Women in Nazi Germany were to have a very special job. Hitler was very clear about this. This job was that they should be good mothers bringing up children at home while their husbands worked. Except for some special fields, Hitler saw no reason why a woman should work. Within months of Hitler coming to power, many female doctors, teachers and lawyers were sacked. By the start of the Second World War, very few German women were in fulltime work. From their earliest years, girls were taught that all good German women married at a young age to a proper German and that the wife’s job was to keep a good home for her working husband and to have children.

One of the earliest laws passed by Hitler once he came to power in 1933, was the Law for the Encouragement of Marriage. This law stated (声明) that all newly married couples would get a government loan (贷款) of 1000 marks. This loan was not to be simply paid back. The birth of one child meant that 25% of the loan did not have to be paid back. Two children meant that 50% of the loan didn’t need to be paid back. Four children meant that the entire loan was cleared.

What was more, as housewives and mothers, their lives were controlled. Women were not expected to wear make-up or trousers. Only flat shoes were expected to be worn. Women were discouraged from slimming as this was considered bad for child birth. 

1.

The aim of the Law for the Encouragement of Marriage was to ________.

2.

The underlined word “sacked” in Paragraph one probably means “________”.

3.

According to the passage, women in Nazi Germany ________.

4.

Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

Cyril was a small town. The houses there were all made of wood; almost everything in the houses such as cupboards, tables and chairs were made of wood, too. And all the houses faced south. The town was never peaceful. Fire broke out once a week on summer afternoons. Residents were puzzled who the real firebug(纵火犯) was.

One day a big fire broke out. It was said that a Negro had jumped out of the house on fire, so the police arrested(逮捕) all the Negroes in the street. However, fire never stopped to breaking out when the Negroes were in prison.

Mauson, a physics teacher didn’t believe that the Negroes were the firebugs, for he really knew about those Negroes, He made up his mind to find out who the real firebug was.

One day he was invited to drink in a pub and happened to notice that many bottles and plastic plates were baked by the hot sunrays. Suddenly he realized what the actual fact was. He jumped with joy, saying, “I’ve got the answer!”

Mauson dashed out of the pub to his friend’s house nearby, which also faced south. He made an experiment there to confirm his idea.

The next Saturday afternoon, Mauson asked some policemen and newsmen to come to the house. They were told that the real firebug would be shown there. At that time the sun was shining full into the house and it became hotter and hotter inside the room.

Someone wanted to draw the curtains together, while another was going to use a bottle to drink water, but neither got permission from Mauson, who wanted to let the firebug in.

“Now,” said Mauson, “this house will soon catch fire.” People looked at each other in surprise. Mauson asked them to look at the bottles and focus on the table cloth. After a while the cloth gave off a burning smell and began to catch fire!

The mystery of fire was discovered, but the police wouldn’t believe him and insisted that Negroes had been the firebugs. Instead they arrested Mauson and put him into prison. But Mauson said he would never turn against science.

1.

The town was never peaceful, for fire broke out        .

2.

Why did the police arrest all the Negroes?

3.

Drinking in a pub, Mauson realized what the actual fact was         .

4.

By making an experiment, they knew the real firebug was        .

5.

Mauson was put into prison, because          .

We should encourage the planting of new trees and ______our__________ woodland.

A. keep…present    B. protect …existed     C. save…present   D. preserve…existing

The quiet girl has_____ since she  modelled  herself _______ Yanglan .

A. come to life… on                       B. come to oneself… as

C. come to light…like                      D. come to nothing… as

-Why can’t I smoke here?

   --At no time__________ in the dormitory.

A. is smoking permitted                     B. smoking is permitted

C. smoking is allowed                       D. does smoking permit

________, I think, and all the problems could be settled.

A. If you make more efforts                  B. Making more efforts

C. A bit more effort                         D. To make more efforts

John ________the man _______ be set free.

A. defended…referred                    B. demanded… referred to

C. argued …referring to                   D. reacted … referring

I always ________you with your brother, for you look so______.

A. mistake…alike                        B. confuse … alike

C. puzzle… like                          D. misunderstand…likely

________twice, the postman refused to deliver our letters ______we chained our dog.

A. Being bitten …unless                   B. Bitten…unless

C. Having bitten…if                      D. Being bitten…once

Rose’s humor was________ make every student burst into_______.

A. so amused as to…laughter               B. so amusing as to… laughter

C. such that…laughing                    D .so that…  laughing