题目内容
Cherie Blair has attacked “yummy mummies” who focus on raising their children at the expense of their careers, suggesting their children lack a sense of independence. The wife of the then British Prime Minister also accused some young women of seeking to “marry a rich husband and retire” instead of working.
Mrs Blair, a QC and mother of four, criticized women who “put all their effort into their children” instead of working. Mothers who go out to work are setting a better example for their children, she said.
Some women regard motherhood as an acceptable alternative to a career. Instead, women should strive for both. “Every woman needs to be self-sufficient and in that way you really don’t have a choice-for your own satisfaction; you hear these yummy mummies talk about being the best possible mother and they put all their effort into their children. I also want to be the best possible mother, but I know that my job as a mother includes bringing my children up so actually they can live without me.”
The term “yummy mummy” is generally used to refer to a woman whose husband’s wealth allows her to devote herself full-time to her children and her appearance.
In fact, despite Mrs Blair’s worries about non-working mothers, official statistics show that the proportion of mothers who work has actually risen steadily in recent years. According to the Office for National Statistics, 66 percent of mothers are now in some form of paid work. In 1996, the figure was 61 percent. The number of working mothers is now around 5.3 million, up from 4.5 million in 1996.
Speaking to Fortune magazine’s Most Powerful Women event in Claridge’s, Mrs Blair appeared to accuse some young women of lacking professional ambition, focusing on their prospective partner’s career instead of their own. Mrs Blair said her view was informed by her own experience of her father abandoning her mother when she was a child. But she insisted that all women should make sure they can provide for themselves: “Even good men could have an accident or die and you’re left holding the baby.”
Often in the headlines during her husband’s premiership, Mrs Blair has taken a more active public role since he left office in 2007, setting up a charitable foundation to support women setting up their own firms in developing countries.
71. If some one is a yummy mummy, she is most likely to ________.
A. start her own company B. teach her children at home
C. stay at home to raise her children D. help her husband with his business
72. Mrs Blair might support the women who _________.
A. try to balance their work and their family life
B. try to find rich husbands and make life easier
C. sacrifice their own careers to look after their children
D. devote most of their time to their careers
73. We know from the passage that ________.
A. The number of working mothers has dropped since 1996.
B. Mrs. Blair worked even when her husband was Prime Minister
C. Most women in Britain would like to be yummy mommies.
D. Mrs. Blair was worried about those working mothers.
74. Which of the following statements is true about Mrs. Blair?
A. Mrs Blair didn’t attract much media’s attention when her husband was Prime Minister
B. Mrs Blair must have had a happy and quiet childhood.
C. Mrs Blair hasn’t appear much in public since her husband left office in 2007
D. Mrs Blair has been helping women to be independent.
75. The passage might be taken from _________.
A. a fashion book B. a text book C. a newspaper D. a science magazine
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It seems school children all over the world complain about their school food. Cherie Blair, the wife of Prime Minister Tony Blair, said that she would prepare a packed lunch for her son if school dinners do not improve. So what do students of your age eat for lunch at school?
Japan
High schools have canteens(餐厅), which serve everything from noodles to rice, but not burgers and chips. Other children bring food from home such as cold rice balls, meat or fish, pickles(泡菜) and vegetables.
Students take home a menu for the coming month containing notes on nutrition value. Twice a year parents are invited to have a taste of the food. The class with the fewest leftovers(剩饭) at the end of the month receives a prize.
Untied States
A typical menu from a US school is made up of a hamburger with fried potatoes or roast chicken, lettuce and pickles, fruit and cookies. School lunches must also provide at least one-third of the daily dietary allowances(定量) of protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, calcium, and calories.
Australia
Meat pies, sausage rolls and hotdogs are all traditional dishes in Australian school shops. But as the nation pays more attention to children’s health, healthier foods have started to find their way onto school menus.
Many schools have used a traffic light system. The sale of red-labelled foods, including pastries(点心), chocolate and soft drinks, is served only twice a week. Healthier green-labelled foods such as sushi(寿司), sandwiches, corn and watermelon, however, are available every day.
In some schools, students have a choice of up to 89 foods to choose from, including popcorn and rice.
South Africa
Most of South Africa’s schools do not serve meals at all. Classes end at 1:30pm and students get their own lunches. Many students bring food from home, usually sandwiches.
Fast food and fried food sell the best among students, which has led to a rise in obesity among children. But as more people began to realize the fact that being too fat may cause different diseases, some schools in towns have led the way towards better nutrition. Now students at these schools are provided with lunches of porridge(麦片粥) with vegetables, such as cabbages, onions, beans, carrots and tomatoes.
【小题1】What does the underlined word “obesity ”in the last paragraph probably mean?
A.Fighting. | B.Sadness. | C.Food shortage. | D.Overweight. |
A.a typical menu from a US school consists of enough nutrition. |
B.most students in South Africa eat their lunch at home. |
C.many schools in Australia have traffic lights outside their school. |
D.you can have whatever you like in school canteens in Japan. |
A.Schools should try to satisfy the needs of students. |
B.Schools serve different foods from country to country. |
C.Food served in the US is the best of all. |
D.School children all over the world dislike their school food. |
A.school lunch suppliers | B.schoolmasters |
C.students of your age | D.nutritionists(营养学家) |
It seems school children all over the world complain about their school food. Cherie Blair, the wife of previous Prime Minister Tony Blair, said that she would prepare a packed lunch for her son if school dinners do not improve. So what do students of your age eat for lunch at school?
Japan
High schools have canteens(食堂), which serve everything from noodles to rice, but not burgers and chips. Other children bring food from home such as cold rice balls, meat or fish, pickles(泡菜) and vegetables.
Students take home a menu for the coming month containing notes on nutrition(营养)value. Twice a year parents are invited to have a taste of the food. The class with the fewest leftovers(剩饭) at the end of the month receives a prize.
Untied States
A typical menu from a US school is made up of a hamburger with fried potatoes or roast chicken, lettuce and pickles, fruit and cookies. School lunches must also provide at least one-third of the daily dietary allowances (定量) of protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, calcium, and calories.
Australia
Meat pies, sausage rolls and hotdogs are all traditional dishes in Australian school shops. But as the nation pays more attention to children’s health, healthier foods have started to find their way onto school menus.
Many schools have used a traffic light system. The sale of red-labelled foods, including pastries, chocolate and soft drinks, is served only twice a week. Healthier green-labelled foods such as sushi (寿司), sandwiches, corn and watermelon, however, are available every day.
In some schools, students have a choice of up to 89 foods to choose from, including popcorn and rice.
South Africa
Most of South Africa’s schools do not serve meals at all. Classes end at 1:30pm and students get their own lunches. Many students bring food from home, usually sandwiches.
Fast food and fried food sell the best among students, which has led to a rise in obesity among children. But as more people began to realize the fact that being too fat may cause different diseases, some schools in towns have led the way towards better nutrition. Now students at these schools are provided with lunches of porridge with vegetables, such as cabbages, onions, beans, carrots and tomatoes.
【小题1】What does the underlined word “obesity” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A.Nutrition. | B.Addiction. | C.Food shortage. | D.Overweight. |
A.a typical menu from a US school consists of enough nutrition. |
B.most students in South Africa eat their lunch at home. |
C.many schools in Australia have traffic lights outside their school. |
D.you can have whatever you like in school canteens in Japan. |
A.Schools should try to satisfy the needs of students. |
B.Schools serve different foods from country to country. |
C.Food served in the US is the best of all. |
D.School children all over the world dislike their school food. |
A.parents | B.schoolmasters |
C.students of your age | D.nutritionists |
It seems school children all over the world complain about their school food. Cherie Blair, the wife of Prime Minister Tony Blair, said that she would prepare a packed lunch for her son if school dinners do not improve. So what do students of your age eat for lunch at school?
Japan
High schools have canteens(餐厅), which serve everything from noodles to rice, but not burgers and chips. Other children bring food from home such as cold rice balls, meat or fish, pickles(泡菜) and vegetables.
Students take home a menu for the coming month containing notes on nutrition value. Twice a year parents are invited to have a taste of the food. The class with the fewest leftovers(剩饭) at the end of the month receives a prize.
Untied States
A typical menu from a US school is made up of a hamburger with fried potatoes or roast chicken, lettuce and pickles, fruit and cookies. School lunches must also provide at least one-third of the daily dietary allowances(定量) of protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, calcium, and calories.
Australia
Meat pies, sausage rolls and hotdogs are all traditional dishes in Australian school shops. But as the nation pays more attention to children’s health, healthier foods have started to find their way onto school menus.
Many schools have used a traffic light system. The sale of red-labelled foods, including pastries(点心), chocolate and soft drinks, is served only twice a week. Healthier green-labelled foods such as sushi(寿司), sandwiches, corn and watermelon, however, are available every day.
In some schools, students have a choice of up to 89 foods to choose from, including popcorn and rice.
South Africa
Most of South Africa’s schools do not serve meals at all. Classes end at 1:30pm and students get their own lunches. Many students bring food from home, usually sandwiches.
Fast food and fried food sell the best among students, which has led to a rise in obesity among children. But as more people began to realize the fact that being too fat may cause different diseases, some schools in towns have led the way towards better nutrition. Now students at these schools are provided with lunches of porridge(麦片粥) with vegetables, such as cabbages, onions, beans, carrots and tomatoes.
1.What does the underlined word “obesity ”in the last paragraph probably mean?
A.Fighting. |
B.Sadness. |
C.Food shortage. |
D.Overweight. |
2.We can infer from the passage that ________.
A.a typical menu from a US school consists of enough nutrition. |
B.most students in South Africa eat their lunch at home. |
C.many schools in Australia have traffic lights outside their school. |
D.you can have whatever you like in school canteens in Japan. |
3.What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Schools should try to satisfy the needs of students. |
B.Schools serve different foods from country to country. |
C.Food served in the US is the best of all. |
D.School children all over the world dislike their school food. |
4.The article is meant for ________.
A.school lunch suppliers |
B.schoolmasters |
C.students of your age |
D.nutritionists(营养学家) |