-
高考文章分析（
5
）
The battle for women’s
right
to vote
（
1
）
One
hundred years ago, British women were given the
vote for the first time. How did it
come about?
（
2
）
The
first appeals for women’s right
to vote
in Britain date from the early 19th century. In
1818, in his Plan of Parliamentary
Reform, Jeremy Bentham insisted that women should
be given
the vote. Women at the time
had no political rights at
all
–
they were deemed to be
represented by
their husbands or
fathers. The old arguments prevailed. Women, it
was said, were mentally less
able than
men; their “
natural sphere
”
was in the home; they were unable to fight for
their country,
and thus undeserving of
full rights; moreover, they simply
didn’t wa
nt the was at least
partly true. “I have never felt the
want of a vote,” declared Florence Nightingale in
1867, while
Queen
Victoria
condemned
the
“mad,
wickedfolly
of
women’s
rights”.
Even
George
Eliot
was
reluctant toback the cause.
（
3
）
It
wasn
’t until the second half of the
19th century that the first campaigning women’s
groups
were formed. Initially they
focused on the lack of education, employment
opportunities and legal
rights
for
women
(married
women,
at
the
time,
had
no
independent
legal
standing);
but
the
question
of
the
vote
gradually
became
central
to
their
demands
–
both
symbolically,
as
a
recognition
of women’s rights, and practically,
as
a means of
improving women’s
lives.
（
< br>4
）
However, t
he
women’s
campaigningwas still a subject
of debate. While most historians agree
that the campaigns were initially very
effective in mobilizing women and highlighting
injustices, a
series of mass
processions followed; more than 250,000 women
protested in Hyde Park in 1908.
Many
were arrested and ill-treated; prisoners who went
on hunger strike were brutallyforce-fed.
Over
time
they
became
steadily
more
militant
–
smashing
shop
windows,
setting
fire
to
letter
boxes, libraries and
even homes. The PM, Herbert Asquith, an opponent
of women’s votes, was
attacked with a dog whip. Such use of
violence was thought, certainly at the time, to
have been
unfavorable.
（
5
）
With
the sacrifices of the First World War
strengthening support for widening the right to
vote
generally,
women
suspended
campaigning.
More
than
a
million
women
were
newly
employed
outside
the
home
--in
munitions
(
军需品
)
factories,
engineering
works.
Crucially,
Asquith
was
replaced
as
PM
by
David
Lloyd
George,
a
supporter
of
votes
for
women.
The
Representation of the
People Act 1918 was introduced by the coalition
government and passed by
a majority of
385 to 55, gaining the Royal Assent on 6 February
1918. Women over 30, who were
householders or married to one, or
university graduates, were given the vote.
文章分析
Vocabulary Learning
（
< br>1
）
:
about
发生
2.
The first appeals for
women’s right
第一次呼吁女权
mentary
议会
[,p
ɑ?l?'ment(?)r?]
投票，选举
deemed
to
被认为
[di?m]
ent
代表
l
盛行
[pr
?
've
?
l]
8.
“natural sphere
自然领域
[sf
??
]
rve of
不值得
n
谴责
[k
?
n'dem]
邪恶的
['w
?
< br>k
?
d]
愚蠢地，荒唐地
['f
?
l
?
]
reluctant to
不情愿做
the
cause
支持这个事业
（
1
）
One
hundred years ago, British women were given the
vote for the first time. How did it
come about?
（
2
）
The
first appeals for women’s right
to vote
in Britain date from the early 19th century. In
1818, in his Plan of Parliamentary
Reform, Jeremy Bentham insisted that women should
be given
the vote. Women at the time
had no political rights at
all
–
they were deemed to be
represented by
their husbands or
fathers. The old arguments prevailed. Women, it
was said, were mentally less
able than
men; their “
natural sphere
”
was in the home; they were unable to fight for
their country,
and thus undeserving of
full rights; moreover, they simply
didn’t wa
nt the was at least
partly true. “I have never felt the
want of a vote,” declared Florence Nightingale in
1867, while
Queen
Victoria
condemned
the
“mad,
wickedfolly
of
women’s
rights”.
Even
George
Eliot
was
reluctant toback the cause.
Vocabulary Learning
（
< br>2
）
:
lly
最开始
[
?
'n
??
(
?
)l
?
]
standing
法律地位
ical
ly
象征性地
[sim'b
?
lik
?
li]
a means of
作为
....
..
的方式
长难句分析：
It wasn’t
until the second half of the 19th century that the
first campaigning women’s groups were
formed
这句话是
it was
not until......that
的强调句，解释为直到
......
才
（
3
）
It
wasn’t until the second half of the 19th century
that the first campaigning women’s groups
were formed. Initially they focused on
the lack of education, employment opportunities
and legal
rights
for
women
(married
women,
at
the
time,
had
no
independent
legal
standing);
but
the
question
of
the
vote
gradually
became
central
to
their
demands
–
both
symbolically,
as
a
recognition
of women’s rights, and practically,
as
a means of
improving women’s
lives.
Vocabulary Learning
（
< br>3
）
:
gning
运动，战役，大型集会游行示威
2.a
subject of debate
辩论的主题
ze women
调动女性
ght injustice
（
s
）强调不公正
sion
队伍
t
抗议
逮捕
-treated
虐待
on hunger
strike
进行饥饿罢工
ly
残忍地
-fed
被强行喂食的
ly
稳定地
fire to
放货
(Prime
Minister)
首相
nt
反对者
16.a dog whip
狗鞭
长难句理解：
Such use of violence was thought,
（
certainly at the
time,
）
to have
been unfavorable.
插入语，解释时可忽略
不利的
（
4
）
However,
t
he women’s
campaigningwas
still a subject of debate. While most historians
agree
that the campaigns were initially
very effective in mobilizing women and
highlighting injustices, a
series of
mass processions followed; more than 250,000 women
protested in Hyde Park in 1908.
Many
were arrested and ill-treated; prisoners who went
on hunger strike were brutallyforce-fed.
Over
time
they
became
steadily
more
militant
–
smashing
shop
windows,
setting
fire
to
letter
boxes, libraries and
even homes. The PM, Herbert Asquith, an opponent
of women’s votes, was
attacked with a dog whip. Such use of
violence was thought, certainly at the time, to
have been
unfavorable.
Vocabulary Learning
（
< br>4
）
:
ice
牺牲
d campaigning
暂停运动
lly
更关键的是
['kru:
?
i
?
li]
Representation of the People
Act
《人民法案》
[,repr
?<
/p>
zen'te
??
(
?
)n]
coalition
government
联合政府
[,k
???
'l
??
(
?
)n]
g the
Royal Assent
获得皇室许可
older
户主
（
5
）
With the sacrifices of the First World
War strengthening support for widening the right
to
vote
generally,
women
suspended
campaigning.
More
than
a
million
women
were
newly
employed
outside
the
home
--in
munitions
(
军需品
)
factories,
engineering
works.
Crucially,
Asquith
was
replaced
as
PM
by
David
Lloyd
George,
a
supporter
of
votes
for
women.
The
Representation of the
People Act 1918 was introduced by the coalition
government and passed by
a majority of
385 to 55, gaining the Royal Assent on 6 February
1918. Women over 30, who were
householders or married to one, or
university graduates, were given the vote.
Exercise
：
Vocabulary Learning
（
< br>5
）
:
not
qualified to
能够做，能胜任做
supposed to
do
应该做
debate
引起争论
put
in prison
被捕入狱
虐待
er
不合适的
ng
强加的
nt
服从的
[
?'bi?d??
nt]
suicide
自杀
ally
起初
[
?
'r
?
d
??
n(
?
)l
?
]
the sake of legal
rights.
为了合法权利
their right to vote
享有选举权
63. Which of the following
is
NOT
the reason why women
were not qualified to vote?
A. Women were
supposed to do housework and serve their husbands.
B.
Women were too weak to fight against enemies.
C.
Women had already enjoyed many political rights.
D.
Women were not as intelligent as men.
64. According to the passage, why did
women
’
s campaigningarouse
debate?
A. Because it failed to mobilize women
and emphasize injustices.
B. Because women were put
in prisonandabused during the protest.
C. Because most
women didn
’
t want the vote.
D.
Because all theemotional behaviors were regarded
as improper.
65. The word <
/p>
“
militant
”
< br> (in Line 5, Para.4) probably refers to ______________.
A. imposing.
66. What can be
inferred
from
the passage?
A. Women
stopped protesting for their vote because they
were offered more job opportunities.
B. The PM,
Herbert Asquith, an opponent of
women’s
votes,
committed suicide.
C. The first
campaigning women groups were formed originallyfor
the sake of legal rights.
B. extreme.
C.
negative.
D.
obedient.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
上一篇：250部世界公认的经典大片电影
下一篇：好用的面霜--公认的好用的面霜排行榜