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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.
【C16】
选项 A、probable
B、likely
C、reluctant
D、readily
答案B
解析 本填空首先需要确定其所在句子的意思，利用同现结构就可定位答案。本句处于本段落分述信息中，而作为本段落主题句的首句已经概括出了主线：不同群体间的婚姻正在增加。用于分述的本句一定是围绕着这个主线写的，所以不难猜出本填空填入词后的意思大体为：年轻人更可能与自己的社会群体外的人约会和结婚。所以，很容易排除与主线倾向不一致的C)reluctant(不情愿的)。选项D)readily是个副词，语法上不正确。因此主要在两个选项之间选择，选项A)probable表示“可能会发生的”，主要用于事物，即某事可能会怎样。而本填空主语为人，表达的是人做事情的可能性、倾向性，表达此意思的最佳选项为B)likely。
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