Question

As we all know “The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world” and “__1__ every successful man there is a woman.” Both these __2__ mean the same things. Men rule the __3__ but their wives rule them.

Chinese people and other foreigners often say，__4__ of the American women like making their husbands and sons successful, but some of them want __5__ for themselves. They want good __6__. When they work they want to __7__ better paid. They want to be as __8__ as men.

In 1960s, the American women's liberation __9__ was started by women who don't want to __10__ behind successful men. They want to stand beside them, with the same __11__ for success. They don't want to be told that certain jobs or __12__ are closed to them. They refused to work side by side with men who do the __13__ work for higher pay.

In America, a liberation woman must be __14__ of being a woman and have confidence in herself. If somebody says to her, “You have come a long __15__，  baby”， she will __16__ and answer, “Not nearly as __17__ as I am going to go, baby ”．

On the other hand, this movement is quite __18__， and many American women do not agree. __19__ it has already made some important __20__ in women's lives.

1. A. Before   B. Behind   C. Near   D. Beside

2. A. writings    B. words    C. letters       D. sayings

3. A. family   B. society   C. earth    D. world

4. A. most   B. Few   C. All   D. None

5. A. anything    B. something   C. nothing      D. everything

6. A. jobs   B. clothes   C. food  D. houses

7. A. be    B. have   C. make   D. receive

8. A. good   B. wonderful   C. successful    D. much

9. A. activity     B. movement   C. affairs  D. incident

10. A stand   B. co－operate   C. work   D. help

11. A. work   B. job   C. position   D. chance

12. A. offices   B. schools    C. shops   D. places

13. A. better   B. same   C. less   D. important

14. A. tired   B. afraid   C. fond   D. proud

15. A. place   B. walk   C. way   D. journey

16. A. cry   B. smile   C. laugh   D. sob

17. A. long   B. far    C. soon    D. much

18. A. new   B. good    C. important    D. pleasing

19. A. So    B. And        C. But    D. Or

20. A. progress      B. improvement

C. decisions      D. changes

Answer 1

1. 解析：选B。此句是中国名言：“每个事业成功的男人身后都有一个女人帮助或支持”。

2. 解析：选D。sayings 意为“俗语、谚语”，指上面提到的。

3. 解析：选D。由上文“rule the world”可知答案。句意为：男人统治整个世界，女人统治整个世界的男人。

4. 解析：选A。由前面一句话可知答案，most大多数。

5. 解析：选B。考查代词辨析。由语境及后面的want 得出，她们想要……。

6. 解析：选A。根据下句，when they work 可知答案。

7. 解析：选A。句意为：她们想要高的报酬，是被动语态。

8. 解析：选C。句意为：她们想和世界上的其他男人一样做事成功。

9. 解析：选B。由文意可知，此处为“美国早期妇女解放运动”。activity活动；movement运动；affair 事件，事情；incident事件。

10. 解析：选A。stand behind站在后面，符合语境。

11. 解析：选D。句意为：有同等的获得成功的机会。

12. 解析：选A。句意为：她们不想被告诉某一工作或单位不考虑女性。

13. 解析：选B。由文意可知，妇女希望和男人得到同样的待遇。

14. 解析：选D。be proud of因……而自豪；be fond of喜欢；be afraid of害怕；be tired of 厌倦。由语境可知，选D。

15. 解析：选C。由上下文可推理得出：此处表达有很长的路要走。

16. 解析：选B。根据“have confidence in herself”得出只是微笑而不是哭泣。

17. 解析：选B。as long as只要；as soon as 一……就……； as far as 那么远。由语境可知，选B。

18. 解析：选A。许多美国妇女不赞成这一运动。分析语境及比较四个选项可知，答案为A。

19. 解析：选C。从整篇文章得出，此处是转折关系。

20. 解析：选D。make changes发生变化；make progress取得进步；make decisions做出决定。 由句意可知，选D。