2015年电子科技大学考研专业课试题单独考试英语

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I.Vocabulary(30x0.5=15)

Directions:Inthissectiontherearethirtysentences,andeachsentencecontainsablank.Beneath

eachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarked[A],[B],[C],and[D].Youshouldchoose

theONEthatbestfitsthesentence.MarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

1.Recentlyscientistshave______someinstrumentsformeasuringthedistancesbetweenstars.

[A]device[B]devised[C]distributed[D]dispatched

2.Aloudnoise______myattentionfromcookingandeverythingwasburnt.

[A]distressed[B]distorted[C]diverted[D]disturbed

3.Thefact______shewasafewminuteslateisnoreasonfordischargingher.

[A]why[B]which[C]that[D]where

4.TheUniversityofChicago______thefinishinggraduatestudentslesstuitionbecauseitknew

thatthesestudentswerehardupformoney.

[A]expended[B]cost[C]offered[D]charged

5.Doingyourhomeworkisasurewaytoimproveyourtestscores,andthisisespeciallytrue

______itcomestoclassroomtests.

[A]when[B]since[C]before[D]after

6.Imadeupmymindthatundernocircumstances______tosuchaprinciple.

[A]couldn’tIagree[B]Icouldn’tagree

[C]Icouldagree[D]couldIagree

7.All______isacontinuoussupplyofthebasicnecessitiesoflife.

[A]whatisneeded[B]forourneeds[C]thethingneeded[D]thatisneeded

8.Irememberseeinghimsomeyearsago,butIcan’t______whereitwas.

[A]remind[B]recall[C]recognize[D]memorize

9.SanFranciscoisusuallycoolinthesummer,butLosAngeles______.

[A]israrely[B]hardly[C]rarelyis[D]isscarcely

10.Hewaslateforfiveminutesagainbecausehe______thetrain.

[A]hadmissed[B]hasmissed[C]missed[D]wasmissing

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11.Itwasafterthefailureofhisattemptthathe_______toforce.

[A]resorted[B]resigned[C]resolved[D]rescued

12.Perhapsthismightbea______opportunityformymentioningwhoIam.

[A]favorable[B]favorite[C]favor[D]feasible

13.Televisionisanothermajorinstrumentofcommunication______ustoseeaswellastohear

theperformer.

[A]permitted[B]topermit[C]permitting[D]beingpermitted

14.Theywereafraidthatinhisfuryhewould_______thechild.

[A]injure[B]harm[C]damage[D]spoil

15.Itwasmyfather’scourageanddevotionthat_______hismanwiththedetermination.

[A]inspired[B]provided[C]install[D]instruct

16.Afiercedebatewas______overthequestionofself-governmentforIreland.

[A]ontheway[B]inaway[C]underway[D]overtheway

17.Hisguiltis______byhisabsencefromthesceneatthetimeofthecrime.

[A]pointedout[B]pulledout[C]madeout[D]ruledout

18.Smithcouldbeaverycompetentworkerbuthe______tohisjob.

[A]paysnoattention[B]waspayingnoattention

[C]paidnoattention[D]hadpaidattention

19.Iwouldhavecomesoonerbut______thatyouwerewaiting.

[A]didn’tknow[B]hadn’tknown[C]haveknown[D]haven’tknown

20.Wecan______gesturecorrectlyonlyifwearefamiliarwiththecustomsandconventionsof

thepeoplewhousethem.

[A]interpret[B]exchange[C]define[D]resolve

21.Yourdesignisnottechnically_______.Forinstance,howcanwemakesuchtinymotors?

[A]possible[B]imaginable[C]feasible[D]probable

22.Scientistshavetriedmanywaystopreventthenuclearreactorfrom______harmfuland

dangerousradiation.

[A]givingup[B]givingin[C]givingaway[D]givingoff

23.Whatcanwedoforthem______allthehelptheyhavegivenus?

[A]inregardto[B]inreturnfor[C]inhonorof[D]incaseof

24.Iwonderhowmanyyearsago______.

[A]didyourfatherretire[B]yourfatherretired

[C]hasyourfatherretired[D]yourfatherhasretired

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25.Lastyear,Mattearned______hisbrother,whohasabetterposition.

[A]twiceasmuchas[B]twiceasmanyas[C]twicemorethan[D]twiceasmoreas

26.Thisprojectisknownto_______forthreemonths.

[A]havingbeengoingon[B]havebeengoingon[C]goon[D]begoingon

27.Ididn’tknowwhattodobutthenanideasuddenly______tome.

[A]tookplace[B]occurred[C]happened[D]hit

28.Athleteshavetobe_______toendureallkindsoffreshpainandspiritpain.

[A]rough[B]tough[C]brave[D]touched

29.Jackiskind,hardworkingandintelligent_______,Ican’tspeaktoohighlyofhim.

[A]asaresult[B]bytheway[C]inaword[D]onthecontrary

30.Onceenvironmentalchange_______,ittakesmanyyearsforthesystemtorecover.

[A]hasdone[B]istodo[C]does[D]isdone

II.ReadingComprehension(25x2=50)

SectionA

Directions:Therearefourpassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

NativeAmericansfromthesoutheasternpartofwhatisnowtheUnitedStatesbelievedthat

theuniverseinwhichtheylivedwasmadeupofthreeseparate,butrelated,words:theUpper

World,theLowerWorld,andThisworld.Inthelasttherelivedhumans,mostanimalsandall

plants.

ThisWorld,aroundislandrestingonthesurfaceorwaters,wassuspendedfromtheskyby

fourcordsattachedtotheislandatthefourcardinalpointsofthecompass.Linesdrawntoconnect

theoppositepointsofthecompass,fromnorthtosouthandformeasttowest,intersectedThis

Worldtodivideitintofourwedge-shapedsegments.Thusasymbolicrepresentationofthehuman

worldwasacrosswithinacircle,thecrossrepresentingtheintersectinglinesandthecirclethe

shapeofThisWorld.

EachsegmentofThisWorldwasidentifiedbyitsowncolor.AccordingtoCherokeedoctrine,

eastwasassociatedwiththecolorredbecauseitwasthedirectionoftheSun,thegreatestofdeity

ofall.Redwasalsothecoloroffire,believedtobedirectlyconnectedwiththeSun,withblood,

andthereforewithlife.Finally,redwasthecolorofsuccess.ThewestwastheMoonsegment;it

providednowarmthandwasnotlife-givingastheSunwas.Soitscolorwasblack.Northwasthe

directionofcold,andsoitscolorwasblue(sometimespurple),anditrepresentedtroubleand

defeat.Southwasthedirectionofwarmth;itscolor,white,wasassociatedwithpeaceand

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happiness.

ThesoutheasternNativeAmericans’universewasoneinwhichoppositeswereconstantlyat

warwitheachother,redagainstblack,blueagainstwhite.Thisworldhoveredsomewhere

betweentheperfectorderandpredictabilityoftheUpperWorldandthetotaldisorderand

instabilityoftheLowerWorld.Thegoalwastofindsomekindofhalfwaypath,orbalance

betweenthoseotherworlds.

31.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

[A]OneCivilization’sViewoftheUniverse

[B]TheChangingoftheSeasonsintheSoutheast

[C]ThePaintingofTerritorialMapsbySoutheasternNativeAmericans

[D]TheWarBetweenTwoNativeAmericanCivilizations

32.TheauthorimpliesthatThisWorldwaslocated_______.

[A]insidetheUpperWorld[B]insidetheLowerWorld

[C]abovetheUpperWorld[D]betweentheUpperWorldandtheLowerWorld

33.Accordingtothepassage,southeasternNativeAmericanscomparedThisWorldto_______.

[A]waters[B]thesky[C]ananimal[D]anisland

34.Accordingtothepassage,linesdividedThisWorldintohowmanysegments?

[A]Two[B]Three[C]Four[D]Five

35.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcolorsrepresentedtheWestforsoutheastern

NativeAmericans?

[A]Blue[B]White[C]Black[D]Purple

Passage2

Astheeconomicroleofmultinational,globalcorporationsexpands,theinternational

economicenvironmentwillbeshapedincreasinglynotbygovernmentsorinternational

institutions,butbytheinteractionbetweengovernmentsandglobalcorporations,especiallyinthe

UnitedStates,Europe,andJapan.Asignificantfactorinthisshiftingworldeconomyisthetrend

towardregionaltradingblocsofnations,whichhasapotentiallylargeeffectontheevolutionof

theworldtradingsystem.TwoexamplesofthethistrendaretheUnitedStates,CanadaFreeTrade

Agreement(FTA)andEurope1992,themovebytheEuropeanCommunity(EC)todismantle

impedimentstothefreeflowofthegoods,services,capital,andlaboramongmemberstatesby

theendof1992.However,althoughnumerouspoliticalandeconomicfactorswereoperativein

launchingthemovetointegratetheEC’smarkets,concernaboutprotectionismwithintheECdoes

notappeartohavebeenamajorconsideration.ThisisinsharpcontrasttotheFTA,the

overwhelmingreasonforthatbilateralinitiativewasfearofincreasingUnitedStatesprotectionism.

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Nonetheless,althoughmarkedlydifferentinoriginandnature,bothregionaldevelopmentsare

highlysignificantinthattheywillfosterintegrationinthetwolargestandrichestmarketsofthe

world,aswellasprovokequestionaboutthefuturedirectionoftheworldtradingsystem.

36.Theprimarypurposeofthepassageasawholeisto_______.

[A]describeaninitiativeandpurposeitscontinuance

[B]chronicleadevelopmentandillustrateitsinconsistencies

[C]indentifyatrendandsuggestitsimportance

[D]summarizeaprocessandquestionitssignificance

37.Accordingtothepassage,allofthefollowingareelementsoftheshiftingworld

economyEXCEPT_________.

[A]analterationintheroleplayedbygovernments

[B]anincreaseininteractionbetweennationalgovernmentsandinternationalregulatory

institutions.

[C]anincreaseintheformationofmultinationaltradingalliances

[D]anincreaseinintegrationinthetworichestmarketsoftheworld

38.Thepassagesuggestswhichofthefollowingaboutglobalcorporations?

[A]Theircontinuedgrowthdependsontheexistenceofafullyintegratedinternationalmarket.

[B]Theirpotentialeffectontheworldmarketisongoingconcerntointernationalinstitutions.

[C]Theywillhavetoassumequasigovernmentalfunctionsifcurrenteconomictrendscontinue.

[D]Theirinfluenceonworldeconomicswillcontinuetoincrease.

39.Accordingtothepassage,onesimilaritybetweenFTAandEurope1992isthatthey

both________.

[A]overcameconcernsabouttheroleofpoliticsintheshiftingworldeconomy

[B]originatedoutofconcernoverunfairtradepracticesbyothercountries

[C]exemplifyatrendtowardregionalizationofcommercialmarkets

[D]placetheeconomicneedsofthetradingblocaheadofthoseofthemembernations

40.TheauthordiscussestheFTAandEurope1992mostlikelyinorderto__________.

[A]pointoutthesimilaritiesbetweentwoseeminglydisparatetradingalliances

[B]illustratehowdifferenteconomicmotivationsproducedifferenttypesof

tradingblocs

[C]providecontrastingexamplesofatrendthatisinfluencingtheworldeconomy

[D]identifythemostimportantcharacteristicsofsuccessfuleconomicintegration

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Passage3

Sincethe1990s,uncontrolledorunreasonableInternetusehasbeenidentifiedasaproblem

withsignssimilartootheraddictions.PathologicalInternetusehasbeenlinkedwithrelationship

problems,healthproblems,aggressivebehaviorandotherpsychiatricsymptoms.

“Parentsshouldbevigilantabouttheirchildren’sonlinebehavior”saidleadresearcher

LawrenceT.Lam,fromtheSchoolofMedicine,Sydney,andtheUniversityofNotreDame

Australia.“ShouldtherebeanyconcernaboutyoungpeopleinvolvingproblematicInternet-use

behavior,professionalhelpshouldbesoughtimmediately.”

Thissortofbehaviormaybeamanifestationofsomeunderlyingproblemsthataremore

insidious.Giventheresultsobtainedfromthestudy,evenmentallyhealthyyoungpeoplemay

succumbtodepressionafteralongexposureofproblematicuseoftheInternet.Thementalhealth

consequencesofproblematicInternetuseforthosewhohavealreadyhadahistoryof

psychologicalorpsychiatricproblemswouldbemoredamaging.

Forthestudy,LamandhiscolleaguecollecteddataonapathologicalInternetuseamong

1,041teensaged13to18.Theytestedtheteensfordepressionandanxiety,andquestionedthem

aboutpathologicalInternetuseandcommonaddictivebehaviors.Atthestartofthestudy,the

researchersclassified6.2percentoftheteensashavingamoderatelypathologicalInternet

problemand0.2percentasseriouslyatrisk.Ninemonthlater,theteenswerereassessedfor

depressionandanxiety.Theresearchersfound0.2percenthadsymptomsofanxietyand8.4

percenthadbecomedepressed.

Theriskofbecomingdepressedwas2.5timeshigheramongteenswhowereaddictedto

Internetcomparedwiththosewhoweren’t.However,therewasnoassociationbetween

pathologicalInternetuseandanxiety.

Thestudyhasadirectimplicationonthepreventionofmentalillnessamongyoungpeople.

TheresultsofthestudyindicatedthatyoungpeoplewhousetheInternetpathologicallyaremost

atriskofmentalproblemsandwoulddevelopdepressionwhentheycontinuewiththatbehavior.

Earlyinterventionandpreventionthattargetsat-riskgroupswithidentifiedriskfactorsis

effectiveinreducingtheburdenofdepressionamongyoungpeople.Screeningforat-risk

individualsintheschoolsettingcouldbeconsideredasaneffectiveearlypreventionstrategy.

“Hence,ascreeningprogramforpathologicaluseofInternetcouldalsobeconsideredinallhigh

schoolsinordertoindentifyat-riskindividualsforearlycounselingandtreatment.”

Thekeyforparentsistomonitortheirchildren’smediatimeandcontent.Thetechnology

changes,themediumchanges,buttheissuealwayscomedowntoparentsascertainingcontrol

overtheirchildren’sbehaviorandmonitoringit.

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41.PathologicalInternetuse_______.

[A]iscloselyconnectedwithachild’scharacter

[B]shouldbetreatedandcorrectedprofessionally

[C]stemsfromchildren’saggressivebehavior

[D]isasymptomthatindicatesInternetaddiction

42.Lam’studysuggeststhat_______.

[A]childrenareatagreatriskforaddictivebehavior

[B]problematicInternetuseshouldreceiveearlytreatment

[C]becomingdepresseddoesnotmeanbecominganxious

[D]moderateInternetusersarealsoseriouslyatrisk

43.ProblematicuseoftheInternetisconnectedtoallthefollowingexcept_______.

[A]aggressivebehavior[B]depression[C]healthproblem[D]anxiety

44.Thescreeningprogramismainlyusedfor_______.

[A]preventingchildrenfromgettingaddictedtotheInternet

[B]monitoringwhatchildrenusetheircomputersfor

[C]indentifyingtheunhealthyuseoftheInternetcontent

[D]reducingthenumberofstudentswhosufferfromdepression

45.Theauthor’sattitudetowardschildren’sInternetuseis_______.

[A]indifferent[B]suspicious[C]apprehensive[D]critical

Passage4

Wethreatenpunishmentsinordertodetercrime.Weimposethemnotonlytomakethe

threatscrediblebutalsoasretribution(justice)forthecrimesthatwerenotdeterred.Threatsand

punishmentsarenecessarytodeteranddeterrenceisasufficientpracticaljustificationforthem.

Althoughpenaltiescanbeunwise,repulsive,orinappropriate,andthosepunishedcanbepitiable,

inasensetheinflictionoflegalpunishmentonaguiltypersoncannotbeunjust.Bycommitting

thecrime,thecriminalvolunteeredtoassumetheriskofreceivingalegalpunishmentthathe

couldhaveavoidedbynotcommittingthecrime.

Thereremain,however,twomoralobjections.Thepenaltymayberegardedasalways

excessiveasretributionandalwaysmorallydegrading.Toregardthedeathpenaltyasalways

excessive,onemustbelievethatnocrime—nomatterhowheinous—couldpossiblyjustifycapital

punishment.Suchabeliefcanbeneitherconfirmednorrefuted;itisanarticleoffaith.

Alternatively,onemaybelievethateverybody,themurderernolessthanthevictim,hasanatural

righttolife.Thelawthereforeshouldnotdepriveanyoneoflife.

JusticeBrennanhasinsistedthatthedeathpenaltyis“uncivilized”“inhuman”inconsistent

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with“humandignity”andwith“sanctityoflife,”thatit“treatsmembersofthehumanraceas

nonhumans,asobjectstobetoyedwithanddiscarded,”thatitis“uniquelydegradingtohuman

dignity”and“byitsverynature,involvesadenialoftheexecutedperson’shumanity.”Justice

Brennandoesnotsaywhyhethinksexecution“uncivilized.”Hithertomostcivilizationshavehad

thedeathpenalty,althoughithasbeendiscardedinWesternEurope.

By“degrading,”JusticeBrennanseemstomeanthatexecutiondegradestheexecuted

convicts.Yetphilosophershaveinsistedthat,whendeserved,execution,farfromdegradingthe

executedconvict,affirmshishumanitybyaffirminghisrationalityandhisresponsibilityforhis

actions.Theythoughtthatexecution,whendeserved,isrequiredforthesakeofconvict’sdignity.

Commonsenseindicatesthatitcannotbedeath—ourcommonfate—thatisinhuman.Therefore,

JusticeBrennanmustmeanthatdeathdegradeswhenitcomesnotasanaturaloraccidentalevent,

butasadeliberatesocialimposition.Themurdererlearnsthroughhispunishmentthathisfellow

manhasfoundhimunworthyofliving;thatbecausehehasmurdered,heisbeingexpelledfrom

thecommunityoftheliving.Thisdegradationisself-inflicted.Bymurdering,themurdererhas

dehumanizedhimselfthathecannotremainamongtheliving.

Executionofthosewhohavecommittedheinousmurdersmaydeteronlyonemurderper

year.Ifitdoes,itseemswarranted.ItalsoistheonlyfittingretributionformurderIcanthinkof.

46.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsdeathpenaltyis_______.

[A]negative[B]positive[C]impartial[D]ambiguous

47.Itisimpliedthatinflictionoflegalpunishmentisjustifiedbecausethe

offender_______.

[A]sparesnoeffortinholdinghimselfbackcriminalaction

[B]showsnoregardforthedignityofthevictim

[C]iswellawareoftheconsequenceofhisaction

[D]canbedeterredbynolegalpunishmentwhatsoever

48.Bysayingthat“mostcivilizationshavehadthedeathpenalty”,theauthorreallymeans

that_______.

[A]civilizationisWesternEuropeancountriesisdegenerating

[B]theassertionthatcapitalpunishmentisuncivilizedisarbitrary

[C]deathpenaltyisaneffectivelegalinstitutionfordefendingcivilization

[D]beinguncivilizedisnotequivalenttobeinginhuman

49.JusticeBrennanwouldagreethat_______.

[A]deathinanywaymeansadenialofaperson’shumanity

[B]thesocietyhasnorighttotakeanindividual’slife

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[C]murdersshouldbeeducatedratherthanpunished

[D]degradingaconvictisnothingmorethanexecutinghim

50.Accordingtophilosophers,deathpenalty_______.

[A]shouldbeexecutedwithdueregardforhumandignity

[B]shouldbenotgiveninawaythatdegradesthemurder

[C]meetsthemurder’sneedforclaimingbackhishumanity

[D]indicatesseriouscrimesdeservecrueloreveninhumanretribution

SectionB

Directions：Thefollowingpassageisincompletewith5sentencesmissing.Pleasechoice5ofthe

sevensentencesbelowthepassage,whicharemarked[A],[B],[C],[D],[E],[F],and[G],to

completethepassage.Eachsentencecanbechosenonlyonce.Markthecorrespondingletteron

theAnswerSheet.

Formthehealthpointofviewwearelivinginamarvelousage.Weareimmunized(免疫)

frombirthagainstmanyofthemostdangerousdiseases.Alargenumberofonefatalillnessescan

nowbecuredbymoderndrugsandsurgery.Itisalmostcertainthatalmostonedayremedieswill

befoundforthemoststubbornremainingdiseases.Theexpectationoflifehasincreased

enormously.Butthoughthepossibilityoflivingalongandhappylifeisgreaterthaneverbefore,

everydaywewitnesstheincredibleslaughterofmen,womenandchildrenontheroads.Man

versusthemotorcar!51)_____.

Ithasbeenrightlysaidthatwhenamanissittingbehindasteeringwheel,hiscarbecomes

theextensionofhispersonality.52)_____.Peoplewhoarenormallyquietandpleasantmay

becomeunrecognizablewhentheyarebehindasteering-wheel.Theyswear,theyareill-mannered

andaggressive,willfulastwo-year-oldsandutterlyselfish.Alltheirhiddenfrustrations,

disappointmentsandjealousiesseemtobebroughttothesurfacebytheactofdriving.

53)_____.Everythingisdoneforhisconvenience.Citiesareallowedtobecomealmost

uninhabitablebecauseofheavytraffic;townsaremadeuglybyhugecarparks;thecountrysideis

desecratedbyroadnetworks;andthemassannualslaughterbecomesnothingmorethanastatistic

tobeconvenientlyforgotten.

54)_____.Withregardtodriving,thelawsofsomecountriesarenotoriouslylaxandeven

thestrictestarenotstrictenough.Acodewhichwasuniversallyacceptedcouldonlyhavea

dramaticallybeneficialeffectontheaccidentrate.55)____.Thedrivingtestshouldbe

standardizedandmadefarmoredifficultthanitis;allthedriversshouldbemadetotakeatest

everythreeyearsorso;theageatwhichyoungpeopleareallowedtodriveanyvehicleshouldbe

raisedtoatleast21;allvehiclesshouldbeputthroughstringentannualtestsforsafety.Eventhe

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smallestamountofalcoholinthebloodcanimpairaperson’sdrivingability.Presentdrinkingand

drivinglaws(wheretheyexist)shouldbemademushstricter.Maximumandminimumspeed

limitsshouldbeimposedonalltheroads.Governmentsshouldlaydownsafetyandperformance

shouldbebanned.Thesemeasuresmaysoundinordinatelyharsh.Butsurelynothingshouldbe

consideredastoosevereifitresultsinreducingtheannualtollofhumanlife.Afterall,theworld

isforhumanbeings,notmotor-cars.

[A]Thereisnodoubtthatthemotor-caroftenbringsoutaman’sveryworstqualities.

[B]Afterall,transportationnetworksovertheworldcreatewealthforhumanbeings,butalso

bringmisfortunetosomepeople.

[C]Thesurprisingthingisthatsocietysmilessobenignlyonthemotoristandseemstocondone

hisbehavior.

[D]Hereareafewexamplesofsomeofthethingsthatmightbedone.

[E]Itisnever-endingbattlewhichmanislosing.Thousandsofpeopletheworldoverarekilledor

horriblykilledeachyearandwearequietlysittingbackandlettingithappen.

[F]Formostpeople,healthismoreimportantthananythingelse,buttrafficaccidentsmakemost

peopleworryabouttheirhealthaswellastheirlives.

[G]Itishightimeaworldcodewerecreatedtoreducethissenselesswasteofhumanlife.

III.Cloze(20x0.5=10)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices

marked[A],[B],[C]and[D]attheendofthepassage.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfits

thepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Thehorseandcarriageisathingofthepast,butloveandmarriagearestillwithusandstill

closelyinterrelated.MostAmericanmarriages,particularlyfirstmarriages56youngcouples

aretheresultof57attractionandaffection58thanpracticalconsiderations.

IntheUnitesStates,parentsdonotarrangemarriagesfortheirchildren.Teenagersbegin

59inhighschoolandusuallyfindmatesthroughtheirownacademicandsocial60.

Thoughyoungpeoplefeel61tochoosetheirfriendsfrom62groups,most

chooseamateofsimilarbackground.

Thisis63inparttoparentalguidance.Parentscannotselectspousesfortheirchildren,

buttheycanusually64choicesby65disapprovalofsomeonetheyconsiderunsuitable.

66,marriagesbetweenmembersofdifferentgroups(interclass,interfaith,andinterracial

marriages)areincreasing,probablybecauseofthegreater67oftoday’syouthandthefact

thattheyarerestrictedby68prejudicesthantheirparents.Manyyoungpeopleleavetheir

hometownstoattendcollege,69inthearmedforces,70pursueacareerinabiggercity.

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Onceawayfromhomeandfamily,theyaremore71todateandmarryoutsidetheir

ownsocialgroup.

InmobileAmericansociety,interclassmarriagesareneither72norshocking.

Interfaithmarriagesare73therise,particularlybetweenProtestantsandCatholics.Onthe

otherhand,interracialmarriageisstillveryuncommon.Itcanbedifficultforinterracialcouplesto

findaplacetolive,maintainfriendships,and74afamily.Marriagesbetweenpeopleof

differentnational75(butthesameraceandreligion)havebeencommonplaceheresince

colonialtimes.

56.[A]linking[B]involving[C]connecting[D]correlating

57.[A]personal[B]emotional[C]mutual[D]magnetic

58.[A]more[B]less[C]rather[D]other

59.[A]dating[B]appointment[C]engagement[D]matching