The United States has historically had higher rates of marriage than those of other industrialized countries. The current annual marriage (1 ) in the United States — about 9 new marriages for every 1, 000 people — is (2 ) higher than it is in other industrialized countries. However, marriage is (3 ) as widespread as it was several decades ago. (4 ) of American adults who are married(5 ) from 72 percent in 1970 to 60 percent in 2002. This does not mean that large numbers of people will remain unmarried(6 ) their lives. Throughout the 20th century, about 90 percent of Americans married at some(7 ) in their lives. Experts (8) that about the same proportion of today's young adults will eventually marry.
The timing of marriage has varied (9 ) over the past century. In 1995 the average age of women in the United States at the time of their first marriage was 25. The average age of men was about 27. Men and women in the United States marry for the first time an average of five years later than people did in the 1950s. (10) , young adults of the 1950s married younger than did any previous (11) in
U. S. history. Today's later age of marriage is(12) the age of marriage between 1890 and 1940. Moreover, a greater proportion of the population was married (95 percent) during the 1950s than at any time before (13). Experts do not agree on why the "marriage rush" of the late 1940s and 1950s occurred, but most social scientists believe it represented a (14) to the return of peace and prosperity after 15 years of severe economic (15) and war.
问题1选项
A.rate
B.ratio
C.percentage
D.poll
问题2选项
A.potentially
B.intentionally
C.randomly
D.substantially
问题3选项
A.not any longer
B.no more
C.no longer
D.not any more
问题4选项
A.A proportion
B.The proportion
C.The number
D.A number
问题5选项
A.declined
B.deteriorated
C.deduced
D.demolished
问题6选项
A.past
B.passing
C.throughout
D.through
问题7选项
A.period
B.level
C.point
D.respect
问题8选项
A.project
B.plan
C.promise
D.propose
问题9选项
A.unexpectedly
B.irregularly
C.flexibly
D.consistently
问题10选项
A.Besides
B.However
C.Whereas
D.Nevertheless
问题11选项
A.descendants
B.ascendants
C.population
D.generation
问题12选项
A.according to
B.in line with
C.based on
D.caused by
问题13选项
A.and after
B.or after
C.or since
D.ever since
问题14选项
A.refusal
B.realization
C.response
D.reality
问题15选项
A.repression
B.aggression
C.restriction
D.depression
第1题:A
第2题:D
第3题:C
第4题:B
第5题:A
第6题:C
第7题:A
第8题:A
第9题:D
第10题:B
第11题:D
第12题:B
第13题:B
第14题:C
第15题:D
(1)名词词义辨析。根据破折号后面的内容可以推测,这里应为结婚率,选项A正确。ratio 比例;percentage百分数;poll 选举之投票,均不符合原文。
(2)副词词义辨析。potentially 潜在地;intentionally故意地;randomly 随便地;substantially实质上,大体上。根据句意:美国目前的年结婚率大体上远高于其他工业化国家。选项D符合句意。
(3)副词短语辨析。选项A和B一般放于修饰词后;选项C一般放于修饰词之前;选项D意为再也不。根据句意:然而,婚姻不再像几十年前那样普遍。选项C符合原文。
(4)考查冠词用法。根据下文百分比可排除选项C和D,而百分比是已知的,所以用定冠词the,选项B正确。
(5)动词词义辨析和上下文语义。declined下降,衰退;deteriorated恶化的,变质的;deduced推理;demolished拆毁,破坏。根据下文“from 72 percent in 1970 to 60 percent...说明是呈下降趋势的,所以选项A符合原文。
(6)介词词义辨析。throughout their lives为固定搭配,意为整个一生。
(7)名词词义辨析。根据原文,这里指生活中的某一阶段,用period符合原文。
(8)上下文语义。根据原文:专家预测,现在的年轻人中最终结婚的比例也大致相同。project除了计划、工程的意思外,还有预测的意思。所以本题选A。
(9)副词词义辨析和上下文语义。unexpectedly出乎意料地;irregularly 不规则地;flexibly柔软地;consistently持续地,不断地。句意:在过去的一个世纪里,结婚的时间一直在变化。选项D符合原文。
(10)逻辑关系。根据前后句义可知,此处表转折。However和 Whereas都有然而的意思,但Whereas后面通常接整个句子,和句子间不用逗号隔开。Besides和Nevertheless 不符合原文。所以本题选B。
(11)名词搭配。descendants 子孙,后裔;ascendants优势,运道;population人口;previous generation意为上一代人,所以选项D符合原文。
(12)介词词组辨析。according to按照;in line with与……一致;based on基于;caused by由……造成。句意:现在的晚婚年龄与1890年至1940年的结婚年龄是一致的。选项B符合原文。
(13)固定搭配。at any time before or after为固定搭配,意为:在……前后的任何时间。
(14)词义辨析。refusal to拒绝,推却;realization为名词,意为实现;response to对……做出回应;reality为名词,意为现实。句意:大多数社会科学家认为,这是对和平回归的一种回应。选项C符合原文。
(15)固定搭配。economic depression 为固定搭配,意为:经济萧条,符合上下文。所以本题选D。