People used to say, “The hand that rocks (搖) the cradle (搖籃) 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.
小題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
小題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.
小題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
小題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

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:A

試題分析：這是一篇關(guān)于美國(guó)婦女解放運(yùn)動(dòng)的文章，講述了婦女解放運(yùn)動(dòng)的興起和現(xiàn)狀，婦女們不再滿足于站在男人背后，她們也想和男人一樣成功。
小題1:C 推理判斷題。從文章第二段“Both these sayings mean the same thing. Men rule the world, but their mothers and wives rule them.”可知婦女在男人的生活工作中起著很重要的作用，所以正確選項(xiàng)為C。
小題2:B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章第二段最后一句話“They want to be as successful as men.”可知婦女是想和男人一樣成功，所以B選項(xiàng)正確。
小題3:C推理判斷題。從上文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滿足于現(xiàn)狀，想要取得更大的成就，所以C選項(xiàng)正確。
小題4:A推理判斷題。從文章最后一段可知，美國(guó)婦女解放運(yùn)動(dòng)是新發(fā)展的運(yùn)動(dòng)，仍有很多婦女自己就不贊同，所以這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)還有很長(zhǎng)的路要走，故A選項(xiàng)正確。
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D．There is no single solution to the problems of the old．
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A．To point out the need for government support for old people．
B．To make general readers aware of the problems of retired people．
C．To discuss some possible solutions to an important social problem．
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The first documented case of art theft was in 1473, when two panels of altarpiece of the Last Judgment by the Dutch painter Hans Memling were stolen. While the triptych was being transported by ship from the Netherlands to Florence, the ship was attacked by pirates who took it to the Gdansk cathedral in Poland. Nowadays, the piece is shown at the National Museum in Gdansk where it was recently moved from the Basilica of the Assumption.
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C．Valfierno was tired of waiting.
D．Peruggia wanted to study the painting carefully.
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A．Mona Lisa case
B．Last Judgment case
C．Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum thirteen paintings case
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A．Picasso was ever considered a art theft suspect.
B．Art thieves normally not work alone.
C．The first documented case of art theft was conducted by pirates.
D．The mastermind of Mona Lisa was an art faker who wanted to sell copies.
小題6: The passage is not finished, which subtitle could be the next?
A．The Economic Value of Art TheftB．The Loss to Art Lovers
C．The Most Sought After PaintingD．Boston Mob and French Art Dealers

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