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英语专业大三课堂小测试 I. Cloze Passage One: The horse and carriage is a thing of the past, but love and marriage are still with us and still closely interrelated. Most American marriages, _1_first marriages uniting young people, are the result of mutual attraction and affection_2_practical considerations. In the United States, parents do not_3_marriages for their children. Teenagers begin dating in high school and usually find mates through their own academic and social_4_. Though young people feel free to choose their friends from groups, most choose a mate of similar_5_.This is due in part to parental guidance. Parents cannot select spouses for their children, but they can usually_6_their choices by voicing disapproval of someone they consider unsuitable. _7_, marriages between members of different groups interclass, interfaith, and interracial marriages are_8_, probably because of the greater mobility of today’s youth and the fact that they are_9_by fewer prejudices than their parents. Many young people leave their hometowns to attend college, serve in the armed forces, or pursue a career in a bigger city. Once away from home and family, they are more_10_to date and marry outside their own social group. 1. A. specially B. naturally C. particularly D. fortunately 2. A. more than B. rather than C. less than D. better than 3. A. arrange B. engage C. manage D. propose 4. A. position B. association C. contract D. contacts 5. A. background B. situation C. circumstance D. condition 6. A. influence B. make C. afford D. provide 7. A. Therefore B. However C. Moreover D. Likewise 8. A. declining 　　 B. prohibiting C. increasing D. reducing 9. A. restrained 　 B. retained C. reserved D. restricted 10. A. likely B. possible C. reluctant D. lonely Passage Two: Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She_1_John very much. In her eyes, he couldn’t do anything wrong. Every morning she would give him breakfast_2_ bed and bring him the paper