“Family”isofcourseanelastic(有弹性的)word.ButwhenBritishpeoplesaythattheirsocietyisbasedonfamilylife,theyarethinkingof“family”initsnarrow,peculiarlyEuropeansenseofmother,fatherandchildrenlivingtogetheraloneintheirownhouseasaneconomicandsocialunit.Thus,everyBritishmarriageindicatesthebeginningofanewandindependentfamily－hence(因此)thetremendousimportanceofmarriageinBritishlife.Forboththemanandthewoman,marriagemeansleavingone'sparentsandstartingone'sownlife.Theman'sfirstdutywillthenbetohiswife,andthewife'stoherhusband.Hewillbeentirelyresponsibleforherfinancialsupport,andshefortherunningofthenewhome.Theirchildrenwillbetheircommonresponsibilityandtheirsalone.Neitherthewife'sparentsnorthehusband's,northeirbrothersorsisters,auntsoruncles,haveanyrighttointerferewith(妨碍，干涉)them－theyaretheirownmasters.ReadersofJaneAustin's“PrideandPrejudice”willknowthatinformertimesmarriageamongwealthyfamilieswerearrangedbythegirl'sparents,thatis,itwastheparents'dutytofindasuitablehusbandfortheirdaughter,preferablyarichone,andbyskillfulencouragement－leadhimtoasktheirpermissiontomarryher.Untilthattime,thegirlwasprotectedandmaintainedintheparents'homeandthefinancialreliefofgettingridofhercouldbeseenintheirgivingthenewlymarriedpairasumofmoneycalledadowry(嫁妆).Itisverydifferenttoday.Mostgirlsoftodaygetajobwhentheyleaveschoolandbecomefinanciallyindependentbeforetheirmarriage.Thishashadtworesults.Agirlchoosesherownhusband,andshegetsnodowry.Questions：1.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“familyisofcourseanelasticword”？A.Differentfamilieshavedifferentwaysoflife.B.Differentdefinitionscouldbegiventotheword“family”.C.Differentnationshavedifferentfamilies.D.Differenttimesproducedifferentfamilies.2.ForanEnglishfamily,thehusband'sdutyis____.A.supportingthefamilywhilethewife'sisfinancialB.defendingthefamilywhilethewife'sisrunningthehomeC.financialwhilethewife'sisrunningthehomeD.independentwhilethewife'sisdependent3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEconcerningthebook“PrideandPrejudice”？A.Itisoneofthebestbooksonmarriage.B.Itisahandbookofmarriage.C.ItgivesquitesomeideaofEnglishsociallifeinthepast.D.Itprovidesalotofinformationofformertimewealthyfamilies.4.WithregardtomarriageinBritain,presentdaygirlsdifferfromformertimegirlsin____.A.therightfamilyB.moreparentalsupportC.choosinghusbandsD.socialposition答案1.D2.C3.C4.CPeriodOneIntroduction&VocabularyandReadingⅠ.单词识记1.____v.承认2.____n.大笔的钱；巨款3.____v.辱骂，侮辱，冒犯4.____v.类似；(尤指外表上)像5.____adj.最终的，最终发生的6.____adj.普遍的；通用的7.____v.扰乱；使不安8.assurev.____9.comfortsn.____10.heroinen.____11.commentv.____12.unsociableadj.____答案1.acknowledge2.fortune3.insult4.resemble5.eventually6.universal7.upset8.向(某人)保证；使确信9.使生活舒适的用品或设备10.女主角，女主人公11.对……发表评论、意见12.不好交际的Ⅱ.短语天地1.________拥有，掌握2.________需要3.commenton________4.makearemark________5.toone'sastonishment________答案1.inpossessionof2.inwantof3.对……发表评论/意见4.评论5.令某人吃惊的是Ⅲ.句型搜索1.Proud_and_silent，heisrudeabouttheBennetfamily，andparticularlyaboutElizabeth，Jane'scharmingandintelligentsister.[信息提取]该句中的proudandsilent为形容词作状语，说明主语的状态或情况。[例句仿写]史密斯先生最终回到了家，又累又饿。____________________________2.Elizabethdidnotreply，butbegandancing，amazed_thatDarcyhadchosenherashispartner.[信息提...