山东省2012年高考英语 各地市最新试题分类汇编 16阅读理解（五）.doc

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1、专题三阅读理解(五)【山东省实验中学2012届高三第四次诊断考试】阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AJeanetteRankinwasbornonaranchinMontana，USAin1882.Inthosedays，Montanawasstillafrontierstate，andlifetherewashard.Menandwomensharedthedifficultoutdoorwork.ButyoungJeanettenoticedmenandwomenwerenotequalinmanyways.Forinst

2、ance，atelectiontime，womenwerenotallowedtovote.Jeanettethoughtthiswasnotfair，andseveralyearslater，aftergraduatingfromcollege，sherealizedhowtohelpchangethesituation.First，shejoinedwithotherwomen.andgavespeechesthroughthestate.Thankstotheiryearsofefforts，Montanawomenwerefinallyallowedtovote.Thisexpe

3、riencechangedJeanette’slife.Shewanteddoworkforthewelfareofwomenandchildreneverywhere.Shewasnowwell-knownthroughoutMontana，soshedecidedtorunfortheUSCongress.In1916，shebecamethefirstwomanintheCongressoftheUnitedStaters.JustsixdaysafterRankinfirstattendedCongressin1917，AmericanPresidentWilsoncalledf

4、oravotetogotowaragainstGermany，asGermansubmarines（潜水艇）attackedAmericanshipsduringWorldWarI.WhenJeanettewascalledupontovote，shesaid，“Iwanttostandbymycountry，buyIcannotvoteforwar.Ivoteno.”Forty-nineothercongressmembersalsovotedno，butshewasthepersonwhowascriticizedmost.Newspaperssaidherdecisioncamef

5、romweaknessandshewasanti-American.IntheSecondWorldWar，JapanesewarplanesattackedtheAmericanbaseatPearlHarborin1941.ThetimecameagainfortheUSCongressmemberstovotefororagainstgoingtowar.EveryonewaswaitingforJeanetteRankintovote，whoroseandsaid，“Asawoman，Ican’tgotowar，soIrefusetosendanyoneelse”.Outof47

6、1members，shewastheonlymemberwhovotedagainstwar.Afterthat，shereceived11用心爱心专心thousandsofletters.Mostpeoplecriticizedher，butsomepraisedherforhercourage.Shortlybeforeshediedin1973,shewasaskedifsheregrettedvoting“no”tothetwowars.“Never，”sheanswered.“Ifyouareagainstwar，you’reagainstwarregardlessofwhat

7、happens.”Today，intheUSCongressBuilding，thereisastatueofJeanetteRankin.Onthebaseofthestatueareherwords：“Icannotvoteforwar.”56.WhenJeanetteRankinwasyoung，.A.womenwerenotallowedtoworkwithmenB.womenhadnorighttovoteC.womenc