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1、2012年高考英语阅读理解冲刺练习31Importantchangetookplaceinthelivesofwomeninthe19thcentury.Whenmenwentoutfromtheirfarmstocitiestoseekjobsinindustry,peasantwomenhadtotakeoverthesowing,growing,andharvestingofthefieldsaswellascaringforcattleandraisingtheirchildren.Whenwomenalsomovedtothec
2、itiesinsearchofwork,theyfoundthatitwasincreasingly.Separatedbysexandthatemploymentopportunitiesforwomenwerelimitedtothelower-paidjobs.Laterinthecentury,womeninindustrygatheredmainlyincloth-makingfactories,thoughsomeworkedinminingortooksimilarlydifficultandtiringjobs.Inthe
3、1800s,serviceworkalsoabsorbed(吸纳)agreatnumberofwomenwhoarrivedinthecitiesfromthecountry.Youngwomenespeciallytookjobsasservantsinmiddle-classandupper-classhomes;andasmoreandmoremenweredrawnintoindustry,domesticservice(家庭服务)becameincreasinglyafemalejob.Inthesecondhalfofthec
4、entury,however,chancesofotherserviceworkalsoopeneduptowomen,fromsalesjobsinshopstoteachingandnursing.Thesejobscametobedonemainlybywomenandlowpaid.Forthousandsofyears,whenalmostallworkwasdoneonthefamilyfarmorinthefamilyfirm(家庭作坊)，homeandworkplacehadbeenthesame,Inthesecases
5、,womencoulddofarmworkorhandwork,andperformhomedutiessuchaschildcareandpreparationofmealsatthesametime,Alongwiththedevelopmentofindustry,thecentralworkplace,however,suchasthefactoryandthedepartmentstore,separatedhomefromwork,Facedwiththenecessityforwomentochoosebetweenhome
6、andworkplace,Westernsocietybegantogiveparticularattentiontotheroleofwomenashomemakerswithmoreenergythaneverbefore.72.Welearnfromthefirstparagraphthat______hadbeendonechieflybymenbeforetheywenttocitiestoseekjobs.A.mining,teaching,andnursingB.sewingclothesandminingC.sowing,
7、growing,andharvestingD.caringforcattleandgrowingcrops-2-用心爱心专心73.Domesticservicebecauseafemalejobmainlybecause_______.A.moreandmorewomenbegantoworkindomesticserviceB.womenmainlyworkedasservants,nurses,andminersC.serviceandindustrialjobsabsorbedmorewomenthanmenD.womenenjoy
8、edworkingassellers,teachers,andminers75.Thispassageisabout______inthe19thcentury.A.serviceandind
