industrialized countries. However, marriage is{{U}} (3) {{/U}}as
widespread as it was several decades ago.{{U}} (4) {{/U}}of American
adults who are married{{U}} (5) {{/U}}from 72 percent in 1970 to 60
percent in 2002. This does not mean that large numbers of people will remain
unmarried{{U}} (6) {{/U}}their lives. Throughout the 20th century, about
90 percent of Americans married at some{{U}} (7) {{/U}}in their lives.
Experts{{U}} (8) {{/U}}that about the same proportion of today's young
adults will eventually marry. The timing of marriage has
varied{{U}} (9) {{/U}}over the past century. In 1995 the average age of
women in the United States at the{{U}} (10) {{/U}}of their first
marriage was 25. The average age of men was about 27. Men and women in the
United States marry{{U}} (11) {{/U}}the first time at an average of five
years later than people{{U}} (12) {{/U}}in the 1950s.{{U}} (13)
{{/U}}, young adults of the 1950s married younger than did any previous{{U}}
(14) {{/U}}in U. S. history. Today's later age of marriage is{{U}}
(15) {{/U}}the age of marriage between 1890 and 1940.{{U}} (16)
{{/U}}, a greater proportion of the population was married (95 percent)
during the 1950s than at any time before{{U}} (17) {{/U}}. Experts do
not agree on{{U}} (18) {{/U}}the "marriage rush" of the late 1940s and
1950s occurred, but most social scientists believe it represented a{{U}}
(19) {{/U}}to the return of peaceful life and prosperity after 15
years of severe economic{{U}} (20) {{/U}}and
war.
【答案解析】本题的考点为副词短语辨析。no longer不再(放在被修饰词之前)。其他选项：A．not any longer不再(放在被修饰词之后)；B．no more不再 (放在被修饰词之后)；也不；都不；如：He can't afford a new car，and no more can I.他买不起新车，我也买不起。C．not any more再也不。
【答案解析】本题的考点为动词的上下文辨析。根据下文的from 72 percent in 1970 to 60 percent in 2002我们知道，数据呈下降趋势，因此正确答案为B： declined下倾，下降。其余选项意思不当：A．deteriorated(使)恶化； C．deduced推论，演绎出；D．demolished毁坏，破坏。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】本题的考点为介词的词义辨析。Through out their lives整个一生。其他选项：A．past越过；B．passing经过；D．through穿过，均不合题意。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】本题的考点为名词的辨析使用。some period in their lives他们生活中的某一阶段。其他选项：B．level水平；C．point点；D．respect方面，均不合题意。