【Romanticloveisaculturetraitfoundprimarilyinindustrializedsocieties.Elsewhereintheworld,pragmatic(重实效的)considerationsratherthanflightsoffancyareoftenusedtomakeachoiceofpartner,andromanticloveisseenasan】
Romanticloveisaculturetraitfoundprimarilyinindustrializedsocieties.Elsewhereintheworld,pragmatic(重实效的)considerationsratherthanflightsoffancyareoftenusedtomakeachoiceofpartner,andromanticloveisseenasanunfortunateinconveniencethatgetsinthewayoftheordinary,rationalprocessofmateselection.TracesofthisattitudepersistintheAmericanupperclasses,wheredaughtersareexpectedtomarry“well”-----thatis,toamalewhoiseligiblebyreasonoffamilybackgroundandearningpotential.MostAmericans,however,seeromanticloveasessentialforasuccessfulmarriage,andtendtolookaskance(轻蔑地)atanyonewhomarriesforamorepracticalreasoninwhichloveplaysnopart.
Thephenomenonofromanticloveoccurswhentwoyoungpeoplemeetandfindoneanotherpersonallyandphysicallyattractive.Theybecomemutuallyabsorbed,starttobehaveinwhatappearstobeaflighty(充满幻想的),evenirrationalmanner,decidethattheyarerightforoneanother,andmaythenenteramarriagewhosesuccessisexpectedtobeguaranteedbytheirenduringlove.Behaviorofthiskindisportrayedandwarmlyendorsed(赞同)throughoutAmericanpopularculture,bybooks,magazines,comics,records,popularsongs,movies,andTV.
Romanticloveisanobleideal,anditcancertainlyprovideabasisforthespousesto“livehappilyeverafter.”Butamarriagecanequallywellbefoundedonmuchmorepracticalconsiderations”----asindeedtheyhavebeeninmostsocietiesthroughoutmostofhistory.Whyisromanticloveofsuchimportanceinthemodernworld?Thereasonseemstobethatithassomebasicfunctionsinmaintainingtheinstitutionofthenuclearfamily(小家庭).
1.Romanticloveislessfrequentlyfoundinmanynon-industrialsocietiesbecausepeopleinthesesocieties_______.
A.firmlybelievethatonlymoneycanmaketheworldgoround
B.failtobringtheimaginativepowerofthemindintofullplay
C.fondlythinkthatflightsoffancypreventthemfrommakingacorrectchoiceofpartner
D.havefarmorepracticalconsiderationstodeterminewhowillmarrywhom
2.Thewordeligible(inLine5,Para.l),couldbestbereplacedby____.
A.qualified B.available C.chosen D.influential
3.Accordingto