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For most of recorded human history,marriage was an arrangement designed to maximize financial stability.Elizabeth Abbott,the author of A History of Marriage,explains that in ancient times,marriage was intended to unite various parts of a community,establishing beneficial economic relationships.
"Because it was a financial arrangement,it was thought of and operated as such.It was a contract be-tween families.For example,let's say I am a printer and you make paper,we might want a marriage between our children because that will improve our businesses."Even the honeymoon,often called the"bridal tour",was a communal affair,with parents,brothers and sisters,and other close relatives traveling together to reinforce their new familial relationships.
By the Middle Ages,gender inequality was not only honored in social customs,but also common law.In most European countries,married women were forced to give up control over any personal wealth and property rights to their husbands.Eventually,the system became known as"coverture",whereby married copples became a single legal entity in which the husband had all power.
By the 19th century,the conflict between love and money had come to a head.As the Western world advanced towards a more modern,industrialized society built on wage labor,emotional bonds became more private,focused more on immediate family and friends than communal celebrations.Simultaneously,mass media helped make sentimental inclinations a larger part of popular culture,with the flourishing of holidays like Valentine's Day and various hobbies.
Culturally speaking,love was in the air,and the union of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1840 only served to seal the deal.Though Victoria and Albert's marriage was sanctioned by their royal families,it was also hailed as a true"love match",strengthening the new ideal of romantic partnership.Their wedding also coincided with the surge of early print media,making the event visible to readers all across Europe and North America.
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推理判断题。由第二段的前两句可知，婚姻是一种经济契约和家庭条约，后几句话是举例说明，故选C。
有“泥土诗人”之称的诗人是（）。
将下列各项按所表示年龄大小顺序排列，正确的顺序应是（ ）。
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1931年，一位给人们带来光明的科学家重病的消息牵动着世界人民的心，几十名记者为他守夜。每隔一个小时就对外发布一次消息：“灯”还亮着。这位科学家是（ ）。
钱穆在评论中国古代某制度时说，它“可以培植全国人民对政治之兴味……可以团结全国各地域于一个中央之统治”，这一制度是()。
明朝初年强化君主专制的措施是（）。
《诗经》中描绘了一个美丽清泠、朦胧迷茫的抒情境界，刻画诗人徘徊追思的形象，借助景物和意象含蓄委婉地表达相思和追怀之情的诗篇是（ ）。
既是俄罗斯浪漫主义的杰出代表，同时又是俄罗斯现实主义的奠基人的是（ ）。
“今有一人，入人园圃，窃其桃李。”下列关于“园圃”的说法正确的是（ ）。
海涅在《德国，一个冬天的童话》中所批判的“精神的巴士底监狱”指的是（ ）
知识是个体通过与环境相互作用后获得的（ ）。
