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A:But what’s more, commercialism changes young people’s attitude towards motherhood.
B:Obviously, the best gift will be a phone call or a visit.
C:According to a research by the US card company Hallmark, 96 percent of American consumers celebrate the holiday.
D:As a result, motherhood has suffered a huge drop in status since the 1950s.
E:In addition, women are being encouraged to pursue any career they desire.
本题正确答案为:E
本题解析:空格后句中出现了人称代词they，而且从句意上看they 指代人， 因此空格处应该出现代词they， 或与they呼应的名词。因此只有F（出现了women/妇女）可能是答案。其实第五段是对第四段主题的进一步发展，因此用F。
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A:The American version of Mother’s Day was thought up as early as 1905, by Anna Jarvis, as a way of recognizing the real value of motherhood.
B:But what’s more, commercialism changes young people’s attitude towards motherhood.
C:Obviously, the best gift will be a phone call or a visit.
D:According to a research by the US card company Hallmark, 96 percent of American consumers celebrate the holiday.
E:As a result, motherhood has suffered a huge drop in status since the 1950s.
本题正确答案为:E
本题解析: 空格后句说“据《守卫者》报道， 当今没有孩子的年轻女性是上一代人的两倍”。 现在只剩下两个选项Ｃ（很明显，最好的礼物是打个电话或上门拜访）和Ｅ（因此， 从从20世纪50年代以来，母性的状况已经改变了很多），显然E出现在空格中合适：E是观点， 空格后的句子在围绕E提出的观点进行解释。
