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1、2019年高考英语二轮专题卷阅读理解（3）LetusimaginehowPrideandPrejudice,JaneAusten'smostfamouswork,mightbeupdated,200yearson.Austen'spopularityisrootedinherintelligence.Buttodayshewouldcertainlyhavehadaverydifferentlife,aswouldhercharacters.Here'smyownsuggestion...Itis
2、atruthfinallyanduniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglewomanwithbrainsdeservestohaveequalopportunitiestomen,howeverdisadvantagedshemayfeelbysexism."Mydearhusband,"saidhishopefulwifeoneday,"haveyouheardthatthelocalstore,standingemptyforsolong,istakenoverbya
3、brightyoungbusinesswoman?"Herdullandindifferent(漠不关心的)husbandrepliedthathehadnot."Butitis,itis,"sherepliedexcitedly.MrDull-Husbandmadenoreply."Don'tyouwanttoknowherplans?"shecriedwithsomeimpatience."Well,clearlyyouthinkitmatterstoyoursillylittlehead..
4、.soI'dbetterlisten.""Well,mydear,therumour(传言)isthatshehasalreadysetupastringofsuccessfulbusinessesinnorthernEngland,thoughhowawomancanknowanythingaboutthatisbeyondme.Shewillmoveinherselfnextmonth.""Whatishername?""Bingley.""Isshemarriedorsingle?""Wha
5、taquestion!Andnoneofyourbusiness.Butheringwillbeafinethingforourfiveboys.""Howso?Howcanitpossiblyaffectthem?""Mydearlove;thoselazyboysneedsomethingtowakethemup.Thereareboundtobejobsgoing.""Isthatherpointinsettlinghere?Surelyasawomanshehassimplytakenaf
6、ancytotheplace.""Nonsense,mylove,howlittleyou'venoticedtheworldhaschanged.She'sgotafirst-ratedegreeandsomesortofbusinessqualification,I'mtold.Shesurelyneedsoneofourboys!Perhapsyoumightgiveheracall.""Me?No.Perhapsyoucantakeaninterest.Youstillhaveyourlo
7、oks,afterall.Shemayevenofferyouajob.""Oh,that'snotlikely.Thesenewchancesbelongtotheyoungergeneration.Butnowyoumentionit,IthinkI'llgoalongallthesame."AndMrsBennetwentalong.Thatwas10yearsago.SheisnowmanagingdirectorofaFTSE-listedpany....Itwouldremainthe
8、case,ofcourse,thatMrsBennetwouldbeoneofveryfewwomenonthepanyboard,thathersalarywouldbelowerthanhermalecolleagues,herbonusofamore"female"dimensionandherlifespan(年限)amongthecity'sbusinessleadersshorterthantheirs.Still,she'dnodoubthaveenjoyedDavo
