Social circumstances in Early Modern England mostly served to repress women’s voices. Patriarchal culture and institutions constructed them as chaste, silent, obedient, and subordinate. At the beginning of the 17th century, the ideology of patriarchy, political absolutism, and gender hierarchy were reaffirmed powerfully by King James in The Trew Law of Free Monarchie and the Basilikon Doron; by that ideology the absolute power of God the supreme patriarch was seen to be imaged in the absolute monarch of the state and in the husband and father of a family. Accordingly, a woman’s subjection, first to her father and then to her husband, imaged the subjection of English people to their monarch, and of all Christians to God. Also, the period saw an outpouring of repressive or overtly misogynist sermons, tracts, and plays, detailing women’s physical and mental defects, spiritual evils, rebelliousness, shrewish ness, and natural inferiority to men.

Yet some social and cultural conditions served to empower women. During the Elizabethan era (1558—1603) the culture was dominated by a powerful Queen, who provided an impressive female example though she left scant cultural space for other women. Elizabethan women writers began to produce original texts but were occupied chiefly with translation. In the 17th century, however, various circumstances enabled women to write original texts in some numbers. For one thing, some counterweight to patriarchy was provided by female communities—mothers and daughters, extended kinship networks, close female friends, the separate court of Queen Anne (King James’ consort) and her often oppositional masques and political activities. For another, most of these women had a reasonably good education (modern languages, history, literature, religion, music, occasionally Latin) and some apparently found in romances and histories more expansive terms for imagining women’s lives. Also, representation of vigorous and rebellious female characters in literature and especially on the stage no doubt helped to undermine any monolithic social construct of women’s mature and role.

Most important, perhaps, was the radical potential inherent in the Protestant insistence on every Christian’s immediate relationship with God and primary responsibility to follow his or her individual conscience. There is plenty of support in St Paul’s epistles and elsewhere in the Bible for patriarchy and a wife’s subjection to her husband, but some texts (notably Galatians 3:28) inscribe a very different politics, promoting women’s spiritual equality: “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Jesus Christ.” Such texts encouraged some women to claim the support of God the supreme patriarch against the various earthly patriarchs who claimed to stand toward them in his stead.

There is also the gap or slippage between ideology and common experience. English women throughout the 17th century exercised a good deal of accrual power: as managers of estates in their husbands’ absences at court or on military and diplomatic missions; as members of guilds; as wives and mothers who apex during the English Civil War and Interregnum (1640-60) as the execution of the King and the attendant disruption of social hierarchies led many women to seize new roles—as preachers, as prophetesses, as deputies for exiled royalist husbands, as writers of religious and political tracts.

     What is the best title for this passage?

[A]. Women’s Position in the 17th Century.

[B]. Women’s Subjection to Patriarchy.

[C]. Social Circumstances in the 17th Century.

[D]. Women’s objection in the 17th Century.

     What did the Queen Elizabeth do for the women in culture?

[A]. She set an impressive female example to follow.

[B]. She dominated the culture.

[C]. She did little.

[D]. She allowed women to translate something.

Which of the following is Not mention as a reason to enable women to original texts?

[A].Female communities provided some counterweight to patriarchy.

[B]. Queen Anne’s political activities.

[C]. Most women had a good education.

[D]. Queen Elizabeth’s political activities.

     What did the religion so for the women?

[A]. It did nothing.

[B]. It too asked women to be obedient except some texts.

[C]. It supported women.

[D]. It appealed to the God.

It was several years since Adolf Hitler came into power in Germany. And now his army was marching into some parts of Europe. He must be in the prime of his career.

   One day Hitler went to an exhibition where the works of school children were on show. He seemed to have great interest in the exhibits—inventions as well as carvings, drawings. After having walked around the hall and examined everything, he said he was ready to meet the young artists. And soon a group of children came into the room to salute(向-----敬礼) him.

  “Well, well. You did very good work.” nodded Hitler in satisfaction. “I promise on my honor I’d satisfy you with whatever you want. What’d you wish to be if I were your father?”

  “A sailor sailing the sea.” one of the boys answered.

  “Good. I’ll have you join my navy and some day you will rule the oceans.”

  “Ask for anything? What’d you wish to be if I were your father?” he asked a second boy.

  “A painter as great as Rembruant.”

  “Good. You are to be sent to the Fine Art School and surely you will make an even greater painter.”

  When Hitler caught sight of a sad-looking boy he frowned(皱眉), then quickly forced a smile, “There my boy, in spite of my point of view towards the Jews, I’d do you a favor and your dream will come true. What’d you wish to be if I were your father?”

  The boy looked straight at the man.

  “An orphan(the child who has no parents).” he murmured.

Hitler promised to satisfy the children with whatever they want because       .

A. he wanted all the children to live a happy life 

B. he wanted to make a good impression on the children

C. he liked paintings very much              

D. he liked all the children

Hitler frowned when he saw the sad-looking boy because       .

A. the boy was recognized to be a Jew          

B. the boy didn’t come to the front to salute him

C. the boy didn’t want to ask for anything        

D. the boy was sad-looking

Judging by what the boy said we can see that       .

A. the boy’s parents had died                B. the boy had no brothers or sisters

C. the boy hated Hitler very much            D. the boy wanted himself to be an orphan

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Hitler wanted to be the father of the children. 

B. The boy was both clever and courageous (勇敢的).

C. Rembruant was a great painter.            

D. Hitler did not like Jews.

It was several years since Adolf Hitler came into power in Germany. And now his army was marching into some parts of Europe. He must be in the prime(顶峰) of his career.

  One day Hitler went to an exhibition where the works of school children were on show. He seemed to have great interest in the exhibits—inventions as well as carvings, drawings. After having walked around the hall and examined everything, he said he was ready to meet the young artists. And soon a group of children came into the room to salute(向-----敬礼) him.

  “Well, well. You did very good work.” nodded Hitler in satisfaction. “I promise on my honor I’d satisfy you with whatever you want. What’d you wish to be if I were your father?”

  “A sailor sailing the sea” one of the boys answered.

  “Good. I’ll have you join my navy and some day you will rule the oceans.”(海洋)

  “Ask for anything? What’d you wish to be if I were your father?” he asked a second boy.

  “A painter as great as Rembruant.”

  “Good. You are to be sent to the Fine Art School and surely you will make an even greater painter.”

  When Hitler caught sight of a sad-looking boy be frowned(皱眉), then quickly forced a smile, “There my boy, in spite of my point of view towards the Jews(犹太人), I’d do you a favor and your dream will come true. What’d you wish to be if I were your father?”

  The boy looked straight at the man.

  “An orphan(the child who has no parents).” he murmured.(嘟哝)

Hitler promised to satisfy(满足) the children with whatever they want because       .

A. he wanted all the children to live a happy life  B. he wanted to make a good impression on the children

C. he liked paintings very much               D. he liked all the children

Hitler frowned when he saw the sad-looking boy because       .

A. the boy was recognized to be a Jew           B. the boy didn’t come to the front to salute him

C. the boy didn’t want to ask for anything        D. the boy was sad-looking

Judging by what the boy said we can see that       .

A. the boy’s parents had died                 B. the boy had no brothers or sisters

C. the boy hated Hitler very much             D. the boy wanted himself to be an orphan

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Hitler wanted to be the father of the children.  B. The boy was both clever and courageous(勇敢的).

C. Rembruant was a great painter.             D. Hitler did not like Jews.


第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
You know it’s truly amazing how the Jewish people survived after thousands of years of being slaves, persecuted(追捕), and even attempted genocide (种族灭绝)when Hitler’s Nazi murdered 6 million Jews! That’s why in 1934, Germany was the    36   place to be a Jew. When Hitler’s teenage gangs    37    his village, the little    38    boy, Heinz, was just 11 years old.
Every day Heinz’s parents taught their    39    how important it was to learn    40   . When the Nazi gangs terrorized their village on the streets daily, Heinz’s parents knew that just one moment of losing control of their    41   against their rulers could    42    the death of the family. So Heinz learned to stay out of their    43   , sometimes crossing the street or taking a    44   road home.
But one day, young Heinz was finally    45    by one of Hitler’s bullies(暴徒). For the first time, Heinz was    46   to talk to a Nazi youth. But by staying calm and    47    choosing his words, Heinz surprised himself when he    48    his way out of trouble and    49   this bully not to hurt him    50    to let him go. That day, Heinz discovered his survival skill of talking and    51    with others. It was a major    52   point that changed his life---and later changed the world.
After a few years, Heinz’s family escaped from Germany and moved to America. But Heinz never forgot how to talk with people and help bring    53    between enemies. You see, that 11-year-old boy who had    54    his first peace settlement with a Nazi bully, later became one of the greatest ambassadors of peace in the world. You’ve probably heard of him- not as Heinz- but by his American name: Henry Kissinger, the    55   US Secretary of State.
36.A.usual        B.wrong      C.appealing  D.ideal
37.A.seized       B.destroyed  C.abandoned       D.burnt
38.A.American B.Italian      C.Jewish      D.British
39.A.students    B.friends      C.sons  D.children
40.A.self-control      B.self-protection  C.self-respect      D.self-defense
41.A.anxiety     B.emotions   C.anger D.terror
42.A.show B.cost   C.claim D.mean
43.A.road  B.way   C.route D.path
44.A.rough       B.difficult    C.different   D.short
45.A.surrounded      B.cornered   C.beaten      D.chased
46.A.called       B.urged          C.forced   D.asked
47.A.carefully   B.specially   C.repeatedly D.particularly
48.A.pushed     B.felt    C.talked       D.fought
49.A.allowed    B.convinced C.forbade     D.promised
50.A.however   B.though      C.but    D.and
51.A.reasoning  B.quarrelling      C.debating   D.discussing
52.A.rising       B.starting    C.falling      D.turning
53.A.peace       B.friendship C.trust  D.harmony
54.A.confirmed B.acknowledged  C.negotiated       D.managed
55.A.latter B.present     C.formal      D.Former

It was several years since Adolf Hitler came into power in Germany. And now his army was marching into some parts of Europe. He must be in the prime(顶峰) of his career.

  One day Hitler went to an exhibition where the works of school children were on show. He seemed to have great interest in the exhibits—inventions as well as carvings, drawings. After having walked around the hall and examined everything, he said he was ready to meet the young artists. And soon a group of children came into the room to salute(向-----敬礼) him.

  “Well, well. You did very good work.” nodded Hitler in satisfaction. “I promise on my honor I’d satisfy you with whatever you want. What’d you wish to be if I were your father?”

  “A sailor sailing the sea” one of the boys answered.

  “Good. I’ll have you join my navy and some day you will rule the oceans.”(海洋)

  “Ask for anything? What’d you wish to be if I were your father?” he asked a second boy.

  “A painter as great as Rembruant.”

  “Good. You are to be sent to the Fine Art School and surely you will make an even greater painter.”

  When Hitler caught sight of a sad-looking boy be frowned(皱眉), then quickly forced a smile, “There my boy, in spite of my point of view towards the Jews(犹太人), I’d do you a favor and your dream will come true. What’d you wish to be if I were your father?”

  The boy looked straight at the man.

  “An orphan(the child who has no parents).” he murmured.(嘟哝)

1. Hitler promised to satisfy(满足) the children with whatever they want because       .

A. he wanted all the children to live a happy life  B. he wanted to make a good impression on the children

C. he liked paintings very much               D. he liked all the children

2.Hitler frowned when he saw the sad-looking boy because       .

A. the boy was recognized to be a Jew           B. the boy didn’t come to the front to salute him

C. the boy didn’t want to ask for anything        D. the boy was sad-looking

3.Judging by what the boy said we can see that       .

A. the boy’s parents had died                 B. the boy had no brothers or sisters

C. the boy hated Hitler very much             D. the boy wanted himself to be an orphan

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Hitler wanted to be the father of the children.  B. The boy was both clever and courageous(勇敢的).

C. Rembruant was a great painter.             D. Hitler did not like Jews.

 

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