In celebration of Women’s History Month, here are a few of the millions of women that have broken all conventional rules to make a difference in the world.
Susan B. Anthony
Bom on February 15, 1820, Susan B. Anthony was a women’s rights activist in the US. She spent many years campaigning for women’s right to vote. Anthony was also against slavery, helping support the passage of the Civil War Amendments. She also lent her voice to the battle for equal pay and educational opportunities for all.
Anne Frank
Anne Frank grew up in a happy family. However, things changed when Hitler came to power. Anne and her family were forced to hide inside a tiny house, where the young girl recorded her family’s fears and struggles. Even after all these years, her journal, Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, continues to be popular with people across all ages and cultures.
Aung San Sun Kyi
Determined to bring democracy (民主）to Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi founded the National League for Democracy (NLD). Suu Kyi’s open displeasure with the government resulted in her spending much of the time between 1989 and 2010 in prison or under house arrest. In 1991，Suu Kyi received the Nobel Peace Prize. In 2015, five years after she had been freed, Suu Kyi’s NLD Party won a great victory in the general elections.
Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai was bom to a Pakistani educator and poet. When the Taliban declared that girls should not be educated, the world’s youngest Nobel Prize winner decided to challenge these unfair policies (政策).On October 9, 2012, she was shot and badly injured. Since recovering, Malala continues her fight for girls’ education. Her bravery is encouraging young people all over the world to stand up for what they believe is right.
1.Who made a great contribution to women’s right to vote?
A. Anne Frank. B. Malala Yousafzai.
C. Susan B. Anthony. D. Aung San Suu Kyi.
2.Why was Aung San Suu Kyi put into prison?
A. She refused to leave Myanmar.
B. She demanded that the democrats be freed.
C. She voiced dissatisfaction with the government.
D. She blamed the government for its economic policy.
3.Which of the following can be used to describe the women mentioned in the text?
A. Brave and inspiring. B. Reliable and devoted.
C. Honest and responsible. D. Considerate and optimistic.
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In celebration of Women’s History Month, here are a few of the millions of women that have broken all conventional rules to make a difference in the world.
Susan B. Anthony
Bom on February 15, 1820, Susan B. Anthony was a women’s rights activist in the US. She spent many years campaigning for women’s right to vote. Anthony was also against slavery, helping support the passage of the Civil War Amendments. She also lent her voice to the battle for equal pay and educational opportunities for all.
Anne Frank
Anne Frank grew up in a happy family. However, things changed when Hitler came to power. Anne and her family were forced to hide inside a tiny house, where the young girl recorded her family’s fears and struggles. Even after all these years, her journal, Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, continues to be popular with people across all ages and cultures.
Aung San Sun Kyi
Determined to bring democracy (民主）to Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi founded the National League for Democracy (NLD). Suu Kyi’s open displeasure with the government resulted in her spending much of the time between 1989 and 2010 in prison or under house arrest. In 1991，Suu Kyi received the Nobel Peace Prize. In 2015, five years after she had been freed, Suu Kyi’s NLD Party won a great victory in the general elections.
Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai was bom to a Pakistani educator and poet. When the Taliban declared that girls should not be educated, the world’s youngest Nobel Prize winner decided to challenge these unfair policies (政策).On October 9, 2012, she was shot and badly injured. Since recovering, Malala continues her fight for girls’ education. Her bravery is encouraging young people all over the world to stand up for what they believe is right.
1.Who made a great contribution to women’s right to vote?
A. Anne Frank. B. Malala Yousafzai.
C. Susan B. Anthony. D. Aung San Suu Kyi.
2.Why was Aung San Suu Kyi put into prison?
A. She refused to leave Myanmar.
B. She demanded that the democrats be freed.
C. She voiced dissatisfaction with the government.
D. She blamed the government for its economic policy.
3.Which of the following can be used to describe the women mentioned in the text?
A. Brave and inspiring. B. Reliable and devoted.
C. Honest and responsible. D. Considerate and optimistic.
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Every March, the country celebrates the achievements of women in American history. Even though these achievements go back a long way, most schools didn’t start focusing on women pioneers and their achievements until recently. Today, most schools teach kids about the many contributions women have made to our country. How did this change come about?
On March 19, 1911, a German woman named Clara Zetkin organized the very first International Women’s Day. Inspired by American working women, the event took on the causes of peace in an effort to end World War I as well as women’s rights. However, people’s interest in International Women’s Day still dwindled over the years. It gained momentum (势头) again in the 1960’s when the women’s movement caused women to wonder why they weren’t included in the history books.
By the 1970s, more female historians began to look back at women’s contributions in history. In 1978, a California school district started Women’s History Week to promote the teaching of women’s history. School officials picked the week of March 8 to include International Women’s Day. It was so popular that, in 1981, Congress passed a resolution, making the week a celebration for the entire country. The concept of studying women’s history continued to grow in popularity. In 1987, a group of women asked Congress to expand the celebration. That same year, Congress declared the entire month of March National Women’s History Month.
Today, schools and communities across the country celebrate the month with special lessons and activities designed to teach the ways women have helped shape the US. The women who have worked hard to make Women’s History Month a reality would like to see women’s history studied all year, not just every March. In 1996, the National Women’s History Museum was founded. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and celebrating the various historic contributions of women. The organization is working with Congress to open a permanent (永久的) museum site in Washington, D.C.
1.What was ignored in school education in the past according to the text?
A.Popularizing American history.
B.Introducing the history of WWI.
C.Sharing Americans’ global contributions.
D.Teaching about American women’s achievements.
2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “dwindled” in paragraph 2?
A.Started. B.Survived. C.Decreased. D.Completed.
3.What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 3?
A.How Women’s History Month became a reality.
B.How women were included in the history books.
C.Why women’s history should be taught at school.
D.Why women’s contributions should be honored in history.
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Incredible Women You Didn't Learn About in History Class
Here are the stories of women you may not know about, but definitely should
◆Maria Sibylla Merian
Born in Germany in 1647, Merian was fascinated by insects, and she began collecting, studying, and drawing them when she was as young as 13. She was one of the few naturalists of her time to actually study live insects. It was through her study of caterpillars(毛毛虫) that she discovered the truth about their life cycles. Her work provided major contributions to the field of entomology（昆虫学）。
◆ Murasaki Shikibu
Murasaki Shikibu, a Japanese woman, was widely considered to be the world’s first novelist. She was a noble woman living in Japan around the year 1000 AD. She wrote a two-part novel called The Tale of Genji, which tells a riches-to-rags story about the son of a Japanese emperor forced to live as a common man. The Tale of Genji is widely considered to be a masterpiece of Japanese literature.
◆ Ada Lovelace
Ada was working to design early computing machines that she hoped would be able to quickly solve math problems. In addition to designing this early computer program, she also was first to suggest that these computers might be able to do more than, well, calculate. She imagined them doing everything, from producing images to composing music.
◆ Lucy Stone
Born in 1818, Stone married a fellow activist and changed her name, but decided to change it back a year later. She held the belief that "a wife should no more take her husband's name than hers." She became the first American married woman to keep her maiden name for her entire life. Stone was also one of the founding members of the American Equal Rights Association and fought for the ending of slavery.
1.What can readers learn about from The Tale of Genji?
A.Ancient Japanese culture.
B.Development of computer.
C.Research on living things.
D.Modern life of Japanese women.
2.What do Maria Sibylla Merian and Ada Lovelace have in common?
A.They were pioneers in computer.
B.They devoted themselves to science.
C.They created masterpieces of literature.
D.They made progress in studying Insects
3.Which of the following women fought for human rights?
A.Lucy Stone B.Ada Lovelace
C.Murasaki Shikibu D.Maria Sibylla Merlan
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The following are some of history’s most inspirational women recommended by Therese Borchard.
Who Was Mother Teresa ? ￥66.00
Born in Macedonia, Mother Teresa（1910—1997）taught at St. Mary’s High School, in Calcutta, India, but was forced to do something about the suffering and poverty. In 1950 she founded the Missionaries of Charity. Although her devotion to the poor is inspiring, it’s her persistence（坚持不懈）through years of doubt, as recorded in her private journals, that inspired me the most.
The Diary of a Young Girl ￥55.10
In The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank （1929—1945） documented her life in hiding from 1942 to 1944 during the German Occupation of the Netherlands. She is a role model of honesty, strength, and hope for me — that even in the most miserable circumstances, you can lead with love.
A Life of Discovery ￥111.10
“Do one thing every day that scares you,” wrote Eleanor Roosevelt （1884—1962）. She had a lot to choose from, as her life was full of challenges. Eleanor inspires me to bravely deal with problems that matter to me, and to find her way through life’s trials and hardships with gracefulness and determination.
Story of My Life ￥32.50
A deaf-blind author from Alabama, Helen Keller （1880—1968） provides a powerful example of a woman through two major disabilities to achieve a meaningful life. “We could never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world,” she said. Her attitude of hope and optimism inspires me to use my suffering to become a better and wiser person, to go beyond my pain into service of others.
1.Why does Therese Borchard recommend Mother Teresa?
A.She worked as a teacher for years. B.She set up a charity organization.
C.She published a private journal. D.She helped the poor in spite of doubt.
2.What made Eleanor Roosevelt special?
A.Facing challenges bravely. B.Loving doing scary things.
C.Having high intelligence. D.Continuing carrying out trials.
3.Which book should the disabled losing hope read?
A.Who Was Mother Teresa ? B.The Diary of a Young Girl
C.A Life of Discovery D.Story of My Life
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In the long history of about 5,000 years, numerous Chinese traditional festivals were celebrated as the memory of gods or some significant days, some of which are passed down from generation to generation and people always practice special traditional activities in each festival,
Qingming Festival
Qingming Festival is on the 15th day after Spring Equinox (春分), round April 4 or April 5 every year. 1., They remove the weeds growing on the ancestors* tomb to make them clean, so this festival is also called Tomb-sweeping Festival. In some areas, people are forbidden to use the fire to cook the food, so they only eat the cool food. Thus, it is also named Hanshi Festival.
Double Ninth Festival
2.The Chinese character of September is the same as 9, so we get this special name. Chinese people, especially the north Chinese，climb the mountains to the peak to enjoy the wonderful perspective, and admire the beauty of chrysanthemum(菊花).
Winter Solstice(冬至).
Winter solstice is on around December 22 or 23 of solar calendar each year, From winter solstice on, the daytime will be longer and longer. 3.Chinese people in the northern region, eat dumplings-aad wonton(馄炖), while in the southern regions rice balls.
4.
In China, this festival is in late January or early Februaty, the last day of the Lunar year.
People celebrate it by having a family reunion dinner, setting off fireworks and staying up late. Breaking the dishes and bowls is a thing all the people scare(惊恐），but if you did it, you have to say: “sui sui ping an)”5.
A. Spring Festival.
B. New Year's Eve.
C. People always visit their friends and relatives*
D. People will go to worship(祭拜）their ancestors.
E. It is a pun(双关语), meaning you will be healthy every year.
F. It is celebrated on Sept. 9th of the Lunar Calendar, around October
G. It's a holiday which is regarded as important as the Spring Festival.
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One of the most successful, influential and beloved women in American history, Eleanor Roosevelt once said that she had one regret: she wished she had been prettier. Who hasn’t felt the same way? We are all too aware of our physical imperfections. To overcome them, we spend billions upon billions every year. Why do we care so much about how we look? Because it matters. Because beauty is powerful. Because even we learn to value people mostly for being kind and wise and funny, we are still moved by beauty.
Aristotle said, “Beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of introduction”. It’s not fair, but it’s true. We simply treat beautiful people better than we do others. Attach a photograph of a beautiful author to an essay, and people will think that it is more creative and more intelligently written than exactly the same essay accompanied by the photo of a homely author. As children, beautiful people are more likely to become favorites with parents and teachers. Later, they are more likely to get good jobs. Attractive people in need are more likely to receive help from strangers.
These days, women and men both rely on advanced technology to improve their beauty. Wrinkles can be stretched away with a face lift. Special injections can make lips look young and plump (丰满的). Besides being a sign of youth, good skin also means that the person is likely to be healthy. Still, it is possible to go too far. At the end of the 19th century, some women even had their ribs (肋骨) removed so they’d have that perfect narrow waist.
Our sensitivity to physical beauty is not something we can control at will. We are born with it. Experiments showed that even small infants prefer to look at attractive faces. Before they have met a single supermodel, before they have watched a single TV show, before they have opened up a single fashion magazine, they are drawn to the same faces which adults have judged to be attractive.
There are more important things in life than beauty. But as Nancy Etcoff says, “We have to understand beauty, or we will always be enslaved by it.” If you aim to be wise and kind and funny, it doesn’t mean that you can't also try your best to look beautiful. There’s no reason to feel guilty about being moved by beauty’s power. It moves us all.
1.Which of the following proverbs has the opposite meaning of Aristotle’s sentence in Paragraph 2?
A.Never judge a book by its cover. B.Act on second thoughts.
C.Leave your luck while winning. D.Great minds think alike.
2.The underlined word “homely” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by ____.
A.attractive B.plain C.beautiful D.handsome
3.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A.People are all slaves to beauty.
B.Beauty can ensure good jobs.
C.Advanced technology helps improve beauty.
D.People value beauty over other virtues.
4.What’s the best title of this passage?
A.The Power of Beauty B.Huge Costs of Beauty
C.Bad Effects of Beauty D.Various Ways to Beauty
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Which of the following underlined words and phrases are WRONGLY used?
A. Quite a few celebrities dress down in baggy clothes when shopping outside to avoid crazy admirers and paparazzi.
B. Rob dressed up in a hurry because his mom was waiting downstairs impatiently. They planned to climb the mountain.
C. After Mr. Black got dressed and had a good breakfast at home, he went to work on foot.
D. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, was found underdressed on some formal occasions, for example he once wore slippers in an interview.
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_______, women have changed history in terms of the contributions they have made.
A. To some extent B. In conclusion C. In addition D. As a whole
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
For the first time in the history of Peking Opera，four women performed a piece in the China National Peking Opera Company(CNPOC)productions1.May 27th at Shanghai’s Majestic Theater. The Peking Opera performance was one of the 512.( produce)showed at the 12th China Art Festival in Shang-hai. The CNPOC brought together three stories3.(base)on events (luring the Red Array’s Long March.“They are stories about the4. (brave)of the Red Army during the Long March，”says Song Chen，head of the CNPOC.“In the play，you can see5.these soldiers do to sacrifice themselves to help others. People will be6.(deep)touched by their faith and devotion.”
One of the stories is about three women soldiers7.(stay)for a night at a farmer’s home in a village. They sleep in the home of a local woman named Xu Jiexiu，and feel sorry for her poor living conditions. When they leave the next morning, a soldier uses a pair of scissors8. (cut)up the only quilt she has，leaving half of it for the village woman.
Peking Opera styles9.(develop)over hundreds of years，10.creates a wide range of roles each featuring distinctive methods of performance and singing styles.
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In the last years of the 1920s, hundreds of record flights were made. A few were made by women. But no woman had flown across the Atlantic Ocean. A wealthy American woman, Amy Guest,________1.________(buy) a plane to do this. However, her family were against the idea.________2. she looked for another woman to take________3.________place. Friends suggested Amelia Earhart, who became interested in flying while________4.________(live) in Toronto. American publisher George Putnam had helped organize the Atlantic Ocean flight________5.________made Amelia famous. Afterwards,________6. continued to support her flying activities. In 1931, George and Amelia were married. He helped provide her7.________financial support.
8.________May 20th, 1932, Amelia took off from Newfoundland. She headed east in________9. small red and gold plane. Amelia had problems with ice on the wings, and fog from the ocean. At one point, her plane dropped________10.________(sudden) 900 meters. She regained control. And after 15 hours she landed in Ireland. She had become the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone.
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