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1、1."Family"isofcourseanelasticword.ButwhenBritishpeoplesaythattheirsocietyisbasedonfamilylife,theyarethinkingof"family"initsnarrow,peculiarlyEuropeansenseofmother,fatherandchildrenlivingtogetheraloneintheirownhouseasaneconomicandsocialunit.Thus,everyBritishmarriageindicat
2、esthebeginningofanewandindependentfamily—hencethetremendousimportanceofmarriageinBritishlife.Forboththemanandthewoman,marriagemeansleavingone'sparentsandstartingone'sownlife.Theman'sfirstdutywillthenbetohiswife,andthewife'stoherhusband.Hewillbeentirelyresponsibleforherfi
3、nancialsupport,andshefortherunningofthenewhome.Theirchildrenwillbetheircommonresponsibilityandtheirsalone.Neitherthewife'sparentsnorthehusband's,northeirbrothersorsisters,auntsoruncles,haveanyrighttointerferewiththem—theyaretheirownmasters. ReadersofnovelslikeJaneAust
4、in's"PrideandPrejudice"willknowthatinformertimesmarriageamongwealthyfamilieswasarrangedbythegirl'sparents,thatis,itwastheparents'dutytofindasuitablehusbandfortheirdaughter,preferablyarichone,andbyskillfulencouragementtoleadhimeventuallytoasktheirpermissiontomarryher.Unti
5、lthattime,thegirlwasprotectedandmaintainedintheparents'home,andthefinancialreliefofgettingridofhercouldbeseenintheirgivingthenewlymarriedpairasumofmoneycalledadowry.Itisverydifferenttoday.Mostgirlsoftodaygetajobwhentheyleaveschoolandbecomefinanciallyindependentbeforethei
6、rmarriage.Thishashadtworesults.Agirlchoosesherownhusband,andshegetsnodowry.1. Whatdoestheauthormeanby"Familyisofcourseanelasticword"?BB A. Differentfamilieshavedifferentwaysoflife. B. Differentdefinitionscouldbegiventotheword. C. Differentnationshavedifferentfam
7、ilies. D. Differenttimesproducedifferentfamilies.2. ForanEnglishfamily,thehusband'sdutyis___________.CC A. supportingthefamilywhilethewife'sisfinancial B. defendingthefamilywhilethewife'sisrunningthehome C. financialwhilethewife'sisrunningthehome D. indepe
8、ndentwhilethewife'sisdependent3. Everythingisdecidedinafamily_________.AA A. bythecouple B. witht
