Question

Every March, the Country celebrates .he accomplishments oilmen in American history. Even though these accomplishments go back a long way, most schools didn't start focusing on women pioneers and their achievements until recently. Today, most colleges offer classes in women's history and most schools teach kids about the many contribtions women have made to our country.

On March 19，1911，a German woman named Clara Zetkin organized the very first International Women's Day. Inspired by American working women, the annual event took on the causes of peace and women' s rights. In the 1960s, the women 's movement caused women to wonder why they weren't included in the history books.

By the 1970s, more female historians began to look back at the contributions of women in history. In 1978, a  California school district started Women's History Week to promote the leaching of women' s history. School officials picked the week of March 8 to include International Women's Day. It was so popular that, in 1981, Congress passed a law making  the week a celebration for the entire country. The concept of studying women's history

continued to grow in popularity. In 1987, a group of women asked Congress to amplify the celebration. That same year, Congress declared the entire month of March National Women's History Month.

Today, schools and communities across the country celebrate the month with special lessons and activities designed to  teach the ways women have helped shape the U.S. The women who have worked hard to make Women's History Month a reality would like to see women s history studied all year, not just every March. In 1996, the National Women' s History Museum was founded. It's a non-profit organization devoted to preserving and clebrating the various contributions of women in histoty. The organization is working with

Congress to open a permanent museum site in Washington, D. C.

1.What does the first paragraph imply?

A. More women pioneers are needed in America.

B. Women's achievements u»ed to be ignored in America.

C. Celebrating women's achievements has a long history in America.

D. Few American schools pay attention to women’s contributions.

2.According to the text, International Womenys Day__________.

A. is held every second year

B. was started by an American

C. has a history of over a century

D. was a product of women's movement

3.Which of the following words can replace the underlined word “amplify” in Paragraph 3?

A. expand    B. support

C. organize    D. protect

4.What can we know about the National Women’s History Museum from the text?

A. It was set up less than two decades ago.

B. It has a permanent site in Washington, D.

C. It U an organization aimed at making profits.

D. It focuses on women's   historic contributions.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】文章讲述了女性一开始在社会上不受重视，结果重重的斗争，终于迎来了国际妇女节的建立，并使人们越来越重视女性们创造的贡献以及女性地位的显著提升。

1.推理判断题。从第一段的most schools didn't start focusing on women pioneers and their achievements until recently即大多数学校直到最近才开始关注女性先驱和他们的成就可知，故选B。

2.细节理解题。从文章第二段的第一句On March 19，1911，a German woman named Clara Zetkin organized the very first International Women's Day即1911年3月19日，德国一名叫克拉拉·蔡特金的女子组织了第一次国际妇女节可知，故选C。

3.词意猜测题。从第三段的It was so popular that, in 1981, Congress passed a law making the week a celebration for the entire country即。这是如此受欢迎，在1981，国会通过了一个法律使本周为整个国家的庆祝活动和 That same year, Congress declared the entire month of March National Women's History Month即同年，国会宣布整个三月的全国妇女的历史月可知，故选A。

4.细节理解题。从最后一段的It's a non-profit organization devoted to preserving and clebrating the various contributions of women in histoty即这是一个致力于保护和clebrating妇女的各种贡献在历史上的非营利组织可知，故选D。