A large number of women in Western European countries wish that they were born men. The number is said as high as 60% in West Germany.
“Women often wish that they had the same chance as men have, and believe it is still men’s world,” said Dr James Holden, one of the scientists who did the study.
Anne Harper has a very good job for an international oil company. She also believes in “Women’ s Liberation(解放)”.
“I don’t wish that I were a man,” she says, “and I don’t think many women do. But I do wish that people would stop looking down upon us women. At work, for example, we often do the work that men do but get paid less. There are still a lot of jobs that are usually the best ones and open only to men. If you’re a man, you have a much better chance of leading an exciting life. How many women pilots are there ... or engineers or scientists?”
小題1:What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A．60% women in West Germany wish that they were born men.
B．Most women in Western European countries wish that their babies were all boys.
C．60% Western European women wish that they were born men.
D．60% Western European women who wish that they were born men are from West Germany.
小題2:“It is still men’s world.” means “______.”
A．There’re more men than women in the world
B．There’re more men scientists or engineers than women scientists or engineers in the world
C．Women have not been given the same chance as men
D．Women cannot live without men
小題3:Anne Harper considers that women should ______.
A．live a better life than menB．be really liberated
C．be well paidD．get better jobs than men
小題4:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Usually the best jobs are not open to women.
B．Women are less paid than men for the same job.
C．There’re more men pilots, engineers and scientists than women ones.
D．Women are looked down upon because they’re the second-class citizens

小題1:A           
小題1:C
小題1:B
小題1:D
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A．patientlyB．silently C．togetherD．a(chǎn)lone
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小題3:
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小題7:．
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A．a(chǎn)ndB．butC．thus D．therefore
小題11:．
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.
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Memories
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Three days later, he and other survivors were safe in Glasgow. All 23 with him signed the back of the photograph.
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A．to meet a friend
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C．to take a family photo
D．to enjoy the sailing of the ship
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A．he was still alive.
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C．His ship had been sunk.
D．He had arrived in Glasgow.
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A．weak heart
B．taking a shore job
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D．injury caused by a torpedo
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B．He repaired the engines.
C．He managed to take a lifeboat.
D．He was the last to leave the ship.
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A．A group of forgotten heroes
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It’s great fun to explore new places—it feels like an adventure, even when you know you’re not the first to have been there. But make sure not to get lost or waste time going round in circles.
·Do the map reading if you’re being driven somewhere. It’ll be easier if you keep turning the map so it follows the direction you’re traveling in. Keep looking ahead so that you can give the driver lots of warning before having to make a turn, or you’ll have to move to the back seat.
·Get a group of friends together and go exploring. You’ll need a good map, a compass(指南針), a raincoat, a cellphone to call for help in case you get lost, and a bit of spare cash for emergencies. Tell someone where you’re going before you set out and let them know what time you expect to be back. The test is not in getting lost, not in seeing how fast you can go, so always stick together, waiting for slower friends to catch up.
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A．direct the driver when necessary
B．look ahead to see where there’s a turn
C．move to the back seat if feeling uncomfortable
D．Keep looking at the map to find a place to go to
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A．To get information when in danger.
B．To be saved in case of an accident.
C．To share the fun with him/her in exploration.
D．To tell him/her what’s going on with the group members.
小題3: Orienteering activities can _______.
A．make people work fastB．help people stay healthy
C．help people organize other activitiesD．make people get prepared for sports.
小題4: The text mainly talks about _____.
A．the fun of explorationB．what to bring for exploration
C．the way to use a map in explorationD．how to prevent getting lost in exploration.

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Once upon a time there was a wise man that used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work.
One day he was walking along the shore. As he looked down the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought that someone would dance on the beach. So he began to walk faster to catch up.
As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn’t dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean.
As he got closer he called out, “Good morning! What are you doing?”
The young man paused, looked up and replied, “Throwing starfish in the ocean.” “I guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfish in the ocean?” “The sun is up and the tide is going out, and if I don’t throw them in they’ll die.”
“But, young man, don’t you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it. You can’t possibly make a difference!”
The young man listened politely, then he bent down, picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, past the breaking waves and said, “It made a difference for that one.”
There is something very special in each and every one of us. We have all been gifted with the ability to make a difference. And if we can know that gift, we will gain through the strength of our visions the power to shape the future.
We must each find our starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the world will be better.
小題1:
One day, the wise man saw the young man          .
A．dancing along the beachB．walking with a dancer
C．picking up starfish for saleD．trying to save as many starfish as possible
小題2:
Near the end of the passage, “something very special” refers to          .
A．the gifts from friendsB．the strength of making decision
C．our own starfishD．the ability of shaping one’s own future
小題3:
From the last two paragraphs, we can learn that          .
A．the wise man realized something new and important
B．the wise man thought it was foolish of the young man to throw starfish into the ocean
C．the young man had the ability to make a difference
D．it is necessary for us to save starfish on the beach
小題4:
The writer told this story in order to show us          .
A．how and where we can write a good article
B．everyone can do something for the future
C．wise men are sometimes stupid
D．young people are actually wiser than old people

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