American women experience a great variety of lifestyles. A “typical American woman may be single . She may also be divorced or married. She may be a homemaker, a doctor, or a factory worker. It is very difficult to generalize about American. However, one thing that many American women have in common is their attitude about themselves and their role in American life. Historically , American women have always been very independent . The first settlers to come to New England were of ten young couples who had left behind their extended family (i.e. their parents , sisters, cousins, etc.).The women were alone in a new, undeveloped country with their husbands. This had two important effects. First of all, this as yet uncivilized environment demanded that every person share in developing it and in survival .Women worked with their husbands and children to make themselves accepted in this new land. Second, because they were in a new land without the established influence of older members of society , women felt free to step into nontraditional roles. This role of women was strengthened in later years as Americans moved west,again leaving family behind and meeting a new environment. Even later, in the East, as new settlers arrived , the women often found jobs more easily than men. Women became the supporters of the family. Within the established lifestyle of industrialized twentieth century America, the strong role of women was not as attractive as in the early days of the country. Some women were active outside the home; others were not. However , when American men went to war in the 1940s, women stepped into the men’s jobs as factory and business workers. After the war, some women stayed in these positions , and others left their jobs with a new sense of their own ability. Question 4:What is the main idea of this passage? A.Different life styles led by the American women. B.American women were free to step into nontraditional roles. C.American women worked hard to establish their roles in American history D.American women were independent because they did not have to follow the regulations at all. ●案例探究 查看更多

 

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American women experience a great variety of lifestyle. A typical American woman may be single. She may also be divorced or married. She may be a homemaker, a doctor, or a factory worker. It is very difficult to generalize about American women. However, one thing that many American women have in common is their attitudes about themselves and their roles in American life.

Historically, American women have always been very independent. The first settlers to come to New England were ten young couples that had left behind their extended(big) families. The women were alone in a new, undeveloped country with their husbands. This has two important effects. First of all, this was the uncivilized environment that demanded every person to share in developing it and in survival. Women worked with their husbands and children to make themselves accepted in this new land. Second, because they were in a new land without the established influence of older members of society, women felt free to step into nontraditional roles.

This role of women was strengthened in later years as Americans move west again, leaving families behind and meeting a new environment. Even later, in the east, as new settlers arrived, women often found jobs more easily than men. Women became the supporters of the family.

Within the established lifestyle of the industrialized twentieth century, the strong role of women was not attractive as in the early days of the country. Some women stepped into the men’s jobs as factory and business workers. After the war, some women stayed in these positions, and others left their jobs with a new sense of ability.

1.The second paragraph is mainly about          .

       A.life in the new land                              

       B.American women’s independence

       C.American men’s traditional position

       D.the roles American women play in society

2.During the industrialized twentieth century, the role of women          .

       A.was found out                                     B.was as important as before

       C.became less important                          D.was stronger than that of the early days

3.Women took part in men’s job during the time of           .

       A.the Second World War                         B.the Westward Movement

       C.the early immigration                            D.the industrialized twentieth century

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

       A.Different lifestyles led by American women.

       B.American women were free to step into nontraditional roles in society.

       C.American women worked hard to establish their history.

       D.American women were independent because they did not have to follow the

regulations at all.

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  American women experience a great variety of lifestyles.A“typical”American woman may be single.She may also be divorced or married.She may be a homemaker, a doctor, or a factory worker.It is very difficult to generalize about American.However, one thing that many American women have in common is their attitude(态度)about themselves and their role in American life.

  Historically, The first settlers to come to New England were of ten young couples who had left behind their extended family(i.e.their parents, sisters, cousins, etc.).The women were alone in a new, undeveloped country with their husbands.This had two important effects.

  First of all, this as yet uncivilized(未开发的)environment demanded that every person share in developing it and in survival(生存).Women worked with their husbands and children to make themselves accepted in this new land.Second because they were in a new land without the established(现成的)influence of older members of society, women felt free to step into nontraditional roles.

  This role of women was strengthened in later years as Americans moved west, again leaving family behind and meeting a new environment.Even later in the East, as new settlers arrived, the women often found jobs easily than men.Women became the supporters of the family.

  Within the established lifestyle of industrialized twentieth century America, the strong role of women was not as attractive as in the early days of the country.Some women were active outside the home; others were not.However, when American men went to war in the 1940s, women stepped into the men's jobs as factory and business workers.After the war, some women stayed in these positions, and others left their jobs with a new sense of their own ability.

1.Which is the topic sentence?

___________________________________

2.What is the proper chinese meaning of the word“generalize”underlined?

___________________________________

3.Fill in a sentence onto the line to make the context fluent.

___________________________________

4.Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

___________________________________

5.What happened to the lifestyle of women in industrialized twentieth century America?(Not more than 40 words)

___________________________________

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  American women experience a great variety of lifestyle.A typical American woman may be single.She may also be divorced or married.She may be a homemaker, a doctor, or a factory worker.It is very difficult to generalize about American women.However, one thing that many American women have in common is their attitudes about themselves and their roles in American life.

  Historically, American women have always been very independent.The first settlers to come to New England were ten young couples that had left behind their extended families.The women were alone in a new, undeveloped country with their husbands.This has two important effects.First of all, this was the uncivilized environment that demanded every person to share in developing it and in survival.Women worked with their husbands and children to make themselves accepted in this new land.Second, because they were in a new land without the established influence of older members of society, women felt free to step into nontraditional roles.

  This role of women was strengthened in later years as Americans move west again, leaving families behind and meeting a new environment.Even later, in the east, as new settlers arrived, women often found jobs more easily than men.Women became the supporters of the family.

  Within the established lifestyle of the industrialized twentieth century, the strong role of women was not attractive as in the early days of the country.Some women stepped into the men’s jobs as factory and business workers.After the war, some women stayed in these positions, and others left their jobs with a new sense of ability.

(1)

A typical American woman is ________.

[  ]

A.

single or married

B.

divorced

C.

sure about herself and her role

D.

all of the above

(2)

The second paragraph is mainly about ________.

[  ]

A.

life in the new land

B.

American women’s independence

C.

American men’s traditional position

D.

the roles American women play in society

(3)

During the industrialized twentieth century, the role of women ________.

[  ]

A.

was found out

B.

was as important as before

C.

declined

D.

was stronger than that of the early days

(4)

Women took part in men’s job during the time of ________.

[  ]

A.

the Second World War

B.

the Westward Movement

C.

the early immigration

D.

the industrialized twentieth century

(5)

What is the main idea of the passage?

[  ]

A.

Different lifestyles led by American women.

B.

American women were free to step into nontraditional roles in society.

C.

American women worked hard to establish their history.

D.

American women were independent because they did not have to follow the regulations at all.

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