第1题:
People who disagree with women's opinions believe______.
A. women can't do what men can
B. men can earn money more easily than women
C. men's responsibilities are different from women's
D. men have to work much harder than women
第2题:
Questions 61-65 are based on Passage Two:
Passage Two
Some futurologists have assumed that the vast upsurge(剧增)of women in the workforce may portend a rejection of marriage, Many women, according to this hypothesis, would rather work than marry. The converse(反面)of this concern is that the prospects of becoming a multi-paycheck household could encourage marriage.In the past, only the earnings and financial prospects of the man counted in the marriage decision. Now, however, the earning ability of a woman can make her more attractive as a marriage partner. Data show that economic downturns tend to put off marriage because the parties cannot afford to estabZish a family or are concerned about rainy days ahead. As the economy comes to iife, the number of marriages also rises.
The increase in divorce rates follows, with the increase in women working outside the home. Yet, it may be wrong to jump to any simple cause-and-effect conclusions.The impactof a wife's work on divorce is no less cloudy than its impact on marriage decisions.The realization that she can be a good provider may increase the chances that a workir.g wife will choose divorce over an unsatisfactory marriage.But the reverse is equally plausible(似是而非的). Tensions grounded in financial problems often play a key role in ending a marriage. By raising a family's standard of living, a working wife may strengthen her family's financia! and emotional stability.
Psychologicai factors also should be considered. For example, a wife blockecZ from a career outside the home may feel caged in the house.She may view her only choice as seeking a divorce. On the other hand, if she can find fulfillment through work outside the home, work and marriage can go together to create a stronger and more stable union.
Also, a major part of women's inequality in marriage has been due to the fact that, in most cases,men have remained the main breadwinners. A working wife may rob a husband of being the master of the house. Depending upon how the couple reacts to these new conditions, it could create a stronger equal partnership or it could create new insecurities.
The word “portend”(Line 2, Para. 1) is closest in meaning to“( )”.
A. defy
B. signal
C. suffer from
D. result from
第3题:
America has become a shelter for fast food consumption because
A.some women are engaged in entertainments
B.few women are able to make meals at home
C.women are unwilling to cook for their families
D.many women are mostly occupied with work
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Historians of women’s labor focused on factory work as a mote promising area of research than service-sector work because factory work______.
A.involved the payment of higher wages
B.required skill in:detailed tasks
C.was assumed to be less characterized by sex segregation
D.was more readily accepted by women than by men
第6题:
Almost everyone knows the meaning of "Mr.", "Mrs.", and "Miss". "Mr." is used before the names of gentlemen. "Mrs." is for married women and "Miss" is for single women. But what is "Ms."?
For some time, businessmen in the US have used "Ms." before a woman's name when they do not know whether or not the woman is marrieD.Today, however, many women prefer to use "Ms." rather than "Mrs." or "Miss". The word "Mr." does not tell us whether a man is married or not. Many women think this is an advantage for men. They want to be equal to men in this way. These women feel that it is not important for people to know whether or not they are marrieD.
There are some problems with "Ms.", however. Not all women like it. Some like the older ways of doing things. Some find it difficult to pronounce. ("Ms." sounds like [miz].) Generally, young women like it better than older women do. It is difficult to know whether "Ms." will be used by more American women in the future or not. What do you think of this change?
1. Many young women prefer to use "Ms." because ________.
:A.they think themselves as good as men
B.it doesn't tell whether they're married or not
C.the word sounds more pleasant than "Mrs." does
D.the word has been used for a long time
第7题:
Which of the following statements can best summarize the author's view in the passage?( )
A.The stability of marriage and the divorce rate may reflect the economic situation of the country.
B.Even when economically independent, most women have to struggle for real equality in marriage.
C.In order to secure their mamage women should work outside the home and remain independent.
D.The impact of the growing female workforce on marriage varies from case to case.
第8题:
Passage Four
Equal pay for equal work is a phrase used by the American women who feel that they are looked down upon by the society. They say it is not right for women to be paid less than men for the same work.
People who hold the opposite opinion(mainly men)have an answer to this. They say that men have more responsibility than women; a married man is expected to earn money to support his family and to make important decisions, and therefore it is right for men to be paid more. There are some people who hold even stronger opinion than this and are against married women working at all. When wives go out to work, they say, the home and children are given no attention to. If women are encouraged by equal pay to take full-time job, they will be unable to do the things they are supposed to. Women are best at making a comfortable home and bringing up children. They will have to give up their present position in society.
"This is exactly what they want to give up, "the women who disagree say. "They want to escape from the limited place which society expects them to fill, and to have freedom to choose between a job and home life, or a mixture of the two. Women have the right of equal pay and equal opportunities."
These women have expressed their opinions forcefully by using the famous saying, "All men are created equal." They point out that the meaning of this sentence is "all human beings are created equal."
48. The women use the phrase "equal pay for equal work" to demand that______.
A. women's work shouldn't be harder than men's
B. men should be paid less than women
C. people doing harder work should earn more
D. men and women should be paid the same amount of money for the same work
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