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1、2009级英语本科班《英语报刊文章阅读》练习Passage1PregnancyNoLongerPushesWomentoWed怀孕不再促使女性做岀结婚选择Intheearly1990s,morethanhalfofthefirstchildrenborntoyoungwomenwereconceived（开始彳不月台儿）outsidemarriage一-aratenearlythreetimesthatoftheearly1930s,saysaCensusBureaureportouttoday.Andrelativelyfe
2、wofthose1990swomenrushedintomarriagebeforegivingbirth,writesCensusBureaudemographer（人口学家）AmaraBachu.Justunderaquarterofcontemporarywomenwedbeforetheirfirstbabieswereborn,comparedwithmorethanhalfoftheircounterparts（t冃对应的人）inthe1930s.Intheearly1990s,41%offirstbirthsoc
3、curredoutsidemarriage,comparedwith8%intheearly1930s,Buchufound.Sheanalyzeddatacollectedonwomenunderage30,thegroupinwhichthemajorityoffirstbirths一・outofwedlock（婚姻）ornot…occur.Bachuattributes（扌巴归因于）thetrendstochangingattitudesaboutmarriageandgrowingacceptanceofgivingb
4、irthoutsideit.“It，sacceptedbysociety.Gettinglegallymarriedisnotabigissue.Aslongassocietyacceptswomenhavingbabiesoutofwedlock,itwillcontinue.^Similartrendscanbeseeninotherindustrializedcountries,notesSusheelaSingh,directorofresearchattheAlanGuttmacherInstitute,anon-p
5、rofitreproductive（生殖的）healthresearchgrouponNewYork."InEurope,itseemstobelinkedmoretothechangingstatusofwomen/9Singhsays.Apparently,Bachusays,manysingleAmericanwomenwhogetpregnantwouldrathernotmarrythanwedamanwhocouldnotsupportthemfinanciallyoremotionally.Whitewomena
6、remorelikelytomarrybeforegivingbirththanblackorHispanic（四班牙裔的）women.Andcollegegraduatesaremorelikelytowedbeforetheirduedatethanless-educatedwomen,Bachuwrites.Butjustbecausebabiesarebornoutofwedlockdoesn'tmeanthey9rebeingraisedbyonlythemother,shesays.Accordingtoonees
7、timate,Bachuwrites,thepercentageofout-of-wedlockchildrenwhosemotherslivewiththeirpartnershasrisenfrom27%intheearly1980sto41%inthe1990s."Althoughmanywomenexperienceaconsiderableportionoftheirearlyyearsofchildbearingasunmarriedmothers,theydonnotnecessarilyliveapartfro
8、mthefatheroftheirchild/Bachuwrites.Butonly26%ofblackout-of-wedlockchildrenarebomintotwo-parenthouseholds,herreportsays.Numbersfromthenatio
