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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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The greatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the proportion of a woman's life spent in caring for the children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties ,and would be likely to have seven or eight children, four or five of whom lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which health made it unusual for her to get paid work.. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman's youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five years and can be expected to live another thirty-five years and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty. Even while she has to take care of children, her work is lightened by moder living conditions.

This important change in women's life-patterns has only recently begun to have its full effect on women's economic position. Even a few years ago most girls took a full-time job after they left school.. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school- leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women usually marry older, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born.　 Many more afterwards return to full-or-part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the home, according to the abilities and interests of each of them.

1.At what age did most women marry around the 1890 according to the passage?

A. At about twenty-five　　　　　　　　 B. In their earl fifties

C. At the age of fifteen　　　　　　　　　 D. At any age from fifteen to forty-five

2.What happened to an ordinary family in about 1900?

A. The youngest child could live to fifteen.

B. Four of five children died after they were five.

C. Seven or eight children lived to be more than five.

D. Some children died when the were very young.

3.When she was over fifty , a late nineteenth-century mother ______.

A. was usaully expected to die fiarely soon

B. would expect to work until she died

C. would be healthy enough to take up paid jobs

D. was less like to find a job even if she wanted to

4.What do we know from the passage?

A. Husbands and wives share equal responsibilities at home.

B. More and more women are looked down upon by husbands.

C. Today women prefer to get married rather than get jobs.

D. A husband plays a greater part in looking after the children.

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The greatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the time of a woman’s life spent in caring for children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman‘s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and can be expected to live another thirty-five years and is likely to take paid work until retirement(退休) at sixty. Even while she has the care of children, her work is lightened by modern living conditions.

　This important change in women’s life-pattern has only recently begun to have its full effect on women‘s economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left schools at the first chance, and most of them took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women usually marry younger, more married women stay at least until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards return to full or part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life, and with the both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the home, according to the abilities and interests of each of them.

1.According to the passage, around the year 1900 most women married ________.

　A. at about twenty-five B. in their early fifties

　C as soon as possible after they were fifteen

　D. at any age from fifteen to forty-five

2. We are told that in a common family about 1900 _________.

3.When she was over fifty, the late nineteenth-century mother _________.

4.According to the passage, the women of today usually _________.

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101. In the _____ of my long life I’ve known many changes which took place in this village.

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In the past ten years, great changes _______ in my hometown.

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阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

A change took place within the heart of one boy, all because of one teacher, who cared.

Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was about to be lost forever, by the education system. In spite of his reading skills, Steve had been failing since first grade, as he was passed on from grade to grade. Steve was a big boy, looking more like a teenager than a twelve-year-old, yet, Steve went unnoticed…until Miss White.

Miss White was a young and beautiful lady with a smile. For the first time in his young life, he couldn't take his eyes of his teacher. Yet, still he failed. He never did his homework, and he was always in trouble with Miss White. When he was punished for failing to turn in his homework, he felt just miserable! Still, he did not study.

In the middle of the first semester of school, the entire seventh grade was tested for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and continued to dream of other things. One day, Miss White's impatient voice broke into his daydreams.

“Steve! Pay attention!” Frightened, he turned to look at her.

Steve locked his gaze on Miss White, as she began to go over the test results for the seventh grade.

“You boys all did pretty well,” she told the class, “except for one boy, and it breaks my heart to tell you this, but…” She hesitated.

“…The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!”

She just stared at Steve, as the class spun around for a good look. Steve dropped his eyes and carefully examined his fingertips.

“Just try it! ONE WEEK!” He was unmoved.

“You're smart enough! You'll see a change!” Nothing touched him.

“Give yourself a chance! Don't give up on your life!” Nothing.

“Steve! Please! I care about you!”

Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it!! Someone cared about him? Someone, totally unattainable and perfect, CARED ABOUT HIM??!!

That afternoon, Steve stayed at home, thoughtful. And then he quickly gathered up his camping gear, a loaf of bread, a bottle of water, and this time...his schoolbooks. Grim faced and determined, he headed for the woods.

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The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and he waited for Miss White to enter the classroom.

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After checking through his quiz paper, Miss White's face was in total shock!

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As late as 1800, women's only place was in the home．The idea of women in the business world was unthinkable．Men were certain that no woman could do a good job outside her home．This was such a widely accepted idea that when the well-known Bronte sisters began writing books in 1864, they had to sign their books with men's names instead．

Teaching was the first profession （职业） open to women soon after 1800．But even that was not an easy profession for women to enter because most schools and colleges were open only to men．Oberlin College in Ohio was the first college in America to accept women．

Hospital nursing became respectable work for women only after Nightingale became famous．Seeing that she was not only a nurse but also a rich and well-educated woman, people began to believe it was possible for women to nurse the sick and still be “ladies”．Miss Nightingale opened England's first training school for nurses in 1860．

The invention of the typewriter （打字机） in 1867 helped to bring women out of the home and into the business world．By 1900, thousands of women were working at real jobs in schools, hospitals, and offices in both England and America．Some women even managed to become doctors or lawyers．The idea that women could work in the business world had been accepted．

1.Why couldn't women become teachers easily? Because_______．

A．the first profession open to them was writing

B．most schools and colleges were open only to men

C．they wanted to be nurses instead

D．they didn’t want to be teachers

2.The article is mainly about_______．

A．women in the business world               B．the famous Bronte sisters

C．schools and colleges in America            D．rights for American women

3.Which fact does the article lead you to believe?

A．The Bronte sisters thought that they were men．

B．England's first training school for nurses was in Ohio．

C．There are more men than women in professional jobs．

D．Women find it necessary to work harder than before．

4.Which of the following is TRUE？

A．The typewriter was made in the 1970's．

B．Most Englanders are doctors or lawyers．

C．People's ideas about women's work have changed．

D．The 18th century saw a changing world for women．

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

A survey indicates the _____ of men to women in the population has changed in recent years.

A. proportion　　　　 B. proposal　　　　 C. promotion　　　　 D. Property

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Martha Berry was named one of _____ women in the United States.

A. the twelve most important            B. twelve the most important

C. the most important twelve            D. the most twelve important

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、Martha Berry was named one of _____ women in the United States.

A. the twelve most important     B. twelve the most important

C. the most important twelve     D. the most twelve important

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