People like to say：“The hand that rocks(摇动)the cradle(摇篮)rules the world．”Or theysay：“Behind every successful man，there is a woman．”

Now some women still like making their husbands and sons successful．But some women want more for themselves．They want to be successful as men．

Today the best jobs are still given to men．Even when women do the same work，they are often paid less than men．Some women want these things changed．They want to stand beside the men，with the same chances for success．

Now many American women are earning money outside their homes．More than half of the women at the age of eighteen to sixty-five have good jobs．In general，working women have more education than those who stay at home．

Among women with jobs，eight out of ten drive a car to work，and most of them often spend their holidays away from home．They like traveling by air．Women’s work has made several changes in women’s lives and in men’s lives，too．

But things are quite different from those in the Middle East countries．

In the Middle East countries，women have to stay at home．They look after their families and do all the housework．They can’t find work outside．When they go out in public．they cover their faces with something and walk behind their husbands．

For the past few years the women’s life has been changing in those countries．Many women want to play an active role in the society．Though working gives them few chances of getting married，many men still want to marry them in the old ways．

1.More and more women want to get jobs because        ．

A．they don’t want to stand behind their husbands in the street

B．they think they are more important than men

C．they think they are as important as men

D．housework troubles them too much

2.Some women are still badly paid       ．

A．because women want more money

B．because of the old ways of thinking

C．because women can’t do as well as men do

D．but we don’t know why

3.If women have got higher education       ．

A．they can get better jobs more easily         B．they don’t have to do any housework

C．they can travel by plane                  D．they can be paid better than men

4.Working gives women      ．

A．the chance to receive more education than men

B．chances to play an important role in the society

C．more pay than men

D．fewer chances of getting married

5.From this passage we know       ．

A．women have the same rights as men today

B．women don’t want to work outside their homes

C．more and more women want to play an active role in their countries

D．in the Middle East countries all the women stay at home

阅读理解

　　People like to say: “The hand that rocks (摇动) the cradle (摇篮) rules the world.” Or they say: “Behind every successful man, there is a woman.”

　　 1 But some women want more for themselves. They want good jobs. When they work, they want more pay. They want to be as successful as men.

　　 2 Even when women do the same work, they are often paid less than men. Some women want these things changed. They want to stand beside the men, with the same chances for success.

　　Now many American women are earning money (挣钱) outside their homes. More than half of the women at the age of eighteen to sixty-five have got jobs. In general (一般来说), 3

　　Among women with jobs, eight out of ten drive a car to work, and most of them often spend their holidays away from home. They like travelling by air. 4

　　But things are quite different from those in the Middle East countries.

　　In the Middle East countries, women have to stay at home. 5 . They can't find work outside. When they go out in public (公开场合), they cover their faces with something and walk behind their husbands.

　　For the past few years the women's life has been changing in those countries. Many women want to play an active role (作用) in the society (社会). Though working gives them fewer chances of getting married, many men still want to marry them in the old ways.

A．Their duty is to look after their families and do all the housework.

B．Women's work has made several changes in women's lives ,and in men's lives, too.

C．Now some women still like making their husbands and sons successful.

D．Today the best jobs are still given to men.

　　It is winter now. On a cold evening Mary is walking in the street. She is looking for a job（工作）. But jobs are hard to get. She stops before a shop window. There are coats, skirts and shirts in the window. There are also beautiful shoes. Mary looks at her own feet. She is wearing a pair of old shoes. They are full of holes（洞）. She looks into（往……里看） the shop. A fat woman is buying a coat for her dog！ A few minutes（几分钟）later the manager（经理）sees the fat woman to her car outside. He says, “One of my workers can send（送）the things to your house at once.” Mary is very angry.

A．The manager

B．One of the workers

C．Many workers