Sociologists(社会学家) working in western countries, have found that a large number of women wished they had been born men. The number is said to be as high as 60% in Germany.
“Women often wish they had the same chances as men have, and think it is still men’s world,” said Dr James Helen, one of the sociologists who did the study.
Many men say that they have more duties than women. A man has to make money to support his family and to make the important decision, so it is right for men to be paid more. Some are even against their wives working at all. When wives go out to work, they say, the home and children cannot be taken good care of. If women take full-time jobs, they won’t be able to do what they are best at doing: making a nice home and bringing up the children.
Some women disagree. They say they want to get out of their homes and to have freedom to choose between work and home life. Women have the right of equal pay and equal chances.
Anne Harper has a very good job. She also believes in “Women’s Liberation”. “I don’t wish I were a man,” she says, “and I don’t think many women do. But I do wish people would stop treating us like second-class people. At work, for example, we usually do the work that men do but get paid less. There are still a lot of jobs only to men — usually they are the best ones. If you are a man, you have a much better chance of living a wonderful life. How many women scientists are there, or engineers?”
1. A large number of women wished they had been born men because _______.
A. men had more duties B. they wanted to go to work just as men did
C. men were the best workers in many fields D. the world was on the whole controlled by men
2. Some of the men who are against women going out to work because they think _______.
A. women’s going to work will reduce job chances for men B. it will make men less respectable
C. the best place for a woman is her home D. men will not be able to do jobs they are best at
3. Which of the following is true according to this passage?
A. Anne Harper doesn’t wish to be a woman because she has a very good job.
B. The door to good jobs are never open to women.
C. According to Anne Harper, most of women don’t wish they were a man.
D. Anne Harper doesn’t believe the present situation for women will change completely very soon.
【答案与解析】本文报道了西方国家很多妇女都希望自己是男人这一现象以及妇女对男女不平等的不满。
1. D。推断题。从文章第2段Dr James Helen所说it is still men’s world这一句中可看出此题答案为D。
2. C。推断题。从第3段的第四、五句可知此题答案为C。
3. D。推断题。从文章最后一段的最后两句可知答案为D。
