March 8 marks the annual International Women’...

March 8 marks the annual International Women’s Day. Around the world, women usually played an unnoticeable role in history. They were often buried with their unknown talents and 1. (amaze) tales. Yet there are still some lucky ones 2. stories have been recorded.

Li Qingzhao is one of them. 3. (praise) as the “No. 1 talented woman”, Li Qingzhao, a poet from the Song Dynasty (960 - 1279 ),was born in Shandong Province.

She was good at poetry, ink painting and calligraphy(书法), and 4. she was most well-known for was her poems, which 5. (divide) into two contrasting styles reflecting her life as a married woman and a widow. Before her husband Zhao Mingcheng’s 6. (die), her poems were 7. (main) about a carefree and happy life. The keynote turned into a tragic tune after Zhao passed away.

8. ,Li was not a narrow-minded woman. Apart 9. expressing feelings and experiences of women, she also wrote poems praising war 10. (hero) and criticizing the corrupt and weak emperor and royals. One of her most famous poems is “Born as an outstanding soul, even die as a hero among spirits”.

As an example of female patriot, Li has a great effect on modem women literature.

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As the world prepares to mark the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day on March 8, a new report details the progress and challenges girls face in getting an education.

The report – from the Education for All Fast Track Initiative – highlights the importance of girls’ education for economic(经济的) and social development. It follows progress in Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Mauritania, Mozambique and Niger.

Prema Clarke, author of Fast-tracking Girls’ Education, says, “Progress for girls’ education is that they can leave their homes, leave their families and come to a place to study and to learn.  And that’s a big achievement because otherwise these girls have to stay at home, looking after their brothers and sisters, doing the cooking or doing the cleaning.”

She says progress toward the Millennium Development Goals and those of Education for All “is allowing and enabling girls and forcing countries to look at this issue(问题) and to ensure that interventions (干预) help girls attend school.”

Benefits

Improving education for girls brings many benefits, says Clarke. “It means that girls can then enter the workforce. They can look after their own families much more effectively. They can prevent child death rate. They can educate their own girl children when they begin to expand their own families.” Studies show that having an educated female population helps to improve a country’s health and economic well-being.

Warnings

The report says, “In developing countries, too many girls are not in school, and many girls face continuing health risks and danger just walking to class.”

“Especially in the fragile and post-conflict countries and in many of the African countries, this is a real issue,” she says. Till now, the interventions have been so focused on providing schooling and providing teachers, etc. And now I think there is much more expanded focus on looking at specific（特定的）communities of girls within at-risk groups that now need much more specific attention and much more creative solutions(解决方法) to help them attend school.”

1.The underlined word “highlights” in Paragraph 2 probably means ________.

A. shows           B. stresses           C. remarks          D. improves

2. According to Clarke, improving education can provide girls with all the opportunities EXCEPT _______.

A. to educate their own girl children           B. to prevent child death rate

C. to enter the workforce                   D. to study abroad

3.This passage is intended to _____.

A. promote the progress in girls’ education

B. talk about the benefits of improving girls’ education

C. give some information about the education girls are facing

D. sing high praise for the girls’ education

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

A. the girls’ educational situation in developing countries is still serious

B. girls were free to go wherever they wanted to in the past

C. there are enough teachers in most of the African countries

D. International Women’s Day was first celebrated on March 8 in 1900

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On 8th March this year, events marking International Women’s Day (IWD) were held in many countries around the world. In most countries the events have a political tone: they tend to celebrate the advances women have made towards economic, social and political equality with men, and to press for change in those areas of life where there is still progress to be made.

In other countries, meanwhile, 8th March is traditionally more about expressing an appreciation of women: it is a day on which men give presents to their wives, girlfriends and mothers, and it therefore has some similarities with St Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day.

Back in 1911, the first IWD events in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland were certainly political. They were protests by women against forms of gender discrimination that would now be unthinkable in most parts of the world: almost nowhere were women allowed to vote, and Finland was the only country with any female members of a national parliament. The general expectation worldwide, across different continents and cultures, was that women would spend their lives largely in the home, devoting themselves to looking after their husbands and children. The rate of women who had paid employment was far lower than today, and when women did go out to work they typically earned very little, meaning they were economically dependent on men.

A century later, gender inequality in employment—particularly pay inequality—is still one of the hottest issues IWD tries to draw attention to: it remains common, of course, for women to earn less than men for doing exactly the same job.

Limited educational opportunities (there are many countries in which girls generally stay fewer years in school than boys) and domestic violence towards women have also been highlighted by events surrounding IWD in recent years.

And yet, as the IWD website notes, ______________________. As just one example, to return to the issue of women elected to office, the change over the last hundred years has been significant. Since 1911, when the small group of women in the Finnish parliament (nineteen of them, to be exact) were the only females in public office worldwide, the governments of more than fifty different countries have been led by women. In 2011, at least one country in every continent has a female leader, including high-profile examples such as Brazil (Dilma Rousseff), Germany (Angela Merkel) and Australia (Julia Gillard).

1.According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. 100 years ago, women were not allowed to work outside.

B. IWD is equal to St Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day in some countries.

C. Finland was the first country with female employment.

D. Pay inequality is a hot issue for IWD.

2.Which word below is closest in meaning to the phrase “press for” in Paragraph 1?

A. prevent　　 B. urge　　 C. express　　 D. want

3.Which of the following is the missing sentence in the first line of the last paragraph?

A. distinctive differences do exist between men and women

B. the achievements are beyond people’s expectations

C. there’s still a long way to go to achieve the set goals

D. alongside the ‘negatives’ there are plenty of ‘positives’

4.We can conclude from the passage that ________.

A. the progress in gaining equality in the last century seems to be too slow

B. the concept of equal pay for equal work is completely accepted in practice

C. much has been achieved in gender equality, but still there is space for improvement

D. one or two female leaders can’t stand for women’s social status on the whole

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On 8th March this year, events marking International Women’s Day (IWD) were held in many countries around the world. In most countries the events have a political tone: they tend to celebrate the advances women have made towards economic, social and political equality with men, and to press for change in those areas of life where there is still progress to be made.

In other countries, meanwhile, 8th March is traditionally more about expressing an appreciation of women: it　 is a day on which men give presents to their wives, girlfriends and mothers, and it therefore has some similarities　 with St Valentine’s　 Day and Mother’s Day.

Back in 1911, the first IWD events in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland were certainly political. They were protests by women against forms of gender discrimination that would now be unthinkable in most parts of the world: almost nowhere were women allowed to vote, and Finland was the only country with any female members of a national parliament. The general expectation worldwide, across different continents and cultures, was that women would spend their lives largely in the home, devoting themselves to looking after their husbands and children. The rate of women who had paid employment was far lower than today, and when women did go out to work they typically earned very little, meaning they were economically dependent on men.

A century later, gender inequality in employment—particularly pay inequality—is still one of the hottest issues IWD tries to draw attention to: it remains common, of course, for women to earn less than men for doing exactly the same job.

Limited educational opportunities (there are many countries in which girls generally stay fewer years in school than boys) and domestic violence towards women have also been highlighted by events surrounding IWD in recent years.

And yet, as the IWD website notes, As just one example, to return to the issue of women elected to office, the change over the last hundred years has been significant. Since 1911, when the small group of women in the Finnish parliament (nineteen of them, to be exact) were the only females in public office worldwide, the governments of more than fifty different countries have been led by women. In 2011, at least one country in every continent has a female leader, including high-profile examples such as Brazil (Dilma Rousseff), Germany (Angela Merkel) and Australia (Julia Gillard).

1.According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. 100 years ago, women were not allowed to work outside.

B. IWD is equal to St Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day in some countries.

C. Finland was the first country with female employment.

D. Pay inequality is a hot issue for IWD.

2.Which word below is closest in meaning to the phrase “press for” in Paragraph 1?

A. prevent　　 B. urge　　 C. express　　 D. want

3.Which of the following is the missing sentence in the first line of the last paragraph?

A. distinctive differences do exist between men and women

B. the achievements are beyond people’s expectations

C. there’s still a long way to go to achieve the set goals

D. alongside the ‘negatives’ there are plenty of　 ‘positives’

4.We can conclude from the passage that　　 .

A. the progress in gaining equality in the last century seems to be too slow

B. the concept of equal pay for equal work is completely accepted in practice

C. much has been achieved in gender equality, but still there is space for improvement

D. one or two female leaders can’t stand for women’s social status on the whole

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On the annual International Volunteers Day, the world _____ the work of millions of people who give their time to help others.

A.abolishes　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B.accompanies　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C.acknowledges　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D.appeals

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The World Water Day has been celebrated annually on 22 March since1992. Each year has a different theme, looking at things like the role of clean water in the world of work, ways to stop wasting water, finding ways to supply water to underprivileged groups and so on.

1.But it is also vital for sanitation(卫生). It is estimated that more than 700 children under the age of seven die every day from illnesses linked to unsafe water and poor sanitation. The right to water and sanitation was recognized as a human right. 2. These include rural communities, people who have been displaced due to war and local conflicts and areas where climate change is making water more and more scarcer.

Apart from the obvious health issues, a lack of accessible clean water means that people – often women and children – spend hours every day walking to and from distant water supplies. This means they don’t have time to dedicate to work, studies and other domestic duties. 3.And people who are not able to walk to get their own water are particularly vulnerable.

There are many charities working on creating sustainable supplies of clean water for different communities around the world. 4.But the fundamental problem of increasing demand for a limited resource can only be addressed by more efficient use of water, especially in industry and agriculture. Waste-water recycling, capturing rainwater, more efficient irrigation techniques and reforestation are all examples of how water can be used more efficiently.

5.We should support charities, raise awareness, take part in the World Water Day events that are happening all around the world and, of course, be careful with how we use water in our own lives. Visit the UN World Water Day website to find out about an event near us. Follow world water day on social media and help spread the word about this incredibly important issue.

A.Clean drinking water is fundamental.

B.As individuals, what can we do to help the issue?

C.The search for water becomes their main occupation.

D.This important work needs to continue and to expand.

E.Every living cell in the body needs water to keep functioning.

F.In normal conditions, the human body can only survive three or four days without water.

G.However, there are still at least 2.1 billion people around the world living without safe water.

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March 5 marks the 50th anniversary of the “learning from Lei Feng Day”, a day_____ in honor of the Chinese soldier Lei Feng.

A. being named　 B. having named　　 C. named　　 D. to be named

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April 23 marks World Book Day, also ________ as International Day of the Book, which was

celebrated for the first time on the 23rd of April, 1995.

A. known　　　 　　　 B. knowing

C. to be known　　 D. being known

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阅读下面短文、在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

March 20 is the International Day of Happiness. Since 2013, the United Nations1.（celebrate）the International Day of Happiness as a way to recognize2.importance of happiness in the lives of people around the world. The United Nations invites each person of any age, plus every classroom, business and government to join 3.celebration of the International Day of Happiness.4.（interesting）enough, the United Nations even has a cartoon character to represent this day.

The theme of the International Day of Happiness is Happier Together,5.（focus）on what we have in common. On this day, thousands of people all around the world reach out to make a new positive6.（connect）with others. Many people design a calendar of events that might bring then happiness, after7.they post the calendar online and practice their different happy behaviors every day. This is only a handful of happiness that people intend themselves8.（follow）. However, it would encourage people to explore 9.（many） happy ways. If you want to be part of this special day,10.（join）the community as soon as possible.

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World Wildlife Day

Celebrated annually on March 3rd, World Wildlife Day is a holiday that not only celebrates the diversity of the world's wild animals and plants but also raises awareness about the dangers they face due to human activities. Wildlife today faces many different challenges, which include, but are not limited to, loss of habitat, industrialized farming and commercial development. 1.

While extinction is a natural phenomenon, many scientists estimate that we are losing around 10,000 times the number of animals that are naturally caused by extinction. 2. As many as half of all current species may be extinct by the mid-21st century.

Proposed by Thailand at a United Nations General Assembly, World Wildlife Day was established as an international holiday on December 20th, 2013. 3. That is the day on which the Convention on International

Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was adopted.

Since World Wildlife Day is a U.N. sanctioned(认可的)observance day and not a public holiday, then schools, businesses, and government buildings are not closed on this day — if it falls during normal operation hours. 4. There are usually all different kinds of seminars and presentations highlighting the plight(困境)of the world's wildlife. Activities are held to help raise money for the rangers involved with the protection of endangered animals so they can buy new equipment. 5.

A.However, it is celebrated in a variety of different ways.

B.It was decided that it would be celebrated on March 3rd.

C.You can celebrate World Wildlife Day on your own or with others.

D.This means that dozens of species are going extinct every single day.

E.At that time hundreds of endangered species were being endangered every year.

F.There are also a number of other charity drives to raise money for endangered animals.

G.Illegal trade in animal hides, tusks or fur also brings significant risks to several species including tigers, rhinos, and elephants.

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