Exercises
A. Determining the main idea.
Choose the best answer. Do not refer to the text.
Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage? ______. ( A )
(a) The working-class women hold different attitudes towards the Feminist Movement from the feminists.
(b) Different race, class, culture shouldn’t be an obstacle to the understanding between women.
(c) Women have diverse views in the area of family, relationships with men and childbearing, etc.
(d) A fragmented sisterhood can not make women work together toward common goals.
B. Comprehending the text.
Choose the best answer.
1. The modern Women’s Movement started in _______. ( B )
(a) 1950s
(b) 1960s
(c) 1970s
(d) 1880s
2. Which of the following was not cited in the passage as an example of women's inequality? ( D )
(a) Women had no access to the so-called "men's work".
(b) Women had no way to get involved in social activities.
(c) A wife couldn't run the family finances on her own.
(d) A women ought to take a man's name after marriage.
3. Feminists in the early 1970s believed that ______. ( C )
(a) every woman know that she was oppressed
(b) all women wanted to become feminists
(c) women were reluctant to be liberated
(d) all women would become feminists once they knew they were oppressed
4. Who could decide whether to work for pay or not?( C )
(a) Working-class women.
(b) Low-class women.
(c) Middle-class.
(d) Upper-class women.
5. The survey conducted by the Social Research, Inc. implied that ________. ( B )
(a) the Women’s Movement then was popular with the working-class women
(b) the working-class did not have a clear mind of the unfair way in which they were treated
(c) the working-class women then couldn’t live a life without working out
(d) the working-class women preferred working outside to make money to staying at home 6. According to Dina Wills, _________________.( C )
(a) no one has favorable opinions of the Women's Movement
(b) the Women's Movement has brought about no significant changes in opportunities for women
(c) many women still think that feminists are as intolerant as they were before
(d) the word "feminist" means man-hating or lesbianism
7. In this article the writer mainly provides _______________ to support his points.( D )
(a) personal experience in daily life
(b) interesting stories in history
(c) various reasons from men’s point of view
(d) a series of facts and examples from the writings
C. Understanding vocabulary.
Choose the correct definition according to the context.
1. Women talk about not getting fair pay, an equal chance for a job, decent working conditions, or the respect given to male workers in the same job. ( A )
(a) respectable
(b) dishonorable
(c) unfavorable
(d) equal
2. Legal restrictions, such as laws forbidding women from lifting more than 30 pounds, kept them out of lucrative jobs considered "men's work." ( D )
(a) lucky
(b) prominent
(c) tough
(d) profitable
3. For one woman, it happened when she was told by a solicitous male supervisor that in order to succeed in her job she would have to be "at least twice as good as any of the men." ( B )
(a) discriminating
(b) caring and helpful
(c) indifferent
(d) respectful
4. Some working-class American women were antagonized by the attitudes feminists expressed towards the family. ( A )
(a) opposed
(b) criticized
(c) supported
(d) preferred
5. Besides misunderstanding the importance of truly equal job opportunities, some working-class women had good reason to be cynical about the cries of "liberation" and "equality" they heard from the Women's Movement. ( D )
(a) confident
(b) trusting
(c) approving
(d) disapproving
6. The issue of paid work for women versus volunteer work and unpaid work in the home was a highly divisive one in the early days of the movement. ( B )
(a) causing difficulty
(b) causing disunity
(c) causing disturbance
(d) causing damage
7. SRI found the working-class women in their sample had a stronger sense of being oppressed and victimized than the middle-class women.( C )
(a) hurt unintentionally
(b) wounded in an accident
(c) unfairly treated
(d) ruined from a disease
8. It was in this area of family, relationships with men, and childbearing that the strongest discrepancies were found between feminist values and those expressed by the working-class women who were interviewed by the writers. ( B )
(a) argument
(b) difference
(c) disgust
(d) agreement
9. Working-class women lived in a culture where such unorthodox dress could send an unpleasant message. ( C )
(a) same as what is usual or expected
(b) similar with what is usual or expected
(c) different from what is usual or expected
(d) remarkaopposite to what is usual or expected
10. They didn’t see this as an issue the Women’s Movement could claim as its own, but as a separate one with a long history of rebuffs and setbacks. ( A )
(a) unkind or contemptuous refusals
(b) kind or polite refusal
(c) unkind or unfriendly argument
(d) kind or friendly argument
11. A fragmented sisterhood never will make as many changes as one that is a strong mosaic of women who respect each other’s differences, but can work together toward common goals. ( C )
(a) organization of different races
(b) group of colored people
(c) complicated mixture of different parts
(d) simple pattern of similar parts
D. Discussing the following topics.
1. In your opinion , why do women have diverse opinions about the Feminist Movement?
答案
It is very natural for people to have diverse opinions on the same thing. Not all women are feminists. Those professional feminists have always idealized the purpose of the woman's liberation. They always go too far from the traditional way of life. For example, some feminists are extremists who advocate sexual freedom and lesbianism. Some feminists belong to the middle class; their values are different from those of the working-class women. It is said that the Feminist Movement has caused a lot of trouble to the social life during the past decades. The Feminist Movement itself is a loose movement devoid of good organization. Some people even believe that there is no longer a mass women's movement. Some former women's organizations have now become bureaucratic structures run by paid staff. (Opinions may vary.)
2. What kind of life did the Chinese women lead before liberation? What do you think of their political and social status now?
Most women of the old China led a miserable life. They did not have equal social status with men and were regarded as subjects of their husbands. Few women could participate in the administration of public affairs. They had no right to vote in any public issue. Since the foundation of the People's Republic of China, women's social position as a whole has fundamentally changed. They are treated as men's equals. Chairman Mao once said they can hold up half the sky. Indeed, the social status of Chinese women is usually rated as the highest in the contemporary world.
3. Can you cite some of the laws and regulations promulgated by the Chinese Government to protect the rights of women?
Open to discussion.
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