The greatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the proportion of a woman's life spent in caring for children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which customs, opportunity and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman's youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and can be expected to live another thirty-five years and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty. Even while she has the care of children, her work is lightened by household appliances and convenience foods.

This important change in women's life-pattern has only recently begun to have its full effect on women's economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity, and most of them took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women tend to marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards return to full-or-part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage: with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the home, according to the abilities and interests of each of them.

6. Which of the following is the topic of this passage?

A. The marriage of women: past and present.

B. Women and their jobs.

C. The social changes in the lives of women.

D. Women's role in family life.

7. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the amount of time the women spent taking care of children ________.

A. was shorter than in previous centuries

B. was longer than in previous centuries

C. was considered to be surprisingly long

D. accounted for a great part of their lives

8. One reason why the woman of today may take a job is that she ________.

A. is younger when her children are old enough to look after themselves

B. does not like children herself

C. need not worry about food for her children

D. can retire from family responsibilities when she reaches sixty

9. According to the passage, it is now quite usual for women to ________.

A. stay at home after leaving school

B. marry men younger than themselves

C. start working again later in life

D. marry while still at school

10. What can be inferred from the last sentence?

A. The husband tends to share greater share of duties of family life.

B. In the past, the husband used to provide money for the family while the wife ran the home.

C. The wife does not have her own abilities and interests.

D. Both the husband and the wife should be satisfied with their family life.

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was  31   to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She 32  the accident but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old 33  thinking that she wouldn’t live 34  from then on.
Over the years, I  35  and didn’t think much about Helen after that. Three years ago ,in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike, 36  a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a(an)  37  trying(难受的)day. I burst into tears for no reason and rang 38  .
A short time later, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair, 39  into my son’s room with a box of  40  .After 16 years, I still 41  Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both went through the shock of that, she began to tell me about 42  since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she  43 the path for those people who were less 44 than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be  45 .
Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt  46  .But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was  47  .From this person that I thought would have no  48 of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously(神奇的)  49 and we moved north, but I owe Helen 50  that I can never repay.

【小题1】
A.waking
B.riding
C.running
D.driving
【小题2】
A.lived
B.survived
C.existed
D.escaped
【小题3】
A.mind
B.brain
C.head
D.thought
【小题4】
A.equally
B.calmly
C.quietly
D.normally
【小题5】
A.studied
B.moved
C.worked
D.lived
【小题6】
A.suffering
B.causing
C.bearing
D.catching
【小题7】A  normally
B.particularly
C.necessarily
D.eventually
【小题8】
A.up
B.off
C.back
D.down
【小题9】
A.ran
B.walked
C.rolled
D.moved
【小题10】
A.tissues
B.presents
C.pills
D.candies
【小题11】
A.realized
B.knew
C.recognized
D.reminded
【小题12】
A.her life
B.her son
C.her family
D.her work
【小题13】
A.clear
B.smooth
C.clean
D.open
【小题14】
A.rich
B.healthy
C.strong
D.fortunate
【小题15】
A.money
B.hope
C.pity
D.medicine
【小题16】
A.small
B.pitiful
C.weak
D.shameless
【小题17】
A.admitted
B.beaten
C.hurt
D.hospitalized
【小题18】
A.use
B.value
C.meaning
D.quality
【小题19】
A.treated
B.worsened
C.relieved
D.recovered
【小题20】
A.some money
B.some tissues
C.a debt
D.a hope

I stepped into my hotel room to a pleasant surprise. Lots of room surrounded an inviting king-size bed, with armchairs nearby resting against sliding glass doors that opened onto a private yard. A small dining table sat next to a kitchen with a refrigerator and coffee machine. "Wow," I thought to myself. "Nice place."
I love hotels. I love to enter a clean room, hang my clothes and gaze out the window, walk out in the morning and when I return, someone else will have made the bed. I like in-room dining and the way they greet you so professionally. "Nice to have you with us again, Mr. Goldsborough." Very cool.
The problem is that unless Alison travels with me, I never sleep well in hotels. I miss my family, even though Linus and Camille, at ages 4 and almost 2, find a way to interrupt even the best night's sleep at home.
I'm deeply troubled by the number of parents who wake up too late with the realization:
"My children grew up too fast. In the busy career and corporate rat race(剧烈竞争), I missed their childhood.” What they fail to say but too often think causes me even more pain: "...and I barely even know them."
A hundred years from now, no one will remember the size of your bank account, the car you drove or the size of your house. The world might differ greatly however, based on your impact in the life of a small child. If you pay attention to your significant others, make the choice to put them first.
Think of one specific action that you can take, and take it. Then think of another one and take that, too. Challenge yourself to find new ways to express your appreciation and love on a daily basis. It will pay off ten-fold(十倍)at home.
【小题1】We can infer from the passage that the author ____.

A.often goes out on businessB.didn’t get along well with his/her family
C.has not grown into an adultD.comes from a rich family
【小题2】According to the author, what is the most important for us is that ____.
A.we should often miss our familyB.we should do what we can to benefit our family
C.we should often stay with our familyD.we must always be ready to face the rat race
【小题3】Through para.4 and para.5 what the author really means is that ____.
A.he hates his parents’ constantly blaming him/her
B.his parents don’t care much about his/her growth
C.many parents worry about their children’s future
D.many parents can’t realize their children not preparing for the fierce social rat race
【小题4】Which of the fowling is the best title for this passage?
A.East, west, home is the bestB.Different generations, different views
C.Value of a person at homeD.Nothing Beats Family

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