Emma Hart Willard (1787—1870) was an American pioneer educator. In her time, colleges and universities were open only to men, and women were not permitted to attend.
Emma received advanced education at home from her father and became a school teacher at twenty. She continued to teach at school for several years after her marriage. Then began offer college lessons in her home to women students. Later she founded a school in New York State, which was the first school that offered higher education in the US for women.
Emma Willard also tried to persuade New York State to pass a law to allow women to attend public colleges and universities, though that did not come about until after her death. Some years later people remembered her for her life-long efforts and elected her to the US Hall of Fame (榮譽) in 1905.
小題1:Emma received advanced education at home because _________.
A．universities were only for men at that time
B．her father did not trust the schools
C．her family was poor when she was young
D．she was too shy to go to a public college
小題2:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．She managed to persuade her state to pass a law allowing women to go to universties.
B．She went on with her teaching after she got married.
C．She received advanced education by teaching herself.
D．She was elected to work in the US Hall of Fame.
小題3:What do you suppose the US Hall of Fame is?
A．It is a grand hall where honoured people receive prizes from the government.
B．It is a place where honoured people in the US are buried.
C．It is a building set up in memory of great American people.
D．It is a house of representatives to which respected people are elected.
小題4:Why was Emma Willard considered an important person?
A．She was the first woman to get college education.
B．She fought for equal rights for women in the US.
C．She was the first American woman to become a college teacher.
D．She was a pioneer in winning higher education for women in the US.

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:D

小題1:A細節(jié)理解題。結(jié)合In her time, colleges and universities were open only to men, and women were not permitted to attend可知答案。
小題2:B細節(jié)理解題。結(jié)合She continued to teach at school for several years after her marriage可知答案。
小題3:C推理判斷題。結(jié)合Some years later people remembered her for her life-long efforts and elected her to the US Hall of Fame (榮譽) in 1905可知答案。
小題4:D主旨大意題。這是一篇人物傳記， 記述Emma是在家里接受她父親的教育，數(shù)年后她創(chuàng)造美國第一所 女子高等學校，而后又一直爭取讓婦女得到與男人同在校接受高等教育的權利。通過這些事實說明當時的美國婦女開始為爭取與男子享受高等教育的權利而斗爭，因此，答案D正確。
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On the first  38 , Chad answered the telephone．"What's wrong?" Roy shouted into the receiver （聽筒）．
"We were worried about you," Chad told him．"We've been trying to call you all night, but you didn't   39  We called the police and asked them to go and check on you．"
For the first time in their lives, the boys were worried about us．And they were the ones who   40  had to call the police．
小題1:
A．completedB．visitedC．testedD．a(chǎn)ppreciated
小題2:
A．didB．hadC．wereD．would
小題3:
A．seriousB．commonC．unusualD．incurable
小題4:
A．hitB．threwC．gotD．missed
小題5:
A．downB．upC．outD．in
小題6:
A．planB．a(chǎn)dviceC．worryD．thought
小題7:
A．StrangelyB．ProbablyC．LuckilyD．Exactly
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)fterB．whenC．beforeD．since
小題9:
A．threatenedB．toldC．surprisedD．reminded
小題10:
A．niceB．embarrassingC．happyD．sad
小題11:
A．phoneB．clockC．a(chǎn)larmD．doorbell
小題12:
A．SomethingB．AnythingC．EverythingD．Nothing
小題13:
A．stoodB．greetedC．turnedD．came
小題14:
A．callB．emailC．seeD．educate
小題15:
A．goneB．uselessC．deadD．stolen
小題16:
A．rushedB．headedC．wentD．moved
小題17:
A．lookingB．shakingC．sufferingD．seeing
小題18:
A．nightB．a(chǎn)rrivalC．tryD．ring
小題19:
A．talkB．a(chǎn)nswerC．wakeD．care
小題20:
A．frequentlyB．suddenlyC．a(chǎn)ctuallyD．rarely

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