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1、ReadingComprehension.Directions:Inthispart,youwillreadfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorincompletestatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedbya),b),c)andd).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Itisonlyseventyyea
2、rssinceBritishwomengottherighttovote.Somepeoplethinkthisisthemainreasonwomenaresounder-representedinpolitics,tradeunionsandbigbusinesses.Otherfeelitissimplythattheyaremuchtoobusydoingotherthings,Theoldsaying“awoman’splaceisinthehome”mayseemoutofdatetomostpeople,buttheold,
3、fixedimageofawomanasasupportingwifeandcaringmotheriscertainlystillusual—oneonlyhastowatchafewtelevisionads.In1975thelawdidnotallowwomentobepaidlessthanmendoingthesamework.Certainlyitisusuallythecasenowadaysthatwomendoingthesamejobsasmengetthesamemoneyfordoingit;butgeneral
4、lywomendonotdothesamejobs:theydodifferentonesthatofferlowersalaries.Theareaswomenworkinarealmostallthoseof“service’’:teaching,nursing,catering,andcleaning,jobsthatcanbeseenasanextension(延伸)ofthemotheringrole.Apartfromlookingafterpeopleduringthedayatwork,womenoftenhavetota
5、kecareofafamilyathometoo,whichmaymeantheyhavelessenergytocompeteintheraceforprofessionaldevelopment.Inalmosteveryfield,toppositionsaremorelikelytobefiledbymen.Whilemostteachersarewomen,forexample,mostheadmastersarenot.Schoolcooksarewomen,headcooksaremenandevencleanerstend
6、tobewatchedoveranddirectedbymalecaretakers（看管人）。1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?a)Manywomen’splacesarestillinthehome.b)Women’splacesarenolongerinthehome.c)Manywomen’sjobshavesomethingtodowithTV.d)Women’sjobsarelessimportantthanbefore.2.Nowwomenare.a)doing
7、thesamejobsasmen.b)inneedofmorenewservices.c)notdoingthesamejobsasmen.d)paidmoreattentiontothanbefore.3.InPara.2,Line5,theword“catering”maymean.a)preparingmealsb)writingarticlesc)runningaschoold)watchingTVprograms4.Fromthepassage,wecanseethat.a)it’sbetterforawomantostayat
8、homeb)womenneedmuchmoreeducationtodealsuccessfullywithprofessionaltasksc)thereisstillalongwayfor
