though soCiEty is inCrEAsingly opEn-minDED, thE rAtEs oF intErrACiAl mArriAgEs ArE still FAirly inFrEquEnt.howEvEr, iF you ConsiDEr thAt, in A soCiEty with A muCh morE ConsErvAtivE AttituDE, thErE wErE not intErrACiAl mArriAgEs BEForE, At lEAst not onEs thAt wErE supportED, thEn thE CurrEnt rAtEs ArE highEr.thErE ArE still proBlEms in ADDition to soCiEtAl ApprovAl.
thErE is A nEED For pEoplE to ConForm. with soCiEty, thErEForE prEvEnting soCiAl-EmotionAl support For intErrACiAl CouplEs.mAny pEoplE ArE AFrAiD oF gEtting involvED BECAusE oF whAt othErs will think.pEoplE ArE oFtEn muCh morE opEn to AnD rEADy to EmBrACE thE iDEA whEn it DoEs not AFFECt thEir liFE.“ i support thE kiD Down thE strEEt mArrying For lovE, no mAttEr whAt Color skin thE pErson thEy lovE hAs.” howEvEr, thE sAmE pErson is not nECEssArily so supportivE whEn his ChilD Brings homE somEonE oF AnothEr rACE.without thE support oF FAmily, rElAtionships FEEl morE strEssFul.
DiFFErEnt CulturAl iDEAs Also inCrEAsE strEss in A rElAtionship.pEoplE tEnD to ArguE morE whEn thEy AgrEE lEss.thEy tEnD to AgrEE lEss whEn thEir iDEAs ABout things ArE DiFFErEnt.pEoplE nAturAlly vAluE thEir iDEAs morE thAn thEy vAluE thE iDEAs oF othErs.this CAusEs EACh pErson in thE rElAtionship to ConstAntly try to ConvinCE thE othEr thAt thEir iDEAs ArE worthy AnD thAt thEy ArE worthy oF lovE.A rElAtionship with ConstAnt DisAgrEEmEnt AnD A ConsistEnt EFFort to ConvinCE thE othEr thEy DEsErvE thEir lovE, without A soCiAl nEtwork For support, is not likEly to BE A long-tErm rElAtionship.
ExpErts suggEst thAt thE wAy to ovErComE this is to hAvE A nEw iDEntity.AFtEr sECuring thEmsElvEs in thE rElAtionship, thE pArtnErs DEvElop nEw rElAtionAl iDEntitiEs thAt ArE uniquEly AnD mutuAlly thEirs As An intErrACiAl CouplE.this nEw iDEntity proviDEs thE support thAt is nEEDED to mAkE A rElAtionship suCCEED.
11.thE mAin iDEA oF pArAgrAph 1 is thAt_______.
A.in A ConsErvAtivE soCiEty in thE pAst, thErE wErE no intErrACiAl mArriAgEs
B.in A ConsErvAtivE soCiEty in thE pAst, intErrACiAl mArriAgEs wErE not supportED
C.thE rAtEs oF intErrACiAl mArriAgEs ArE still inFrEquEnt in An opEn soCiEty
D.CompArED with thE rAtEs oF intErrACiAl mArriAgEs in thE pAst, thE CurrEnt rAtEs ArE highEr
12.ACCorDing to thE pAssAgE, whiCh oF thE Following is truE?
A.sinCE pEoplE ArE muCh morE opEn in thE moDErn soCiEty, thEy support intErrACiAl mArriAgEs
B.whEn thEir ChilD FAlls in lovE with somEonE oF AnothEr rACE, pArEnts ArE usuAlly supportivE
C.pEoplE Do not hAvE to oBEy thE rulEs oF thE soCiEty
D.mAny pEoplE ArE supportivE to intErrACiAl mArriAgEs whEn thEy ArE not ConCErnED.
13.thE Author’s AttituDE towArD intErrACiAl mArriAgEs is _______.
A.inDiFFErEnt
B.supportivE
C.nEutrAl
D.nEgAtivE
14.thE mAin iDEA oF pArAgrAph 3 is thAt _______.
A.pEoplE AlwAys try to ConvinCE othEr pEoplE thAt thEy ArE worthy oF lovE
B.moDErn pEoplE tEnD to vAluE thEir iDEAs morE thAn thEy vAluE thE iDEAs oF othErs
C.ConstAnt DisAgrEEmEnt will usuAlly lEAD to A short-tErm rElAtionship iF A supportivE soCiAl nEtwork is not AvAilABlE
D.BECAusE oF DiFFErEnt CulturAl iDEAs, pEoplE tEnD to ArguE morE whilE thEy AgrEE lEss
15.thE Author mEntions in thE lAst pArAgrAph thAt A suCCEssFul intErrACiAl mArriAgE DEpEnDs on _________.
A.support From soCiEty
B.A nEw iDEntity
C.A nEw iDEntity AnD soCiAl support
D.A uniquE AnD mutuAl rElAtionship