Women, Race & Class

Angela Y Davis

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Analysing the differences and similarities between the experiences of black and white women, Davis casts new light on the struggle for human rights.

The Words to Say it

(an autobiographical novel)

Marie Cardinal

translated by Pat Goodheart

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Marie Cardinal's groundbreaking book was the first and remains the complete book about the personal experience of psychoanalysis (精神分析学). It reveals her traumatic (创伤的)childhood and institutionalisation(收容), followed by her escape to the cul-de-sac(死路)where her analyst(精神分析医师)lived. There, for many years, she made the journey towards recovery through Freudian psychoanalysis. A worldwide bestseller, translated into eighteen languages, it remains one of the most highly-praised books of our age.

Jade

Millie Murray

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Jade Wilson is smart, young, black and ambitious. And she's just been given the chance of a lifetime - a try-out for the Commonwealth Games swimming team. Jade lives with her mum, Jojo, a successful business woman. Jojo is overprotective of Jade, but she has her reasons. As a young model with a wonderful career ahead of her, she fell pregnant(怀孕) with Jade, and, much as she loves her daughter, she's determined not to let anything get in the way of Jade's success. So when Jade starts dating Dicey, there is hell to pay. Will Jade survive her Mum's constant nagging (唠叨)? And what if she were to get pregnant - would she, could she, do the same as Jojo and give up her career? As things start hotting up with Dicey, Jade is faced with some very tough choices... .

The book is very popular with people all over the world.

Which of the following can prove the book The Words to Say it is very successful ?

A. It is the first book about psychoanalysis.

B. It has a successful beginning and ending.

C. It has translated into 18 languages.

D. It remains the complete book about personal experiences.

From the third part we can learn that ________about Jade Wilson’s mother, Jojo.

A. She didn’t care about Jade.

B. She gave it up because of lack of interest in her career.

C. She wouldn’t like Jade to be what she was.

D. She was willing to accept Jade’s boy friend first.

The sentence “there is hell to pay” in the third part probably means _____.

A. there are a lot of ghosts

B. there is a lot of trouble

C. the price has to be paid  

D. it cost too much to do something

Which book do you buy if you want to read about women’s rights?

A. Women, Race & Class         B. Jade  

C. The Words to Say it           D. Marie Cardinal

What is it that makes the book The Words to Say it different from two other books in writing style?  

A. It is an autobiographical novel

B. Its contents and writer

C. Its translations

D. The leading character in the book

Everyone wants some degree of success. Many people believe that they deserve (值得)success simply because they believe that they deserve success. But there is a widespread belief that people who get on in life may be successful not because they deserve it, but because of influential (有影响的)  friends or the right background. Sometimes it may just be a comforting and harmless belief, while at the other extreme it can be very destructive. I once met a brilliant young engineer who worked in a chemical plant. Because of her knowledge and experience, she should have been promoted(升职) to Production Manager. Instead, the job went to a man who was totally unsuited for the post. Everyone knew that he only got it because he was politically acceptable to his superiors (上司). This injustice discouraged the young engineer and many of her colleagues(同事). It also meant that the factory was much less efficient than it could have been.

At the same, we should not be pessimistic (悲观的). More and more then modern world depends on having people who are in the job because they are good enough, not just because their faces fit. There is a story of a factory owner who sent for an engineer to see to a machine which would not go. He examined it, then took out a hammer and tapped, once. The machine started up immediately. When he presented his bill, the owner protested, “This can’t be right! $ 100 just for tapping(敲打) a machine with a hammer ?” The engineer wrote out a new bill: “For tapping a machine, $1; for knowing where to tap. $99.”

The engineer at the chemical plant was not promoted because _____.

A. it was politically less good for the boss to accept her than the man

B. her boss did not think she had the right qualifications for the job

C. the man who got the promotion was more experienced than she was

D. it is more difficult for a woman to get a promotion than for her male colleague

The engineer who repaired the machine was right in charging $ 100 because____.

A. he hit the machine to get it started again

B. the factory owner could not have repaired it himself

C. he was charging for his knowledge and expert skills

D. he was the only person who could find out what was wrong with it

What can we learn about the author’s attitude toward the widespread belief that “people get on in life may be successful not because they deserve it”?

A. He quite agrees with it.         

B. He doesn’t express his opinion his opinion at it.

C. He completely disagrees with it.          

D. He doesn’t quite agree with it.

According to the text, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Having influential friends or right background seems helpful sometimes.

B. The engineer had good reason to overcharge the factory owner.

C. Not all those who are good in their jobs have the chance to be promoted.

D. Those who are good in their jobs are still largely needed by the modern society.

Everyone wants some degree of success. Many people believe that they deserve success simply because they believe that they deserve success.

But there is a widespread belief that people who get on in life may be successful not because they deserve it, but because of influential (有影响的)  friends or the right background. Sometimes it may just be a comforting and harmless belief, while at the other extreme it can be very destructive. I once met a brilliant young engineer who worked in a chemical plant. Because of her knowledge and experience, she should have been promoted to Production Manager. Instead, the job went to a man who was totally unsuited for the post. Everyone knew that he only got it because he was politically acceptable to his superiors (上司). This injustice discouraged the young engineer and many of her colleagues. It also meant that the factory was much less efficient than it could have been.

   At the same time, we should not be pessimistic (悲观的). More and more the modern world depends on having people who are in the job because they are good enough, not just because their faces fit. There is a story of a factory owner who sent for an engineer to see to a machine which would not go. He examined it, then took out a hammer and tapped, once. The machine started up immediately. When he presented his bill, the owner protested, "This can't be right! $ 100 just for tapping a machine with a hammer?" The engineer wrote out a new bill: "For tapping a machine, $1; for knowing where to tap. $99."

1.The engineer at the chemical plant was not promoted because _____.

A. it was politically less good for the boss to accept her than the man

B. her boss did not think she had the fight qualifications for the job

C. the man who got the promotion was more experienced than she was

D. it is more difficult for a woman to get a promotion than for her male colleague

2.The engineer who repaired the machine was right in charging $ 100 because____.

A. he hit the machine to get it started again

B. the factory owner could not have repaired it himself

C. he was charging for his knowledge and expert skills

D. he was the only person who could find out what was wrong with it

3.What can we learn about the author's attitude toward the widespread belief that "people get on in life may be successful not because they deserve it"?

A. He quite agrees with it.

B. He doesn't express his opinion his opinion at it.

C. He completely disagrees with it.

D. He doesn't quite agree with it.

4.According to the text, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Having influential friends or right background seems helpful sometimes.

B. The engineer had good reason to overcharge the factory owner.

C. Not all those who are good in their jobs have the chance to be promoted.

D. Those who are good in their jobs are still largely needed by the modern society.

 

阅读理解。
     It was Sunday. Mrs. Read got up early in the morning. She had some housework to do. After breakfast
she had a look at the watch and found it didn't work. She bought it ten years ago, so she wanted to buy a
new one. Her daughter Sue was only four. Her husband was busy with his work that day and nobody looked
after the girl, she couldn't leave her at home. So she took Sue to the nearest shop in the town.
     It was fine that day and there were a lot of people in the shop. Mrs. Read and her daughter went upstairs
and they got to the third floor and she began to pick a watch there. But when she bought one, she couldn't
find Sue. She ran to the manager's office and asked for help. Mr. King began to go up and down to look for
the little girl with her.
     Suddenly the woman heard someone calling, "Kate" She found it was her daughter. How happy she and
the girl were!
     "Whose name did you call, dear?" asked the woman.
     "Yours."
     "Why not call 'Mother?'"
     "There are lots of mothers in the shop," said the girl. "Which mother answered me?"
1. Mrs. Read got up early to _____ that Sunday.
[     ]
A. buy a new watch
B. do some housework
C. helped her husband
D. take her daughter to the shop
2. Mrs. Read went to the nearest shop because _____.
[     ]
A. she brought her daughter
B. she knew the manager there
C. the things were cheap there
D. she was too tired to go further
3. Sue left her mother _____.
[     ]
A. when they went to the shop
B. when they reached the shop
C. when Mrs. Read was picking a watch
D. when they came out of the shop
4. What was the woman's name?
[     ]
A. Her name was Kate Read
B. Her name was Sue Read
C. Her name was Kate King
D. Her name was Sue King
5. The girl called her mother's name because _____.
[     ]
A. she didn't like her
B. she couldn't find her
C. she didn't know where she was
D. she could easily find her

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