首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
"Family" is of course an elastic word. And in different countries it has different meanings. But when British people say that th
"Family" is of course an elastic word. And in different countries it has different meanings. But when British people say that th
admin
2014-01-27
72
问题
"Family" is of course an elastic word. And in different countries it has different meanings. But when British people say that their society is based on family life, they are thinking of "family" in its narrow, peculiarly European sense of mother, father and children living together in their own house as an economic and social unit. Thus, every British marriage indicates the beginning of a new and independent family—hence the tremendous importance of marriage in British life. For both man and woman, marriage means leaving one’ s parents and starting one’ s own life. The man’ s first duty will then be to his wife, and the wife’ s to her husband. He will be entirely responsible for her financial support, and she for the running of the new home. Their children will be their common responsibility and their alone. Neither the wife’ s parents nor the husband’ s, nor their brothers or sisters, aunts or uncles, have any right to interfere with them—they are their own masters.
Readers of novels like Jane Austen’ s Pride and Prejudice will know that in former times, marriage among wealthy families were arranged by the girl’ s parents, that is, it was the parents’ duty to find a suitable husband for their daughter, preferably a rich one, and by skillful encouragement to lead him eventually to ask their permission to marry her. Until that time, the girl was protected and maintained in the parents’ home, and the financial relief of getting rid of her could be seen in their giving the newly married pair a sum of money called a dowry(嫁妆). It is very different today. Most girls of today get a job when they leave school and become financially independent before their marriage. This has had two results. A girl chooses her own husband, and she gets no dowry. Every coin has two sides; independence for girls is no exception. But it may be a good thing for all of the girls, as their social status are much higher and they are no longer the subordinate(部下,下级)of their parents and husbands.
What does the author mean by "Family is of course an elastic word"?
选项
A、Different families have different ways of life.
B、Different definitions could be given to the word.
C、Different nations have different families.
D、Different times produce different families.
答案
B
解析
本题是句意理解题。elastic“有弹性的,可伸缩的”。这句话用在开头是表明观点,后面写出不同时期的家庭和婚姻情况,可知“家庭”一词的含义也是不同的。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/Ewjd777K
本试题收录于:
公共英语三级笔试题库公共英语(PETS)分类
0
公共英语三级笔试
公共英语(PETS)
相关试题推荐
Text"AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy"isapopularsayingintheUnitedStates,Othercountrieshavesimilarsa
NancyGreenEventhoughmywholefamilygetsupreallyearly,Ihavealwaysbeenanightperson.Ifindthat’smybesttime
TextSometimes,people【C1】______yourlifeandyourealizethattheyarethere【C2】______somepurpose,to【C3】______youalesson
TextSometimes,people【C1】______yourlifeandyourealizethattheyarethere【C2】______somepurpose,to【C3】______youalesson
Accordingtothepassage,whatweredogstrainedforinthepast?
Economicallydisadvantagedpreschoolchildrenweretrainedinoneofthreetypesoffantasyactivitiesoveraschoolyear.One
VeniceFilmFestivalisannuallyheldinSeptemberinVenice,Italy.FoundedbythepropagandaministryofItaliandictatorMus
VeniceFilmFestivalisannuallyheldinSeptemberinVenice,Italy.FoundedbythepropagandaministryofItaliandictatorMus
VeniceFilmFestivalisannuallyheldinSeptemberinVenice,Italy.FoundedbythepropagandaministryofItaliandictatorMus
Forthe【C1】______month,mysteriousfallsoflargechunksofice(冰雹)【C2】______raineddownonSpainandItaly.JuanaSanchez,a70
随机试题
氩气瓶属于()气瓶。
面向未来与__________是计划的两大显著特征。
下列哪一项不是视网膜母细胞瘤的超声表现
下列医师被取消处方权的情形不包括
法人终止的原因有()。
在总图制图标准中,如图4-8所示的图例表示的含义哪项正确?[2007-90]
文字资料一请根据下列文字资料,回答121-125题:2005年我国对外贸易出口总额达到7620亿美元,占全球贸易出口总额的比重由2001年的4.3%提高到2005年的7.3%。2005年,我国对外贸易进出口总额为14221亿美元,居世界第三
e-2
编译程序的最终目标是()。
Thecity’shalllooksmagnificentatnightwhen______.
最新回复
(
0
)