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  3. The horse and carriage are things of the past. But love and marriage are still with us and still closely interrelated. Most Amer

The horse and carriage are things of the past. But love and marriage are still with us and still closely interrelated. Most Amer

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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.  
【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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