阅读理解：

　　

Women in Ghana

　　

　　Most women in Ghanathe educated and illiterate (文盲), the urban and rural, the young and oldwork to earn an income in addition to maintaining their roles as housewives and mothers. Their reputation for economic independence, self-reliance, and hard work is well known and well deserved.

　　Nine out of ten women fifteen years of age and over are married. Women say they would like to have six or more children, and in fact an average of seven children is born to every women. In short, the normal life pattern for most Ghanaian women is to combine an active role in the economy with an active role as wife and mother of a large family.

　　How do these working mothers cope with their multiple responsibilities in the home and on the job? Some new ideas are being tried. One of these is family planning to help reduce family size. Another helpful solution is the Day-care Center, but this is available mainly in urban areas, and usually the fees are too high for the poor. Ghanaians realize that more day-care centers are needed. Ghana today is looking for new ways to meet the needs of women and their families, so women can continue to play their multiple roles both in the home and in the economy.

1．Which of the following may best summarize paragraph 1?

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A．Ghanaian women are quite unlucky.

B．Women in Ghana are independent.

C．Women in Ghana have double tasks.

D．Most mothers in Ghana are young.

2．“Their reputation is well deserved” in the first paragraph means ________.

[　　]

A．they have not been well respected

B．husbands want them to work harder

C．they should work harder

D．there are good reasons why they are respected

3．In fact a Ghanaian woman has on an average ________ children.

4．What new ideas are being tried to help Ghanaian women?

5．The author of this passage probably agrees that ________.

A．women should continue both their roles

B．women should not be so busy

C．women should not work

D．women should stay at home

　It is always dangerous to generalize;however, it seems 1 that, on the 2 , men hold a higher position in society than women ． Because of this 3 , men enjoy more　　 power than women．

　A person’s 4 often depends on his title or profession ． For example, in many countries, doctors and lawyers are greatly 5 ．

　There seems to be a 6 between one’s sex and one’s status in society ． On the whole, men 7 higher status than women．

　Most women’s clothing is made without pockets．As a result , women are forced to carry their belongings in a 8 ．

　 9 the fact that women often make valuable contributions, they have not been able to 10 the same social and economic status as men．

1．A．clear B．easy C．believable D． understandable

2．A．entireness B．completeness C．whole D．All-round level

3．A．state B．situation C．position D． employment

4．A．Ability B．power C．right D． strength

5．A．Admired B．belittled C．envied D． respected

6．A．co-education B．co-existence C．co-operation D． correlation

7．A．enjoy B．like C．love D． own

8．A．bag B．container C．purse D． wallet

9．A．regardless of B．unmoved by C．unnoticed by D． instead of

10．A．win B．win back C．win over D． win through

第一节：阅读表达(共5小题;每小题3分，共15分)

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的英文提示和字数要求)。

[1]I remember a time I went shopping on my first visit to Macau．Coming from

cold and cloudy England. I was prepared for the sun and dressed in a T-shirt and a short

skirt．Not having much chance to enjoy the sun in the UK and having naturally fair

skin，my legs are very white．In the UK this is not a fashionable(时尚的)look at all．

Most women spend every sunny day out in the sun trying to get darker skin．The darker　　

　　　　　　　　　　　.

[2] As 1 walked around one shop，the two shop assistants didn’t take their eyes off

me the whole time，talking quietly in Chinese．I began to feel uncomfortable and asked

my friend if we could leave．After we left the shop，she asked me what was wrong．I

told her 1 was embarrassed that they were talking about my white skin．My friend

laughed．“They weren’t laughing at you．They were saying how nice your legs are．

Many Chinese women want to have white skin like yours．In fact，there are many beauty products in the shops to make skin whiter and a lot of money is spent on them．”

[3]It just goes to show that we always think what others have is better．The grass

is always greener on the other side．If the women of the West and East thought the

same way，Western women wouldn’t spend so much money on cream that makes skin

darker and women from the East wouldn’t need to use cream that makes skin whiter．   

Fill in the blank in Paragraph 1 with proper words．(Please answer within 6

words．)

                                             

Why did the writer wish to 1eave the shop as soon as possible?(P1ease answer 

within 15 words．)  

                                     

Which sentence in the text is the closet in meaning to the following?

We always think what others have is better．(You cannot just repeat the same

sentence．)

                                              

What is the main idea of Paragraph 37(Please answer within 20 words．)

                                             

Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 into Chinese．

                                                                 

If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would 　36　:surfing. But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people 　37　.Most certainly not.?

I started surfing about five years ago and　38　in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first 　39　 was the best feeling I had ever experienced.?

When I try to 　40　 surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my ___41_　,there’s nothing like it. It involves body,　42　,and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all 　43　 us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that 　44　,becoming one with the 　45　,is like I’m weightless.?

The one thing I can 　46　 from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge. You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean 　47　 an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive and 　48　.All of these things attract me to surfing and make it ?　49　 ? from any other sport.?

I’ve 　50　 to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new 　51　,so shouldn’t it be expected that girls should step up and start 　52　 the limits of things boys and men used to dominate??

There’re women 　53　 side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys 　54　 the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to __55　, and they will.?

1.	A．tell　　　 B．answer　　 C．give　　　 D．realize

 

2.	A．wonder B．understand? C．reply D．believe

 

3.	A．stayed B．came C．dropped D．fell

 

4.	A．wave B．storm C．sail D．boat

 

5.	A．bring B．connect C．compare D．tie

 

6.	A．work B．study C．holiday D．life

 

7.	A．mind B．effort C．health D．time

 

8.	A．along B．above C．around D．by

 

9.	A．beach B．water C．board D．lake

 

10.	A．sky B．world C．earth D．ocean

 

11.	A．take B．get C．make D．keep

 

12.	A．catches B．includes　? C．offers　 D．collects

 

13.	A．sharp B．great C．hard　 D．calm

 

14.	A．known B．right? C．far D．different

 

15.	A．chosen B．tried? C．learned D．promised

 

16.	A．levels B．points C．steps D．parts

 

17.	A．reaching B．accepting? C．pushing D．setting

 

18.	A．sitting B．walking C．fighting D．working

 

19.	A．of B．from　 C．on D．with

 

20.	A．think B．succeed C．perform D．feel

 

Having a husband means an extra seven hours of housework each week for women, according to a new study. For men, getting married saves an hour of housework a week. “It’s a well-known pattern,” said lead researcher Frank Stafford at University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. “Men usually work more outside the home, while women take on more of the housework.”
　　He points out that differences among households(家庭)exist. But in general, marriage means more housework for women and less for men. “And the situation gets worse for women when they have children,” Stafford said.
　　Overall, times are changing in the American home. In 1976, women busied themselves with 26 weekly hours of sweeping-and-dusting work, compared with 17 hours in 2005. Men are taking on more housework, more than doubling their housework hours from six in 1976 to 13 in 2005.
　　Single women in their 20s and 30s did the least housework, about 12 weekly hours, while married women in their 60s and 70s did the most-about 21 hours a week.
　　Men showed a somewhat different pattern, with older men picking up the broom more often than younger men. Single men worked the hardest around the house, more than that of all other age groups of married men.
　　Having children increases housework even further. With more than three children, for example, wives took on more of the extra work, clocking about 28 hours a week compared with husbands’10 hours.
【小题1】 According to the “well-known pattern” in Paragraph 1, a married man___________.

A．takes on heavier work	B．does more housework
C．is the main breadwinner	D．is the master of the house

【小题2】 How many hours of housework did men do every week in the 1970s?

A．About 23.

B．About 26.

C．About 13.

D．About 6.

【小题3】 What kind of man is doing most housework according to the text?

A．An unmarried man.	B．An older married man.
C．A younger married man.	D．A married man with children.

【小题4】 What can we conclude from Stafford’s research?

A．Marriage gives men more freedom.

B．Marriage has effects on job choices.

C．Housework sharing changes over time.

D．Having children means doubled housework.