As late as 1800, women’s only place was in the home. The idea of woman in the business world was unthinkable. Men were certain that no woman could do a good job outside her home. This was such a widely accepted idea that when the well-known Bronte sisters began writing books in 1864, they had to sign their books with men’s names instead.

Teaching was the first profession (職業(yè)) open to women soon after 1800. But even that was not an easy profession for women to enter because most schools and colleges were open only to men. Oberlin College in Ohio was the first college in America to accept women.

Hospital nursing became respectable (值得尊敬的) work for women only after Nightingale became famous. Seeing that she was not only a nurse but also a rich and well-educated woman, people began to believe it was possible for women to nurse the sick and still be “l(fā)adies”. Miss Nightingale opened England’s first training school for nurse in 1860.

The invention of the typewriter(打字機) in 1867 helped to bring women out of the home and into the business world. By 1900,thousands of women were working at real jobs in schools, hospitals and offices in both England and America. Some women even managed to become doctors or lawyers. The idea that women could work in the business world had been accepted.

1. Why couldn’t women become teachers easily? Because___________

A.       the first profession open to them was writing.

B.       most schools and colleges were open only to men.

C.       they wanted to be nurses instead.

D.       they had to work in the business world.

2. The article suggests that ___________.

A.       a woman can do all kinds of professional jobs better than a man

B.       women cannot learn to use typewriter

C.       all nurses are rich and well-educated

D.       nursing is a good profession for women

3. The article is mainly about __________.

A.       women are in the business world

B.       the famous Bronte sisters

C.       schools and colleges in America

D.       rights for American women

4. Which fact does the article lead you to believe?

A.       The Bronte sisters thought that they were men.

B.       England’s first training school for nurses was in Ohio.

C.       There are more men than women in professional jobs.

D.       Women find it necessary to work harder than before.

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The typewriter was made in the 1970’s.

B.Most women in England are doctors or lawyers.

C.People’s ideas about women’s work have changed.

D.The 18^th century saw a changing world for women.

The eastern Indonesian island of Komodo is proving a hit with adventurous tourists eager to catch a glance of the world’s largest lizard species. The island is the home of the huge lizard called the Komodo dragon.

A later species of the Jurassic period dinosaurs 130 million years ago, the Komodo dragon is in danger and has been placed under protection by the Indonesian government.

The huge lizard is called “Buaya Darat”by the local people who show great respect for the species. Tales handed down over generations of islanders speak of the dragon warning people of getting close to crocodiles.

The animal can reach a length of three meters when fully grown, gain a weight of about 135 kilograms and may live to an age of about 100 years. It digs a hole in the ground as deep as 9 meters and lay eggs---up to 30 at a time---that hatch in April or May. The newly hatched lizards, about 45 centimeters long, live in trees for several months.

Komodo dragons have been known to eat smaller members of the species and sometimes even other grown-ups. The Komodo dragon was first discovered in 1912 by a group of fishermen who protected themselves from a storm in the Banda Sea on the island.

 Various species of the Komodo dragons are also found in Asia, Australia and Africa, but it is only on Komodo and the western tip of the neighboring island of Flores that they grow up to three meters long.

1. The message is mainly about__________.

A.       the largest crocodile in the world    

B.       the story of a dragon in Indonesia

C.       a kind of huge lizard----the Komodo dragon 

D. how the Komodo dragon was found and protected

2. Newly-born Komodo dragons __________.

A.       dig very deep holes

B.       are hatched in cold weather

C.       are 30 centimeters long and weigh 45 kilograms

D.       spend their first few months living in trees

3. Today Komodo dragons __________.

A.       are protected by the local government

B.       are hunted by Komodo fishermen

C.       join in a special hatching program

D.       live only on the Komodo island

4. According to the passage, Komodo dragons___________.

A.       are 9 meters long and live up to 80 years

B.       are 3 meters long and live up to 100 years

C.       weigh up to 135 kilograms and are 9 meters long

D.       weigh 45 kilograms and live up to 135 years

5. The local people have great respect for the Komodo dragon because they believe __________.

A. the dragon can prevent them from being attacked by crocodiles

B. the dragon has special curing power

C. the dragon is in great danger of dying out in its hometown

D. it takes thousands of years for the dinosaurs to become dragons

Most people go to a doctor in their own town or suburb （郊區(qū)）.  But people in the Australian outback can’t get to a doctor quickly. The nearest doctor is sometimes hundreds of kilometers away so they have to call him on a two-way radio. This special doctor is called the “flying doctor”. He visits sick people by plane.

   When someone is very sick, the doctor has to fly to the person’s home. His plane lands on a flat piece of ground near the person’s house. Sometimes the doctor has to take the patient to hospital. Flying doctors take about 8,600 people to hospital each year.

   However, most of the time the person isn’t very sick, and the doctor doesn’t have to visit. He can give advice on the radio from the office at the flying doctor center. He can tell the patient to use some medicine from a special medicine chest (箱子). There is one of these chests in every home in the outback. Each bottle, tube （管子） and packet （包） in the chest has a number. The doctor often says something like this,“take two tablets （藥片） from bottle 5 every four hours.”

1. Some people in the Australian outback can’t get to a doctor quickly. Because_________

A.     there are few doctors there

B.     the nearest doctor is sometimes very far away from them

C.     there is always heavy traffic on the road

D.     they don’t want to see a doctor

2. The word “outback”in the  passage probably means__________.

A.       the part of a country far away from cities    B. downtown

B.       forest                                D. market-place

3. The doctor there usually goes to visit his patient__________.

 A. by sea         B. by air        C. on foot        D. in a car

4. If the person isn’t very sick, the doctor only _________.

A. tells him to have a rest               B. tells him what food to eat

C. gives him some advice               D. gives him some medicine

5. From the passage we know that_________.

A.       people in Australia are seldom ill

B.       every family in the outback has a special medicine chest

C.       a “flying doctor”is a man who flies people to hospital

D.       there are very few hospitals in Australia

In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and machines are being developed every day to extend life. However, some people, including some doctors, are not in favor of (不贊成) these life extending measures, and they argue that people should have the right to die when they want. They say that the quality (質(zhì)量) of life is as important as life itself and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable. They saw that people should be allowed to die with dignity (尊嚴) and to decide when they want to die. Others argue that life under any conditions is better than death and the duty of doctors is always to extend life as long as possible. And so the battle goes on and on without a definite (明確) answer.

1. The best title for this passage is ___________.

A. The Right to Live        B. The Right to Die

C. The Doctor’s Duty       D. Life Is Better Than Death

2. In recent years, people can live longer than in the past. It’s because of ___________.

A. the development of medical technology        B. big hospitals

C. good doctors                             D. good living conditions

3. According to some people whether a dying patient has the right to die or not is up to _____.

A. the doctors             B. the surroundings      

C. his or her family         D. the patient himself or herself

4. In the writer’s opinion ______________.

A. death is better than life         B. life is better than death

C. neither death nor life is good    D. None of the above

5. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A.       Most of the medical workers join in the argument.

B.       The argument has ended in favor of the patient.

C.       The argument hasn’t ended yet.

D. The quality of life is not as important as life itself.

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