Question

People used to say, “The hand that rocks (摇) the cradle (摇篮) rules the world.” and “Behind every successful man there is a woman.”

    Both these sayings mean the same thing. Men rule the world, but their mothers and wives rule them.

    Most American women wish to make their husbands and sons successful, but some of them want more for themselves. They want good jobs. When they work they want to be better paid. They want to be as successful as men.

    The American women’s liberation movement was started by women who didn’t want to stand behind successful men. They wanted to stand beside men, with the same chance for success. They refused to work side by side with men who do the same work for a higher pay.

    A liberated woman must be proud of being a woman and have confidence in herself. If somebody says to her, “You have come a long way, baby.” she will smile and answer, “Not nearly as far as I’m going to go, baby!”

    This movement is quite new, and many American women don’t agree yet. But it has already made some important changes in women’s lives--- in men’s lives, too.

1. “Behind every successful man there is a woman:” means______.

A. men are always successful but not women

B. women are not willing to stand in front of men

C. women do play an important part in men’s lives and work

D .women can be as successful as men

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Some American women want to work side by side with men and get the same pay for the same work.

B. Most American women want to be more successful than men.

C. Not every American woman wants to get a job.

D. The American women’s liberation movement did make some changes in women’s lives.

3.“Not nearly as far as I’m going to go” means ______.

A. I’m still going to work farther away from home

B. I’m not going to work far away from home

C. I’m not satisfied with what I’ve done

D. What I have done is not far from success

4.The American women’s liberation movement ________.

A. has still a long way to go

B. is a failure

C. was started by many successful women

D. is a new thing not accepted by the writer

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：这是一篇关于美国妇女解放运动的文章，讲述了妇女解放运动的兴起和现状，妇女们不再满足于站在男人背后，她们也想和男人一样成功。

1.C 推理判断题。从文章第二段“Both these sayings mean the same thing. Men rule the world, but their mothers and wives rule them.”可知妇女在男人的生活工作中起着很重要的作用，所以正确选项为C。

2.B细节理解题。从文章第二段最后一句话“They want to be as successful as men.”可知妇女是想和男人一样成功，所以B选项正确。

3.C推理判断题。从上文A liberated woman must be proud of being a woman and have confidence in herself.可知成功有自信的女士不满足于现状，想要取得更大的成就，所以C选项正确。

4.A推理判断题。从文章最后一段可知，美国妇女解放运动是新发展的运动，仍有很多妇女自己就不赞同，所以这项运动还有很长的路要走，故A选项正确。

考点：考查社会现象类短文阅读。