Question

15．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（社區(qū)）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（參議員） 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 1，1955，in Montgomery，Alabama，Rasa 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 Montgmery 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
A．Her social work．
B．Her teaching skills．
C．Her efforts to win a prize．
D．Her community background．
22．What is the reason for O'Connor's being rejected by the law firm？C
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 US？D
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？C
A．They are highly educated．
B．They are truly creative．
C．They are pioneers．
D．They are peace-lovers．

Answer 1

分析 文章主要介紹了四位偉大又有影響力的女性：珍妮•亞當(dāng)斯幫助窮人，為和平而工作．于在1931年成為第一個(gè)獲得諾貝爾和平獎(jiǎng)的美國女性；雷切爾•卡森的作品《寂靜的春天》提高了人們對(duì)污染的危險(xiǎn)性和化學(xué)物質(zhì)對(duì)人類和世界湖泊和海洋的危害性的認(rèn)識(shí)；桑德拉•戴•奧康納是美國首位聯(lián)邦最高法院女法官，在她任職的24年里，在許多重要的案件中有決定權(quán)；羅莎•帕克斯因?yàn)樵诠�共汽車上拒絕為白人讓座，隨即被逮捕．她的被捕引發(fā)了蒙哥馬利市抵制公交車運(yùn)動(dòng)，并持續(xù)了一年多，從而拉開了民權(quán)運(yùn)動(dòng)的序幕．

解答 21．A．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)Jane Addams部分的"Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank．"可知，珍妮•亞當(dāng)斯在歷史上以她的社會(huì)工作而聞名，故選A．
22．C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)Sandra Day O'Connor部分的"she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman．"可知，桑德拉•戴•奧康納被律師公司拒絕是因?yàn)閷?duì)婦女的歧視，故選C．
23．D細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)Rosa Parks部分的"…and kicked off the civil-rights movement．"可知，羅莎•帕克斯因?yàn)樵诠�共汽車上拒絕為白人讓座而拉開了民權(quán)運(yùn)動(dòng)的序幕，所以是羅莎•帕克斯對(duì)美國民權(quán)運(yùn)動(dòng)做出了巨大的貢獻(xiàn)，故選D．
24．C推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容：珍妮•亞當(dāng)斯是第一個(gè)獲得諾貝爾和平獎(jiǎng)的美國女性；雷切爾•卡森的作品《寂靜的春天》提高了人們對(duì)污染的危險(xiǎn)性和化學(xué)物質(zhì)對(duì)人類和世界湖泊和海洋的危害性的認(rèn)識(shí)；桑德拉•戴•奧康納是美國首位聯(lián)邦最高法院女法官；羅莎•帕克斯在公共汽車上拒絕為白人讓座，拉開了民權(quán)運(yùn)動(dòng)的序幕．可知文中提到的幾位女性都是先鋒人物，故選C．

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