These people considered women to be better suited for childbearing and homemaking rather than for involvement in the public life of business or politicsA. Widespread doubt [r]
(1)Unit 15
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1.A involvement B.employment C social D important 2.A position B.family C century D politics 3.A philosopher B.discriminate C individual D significant 4.A ability B.equality C enlightenment D naturally 5.A status B.argue C basis D against
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
6.A women B men C led D intellectual 7.A throughout B although C right D enough 8.A history B significant C limit D pioneer 9.A power B wife C allow D known 10.A advocated B believed C considered D controlled
Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished
sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
11.A child receives his early from their parents
A educate B education C educator D educative 12.Birth control methods have women from the endless cycle of childbearing and rearing
A free B freely C freedom D freed
13.Thanks to the women's liberation women can take part in _ activities
A social B society C socially D socialize
14.In some most Asian countries women are undervalued and they never have the same as men
A formality B basis C limit D status
15. is the study or creation of theories about basic things such as the nature of existence, knowledge, and thought, or about how people should live
A Politics B Physics C Business D Philosophy 16.Mrs Pike is a feminist, who that women should be offered the same job opportunities as men
A varies B advocates C leads D votes 17.It is against the law to on the basis of sex, age, marital status, or race
A suit B discriminate C believe D gain
18.Women's status in different countries and it depends on the cultural beliefs
(2)19.Women's contribution to our society has been _ better these days A differently B.naturally C significantly D.intellectually 20. more and more chances are offered to women nowadays
A General B General speaking
C On the whole D At the end
21.To preserve that , it was necessary to preserve the people that had created it
A civil B civilize C civility D civilization 22.The Prime Minister is to consider changes to sexually laws to enforce equal opportunities
A discriminate B.discrimination C discriminatory D.discriminated 23.In former days, women were considered not to be suitable for
becoming a
A politics B political C politically D politician 24.At any competition, everyone is
A the same B equal C common D significant 25.If you have the in an election, you have the legal right to indicate your choice
A status B individual C vote D equality
26.When a women works outside the home and makes money herself, she is independent from her husband
A financially B politically C philosophically D variously
27.Not all women can two jobs well at the same time: rearing children and working at office
A educating B.taking care of C.homemaking D.giving a birth 28.There have been significant changes in women's lives since the
women's liberation movement
A controlled B economic C important D natural 29.Childbearing is the women's most wonderful role
A Giving birth to a baby B Having no child C Bring up a child D Educating a child
30.The forces behind the women's liberation movement vary from culture to culture, from individual to individual
A advocate B equalize C power D change 31.Western women are more than Asian women
A.independently B.independent C.dependent D.depend
32.In some communities a husband's over his wife is absolute A.power B.powerful C powerfully D powered 33.I think that up to now there has not been a real between men and women
(3)34.Most people consider it women's to take care of children and housework
A limit B relationship C responsibility D respect 35.Women used to have _ or no access to education
A little B few C any D some
36.In our modern time, the _ of women has shifted from homemaker to outside worker
A role B period C right D pay
37.Thanks to the _ labor-saving devices, women are free from housework
A mechanized B mechanic C machinary D.mechanism 38.Women are considered to be better suited for childbearing and
homemaking rather than for involvement in the public life of business or politics
A education B advocate C participation D recognition 39.Women's taking part in politics has got widespread objections from male statesmen in many parts of the world
A intensive B extensive C inside D slight
40.Girls must all be sent to school because will provide better opportunities
A education B beliefs C rights D politics 41 He always prevents me _ doing my duty
A of B from C with D against
42.The war victims suffered terribly cold and hunger
A with B from C through D of
43.He congratulated me _ winning the competition
A of B on C at D about
44.He insisted taking us dinner
A on B in C over D of
45.Water consists _ oxygen and hydrogen
A about B with C on D of
46.Don't put until tomorrow what you can today
A away B off C aside D up
47.I prefer coffee tea
A than B to C from D for
48.This book is based _ part on fact
A in B upon C at D on
49.The government is trying to make the country safe _ terrorist attacks
A from B of C at D for
(4)A make up B write down C up D fill in WOMEN IN SOCIETY
Throughout much of the history of human civilization, deep-seated cultural beliefs allowed women only limited roles in society. Many people believed that women's natural roles were as mothers and wives These people considered women to be better suited for childbearing and homemaking rather than for involvement in the public life of business or politics Widespread doubt about women's intellectual ability led most societies to deny education, employment and many legal and political rights to women It was men who controlled most positions of employment and power in society.
Widespread : existing among many people ,extensive
To deny : to refuse involvement : participation To lead to : to cause , to result in to consider : to regard
The struggle for women's rights - the rights that establish the same social, economic, and political status for women as for men -began in the 18th century during a period known as the Age of Enlightenment. During this period, political philosophers in Europe began to argue that all individuals, male or female, were born with natural rights that made them free and equal These pioneer thinkers advocated that women should not be discriminated
against on the basis of their sex. To advocate : to support
To discriminate : to treat better or worse in an unfair way
to argue : to speak angrily because you don’t agree with them
Today, although their status varies in different countries, women in most parts of the world have gained significant legal rights The most important of these are: the right to have equal work opportunities and pay to men, the right to vote, and the right to formal education.
Status : position To vary : to change