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大学英语统考练习题库A1--第1页 大学英语A1 一、阅读理解 When Sally and Tom got married, people thought they were the perfect couple. But things didnt work out. First they tried a separation. Living apart made them realize that they should never have gotten married. In May, their marriage ended in divorce. When Jesse and Rachel got married, they knew they wanted to live in a traditional nuclear family -- mother, father, and biological children. Rachel had been born out of wedlock. Because her parents had never married, she had never met her biological father. Jesses mother had been widowed. His fathers early death made Jesse want to have a large family. So they decided that a more traditional arrangement was what they wanted. When Doris and Henry decided to get married, their friends were surprised. Doris and Henry were only 20 years old, and their friends expected that the couple would delay marriage at least th until they finished college. At the beginning of the 20 century the average age at which people married began to decline. Sue doesnt see why anyone else should care whether or not she is married. When strangers ask her whether she is married, she tells them that her marital status is none of their business. The proportion of people who never marry has been increasing. Many people, including gay men （男同性恋者）and lesbians （女同性恋者）, no longer feel that they must marry. 1.According to the context, the meaning of separation (paragraph 1) is_________. A.living apart B.trying something out C.getting married D.getting divorced 答案：A