It is not often realized that women held a high place in southern European societies in the 10 th and 11 th centuries. As wife, the woman was protected by the setting up of a dowry (嫁妝) or decimum. Admittedly, the purpose of this was to protect her against the risk of desertion (遺棄)，but in reality its function in the social and family life of the time was much more important. The decimum was the wife’s right to receive a tenth of all her husband’s property. The wife had the right to withhold consent, in all transactions the husband would make, And more than just a right: the documents showed that she enjoyed a real power of decision, equal to that of her husband. In no case did the documents indicate any degree of difference in the legal status of husband and wife.
The wife shared in the management of her husband’s personal property, but the opposite was not always true. Women seemed perfectly prepared to defend their own inheritance(遺產(chǎn)，繼承物)against husbands who tried to exceed their rights, and on occasion they showed a fine fighting spirit. A case in point is that of Maria, Vivas, a Catalan woman of Barcelona. Having agreed with her husband Miro to sell a field she had inherited, for the needs of the household, she insisted on compensation. None being offered, she succeeded in dragging her husband to the scribe to have a contract duly drawn up assigning her a piece of land from Miro’s personal inheritance. The unfortunate husband was obliged to agree, as the contract says, “for the sake of peace.” Either through the dowry or through being hot-tempered, the Catalan wife knew how to win herself, within the context of the family, a powerful economic position.
小題1: A decimum was      .
A．the wife’s inheritance from her father
B．a(chǎn) gift of money to the new husband
C．a(chǎn) written contract
D．the wife’s right to receive one-tenth of her husband’s property
小題2: In the society described in the passage, the legal standing of the wife in marriage was      .
A．higher than that of her husband B．lower than that of her husband
C．the same as that of her husbandD．higher than that of a single woman
小題3: What compensation did Maria Vivas get for the field?
A．Some of the land Miro had inherited.B．A tenth of Miro’s land.
C．Money for household expenses.D．Money from Miro’s inheritance.
小題4: Which of the following is Not mentioned as an effect of the dowry system?
A．The husband had to share the power of decision in marriage.
B．The wife was protested from desertion.
C．The wife gained a powerful economic position.
D．The husband was given control over his wife’s property.

小題1:D
小題1:C
小題1:A
小題1:D
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A．themselves B．visitors C．friends D．us
小題11:
A．dogs B．walls C．soldiers D．policemen
小題12:
A．discouraged B．satisfied C．delighted D．speechless
小題13:
A．explainedB．a(chǎn)nnounced C．informed D．a(chǎn)dded
小題14:
A．poor B．wealthy C．lucky D．proud
小題15:
A．miss B．forget C．remember D．consider
小題16:
A．valuable B．useful C．priceless D．worthless
小題17:
A．based B．concentrated C．decided D．laid
小題18:
A．love B．concernC．thanks D．interests
小題19:
A．more thanB．a(chǎn)long withC．instead ofD．except for
小題20:
A．especially B．besides C．specially D．only

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Dick was born in a poor family. His father had a small boat and went fishing in the morning and sold the fish in the market in the afternoon. Then he bought some food for his family. When winter came, they were often hungry. One morning the hungry man fell into the river and wasn’t found. Dick’s mother left her three-year-old son without saying good-bye. His aunt had to look after him.
Twenty years passed. Dick became a tall, strong man. He found work on a farm. He worked hard and wanted to get more money. He often went to see his aunt with some nice presents. The woman was very happy but one day she died in a traffic accident. The young man was very sad. After he buried her, he decided to buy a beautiful tombstone(墓碑)for her. He went to town and came in a shop, but all the tombstones were too expensive. He asked, “Do you sell an old tombstone, sir?” “Yes, we do, sir, ” answered the shopkeeper. “Is it as expensive as the new one?”
“No, it’s much cheaper,” said the man. “But another name was engraved (刻) on it.” “It doesn’t matter, ” said Dick. “My aunt couldn’t read.”
小題1: If      , the family members were hungry.
A．Dick’s father could catch no fish in winter
B．Dick’s father had a boat in winter
C．Dick’s father had to look after him in winter
D．no food was sold in winter
小題2:Dick wanted to get more money to     .
A．marry a wifeB．give his aunt nice presents
C．buy a farmD．build a house
小題3:Dick often went to see his aunt because       .
A．she felt lonelyB．she was often ill
C．she had no childrenD．with her help he grew up
小題4:Dick wanted to buy an old tombstone because     .
A．he didn’t had enough money to buy a new one
B．his aunt couldn’t read whose name was engraved
C．his aunt wasn’t going to mind it
D．nobody knew what his aunt’s name was

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