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第PAGE\*MERGEFORMAT11页共NUMPAGES\*MERGEFORMAT11页 四级阅读理解新题型附讲解(2):ModernMarriageinAmerican ModernMarriageinAmericanTheweddingofthe20thcentury,in1981,celebratedamarriagethatturnedouttobeahugebust.Itendedasbadlyasarelationshipcan:scandal,divorceand,ultimately,deathandworldwideweeping.Sowhenthefirstbornsonofthatunion,Britain'sPrinceWilliam,setinmotiontheweddingofthiscenturybygettingengagedtoCatherineMiddleton,hedidthingsalittledifferently.Hepickedsomeoneolderthanheis(bysixmonths),whowenttothesameuniversityhedidandwhomhe'ddatedforalongtime.Althoughsheisnotofroyalblood,shestandstobecomethefirstEnglishQueenwithauniversitydegree,soinonefundamentalway,theirsisaunionofequals.Inthatregard,thenewcouplereflectthechangesintheshapeandnatureofmarriagethathavebeenripplingthroughouttheWesternworldforthepastfewdecades.Infact,statisticallyspeaking,ayoungmanofWilliam'sage—ifnothisroyalEnglishheritage—mightbejustaslikelynottogetmarried,yet.In1960,theyearbeforePrincessDiana,William'smother,wasborn,nearly70%ofAmericanadultsweremarried;nowonlyabouthalfare.Eighttimesasmanychildrenarebornoutofwedlock.Backthen,two-thirdsof20-somethingsweremarried;in2021just26%were.Andcollegegraduatesarenowfarmorelikelytomarry(64%)thanthosewithnohighereducation(48%).Whenaninstitutionsocentraltohumanexperiencesuddenlychangesshapeinthespaceofagenerationortwo,it'sworthtryingtofigureoutwhy.ThisfallthePewResearchCenter,inassociationwithTIME,conductedanationwidepollexploringthecontoursofmodernmarriageandthenewAmericanfamily,posingquestionsaboutwhatpeoplewantandexpectoutofmarriageandfamilylife,whytheyenterintocommittedrelationshipsandwhattheygainfromthem.Whatwefoundisthatmarriage,whateveritssocial,spiritualorsymbolicappeal,isinpurelypracticaltermsjustnotasnecessaryasitusedtobe.Neithermennorwomenneedtobemarriedtohavesexorcompanionshiporprofessionalsuccessorrespectorevenchildren—yetmarriageremainsreveredanddesired.Andofallthetransformationsourfamilystructureshaveundergoneinthepast50years,perhapsthemostprofoundis
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