【题目】 The Superme Court is the highest court in the United States. Let’s meet some of the great women who have left their mark one in the country’s highest court. Margaret Brent

In the early years women were prevented from practicing law. However, Margaret Brent, a wealthy landlord living in Maryland, was an exception. She appeared before courts several times to file lawsuits(诉讼)against people who owed her money.

Lucy Prince

Lucy was well-known for her skills as a public speaker, and in 1976 she became the first black woman in America to argue before a Supreme Court justice. The case arose from a land conflict, and Lucy argued against two leading lawyers. Chief Justice Samuel Chase, said that Lucy “ made a better argument than he had ever heard from a lawyer in Vermont.”

Ruth Ginsburg

Born in Brooklyn, Ginsburg graduated from Cornell University and Columbia Law School. Between 1972 and 1978, Ginsburg argued six cases before the Supreme Court concerning laws that kept women out of certain occupations. She won five of them. Later she was appointed to hold an important post in the Supreme Court by President Bill Clinton.

Myra Bradwell

In 1872, the Illinois Supreme Court denied Myra Bradwell’s admission to the Illinois Bar despite the fact that she had passed the state bar exam. Bradwell then asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Illinois court’s decision. U nfor t una tely for Br a dw ell, the tables weren’t turned.The Supreme Court claimed that there was nothing illegal about denying a woman the chance to practice as a lawyer.

1What was Samuel Chase’s attitude to Lucy’s argument?

A.Uncaring.B.Approving

C.Doubtful.D.Grateful.

2Who is concerned about equal rights for women according to the text?

A.Margaret BrentB.Lucy Prince

C.Ruth GinsburgD.Myra Bradwell

3What does the underlined sentence mean in the text?

A.Bradwell’s request was illegal.

B.Bradwell failed the state bar exam.

C.The Supreme Court broke the law.

D.The Supreme Court ruled against Bradwell.

【题目】 Speaking of the greatest inventions of the world, China’s name is sure to be mentioned several times. 1

●Alcohol

Shocked? I was because when they said alcohol I thought about either the US or the UK. China had never crossed my mind. 2 This period was about 2000 B. C. — 1600B. C. Research says that in ancient China, beer with 4% alcoholic content was widely consumed by people.

3

China is the proud inventor of tea which was first drunk by Shen Nong, a Chinese ruler around 2737 B. C. Tea production was rapidly developed, making tea a popular drink during the Tang and Song Dynasties.

●The Mechanical Clock

Have you ever wondered what on earth we would be doing without any idea of time? A clock really is an invention without which things were wrong. The credit of making the first mechanical clock goes to ancient China.

4 This was during 618 and 907.

●Silk Fabric

Silk, the favorite fabric of many girls out there, is also a Chinese invention. Although we all know that silk is made by silkworms, 5. The oldest silk which has been found so far is in Henan Province and dates back to 3630 B. C.

A. Tea

B. Paper

C. The first mechanical clock was invented by Yi Xing in the Tang Dynasty.

D. Let’s have a look at the things which were invented by the Chinese.

E. Kinds of inventions have changed our life.

F. it was Chinese people who first invented a way to harvest the silk and then use it to make clothes.

G. In China, alcohol was made by two legendary persons named Yi Di and Du Kang who belonged to the Xia Dynasty

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