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“TheCivilWaristakingitstollontheUnionsoldiers。
Ineedtohelpthem.”
Sallychewedherlipsandlookedaroundtheroom.“I’mgoingwithyou。
”
ThetwovolunteeredattheWashingtonHospital。
Afterseveralmonths,Clarabecameunsettled。
“Sally,thisisn’tenough.Ineedtohelpthesoldiersinthefieldandonthefrontlines.I’mleavinginthemorning.”
Sally'
sbrowsroseintoherforehead。
“Sally!
Youcan’t。
It'
stoodangerous."
“Thefrontlinesoldierswhoneedhelpareingreaterdanger.”
Claragotdonationswhereshecouldandusedherownsavingstobuysupplies。
Shetraveledfrombattletobattlewiththreearmywagons.Shealsoorganizedmentogivefirstaid,carrywater,andpreparefoodforthewounded.
Aftermanymonthsofbattlefieldafterbattlefield,ClaratoldherfriendRachel。
“Ifinallyreceivedofficialpermissiontobringsuppliestobattlefields。
ThewoundedsoldiersaresoappreciativeofallIdo,they'
venamedmethe“AngeloftheBattlefield。
“That’swonderful,”saidRachel。
“Youcertainlydeservetherecognition.You'
reoneofthebravestwomenIknow.”
AftertheCivilWarended,ClarawenttoEuropetorestherbodyandmind。
Somanyyearsofhelpingsoldiersandtheirfamilieshadwornherdown。
WhilevisitingSwitzerland,ClaralearnedoftheInternationalRedCross.ItsmissiontohelpwarvictimsaroundtheworldarousedClara'
sinterestandexcitement。
Italsosparkedanidea。
Whenshereturnedhome,ClaraworkedtoestablishanAmericanRedCross.SheevenmetwithPresidentHayestodiscussit。
Finally,onMay21,1881,theAmericanRedCrosswasformed。
Amonthlater,Clarawaselectedpresidentoftheorganization.
1。
WheredidClarafirstvolunteertohelptheUnionsoldiers?
A.Switzerland。
B。
ThePatentOffice.
C。
Thefrontlines.D。
TheWashingtonHospital.
2.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesClara’scharacter?
A.Fearlessanddevoted。
B.Generousandenergetic。
C.Humorousandbrave。
D。
Considerateandconfident.
3.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A。
ThesufferingbroughtbytheCivilWar。
B。
ThedevelopmentoftheAmericanRedCross。
C.Women'
scontributionstotheAmericanpeace.
D。
AgreatwomanwhointroducedRedCrossintoUSA.
Thetopicofwomen'
semploymentinChinahasbeentrendingonWeibo。
Infact,Chinesewomenaretakingpartincountry’slaborforceingreatnumbers.Overall,70%ofChinesewomenareeitheremployedinsomecompaniesorseekingemployment,andalmost76%ofChinesewomenareeagertogainahigherpositionintheircareers.NowonderChinesewomenhaveearnedthereputationasthemostambitiouswomenintheworld。
Drivenbythewords“womenholduphalfthesky”,womeninChinaareencouragedtojointhelaborforce,makingthegender(性别)gapmuchnarrowerinChinathanthatinmanyothercountries。
WiththerapidgrowthofChina’seconomyandtheincreasingdemandindomesticlabormarket,Chinesewomenarealsogivenmoreopportunitiestogetjobsthaneverbefore。
Furthermore,Chinahasmadegreatstridestowardsimprovinggirls'
education。
Eversincetheintroductionofthe“CompulsoryEducationLaw”in1986,femaleadmissiontoeducationhasbeenonasignificantrise.In2012,femalecollegestudentsmadeup51.4percentofthetotaluniversitystudentpopulation。
Withqualifiededucationbackground,womenaremorepreferredinthelaborforce。
ThehugenumberofChinesewomenincountry’slaborforcehasmadethe“sheeconomy”andithasmadeasignificantcontributiontotheeconomygrowthinseveralaspects,suchashealthcare,financialservices,e—commerceandeducation.Inarecentstudy,McKinseyGlobalInstituteestimatedthatChinesewomen'
scontributiontoChina'
sdomesticproductwas41percent,thehighestintheAsiaPacificregion。
Buttherearestillalotofchallengesfortoday’sChinesewomen。
Casesarenotrarewherethevalueofwomenprofessionals,especiallythoseinvolvedinscientificresearch,isoftenunderappreciated。
Intermsofsalary,studiesshowthereisawideninggenderpaygapbetweenmaleandfemaleinChina,asaresultofwhichwomenaremorelikelythantheirhusbandstogiveupcareerstofocusonchildcare。
Itwouldseemthatinsomecontexts,Chinesewomenstillneedmen’shelp.
Theunderlinedword“strides"
inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto
___________。
struggleB.sacrificeC.progressD。
chance
2.Whatisoneofthechallengeswomenfaceinworkforce?
Awellappreciatedperformanceincertaincareers.
B.Alowerpaymentthanmaleworkforce。
Aheavyburdenfromtakingcareofchildren。
Astrongindependencefrommen'
sassistance。
3。
What’sthepassagemainly