179. In China, the majority of men earn their...

179. In China, the majority of men earn their living by manual ______.

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Important change took place in the lives of women in the 19^th century. When men went out from their farms to cities to seek jobs in industry.  Peasant women had to take over the sowing, growing,and harvesting of the fields as well as caring for cattle and their children.                         When women also moved to the cities in search of work, they found that it was increasingly. separated by sex and that employment opportunities for women were limited to the lower-paid jobs. Later in the century, women in industry gathered mainly in cloth-making factories, though some worked in mining or took similarly difficult and tiring jobs.

In the 1800s, service work also absorbed(吸纳) a great number of women who arrived in the cities from the country. Young women especially took jobs as servants in middle-class and upper-class homes; and as more and more men were drawn into industry, domestic service(家庭服务) because increasingly a female job. In the second half of the century, however, chances of other service work also opened up to women, from sales jobs in shops to teaching and nursing. These jobs came to be done mainly by women and low paid.

For thousands of years, when almost all work was done on the family farm or in the family firm(家庭作坊)，home and workplace had been the same, In these cases, women could do farm work or hand work, and perform home duties such as child care and preparation of meals at the same time, Along with the development of industry, the central workplace, however, such as the factory and the department store, separated home from work, Faced with the necessity for women to choose between home and workplace, Western society began to give particular attention to the role of women as homemakers with more energy than ever before.

1.We learn from the first paragraph that ________ had been done chiefly by men before they went to cities to seek jobs.

A. mining, teaching, and nursing

B. sewing clothes and mining

C. sowing, growing, and harvesting

D. caring for cattle and growing crops

2.Domestic service because a female job mainly because ________.

A. women took care of children.

B. women took jobs as servants

C. men were employed in industry

D. men seldom worked in shops

3.we know from the passage that in the 1800s___________.

A. more and more women began to work in domestic service

B. women mainly worked as servants, nurses, and miners

C. service and industrial jobs absorbed more women than men

D. women enjoyed working as sellers, teachers, and miners

4.This passage is about ________ in the 19th century.

A. service and industry             B. female and male jobs

C. women and their work         D. female jobs and the pay

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In many countries the standard of living enjoyed by their people has increased rapidly in recent years. Sadly, not everyone in these countries is so fortunate and many people in rich countries are homeless.

The reasons for homelessness are various, but poverty（贫穷）is undoubtedly one of the main causes. The homeless people may have become jobless and then been unable to pay their rent and so no longer have a roof over their heads. Often, the fact that unemployed people get help from the government prevents this from happening , but not always.

Some homeless people are mentally ill and have no one to look after them. Some are young people who, for one reason or another, have left home and have nowhere to live. Many of them have had a serious disagreement with their parents and have left home, choosing to go to a city and live on the streets. Sometimes they have taken such action because they have been unable to get on with a step-parent.

Many homeless people get into the habit of begging to get enough money to stay alive, but many of the general public refuse to give anything to beggars. Often they are moved on by the police , being accused（指控）, whether rightly or wrongly, of forceful begging. There are many who disrespect homeless people.

Some cynics（愤世嫉俗的人）declare that homeless people choose to live the life which they lead. But who would willingly choose to live in a shop doorway, under a bridge or in a cardboard box?

1.According to the text, what causes some people to be homeless?

A. The increased standard of living         B. No government help

C. Agreement with their parents             D. Lack of money

2.It can be inferred from the text that_______.

A. you will not find homeless people in countries with a high standard of living

B. the mentally ill live on the streets because they want the company of other homeless people.

C. the unemployed who receive help may still be among the homeless

D. the homeless are willing to live under a bridge or in a cardboard box

3.In paragraph 2, “a roof over their heads” most probably means _______.

A. a home       B. a cap            C. a car            D. a covering

4.The author thinks that the homeless people are ______.

A. admirable        B. respectable      C. troublesome  D. pitiful

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The majority of the world's most powerful and influential positions remain in men's hands. But the imbalance is gradually tilting — and it shows. In 2015, some of the biggest news and successes resulted from the actions of women. Here are the new faces who inspired, defied, guided or moved the world.

Loretta Lynch

Traditionally, the top U.S. law-enforcement official is not well-known outside of the United States, but Attorney General Loretta Lynch not only made headlines around the world, she also brought a particular kind of change that billions of people had longed for but thought was out of reach.

Lynch surprised the world by taking on the entrenched(根深蒂固), corrupt officials of FIFA, the governing body of the world's most popular sport, soccer. She had the bravery to do what nobody else had dared. FIFA officials, she declared, had engaged in "rampant(猛烈的), systematic and deep-rooted" corruption, and it was time to "bring wrongdoers to justice."

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

When the Ebola epidemic(蔓延) took on alarming proportions in West Africa, it was tough for Liberia, one of the centers of the crisis.

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the leader of Liberia, pleaded for international help. One reason the world responded is that the unbeatable President has international moral stature. She played a key role in guiding her country after cruel civil wars and received the Nobel Peace Prize for her effort.

Johnson Sirleaf not only helped bring an end to the epidemic, she did something just as remarkable: She revealed her emotions and admitted her faults. When it was all over she said she had been afraid, and conceded(承认) she had made big mistakes as a result of her fear. Then she showed gratitude. Instead of collecting honors, she thanked all the people and countries who made victory against Ebola possible.

Aung San Suu Kyi

The symbolic Burmese leader, also a Nobel Peace Prize winner, put the skeptics and the cynics(愤世嫉俗) to shame. To those who said nonviolent resistance could not defeat a vicious armed opponent, she seemed to say "just watch."

Following the footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., she endured a long struggle against the pitiless military rulers of Myanmar. She gained international support for economic approval that helped persuade the generals to loosen their control, leading to elections in 2015 and an overwhelming victory for her National League for Democracy. She remains a global symbol of peaceful resistance.

Tu Youyou

It's a tough challenge to find a single human being who may be responsible for saving as many lives. The Chinese pharmacologist Tu Youyou, one of three winners of this year's Nobel Prize for Medicine, took a different route in attacking one of the world's biggest killers, malaria.

Research into ancient Chinese texts led her to discover the compounds that help prevent a disease that still kills about half a million people every year, transmitted by mosquitoes in water-logged jungles. The discovery has resulted in medication that has saved millions of lives.

1.The main purpose of the passage is to ________.

A. tell us that men's status in the world was becoming less important in 2015

B. show readers the importance of several great women who were powerful in 2015

C. analyze the reasons why some great women became the 2015 biggest news

D. introduce several great women and their achievements in 2015

2.Among the women mentioned above, who did not win the Nobel Prize?

A. Aung San Suu Kyi                    B. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

C. Loretta Lynch.                    D. Tu Youyou

3.Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was regarded as remarkable for the following EXCEPT ________.

A. that she contributed a lot to preventing the epidemic from spreading

B. that she appealed for international help in fighting against Ebola

C. that she bravely acknowledged her fear and her mistakes

D. that she expressed her gratitude to those who fought Ebola together

4.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A. some great women's successes are shaking the men's control of the world

B. thanks to Tu Youyou's discovery, the patients attacked by malaria will undoubtedly be saved

C. Aung San Suu Kyi won the victory with the guidance of Gandhi and Martin Luther King.

D. many people have dealt with the corruption of FIFA, but failed

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．Interestingly in some parts of the world, women are expected to earn money _____ men work at home and raise their children．

A．but         B．though             C．because         D．while

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Interestingly in some parts of the world, women are expected to earn money _____ men work at home and raise their children.

A. but    B. though   C. because    D. while

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A majority of men are emotionally blocked.

To men it seemed as if their emotional problems were evident at birth. A few weeks ago, I spent an afternoon with a seven-month-old baby boy and his mother. I found myself fascinated by the little boy’s expressiveness. His face was constantly in motion, reflecting everything that was happening in him and to him. A hunger feeling, the comfort of being held, and the fear and relief he felt—all of these sensations and emotions appeared instantly on his face. He didn’t hide his thoughts or feelings.

Most babies are allowed to be free with their emotions until they are around one year old. Then about the time they begin to walk and talk, their parents start to make them repress their feelings. The degree to which parents repress their children varies from household to household. We tend to discourage so-called “negative emotions” such as fear, sadness, and anger. We believe that if we can make our children act happily and well behave, they will become truly happy and well-adjusted adults.

To some degree this management of emotions applies to both sexes. When boys or girls show feelings that their parents think inappropriate or threaten to reveal the abnormal nature of the family, their parents find some way to stop them. Parents do this in a variety of ways. Depending on their parenting styles, they may ignore their children; shame them; educate them; bribe(贿赂) them; distract them; punish them or physically abuse them.

It is rare if a child doesn’t suffer from some form of parental repression. But as a rule, little boys are required to restrict even more of their emotions than little girls. Men in this society are assigned two traditional roles: providing and protecting. In order to fulfill those roles little boys are required to repress more of their emotions. Boys are raised according to a masculine(阳性的) code, a complex set of beliefs that influences how they think, feel and behave. The masculine code is not taught through formal means. Society’s goal is not to cause emotional injury to the boys but to harden them to face the difficulties men have always had to face.

1.The author’s experience about the seven-month-old baby boy shows that ________.

A. people are born to be crazy or frightened

B. people will surely be lonely for all their lives

C. men are emotionally whole when they are born

D. men’s emotional problems are various at birth

2.What is the meaning of the underlined word “repress” in Paragraph 3?

A. Press something for a second time.

B. Make others understand something.

C. Put pressure onto something soft.

D. Try not to show an emotion or a feeling.

3.Which of the following expressions shows how parents bribe a child?

A. “Please stop crying, honey. Do you want a cookie?”

B. “Did that big dog scare you? Look, there’s a cute cat!”

C. “How dare you look at me that way! Go to your room!”

D. “When you cry like that, you sound like your baby sister.”

4.It can be inferred that ________.

A. parental repression on children is common in society

B. parental repression has more effects on girls than on boys

C. the masculine code is meant to cause mental injuries to men

D. the masculine code is rarely educated through informal means

5.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. When boys find it hard to express their feelings.

B. Why boys are used to controlling their emotions.

C. Difficulties men have to face to be successful.

D. Roles men have to play to be competitive.

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In some places women are expected to earn money _______ men work at home and raise their children.

A. while　　         B. though

C. because　　　         D. but

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In some places women are expected to earn money ________ men work at home and raise their children.

A．but　 B．while　 C．because　 D．though

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In some places women are expected to earn money ________ men work at home and raise their children.

A．but　 B．while　 C．because　 D．though

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