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Themajorityoftheworld’smostpowerfulandinfluentialpositionsremaininmen'

shands.Buttheimbalanceisgraduallytilting--anditshows.In2015,someofthebiggestnewsandsuccessesresultedfromtheactionsofwomen.Herearethenewfaceswhoinspired,guidedormovedtheworld.

LorettaLynch

Traditionally,thetopU.S.law-enforcementofficialisnotwell-knownoutsideoftheUnitedStates,butAttorneyGeneralLorettaLynchnotonlymadeheadlinesaroundtheworld,shealsobroughtaparticularkindofchangethatbillionsofpeoplehadhopedforbutthoughtwasoutofreach.

Lynchsurprisedtheworldbytakingontheentrenched（根深蒂固的）,corruptofficialsofFIFA,thegoverningbodyoftheworld'

smostpopularsport,soccer.Shehadthebraverytodowhatnobodyelsehaddared.FIFAofficials,shedeclared,hadengagedin"

rampant（猛烈的）,systematicanddeep-rooted"

corruption,anditwastimeto"

bringwrongdoerstojustice."

EllenJohnsonSirleaf

WhenEbolatookonalarmingproportionsinWestAfrica,itwastoughforLiberia,oneofthecentersofthecrisis.

EllenJohnsonSirleaf,theleaderofLiberia,pleadedforinternationalhelp.OnereasontheworldrespondedisbecausetheunbeatablePresidenthasinternationalmoralstatus.SheplayedakeyroleinguidinghercountryaftercruelcivilwarsandreceivedtheNobelPeacePrizeforhereffort.

JohnsonSirleafnotonlyhelpedbringanendtotheepidemic,shedidsomethingjustasremarkable:

Sherevealedheremotionsandadmittedherfaults.Whenitwasallovershesaidshehadbeenafraid,andadmittedshehadmadebigmistakesasaresultofherfear.Thensheshowedgratitude.Insteadofcollectinghonors,shethankedallthepeopleandcountrieswhomadevictoryagainstEbolapossible.

AungSanSuuKyi

TheBurmeseleader,alsoaNobelPeacePrizewinner,puttheskepticsandthecynics（愤世嫉俗）toshame.Tothosewhosaidnonviolentresistancecouldnotdefeataviciousarmedopponent,sheseemedtosay"

justwatch."

FollowingthefootstepsofMahatmaGandhiandMartinLutherKing,sheenduredalongstruggleagainstthepitilessmilitaryrulersofMyanmar.Shegainedinternationalsupportforeconomicsanctions（制裁）thathelpedpersuadethegeneralstoloosentheircontrol,leadingtoelectionsin2015andanoverwhelmingvictoryforherNationalLeagueforDemocracy.Sheremainsaglobaliconofpeacefulresistance.

TuYouyou

It'

satoughchallengetofindasinglehumanbeingwhomayberesponsibleforsavingasmanylives.TheChinesepharmacologistTuYouyou,oneofthreewinnersofthisyear'

sNobelPrizeforMedicine,tookadifferentrouteinattackingoneoftheworld'

sbiggestkillers,malaria.

ResearchintoancientChinesetextsledhertodiscoverthecompoundsthathelppreventadiseasethatstillkillsabouthalfamillionpeopleeveryyear,transmittedbymosquitoesinwater-loggedjungles.Thediscoveryhasresultedinmedicationthathassavedmillionsoflives.

1.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.

A.tellusthatmen’sstatusintheworldwasbecominglessimportantin2015

B.showreaderstheimportanceofseveralgreatwomenwhowerepowerfulin2015

C.analyzethereasonswhysomegreatwomenbecamethe2015biggestnews

D.introduceseveralgreatwomenandtheirachievementsin2015

2.Amongthewomenmentionedabove,whodidnotwintheNobelPrize?

A.AungSanSuuKyi.B.EllenJohnsonSirleaf

C.LorettaLynch.D.TuYouyou

3.EllenJohnsonSirleafwasregardedasremarkableforthefollowingEXCEPT_____.

A.thatsheplayedakeyroletoendEbola,butshedidn’toweeverythingtoherselfalone..

B.thatsheguidedhercountrytowinthecivilwarsandreceivedtheNobelPrize..

C.thatshebravelyacknowledgedherfearandhermistakes.

D.thatsheexpressedhergratitudetothosewhofoughtEbolatogether

4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.

A.somegreatwomen’ssuccessesareshakingthemen’scontroloftheworld.

B.thankstoTuYouyou’sdiscovery,thepatientsattackedbymalariawillundoubtedlybesaved.

C.AungSanSuuKyiwonthevictorywiththeguidanceofGandhiandMartinLutherKing.

D.manypeoplehavedealtwiththecorruptionofFIFA,butfailed.

B

Adecadeago,secondaryandhighereducationwasprizedaboveallelse.Apprenticeships（学徒工作）wereviewedasanoptionfordropoutsratherthanadaringcareerchoice.Andtheyoungmenandwomenwhodidn’tfitintotheschoolsystem,preferringtocreatestart-upsandfocusonmakingalivinginthebusinessworld,weredismissedaswheeler-dealers.（投机者）

Nowthere’renobirdsofthisyearinlastyear’snests.Youngpeoplearebeingencouragedtothinkcarefullyaboutwhetheracademiaisrightforthem---thistrendhasbeenfuelledbyrisinguniversityfeesandaglobalshortageofm