Question

American women experience a great variety of lifestyle. A typical American woman may be single. She may also be divorced or married. She may be a homemaker, a doctor or a factory worker. It is very difficult to generalize about American women. However, one thing that many American women have in common is their attitudes about themselves and their roles in American life.
Historically, American women have always been very independent. The first settlers to come to New England were ten young couples that had left behind their extended families. The women were alone in a new, undeveloped country with their husbands. This has two important effects. First of all, this was the uncivilized environment that demanded every person to share in developing it and in survival. Women worked with their husbands and children to make themselves accepted in this new land. Second, because they were in a new land without the established influence of older members of society, women felt free to step into non—traditional roles.
This role of women was strengthened in later years as Americans move west again, leaving families behind and meeting a new environment. Even later, in the east, as new settlers arrived, women often found jobs more easily than men. Women became the supporters of the family.
Within the established lifestyle of the industrialized twentieth century, the strong role of women was not attractive as in the early days of the country. Some women stepped into the men’s jobs as factory and business workers. After the war, some women stayed in these positions, and others left their jobs with a new sense of ability.
小題1:A typical American woman is______________.

A．single or married	B． divorced
C．sure about herself and her role	D． all of the above

小題2: During the industrialized twentieth century, the role of women__________.

A．was found out

B．was as important as before.

C．declined

D．was stronger than that of the early days

小題3: Women took part in men’s job during the time of_________.

A．the Second World War

B． the Westward Movement

C． the early immigration

D． the industrialized twentieth century.

Answer 1

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:D

試題分析：本文敘述了婦女在不同的歷史時期的社會地位及她們的工作情況。
小題1:這是細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)However, one thing that many American women have in common is their attitudes about themselves and their roles in American life.故選C.
小題2:這是細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Within the established lifestyle of the industrialized twentieth century, the strong role of women was not attractive as in the early days of the country. 故選C。
小題3:這是細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Some women stepped into the men’s jobs as factory and business workers.故選D。
點評：細節(jié)題為閱讀考題的重頭戲，所占比例高達80% ，相對而言較簡單，因為這類題雖然要求理解準確，但基本上限于字面意義的理解，范圍也限于局部，因此是我們可望得高分的部分。細節(jié)題絕大部分體現(xiàn)“中心思想是解”這一原理。本文都是細節(jié)理解題，在文中比較容易找到答案。