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  3. The horse and carriage are things of the past. But love and marriage are s

The horse and carriage are things of the past. But love and marriage are s

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问题       The horse and carriage are things of the past. But love and marriage are 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 【C5】______ and social contacts. Though young people feel free to choose their friends from 【C6】______ groups, most choose a mate of similar background. This is due in part to 【C7】______ guidance. Parents cannot select spouses for their children, but they can usually influence choices by 【C8】______ disapproval of someone they consider unsuitable.
    【C9】______ , marriages between members of different groups ( interclass, interfaith, and interracial marriages) are increasing, probably because of the greater 【C10】______ of today’s youth and the fact that they are restricted by 【C11】______ prejudices than their parents. Many young people leave their home towns to attend college, 【C12】______ in the armed forces, 【C13】______ pursue a career in a bigger city. 【C14】______ away from home and family, they are more 【C15】______ to date and marry outside their own social group. In mobile American society, interclass marriages are neither 【C16】______ nor shocking. Interfaith marriages are 【C17】______ the rise particularly between Protestants and Catholics. 【C18】______  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.  [br] 【C16】
选项 A、strange
B、common
C、scarce
D、rare
答案 D
解析 篇章逻辑题之篇章语义。此处与shocking构成并列关系，指“在流动的现代美国社会，这种跨越群体的婚姻既不稀有也不令人吃惊”，故选择rare，指“稀罕的、稀有的”。strange指“陌生的”；common指“共同的”；scarce指“缺乏的”。
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