1 )preparing her dowry and receiving instructions from her mother 是现在分词结构作状语。它表示主语正在进行的另一动作， 来对谓语表示的主要动作加以修饰或作为陪衬。在用分词短语作伴随状语时， 要注意以下几点： 第一， 分词表示的必须是主语的一个动作；第二， 分词表示的动作和谓语表示动作(或状态)是同时发生的；第三， 分词表示的是比较次要的动作， 对谓语表示的动作或状态加以说明。
They stood there for an hour wa tching the game.
他们站在那儿看了一个钟头比赛。
Please fill in this form， giving your name， address， etc.
请把这份表填一下， 写下你的姓名、住址等。
Tra velling by jeep， we visited a number of cities.
我们坐吉普车访问了好些城市。
2 )名词instruction 在这里的意思是“ 指示， 嘱咐， 命令”， 多用作复数形式。
They had received instructions to watch him.
他们已经得到了监视他的命令。
We must firmly carry out the Party’s instructions.
我们必须坚决执行党的指示。
6.After a few months， the groom and his relatives come for the bride and take her to his home along with the dowry. 数月以后， 新郎和他的亲戚来接新娘， 把她连同嫁妆一起带回婆家。
1 )come for 来拿， 来接
I’ve come for her belongings. 我来取她的行李。
Sabin came for her at her lodgings. 萨宾来她住所接她。
2 )along 在这里是副词， 意思是“ 和..一道”。
On her next visit she brought her daughter along with her.
在下一次访问中， 她带着女儿和她一道去。
Do you want someone to go along with you？
难道你不想有人与你一道去吗？
练习答案
课文A 练习
I. 阅读理解：
1. b 2. d 3. a 4. c 5. c
II. 给出下列单词或短语的同义词：
1. commit 2. customs 3. fatal 4. jail 5. tolerate 6. anonymous 7. rob 8. tax 9. keep an eye on 10. misconception III. 从下列每栏中各选一词进行词的搭配：
speed--limit；break--law；commit--crimes；
a criminal--record；a jail--term；
be driven--drunk；heart--beat；better--adapted；
death--rate；police --force
IV. 改写句子， 划掉不必要的部分：
1. I shall accompany my mother to the market.
2. The teacher told me to continue reading until I reached the end of the text.
3. The girls cancelled the flights.
4. You must emphasize the importance of pronunciation.
5. The scientists experimented new methods.
6. When the Russians withdrew from Moscow in 1812， they destroyed the whole city.
7. There was a concert in school at the end of the semester.
8. He stole a book from the school library.
9. The government has forbidden cigarette advertisements.
10. The young man is unemployed.
V. 把下列句子译成英语：
1. Does this mean that most members of our society should go to jail？
2. Real life is much more complex than what is described on TV.
3. Although some behaviour do not hurt anybody， they hurt our society.
4. The police would never be able to keep an eye on everyone， but every citizen should respect the law.
5. Honesty comes from social pressure， and it is helpful to the security of society.
词汇练习
I. 用所给单词的正确形式填空， 注意词性：
1. a. citizenship b. citizens c. city 2. a. tolerance b. tolerate c. tolerant 3. a. responsibility b. response c. responsible 4. a. robber b. robbed c. robberies 5. a. crime b. criminal c. criminal II. 用下列单词的正确形式填空：
1. tolerant 2. limit 3. crime 4. abstract 5. fatal 6. jail 7. anonymous 8. honesty 9. fraud 10. tough III. 把下列句子译成英语：
1. The prices of these goods range from several dollars to several hundred dollars.
2. In addition to the apples that you want， I also bought some oranges for you.
3. His foreign friend has become used to living in China.
4. Americans first take soup and eat fruits at last when they eat meals.
5. There is a stranger outside. I have been keeping an eye on him for a while.
6. Please bring an umbrella with you in case of raining.
7. Can you tolerate such a swindle？
8. A continuous drought is threatening the crops.
9. The company threatened the residents by cutting off the water supply.
10. He does not care about price， so long as the quality is high.
课文B 练习
I. 根据课文判断下列句子正确与否：
1. √ 2. √ 3.× 4.× 5. √ 6. √ 7. √ 8. √ 9. × 10.×
II. 根据课文填上所缺的内容：
1. hobby；fun-filled 2. symbolically 3. man and wife 4. Dowry 5. a veil over her face 6. the Bible 7. a gift of gold 8. official marriage 9. ******* 10. guessing；uncertainty 词汇练习
I. 从右边一栏中找出与左边一栏单词相应的定义：
1. b 2. a 3. e 4. d 5. c
II. 用课文B 中的单词填空， 首字母已给出：
1. wedding 2. ceremony 3. religious 4. strictly 5. responded 6. prefer；to 7. inspected 8. preparations；against 语法练习
I. 改写下列句子， 强调划线部分：
1. It is along parallel tracks that the two trains are travelling side by side.
2. It was Jane who told us a lot of interesting stories in class yesterday.
3. It was my telephone number that Miss White happened to know.
4. It is school tasks that little girls often perform better than boys.
5. It is in the ***** world that the aggressive person usually gets the big salary.
6. It is war play and weapons that your child appears to be crazy about.
7. It is my left leg that hurts badly.
8. It is their system of value that prevents them from hurting other people to improve their own lives.
9. It is front of the religious leader that the bride and groom stand together to be married.
10. It is she who misses her friend in New York very much.
Ⅱ. 用强调句型把下列句子译成英语：
1. It was her husband who took her to the hospital that afternoon.
2. It was the third man-made satellite that they launched last week.
3. It is about this matter that she says nothing.
4. It is your uncle who wants to sell the old car.
5. It is a more detailed report that I hope you to give me.
6. It was the key to the door that they looked for yesterday.
7. It is by changing the natural environment in which animals live that human has destroyed some species of animals.
8. It is your manager that I want to see.
9. It was in Hong Kong that I met her for the first time.
10. It was not until yesterday that I received your letter.