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A
You probably know
who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of
Rachel Carson. Of
the outstanding
ladies listed below, who do you think was the most
important woman of the
past 100 years?
Jane Addams
(1860-1935)
Anyone who has
ever been helped by a social worker has Jane
Addams to thank. Addams
helped the poor
and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of
community (
社区
) by
creating shelters and promoting
education and services for people in need. In
1931, Addams
became the first American
woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Rachel Carson (1907-1964)
If it weren
’
t for
Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might
not exist today. Her
popular 1962
book
Silent Spring
raised
awareness of the dangers of pollution and the
harmful effects of chemicals on humans
and on the world
’
s lakes and
oceans.
Sandra Day
O
’
Connor
(1930-present)
When Sandra
Day O
’
Connor finished third
in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she
could not find work at a law firm
because she was a woman. She became an Arizona
state
senator
(
参议员
) and, in 1981, the
first woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court.
O
’
Connor
gave the
deciding vote in many important cases during her
24 years on the top court.
Rosa Parks (1913-2005)
On December 1. 1995, in Montgomery,
Alabama, Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on
a
bus to a white passenger. Her simple
act landed Parks in prison. But it also set off
the
Montgomery bus boycott. It lasted
for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-
rights
movement.
“
The only tired I was, was
tired of giving in,
”
said Parks.
21.
What is Jane Addams noted for in history?
A. Her social work.
B. Her
teaching skills.
C. Her efforts to win
a prize.
D. Her community background.
22. What was the reason for
O
’
Connor
’
< br>s being rejected by the law firm?
A.
Her lack of proper training in law.
B.
Her little work experience in court.
C.
The discrimination against women.
D.
The poor financial conditions.
23. Who made a great contribution to
the civil-rights movement in the U.S.?
A. Jane Addams.
B. Rachel Carson.
C. Sandra Day
O
’
Connor
D.
Rosa Parks.
24. What can we
infer about the women mentioned in the text?
A. They are highly educated.
B.
They are truly creative.
C. They are
pioneers.
D.
They are peace-lovers.
21.
【解析】
A
信息概括题。根据第二段
“…
a social
worker
”
可明显得出答案，故
A
正确。
2
2.
【解析】
C
细节题。根据第四段
“
She could not find work at
a law firm because she was a
woman.
”
可
< br>知，原因在于对女性的歧视，故
C
正确。
23.
【解析】
D
细节题。根据第五段
“…
kicked off the civil-
rights movement
”
可知，
Rosa Park
推动了民权
运
动，故
D
正确。
24.
【解析】
C
推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句
“
Addams became the first
American woman to win the
Nobel Peace
Prize
”；第三段第一句
“
If it
weren
’
t for Rachel Carson,
the environment
movement might not
exist today
”
；
第四段第
二句
“
…
the first woman to join the U.S Supreme
Court
”；最后一段第三句
“…
kicked off the civil-
rights movement
”，可知，四位女性都是历
史
上的先锋，故
C
正确。
B
Grandparents Answer a Call
As a third-generation native of
Brownsville, Texas, Mildred Garza never planned to
move
away. Even when her daughter and
her son asked her to move to San Antonio to help
with
their children, she politely
refused. Only after a year of friendly discussion
did Ms. Garza
finally say yes. That was
four years ago. Today all three generations regard
the move a
success, giving them a
closer relationship than they would have had in
separate cities.
No
statistics show the number of grandparents like
Garza who are moving closer to their
children and grandchildren. Yet there
is evidence suggesting that the trend is growing.
Even
President
Obama
’
s mother-in-law,
Marian Robinson, has agreed to leave Chicago and
move into the White House to help care
for her granddaughters. According to a study,
, 83 percent of the people said Mrs.
Robinson
’
s decision will
influence
grandparents in the American
family. Two-thirds believe more families will
follow the
example of
Obama
’
s family.
“
In the 1960s we were all a
little wild and couldn
’
t get
away from home far enough, fast
enough
to prove we could do it on our
own,
”
says
Christiane Crosby, publisher of Graza
magazine for grandparents.
“
We now realize how
important family is and how important to
be near them, especially when
you
’
re raising
children.
”
Moving is not for everyone. Although
every grandparent wants to be with his or her
grandchildren and is willing to make
sacrifices, but sometimes it is wiser to say no
and visit
frequently instead. Having
your grandchildren far away is hard, especially
knowing your
adult child is struggling
but giving up the life you know may be harder.
25.
Why was
Garza
’
s move a success?
A. It strengthened her family ties.
B. It improved her living conditions.
C. It enabled her to make more friends.
D. It helped her know more places.
26. What was the reaction
of the public to Mrs.
Robinson
’
s decision?
A. 17% expressed their support for it.
B. Few people responded
sympathetically.
C. 32% believed it had
a bad influence.
D. The majority
suggested it was a trend.
27. What did Crosby say about people in
the 1960s?
A. They were unsure of
themselves.
B. They were eager to raise
more children.
C. They wanted to live
away from their parents.
D. They had
little experiences for their grandparents.
28. What does the author
suggest the grandparents do in the last paragraph?
A. Make the decisions in the best
interest of their own.
B. Ask their
children to pay more visits to them.
C.
Sacrifice for their struggling children.
D. Get to know themselves better.
25
．【解析】
A
细节题。定位首段末句由“
Today all three
generations regard the move a success, giving them
a closer relationship than they would
have had in separate
cities
”可知答案。
26
．【解析】
D
细
节题。
定位第二段，
由
“
83 percent of the people said Mrs.
Robinson
’
s decision will
influence
grandparents in the American
family.
”可知，约
83%
的
人认为
Mrs. Robinson
的决定会影响美
国的很多祖父母，说明不是
17%
而是
83%
的人支持，排除
A
；
B
选项文中未提及；
83%
的人支持，
说明认为有很坏影响的人占的比例不可能超过
17%
；
D
选项符合文意。<
/p>
27
．【解析】
C
推断题。
由第三段首句
“
In the 1960s we were all a
little wild and couldn
’
t get
away from home
far enough, fast enough
to prove we could do it on our own
”可推断<
/p>
20
世纪
60
年
代的时候，
人们想要离开家去证明自己的能力但现实并不允许，心里其实是想离开家的，
C
选项正确。
28
．【解析】
A
推断题。由最后一段“
but sometimes it
is wiser to say no and visit frequently instead.
Having
your grandchildren far away is
hard, especially knowing your adult child is
struggling but
giving up the life you
know may be harder
”可知有时候对祖父母来说，和孩子孙子们住在
一起
并非就是好的选择，
反而不住在一起而是频繁去探访子孙会
更好，
因为这样就不需要改变祖父母自己
熟知的生活方式，由此
可推测出作者的建议祖父母是否搬去和子孙一起住最好从祖父母的需求出发，
选择
A
。
C
I am Peter
Hodes, a volunteer stem cell courier. Since March
2012, I
’
ve done 89 trips
–
of
those, 51 have been abroad, I have 42
hours to carry stem
cells
（干细胞）
in my
little box
because
I
’
ve got two ice packs and
that
’
s how long they last.
In all, from the time the stem
cells
are harvested from a
donor
（捐献者）
to the
time they can be implanted in the patient,
we
’
ve got 72
hours at most. So I am always conscious of time.
I had one
trip last year where I was caught by a hurricane
in America. I picked up the stem
cells
in Providence, Rhode Island, and was meant to fly
to Washington then back to London.
But
when I arrived at the check - in desk at
Providence, the lady on the desk said:
“
well,
I
’
m really sorry,
I
’
ve got some bad news for
you - there are no flights from
Washington.
”
So
I took my box and put it on the desk
and I said:
“
In this box are
some stem cells that are
urgently
needed for a patient - please, please,
you
’
ve got to get me back to
the United
Kingdom.
”
She just dropped everything. She
arranged for a flight on a small plane to be
held for me, re-
routed
（改道）
me
through Newark and got me back to the UK even
earlier
than originally scheduled.
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