Question

Betty Friedan, born in 1921 in Peoria, Illinois, attended Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She finished her studies in psychology in 1942. After college she attended the University of California at Berkeley to continue her studies. Later, she moved to New York City and worked as a reporter and editor for labor union newspapers.
In 1947, Betty married Carl Friedan. They had a child, the first of three. When Betty Friedan became pregnant for the second time, she was dismissed from her job at the newspaper. After that she worked as an independent reporter for magazines. But her editors often rejected her attempts to write about subjects outside the traditional interests of w omen.
In 1966, Betty Friedan helped found NOW, the National Organization for Women. She served as its first president. She led campaigns to end unfair treatment of women seeking jobs. She wanted women to take part in social and political change. Betty Friedan led a huge demonstration(游行) in New York City for women’s rights. Demonstrations were also held in other cities.
In 1981, Betty Friedan wrote a book called “The Second Stage” about the condition of the women’s movement. Friedan wrote that the time for huge demonstrations and other such events had passed. She urged the movement to try to increase its influence on American political life. Some younger members of the movement criticized her as too conservative.
Betty Friedan died on February 4, 2006. She was considered the mother of modern women’s liberation movement. Betty Friedan once told a television reporter how she wanted to be remembered: “She helps make women feel better about being women.”
小題1:According to Paragraph 2, Betty lost her job because         .

A．she was pregnant	B．she got married
C．her editors didn’t like her	D．she was too independent

小題2:Betty led a huge demonstration to           .

A．fight against the government

B．fight for women’s rights

C．take part in political life

D．get support from the government

小題3:The book“The Second Stage”            .

A．was popular among young women readers

B．thought highly of those huge demonstrations

C．was about the condition of the women’s movement then

D．decreased the movement’s influence on American political life

小題4:Fr om the last paragraph, we know that         .

A．Betty help ed women live better

B．Betty wanted to be remembered forever

C．Betty thought it better to be a woman

D．the television reporter knew Betty well

Answer 1

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:A

試題分析：本文介紹了現(xiàn)代婦女解放運動的興起人---Betty Friedan。她在1966幫助創(chuàng)辦了全國婦女組織，并且為爭取婦女平等的工作權(quán)利舉行了規(guī)模巨大的游行示威。因為她對婦女事業(yè)做出的杰出貢獻(xiàn)，在她死后，人們永遠(yuǎn)銘記著這位杰出的女性。
小題1:A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章第二段When Betty Friedan became pregnant for the second time, she was dismissed from her job at the newspaper.可知她是因為懷孕而被辭職。所以A選項正確。
小題2:B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章第四段Betty Friedan led a huge demonstration(游行) in New York City for women’s rights.可知舉行游行的目的是為了爭取婦女的權(quán)利，所以B選項正確。
小題3:C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章中“The Second Stage” about the condition of the women’s movement.可知這本書是關(guān)于當(dāng)時婦女運動現(xiàn)狀的，所以C選項正確。
小題4:A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文章最后一段講她被認(rèn)為是現(xiàn)代婦女運動之母，由此可知她為婦女權(quán)利、為了讓婦女生活得到改善做出了貢獻(xiàn)，所以A選項正確。