Demographic indicators show that Americans in the postwar
period were more eager than ever to establish families. They quickly
brought down the age at marriage for both men and women and brought
the birth rate to a twentieth century height after more than a hundred （1）
years of a steady decline, producing the “baby boom.”These young （2）
adults established a trend of early marriage and relatively large
families that Went for more than two decades and caused a major （3）
but temporary reversal of long-term demographic patterns. From
the 1940S through the early 1960s, Americans married at a high rate （4）
and at a younger age than their Europe counterparts.（5）
Less noted but equally more significant, the men and women on who（6）
formed families between 1940 and 1960 nevertheless reduced the（7）
divorce rate after a postwar peak; t
Demographic indicators show that Americans in the postwar
period were more eager than ever to establish families. They quickly
brought down the age at marriage for both men and women and brought
the birth rate to a twentieth century height after more than a hundred （1）
years of a steady decline, producing the “baby boom.”These young （2）
adults established a trend of early marriage and relatively large
families that Went for more than two decades and caused a major （3）
but temporary reversal of long-term demographic patterns. From
the 1940S through the early 1960s, Americans married at a high rate （4）
and at a younger age than their Europe counterparts.（5）
Less noted but equally more significant, the men and women on who（6）
formed families between 1940 and 1960 nevertheless reduced the（7）
divorce rate after a postwar peak; t
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From Namche Bazaar, the Sherpa capital at 12,000 feet，the long line threaded south，dropping 2,000 feet to the valley floor，then trudged down the huge Sola-Khumbu canyon until, it opened out to the lush but still daunting foothills of Central Nepal. It was here at Namche that one man broke rank and leaned north，slowly and arduously climbing the steep walls of the natural amphitheater behind the scatter of stone huts，then past Kunde and Khumjong. Despite wearing a balaclava on his head, he had been frequently recognized by the Tibetans，and treated with the gravest deference and respect. Even among those who knew nothing about him，expressions of surprise lit up their dark，liquid eyes. He was a man not expected to be there. Not only was his stature substantially grea A. a sense of awe. B. a sense of piety. C. a sense of fear. D. a sense of mystery. [简答题]
Thanksgiving Day, legal holiday observed annually in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November. In Canada, Thanksgiving falls on the second Monday in October. Most people celebrate Thanksgiving by gathering with family or friends for a holiday feast. Thanksgiving was first celebrated by Pilgrims(英国清教徒)and Native Americans in colonial New England in the early 17th century. Its actual origin, however, probably traces to harvest festivals that have been traditional in many parts of the world since ancient times. Today Thanksgiving is mainly a celebration of domestic life. centered on the home and family. [单项选择] TEXT D
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