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【題目】 Women’s roles have changed throughout the world in recent years, but nowhere so obviously as in America 【1】 .In many American homes today ,the husband still carries on his traditional role of breadwinner ,while his homemaker wife is in charge of the home and child—raising. But it is more and more common to find that the children are left in day –care centers or nursery schools while both parents work 【2】. At home, household duties are shared in varying degrees by all family members .It is not unusual to find father cooking dinner, cleaning the living room or changing the baby .【3】.Children have responsibilities, too .One of the goals of the Women’s Liberation Movement has been to have both men and women share in childcare, housework and financial responsibility. 【4】.

The high cost of living has made it necessary for many women to have jobs outside the home ,but women often choose to have jobs in order to use their skills and education or to seek a more fulfilling and interesting life .Many American women enjoy the independence that an outside job and the salary give men and even some women—sometimes are not for women working outside the home ,and in some cases ,a woman might be paid less than a man who performs the same job .【5】.

A. As the roles of women have changed, so have men’s

B. The woman may earn as much or more money than her husband

C. Mother might be outside mowing the lawn or washing the car

D. Today many American women will not marry a man who is not willing to share equally in household responsibilities

E. American women, however, have met challenges since pioneer days ,and they continue to work for true equality

F. women didn’t play an important role in the past

G. women in America were not happy in the past

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【5】E

【解析】

本文是說(shuō)明文。近年來(lái)，世界各地婦女的角色都發(fā)生了變化，但最明顯的變化是在美國(guó)。隨著女性角色的改變，男性的角色也改變了。文章對(duì)此進(jìn)行了介紹。

【1】根據(jù)上文Women’s roles have changed throughout the world in recent years, but nowhere so obviously as in America.（近年來(lái)，世界各地婦女的角色都發(fā)生了變化，但最明顯的變化是在美國(guó)）可知，A項(xiàng)As the roles of women have changed, so have men’s（隨著女性角色的改變，男性的角色也改變了）符合文意，其中助動(dòng)詞have是解題關(guān)鍵。故選A。

【2】根據(jù)上文But it is more and more common to find that the children are left in day –care centers or nursery schools while both parents work（但是，越來(lái)越多的人發(fā)現(xiàn)，孩子們被留在日托中心或幼兒園，而父母雙方都獨(dú)自工作）可知，父母雙方都獨(dú)自工作。B項(xiàng)The woman may earn as much or more money than her husband（女人掙的錢可能和她丈夫一樣多，甚至更多）符合文意。故選B。

【3】根據(jù)上文At home, household duties are shared in varying degrees by all family members .It is not unusual to find father cooking dinner, cleaning the living room or changing the baby（在家里，所有的家庭成員都在不同程度上分擔(dān)家務(wù)，父親做飯、打掃客廳或給孩子換尿布是很平常的事）可知，家庭成員在分擔(dān)家務(wù)，父親會(huì)做哪些家務(wù)，接下來(lái)會(huì)介紹母親會(huì)承擔(dān)哪些家務(wù)。C項(xiàng)Mother might be outside mowing the lawn or washing the car（母親可能在外面割草或洗車）符合文意。故選C。

【4】根據(jù)上文One of the goals of the Women’s Liberation Movement has been to have both men and women share in childcare, housework and financial responsibility.（婦女解放運(yùn)動(dòng)的目標(biāo)之一是讓男性和女性共同承擔(dān)照顧孩子、家務(wù)和經(jīng)濟(jì)責(zé)任）可知，D項(xiàng)Today many American women will not marry a man who is not willing to share equally in household responsibilities（今天，許多美國(guó)婦女不會(huì)嫁給一個(gè)不愿意平等分擔(dān)家務(wù)的男人）符合文意。故選D。

【5】根據(jù)上文Many American women enjoy the independence that an outside job and the salary give men and even some women—sometimes are not for women working outside the home ,and in some cases ,a woman might be paid less than a man who performs the same job.（許多美國(guó)婦女享受著獨(dú)立，一份外邊的工作和薪水給男人甚至一些女兒，但有時(shí)這并不適合在外工作的婦女，在某些情況下，婦女的薪水可能比從事同樣工作的男人低）可知，女性有時(shí)候仍然被不平等地對(duì)待。E項(xiàng)American women, however, have met challenges since pioneer days ,and they continue to work for true equality（然而，美國(guó)婦女從拓荒者時(shí)代起就面臨挑戰(zhàn)，她們繼續(xù)為真正的平等而努力）符合文意，與上文是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。故選E。

七選五題型主要考查上下文的理解與推斷，雖然文章整體難度一般低于閱讀理解，但是卻給很多同學(xué)造成了很大的心理障礙。七個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選五個(gè)，比四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選一個(gè)，感覺(jué)干擾性更大，很大同學(xué)在做這個(gè)題目時(shí)，總有一種眼花繚亂、心煩氣躁的感覺(jué)，致使往往正確率不高。在這里提醒同學(xué)們，首先要克服心理障礙，同時(shí)要注意方式方法。其次，注意設(shè)空前后的句子，因?yàn)檫@些句子之間是順承和聯(lián)系的，所有一定要聯(lián)系和理解上下文的語(yǔ)境。例如第5小題，根據(jù)上文Many American women enjoy the independence that an outside job and the salary give men and even some women—sometimes are not for women working outside the home ,and in some cases ,a woman might be paid less than a man who performs the same job.（許多美國(guó)婦女享有獨(dú)立，一份外部工作和薪水給男人甚至一些女人，但有時(shí)這并不適合在外工作的婦女，在某些情況下，婦女的薪水可能比從事同樣工作的男人低）可知，女性有時(shí)候仍然被不平等地對(duì)待。E項(xiàng)American women, however, have met challenges since pioneer days ,and they continue to work for true equality（然而，美國(guó)婦女從拓荒者時(shí)代起就面臨挑戰(zhàn)，她們繼續(xù)為真正的平等而努力）符合文意，故選E。