As late as 1800, women’s only place was in the home. The idea of woman in the business world was unthinkable. Men were certain that no woman could do a good job outside her home. This was such a widely accepted idea that when the well-known Bronte sisters began writing books in 1864, they had to sign their books with men’s names instead.

Teaching was the first profession open to women soon after 1800. But even that was not an easy profession for women to enter because most schools and colleges were open only to men. Oberlin College in Ohio was the first college in America to accept women.

Hospital nursing became respectable work for women only after Nightingale became famous. Seeing that she was not only a nurse but also a rich and well-educated woman, people began to believe it was possible for women to nurse the sick and still be “l(fā)adies”. Miss Nightingale opened England’s first training school for nurse in 1860.

The invention of the typewriter in 1867 helped to bring women out of the home and into the business world. By 1900, thousands of women were working at real jobs in schools, hospitals and offices in both England and America. Some women even managed to become doctors or lawyers. The idea that women could work in the business world had been accepted.

55. Why couldn’t women become teachers easily? Because___________

A.the first profession open to them was writing.

B.most schools and colleges were open only to men.

C.they wanted to be nurses instead.

D.they had to work in the business world.

56. The article is mainly about __________.

A.women are in the business world      B. the famous Bronte sisters

C.schools and colleges in America       D. rights for American women

57. Which fact does the article lead you to believe?

A.The Bronte sisters thought that they were men.

B.England’s first training school for nurses was in Ohio.

C.There are more men than women in professional jobs.

D.Women find it necessary to work harder than before.

58. Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The typewriter was made in the 1970’s.

B.Most women in England are doctors or lawyers.

C.People’s ideas about women’s work have changed.

D. The 18th century saw a changing world for women.

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　　Language learning begins with listening．Children are greatly different in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking, and later starters are often long listeners．Most children will “obey” spoken instructions some time before they can speak, though the word “obey” is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child．Before they can speak, many children will also ask questions by gesture or by making questioning noises．

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parents can never hope to teach their children new sounds

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                DID YOU KNOW?

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     “Attractively written and really absorbing ... Charles C. Mann has produced a book that’s part detective story, part epic (史詩) and part tragedy. He has taken on a vast topic: thousands of years, two huge continents, and cultures.”

                                          -- Charles Matthews, San Jose Mercury News

     “Powerful and challenging”

                                                 --Alan Taylor, Washington Post

     “A pleasure to read as well as a wonderful education”              -- Howard Zinn

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A. It is interesting and instructive.        B. It is attractive and culturally related

C. It is challenging and revolutionary.     D. It is humorous and persuasive.

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A. people settled in the Americas a little earlier than 1492

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It’s likely that everything you learned about America’s ancient history is wrong.

   The new book, 1491, completely changes our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.

                DID YOU KNOW?

   When Columbus landed there were probably more people in the Americas than there were in Europe.

   The peoples of North America had such healthy life-styles that as late as the 19th century they continued to be the tallest people on earth.

   Facts have shown that the Americas were populated as long as 33,000 years ago.

   4,000 years ago Mesoamerican farmers developed corn in a feat (技藝) of genetic engineering that still isn’t completely understood.

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     “In the tradition of Jared Diamond & John McPhee, a totally new view of pie-Columbian America”                                                    --Richard Rhodes

     “Attractively written and really absorbing ... Charles C. Mann has produced a book that’s part detective story, part epic (史詩) and part tragedy. He has taken on a vast topic: thousands of years, two huge continents, and cultures.”

                                          -- Charles Matthews, San Jose Mercury News

     “Powerful and challenging”

                                                 --Alan Taylor, Washington Post

     “A pleasure to read as well as a wonderful education”              -- Howard Zinn

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C. It is challenging and revolutionary.     D. It is humorous and persuasive.

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