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The image of a veiled(用面纱遮盖)bride walking down the aisle on her father's arm could become a thing of the past as a growing trend for 'feminist(女权主义者) weddings' has been detected among modern brides to be.
Doing away with the engagement ring, choosing not to be 'given away like property' and wearing a colour other than white are key themes gaining traction(牵引力) in the feminist wedding trend.
The findings, revealed in a survey of 200 brides to be, revealed that almost a quarter of women planned on keeping their maiden name after marriage, while one in 10 were planning to wear a colour other than white on their wedding day.       
Traditions such as the wearing of an engagement ring are also increasingly being rejected by brides who feel it is anti-feminist - with such an obvious token(记号) to be worn on the finger marking the woman in question as 'taken'.
However, while there is undoubtedly a stirring among young brides to be, parents can take comfort in the fact that while some women are beginning to push back against the patriarchy(家长制), the majority are still keen to uphold certain traditions, with 76 per cent of brides saying they really would like their father to walk them down the aisle.
Elki Parmar of Wedding Days.co.uk, who conducted the survey, said: “Some of the brides we have spoken to are doing things that they feel make their wedding more 'feminist'. That could be reflected by deciding not be given away, the idea being that one of the connotations of this tradition is that the woman is property to be given away. Other brides are choosing not to wear white on their wedding day as a woman’s white wedding dress traditionally carries connotations (含义)of virginal innocence whereas what the groom wears on his wedding day is not perceived(意识到) to be symbolic, creating somewhat of an imbalance from some feminist perspectives”.
1. Which of the following is not the symbol of traditional wedding?
A.The bride wears bridal veil.
B.The bride walks down the aisle on her father’s arm.
C.The bride wears the engagement ring.
D.The bride wears a color other than white.
2. Why do the brides reject to wear an engagement ring according to the passage?
A.Because it is too cheap.
B.Because it is not made of gold.
C.Because they don’t want to marry their husband.
D.Because it makes the women I question as “taken”.
3. What can we learn from the survey in Paragraph 2?
A.More than 200 brides were investigated.
B.Half of the brides won’t change their last name after marriage to their husband.
C.10% of them prefer to wear a color other than white on their wedding day.
D.No one wants to wear an engagement ring.
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.The tendency mentioned in the passage is becoming more and more popular.
B.Some women are beginning to push back against their parents.
C.The majority of brides don’t like their father to walk them down the aisle.
D.Some brides regard wearing white on their wedding day as a symbol of unequal between men and women.
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2 . Did anyone find the names of “Great Britain”, “the United Kingdom”, “England” and “the British commonwealth” which have the same meaning? Strictly speaking, these names all refer to something different. None of them are exactly the same as any of the others.
The British isles refer to the main islands and several thousand small ones as well, which you can see on the map. Great Britain, or Britain, refers to the larger of the two main islands. But the word “Britain” is often used as a short form for the United Kingdom or you call it the UK .
Now as for England, it refers simply to the largest of the three countries on the island of Great Britain. The United Kingdom is the name of the state and the official name of the country, which many people popularly refer to England.
Finally, the Britain commonwealth is the usual name for what is left of the British Empire. This change shows the weakening of British Empire and the rising of the national liberation movements throughout the world today.
1. According to the passage, we know that ____ .
A.Great Britain has the same meaning as Britain
B.the United Kingdom has the same meaning as Britain or England
C.all the names in the first paragraph have the same meaning
D.all the names refer to England
2. It is clear that the British isles refer to ____ .
A.Britain, England and the UK.
B.the two main islands and thousands of small ones
C.three countries and several islands
D.Great Britain or the United Kingdom
3. Which of the following shows the right relationship (关系) between the British isles (BI), Britain (B) and England (E)?
A.B>BI>EB.BI>E>BC.E>B>BID.BI>B>E
4. If you want to write to someone in Edinburgh that lies in Scotland, you should write the address as ____.
A.Edinburgh, England
B.Edinburgh, Great Britain
C.Scotland, Edinburgh, England
D.Great Britain, Scotland, Edinburgh
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