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1938byHarcout,,WoolfconsiderstheThispassageisadaptedfromVirginiaWoolf,ThreeGuineas.

situationofwomeninEnglishsociety.

CloseathandisabridgeovertheRiverThames,anadmirablevantagegroundforusto

erflowsbeneath;bargespass,ladenwithtimber,burstingwithcorn;there

ononesidearethedomesandspiresofthecity;ontheother,WestministerandtheHousesof

lacetostandonbythehour,repressedfor

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reheretoconsiderfacts;nowwemustfixoureyesupontheprocession-the

processionofthesonsofeducatedmen.

Theretheygo,ourbrotherswhohavebeeneducatedatpublicschoolsand

universities,mountingthosesteps,passinginandoutofthosedoors,ascendingthosepulpits,

preaching,teaching,administeringjustice,practicingmedicine,transactingbusiness,making

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olemnsightalways-aprocession,likeacaravanseraicrossingadesert….Butnow,

forthepasttwentyyearsorso,itisnolongerasightmerely,aphotograph,orfrescoscrawled

uponthewallsoftime,re,

trapesingalongatthetailendoftheprocession,tmakesadifference.

Wewhohavelookedsolongatthepageantinbooks,orfromacurtainedwindowwatched

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educatedmenleavingthehouseataboutnine-thirtytogotoanoffice,returningtothehouseat

aboutsix-thirtyfromanoffice,anleavethehouse,can

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mountthosesteps,passinandoutofthosedoors,…makethesehumblepensmayinanother

willdarecontradictusthen;weshallbethe

mouthpiecesofthedivinespirit-asolemnthought,isitnot?Whocansaywhether,astimegoes

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on,wemaynotdressinmilitaryuniformwithgoldlaceonourbreasts,swordsatoursides,and

somethingliketheoldfamilycoal-scuttleonourheads,savethatthatvenerableobjectwas

gh-indeedtheshadowoftheprivate

wornprivateclothessolong…Butwe

havenotcomeheretolaugh,ortotalkoffashions-men’sandwomen’ere,onthe

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bridge,yareveryimportantquestions;andwehave

stionsthatwehavetoaskandtoanswerabout

thatprocessionduringthismomentoftransitionaresoimportantthattheymaywellchangethe

avetoaskourselves,hereandnow,dowewishto

jointhatprocession,ordon’twe?Onwhattermsshallwejointhatprocession?Aboveall,where

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isitleadingus,theprocessionofeducatedmen?Themomentisshort;itmaylastfiveyears;then

years,orperhapsonlyamatterofafewmonthslonger…But,youwillobject,youhavenotimeto

think,lyouhaveyourbattlestofight,yourrenttopay,cuseshall

notserveyou,nowfromyourownexperience,andtherearefactsthatproveit,

thedaughtersofeducatedmenhavealwaysdonetheirthinkingfromhandtomouth;notunder

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venotthoughtwhile

theystirredthepot,husthattheywonustherighttoour

stousnowtogoonthinking;howarewetospendthatsixpence?

hinkinoffices;inomnibuses;whilewearestandinginthecrowdwatching

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CoronationsandLordMayor’sShows;letusthink…inthegalleryoftheHouseofCommons;in

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theLawCourts;everceasefrom

thinking-whatisthis“civilization”inwhichwefindourselves?Whataretheseceremoniesand

whyshouldwetakepartinthem?Whataretheseprofessionsandwhyshouldwemakemoney

outofthem?Whereinshortisitleadingus,theprocessionofthesonsofeducatedmen?

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npurposeofthepassageisto

(A)emphasizethevalueofatradition

(B)stresstheurgencyofanissue

(C)highlighttheseverityofsocialdivisions

(D)questionthefeasibilityofanundertaking

正确答案:

B

分析:在文章中,

Woolf

问妇女们一系列问题。

Woolf

希望妇女们与受过教育的男人们一

起工作。

Woolf

强调这个问题是很急切的。因为妇女没几乎没有时间去回到这些问题(

have

verylittletimeinwhichtoanswer

tralclaimofthepassageisthat

(A)educatedwomenfaceadecisionabouthowtoengagewithexistinginstitutions

(B)womencanhavepositionsofinfluenceinEnglishsocietyonlyiftheygiveupsomeoftheir

traditionalroles

(C)themalemonopolyonpowerinEnglishsocietyhashadgraveandcontinuingeffects.

(D)theentryofeducatedwomenintopositionsofpowertraditionallyheldbymenwill

transformthosepositions.

正确答案:

A

分析:文章通篇

Woolf

都倡导妇女们加入劳动力大军。妇女们面临着如何进入劳动力市场

的问题。

sestheworld“we”throughoutthepassagemainlyto

(A)reflectthegrowingfriendlinessamongagroupofpeople

(B)advancetheneedforcandoramongagroupofpeople

(C)establishasenseofsolidarityamongagroupofpeople

(D)reinforcetheneedforrespectamongagroupofpeople

正确答案:

C

分析:文章中,

Woolf

使用了“

we

”指代她自己和受过教育的妇女。使用这样的词汇,可

以将受过教育的妇女团结在一起,拉近大家的距离。

ingtothepassage,Woolfchoosesthesettingofthebridgebecauseit

(A)isconducivetoamoodoffancifulreflection

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(B)providesagoodviewoftheprocessionofthesonsofeducatedmen.

(C)iswithinsightofhistoricepisodestowhichshealludes

(D)issymbolicofthelegacyofpastandpresentsonsofeducatedmen.

正确答案:

B

分析:

Woolf

提到泰晤士河上的桥,主要是因为站在桥上,可以看到那些工作的男人们步

行去工作的场景。泰晤士河桥为他们提供了一个良好的观察视角。

ndicatesthattheprocessionshedescribesinthepassage

(A)hascometohavemorepracticalinfluenceinrecentyears.

(B)hasbecomeacelebratedfeatureofEnglishpublichlife.

(C)includesalloftherichestandmostpowerfulmeninEngland

(D)hasbecomelessexclusionaryinitsmembershipinrecentyears.

正确答案:

D

分析

:

在文章当中

Woolf

写道

,

管理国家事务的男人,与“工作队列”中的人们相同。

Woolf

注意到,妇女们正在进入这个队列,这表明这个队列越来越开放(

lessexclusionary

)。

hoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?

(A)Lines12-10(“There…money”)

(B)Line10(“It…desert”)

(C)Lines12-13(“For…ourselves”)

(D)Lines16-18(“We..pulpit”)

正确答案:

C

分析

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题解释。

haracterizesthequestionsinlines28-30(“Forwe…men”)asboth

(A)controversialandthreatening

(B)weightyandunanswerable

(C)momentousandpressing

(D)provocativeandmysterious

正确答案:

C

分析:(

soimportantthattheymaywellchangeWoolf

认为她再

28-30

行提到的问题是重要的

thelivesofallmenandwomenforever.

,

也是急切的(

wehaveverylittletimeinwhichto

answerthem

.

因此选择

C

选项,其中

momentous

表示重要的,

pressing

表示急切的。

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hoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?

(A)Lines24-25(“We..questions”)

(B)Lines25-26(“And…them”)

(C)Line30(“Themoment…short”)

(D)Lines32-33(“That…madam”)

正确答案:

B

分析:结合

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题分析内容,

25-26

Woolf

将这些问题描述成重要的和急切的。

hoicemostcloselycapturesthemeaningofthefigurative“sixpence”referredtoin

lines37?

(A)Tolerance

(B)Knowledge

(C)Opportunity

(D)Perspective

正确答案:

C

分析:

Woolf

分析说:妇女在扮演传统角色(做饭和照顾孩子)时有优势。这种优势为妇

女们赢得了

brand-newsixpence.

妇女们应当学会如何花费这个“

sixpence

”。结合文章主旨,

我们可以知道,这里的

sixpence

并不是真实的硬币,而是一个比喻,指代妇女们可以利用的

优势进入劳动市场。

geofplacesandoccasionslistedinlines37-40(“Letus…funerals”)mainlyservesto

emphasizehow

(A)novelthechallengefacedbywomenis

(B)pervasivetheneedforcriticalreflectionis

(C)complexthepoliticalandsocialissuesofthedayare.

(D)enjoyablethecareerpossibilitiesforwomenare.

正确答案:

B

分析:在文章当中,

Woolf

反复使用“

letusthink

”来强调妇女们思考她们在社会中角

色的重要性,因此

Woolf

列举了不同时间不同地点的思考,用排比的方法来进行强调

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