公共英语考试

【单选题】Questions 11—13 are based on the following report. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11—13.
Which of the following can best characterize the Western style of marriageArrangement by young people’s elders.
B．Courtship and marriage partner choice.

C、Assumption of a great responsibility.
D．Luxurious wedding ceremonies.

网考网参考答案：B
网考网解析：
[听力原文] 11-13 Despite the recent growth in the number of divorces, we in the West still tend to regard courtship and marriage through the eyes of a Hollywood producer. For us it’s a romantic business. Boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, boy asks girl to marry him, girl accepts. Wedding, flowers, big celebration. But in other parts of the world things work differently. In India, for instance, arranged marriage is still very common. An intermediary, usually a married lady, learns that a young man wishes to get married and she undertakes to find him a suitable bride. The young couple meet for the first time on the day of the wedding. In Japan, too, arranged marriages still take place. But their things are organized in a different way. A girl wishes to find a husband, and the girl’s mother, or an aunt perhaps, approached the mother of a suitable young man and the young couples are introduced. They get a chance to have a look at one another and if one of them says, "Oh, no, I could never marry him or her", they call the whole thing off. But if they like one another, then the wedding goes ahead. Now, most listener, being used to the Western style of courtship and marriage, will assume that this is the best system and the one with greatest chance of producing a happy marriage. But pause and reflect. Marriage must always be something of a gamble. Going out with somebody for six months is very different from being married to him or her for six years. It is true that American women, brought up in the United States, who married Africans and went to live in Africa, have sometimes found it exceedingly difficult to assume the role of the wife of an African living in Africa. However, my observations have led to believe that various forms of arranged marriage have just as much chance of bringing happiness to the husband and wife as our Western system of choosing marriage partners. [解析] 本题考查考生对具体信息的把握。答案出自文章开头，“…, we in the West still tend to regard courtship and marriage…” document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>