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

Some students like to translate(翻译) when they practice speaking English. Translation is a very difficult exercise. During a conversation, we don’t really have time to translate what we understand. When we use translation, we don’t develop the necessary reflexes (反应能力) needed to speak and understand a foreign language. It is important to build up reflexes right from the beginning. It will help you later when your skills are good enough to take a conversation.
Here is some advice on how to build up reflexes when you only have basic words and grammar.
Relax!
No one is checking you except yourself! Look at each communication experience as an adventure. Try to relax first when you speak English. You will pick up on small details.
Context(上下文) is your friend.
What is context？ It means the situation in which something happens and that helps to understand it. (2)We can make good guesses about what is being said by using the context. It will be easy when you think about the context. You will feel much more comfortable and confident if you remember that.
Ask questions what you want to know.
After you have proudly asked for tickets at the train station, the booking-office clerk (售票员) spoke a long sentence to you about the place and the time. You may be a little unclear or have only understood a part of it. However, you can ask questions about what you want to know, such as, “Did you say…?” and “Would you repeat that more slowly?”. So that you can easily move the communication forward. Use body language.
Use body language to go with your words when you __(1)___ to learn a __(1)_____ language. The person you are speaking to only wants to understand you and will be carefully listening to you. As you become more proficient (熟练的) in your second language, you will depend(依靠) more on the language and less on body language. But there is no shame for a beginner.

【小题1】 在(1)处的空白处分别填入一个适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺。
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【小题2】 将(2)句译成中文。
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【小题3】回答问题： What does the writer want us to do first when we speak English?
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【小题4】 在文中找出与 Maybe you didn’t hear clearly or understand all of it.意思相同或相近的句子，
并将它写在答题卡上。
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【小题5】 在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子，并将它写在答题纸上。
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It was lunch time. Mike was in the garden with Linda. Suddenly, two aliens (外星人) arrived! “Wow! Aliens!” They were so excited that they screamed loudly.

“Hello, friends!” The two aliens came out from a small flying machine.

“Hi! Come and have lunch with us.” Mike said.

“Do you like earth food?” Linda asked.

“We don’t know. Let’s have a try,” the aliens said.

“What’s this? Is it a phone?” the tall alien asked.

“No, it’s a banana,” Mike said.

The tall alien took a bite (咬了一口), “Yuke! I don’t like bananas.”

“What’s this? Is it a ball?” the short alien asked.

“No, it’s an egg,” Linda said.

The tall alien took a bite, “Yuke! I don’t like eggs.”

“What’s this? Is it a hat?” the tall alien asked.

“No, it’s a lunchbox!” Mike said.

The tall alien took a bite, “Yum! I like lunchboxes!”

1. Where were Mike and Linda?

A. In the garden.B. In the park.

C. In the zoo.D. On the playground.

2.What does the underlined word “screamed” mean?

A. 跳舞B. 尖叫C. 挥手D. 站起来

3.The tall alien thought the banana was a ________.

A. ballB. hatC. toyD. phone

4.Which of the following is the right order (顺序) for what the aliens ate?

A. A banana→An egg→A lunchbox.

B. An egg→A banana→A lunchbox.

C. An egg→A lunchbox→A banana.

D. A banana→A lunchbox→An egg.

5. Which of the following is True?

A. The short alien tasted many kinds of food.

B. Mike felt very scared when he saw the aliens.

C. The aliens didn’t think the earth food tasted delicious.

D. The aliens came to the earth in a big flying machine.