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Thepuritanreligion.

C：

Colonialwomen'

semployment.

D：

Educationinthecolonies.

答案：

C

（2）、Accordingtothepassage,whereincolonialNorthAmericaweretherethefewestwomen?

Puritancommunities.

Seaports.

Frontiersettlements.

Capitalcities.

（3）、ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthePuritanswere______.

uneducated

hardworking

generous

wealthy

B

（4）、Accordingtothepassage,Puritansbelievedthatanunmarriedadultwomanshouldbe______.

financiallyresponsibleforherself

returnedtoEngland

supportedbyherfamily

trainedtobeanurse

A

（5）、Accordingtothepassage,whatdidthePuritansexpectfrommarriedwomen?

Theyshouldadoptneedychildren.

Theyshouldassistintheirhusbands'

tradeorbusiness.

Theyshouldworkonlywithintheirownhomes.

Theyshouldbeapprenticed.

2、Halloween（October31）isaholidaywidelycelebratedwithdifferentnamesinmanycountries.Althoughitoriginatedasareligiousholiday,ithaslostitsreligiousconnectionsintheUnitedStates.Itisnowcelebratedlargelyasachildren'

sday,andmanyAmericanchildrenlookforwardtoitfordaysandweeksbeforehand.

Theorangepumpkinisharvestedatthistimeofyearandishollowedout,afunnyfacecutintoit,andacandleplacedinsideasdecorationsinthewindow.Cityfolks,nowadays,sometimesusepaperpumpkinsfordecorations.Someyearsago,theholidaywascelebratedbydressingupinstrangeandfrighteningcostumesandplayingtricksonone'

sneighborsandfriends,suchasringingdoorbells,throwingbitsofcornonthewindowpanes,andinotherwaysmakingminordisturbances.Morerecently,childrencometothedoortohavefriendsandneighborsadmiretheircostumesandguesswhotheyarebehindthefalsefacesandreceivetreatsofcandy,fruitorcookies.Theysay,"

TrickorTreat"

meaning"

Iwillplayatrickonyouifyoudonotgivemeatreat."

Thispracticehasevenmorerecentlydevelopedintoasignificantinternationalactivity.Insteadoforalongwithcandy,thechildrencollectmoneyforUNICEF（UnitedNationsInternationalChildren'

sEmergencyFund）.Thisspecialcollectionofmoneybychildrenforneedychildrenthroughouttheworldisknownas"

UNICEFTrickorTreat"

.Begunonlyrecently,itresultsinseveralmilliondollarseachyearcontributedtoUNICEF.Thecollectionboxisorange,reminiscentofthepumpkin.

（1）、WhatdoesHalloweenoriginatefrom?

Achildren'

sday.

strick.

Areligiousday.

AUNICEFday.

（2）、WhatisthesymbolofHalloween?

Pumpkin

Candle

Costumes

Money

（3）、TheholidaywascelebratedinthefollowingwayssomeyearsagoEXCEPT______.

puttingonstrangeandfrighteningcostumes

receivingtreatsofcandy,fruitorcookies

playingtricksonone'

sneighborsandfriends

ringingdoorbells

（4）、WhydochildrencollectmoneyintheHalloween?

Theylovemoney.

Theywanttogetenoughmoneytobuythemselvescandy.

Theadultsarewillingtogivethemmoney.

Theywanttohelpotherchildren.

D

（5）、Thecollectionboxisdyedorangebecause______.

childrenloveorange

orangestandsforhappiness

orangeisthecolorofpumpkins

orangeislovedbyadults

3、Humanneedsseemendless.Whenahungrymangetsameal,hebeginstothinkaboutanovercoat,whenamanagergetsanewsportscar,abighouseandpleasureboatsdanceintoview.

Themanyneedsofmankindmightberegardedasmakingupseverallevels.Whenthereismoneyenoughtosatisfyonelevelofneeds,anotherlevelappears.

Thefirstandmostbasiclevelofneedsinvolvesfood.Oncethislevelissatisfied,thesecondlevelofneeds,clothingandsomesortofshelter,appears.BytheendofWorldWarII,theseneedsweresatisfiedforagreatmajorityofAmericans.Thenathirdlevelappeared.Itincludedsuchitemsasautomobilesandnewhouses.

By1957or1958thisthirdlevelofneedswasfairlywellsatisfied.Then,inthelate1950s,afourthlevelofneedsappeared:

the"

life-enriching"

level.Whiletheotherlevelsinvolvephysicalsatisfaction,thatis,thefeeding,comfort,safety,andtransportation,thislevelstressesmentalneedsforrecognition,achievement,andhappiness.Itincludesavarietyofgoodsandservices,manyofwhichcouldbecalled"

luxury"

items.Amongthemarevacationtrips,thebestmedicalanddentalcare,andrecreation.Alsoincludedherearefancygoodsandthelateststylesinclothing.

Onthefourthlevel,alotofmoneyisspentonservices,whileonthefirstthreelevelsmoreisspentongoods.Willconsumersraisetheirsightstoafifthlevelofneedsastheirincomeincreases,orwilltheycontinuetodemandluxuriesandpersonalservicesonthefourthlevel?

Afifthlevelwouldprobablyinvolveneedsthatcanbeachievedbestbycommunityaction.Consumersmaybespendingmoreontaxestopayforgovernmentactionagainstdisease,ignorance,crime,andprejudice.Afterfillingourstomachs,ourclothesclosets,ourgarages,ourteeth,andourminds,wenowmayseektoensurethehealth,safety,andleisuretoenjoymorefullythegoodthingsonthefirstfourlevels.

（1）、Accordingtothepassage,manwillbegintothinkaboutsuchneedsashousingandclothingonlywhen______.

hehasgrowndissatisfiedwithhissimpleshelter

hehassavedupenoughmoney

hehassatisfiedhishunger

hehaslearnedtobuildhouses

（2）、ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatbytheendofWorldWarII,mostAmericans______.

livedinpoverty

wereveryrich

hadthegoodthingsonthefirstthreelevels

didnotownautomobiles

（3）、WhichofthefollowingisNOTrelatedto"

physicalsatisfaction"

Asuccessfulcareer.

Acomfortablehome.

Agoodmeal.

Afamilycar.

（4）、Whatisthemainconcernofmanonthefourthlevel?

Themoregoodsthebetter.

Themore"

itemsthebetter.

Themorementalsatisfactionthebetter.

Themoreearningsthebetter.

（5）、Theauthortendstothinkthatthefifthlevel______.

wouldbelittlebetterthanthefourthlevel

maybealotmoredesirablethanthefirstfour

canbethelastlevel

willbecomeattainablebeforethegovernmenttakesactions

4、Thoughsomepeoplehavesuggestedthatwomenshouldreturntohouseworkinordertoleavemorejobsformen,theideahasbeenrejectedbybothwomenandmeninpublicopinionpolls.Latelysomeunionofficialshavesuggestedthattoomanywomenareemployedintypeofworkmoresuitableformenandthatwomenshouldstepasidetomakewayforunemployedyoungmen.Theyarguethatwomen-especiallywomenintheirchildbearingyearsactuallydelayeconomicdevelopmentandresultinlowerproductivity,poorqualityandinefficiency.

Tosolvetheproblem,theyhavesuggestedthattheworkingwomenstayathomewhiletheirhusbandsorbrothersweregivendoublewages.Theyarguethatunderthesecircumstances,familieswouldretaintheirsamelevelofincome,andwomencouldrunthehouseandraisechildrenmuchbetter.

Thesuggestionhasbeenrejectedby9outof10peoplepolled.Ahundredpersonsinabigcitywerequestionedlastsummer.Outof50women,46saidtheywereunwillingtoleavetheirjobs,nomatterwhatthesituationwas.Theother4saidtheywouldliketoreturnhomeiftheirjobscouldbetakenbytheirsonsordaughters.Of50menpolled,only6saidtheywouldliketoseetheirwivesgiveuptheirjobs,ifitmeanthigherwagesforthemselves.

Someotherpeoplehavesuggestedanotherwaycalled"

phasedemploymenttheory"

.Thetheorysuggeststhatawomanworkertakeleavefromherjobwhensheissevenmonthspregnantandstayoffthejobuntilherbabyreachestheageof3.Itsuggeststhatwomenonleavereceive75percentoftheirnormalsalaryandbeallowedtoreturntoworkafterthe3-yearperiod.Thiswillbenefitchildren,women,theirfamiliesandthesociety.Someofthosepolled,bothwomenandmen,felttheideaisagoodone.Itdefinitelyseemstobemoreacceptablethanthesuggestionthatwomenreturntohomeforever.

（1）、Someunionofficialshavesuggestedthatwomenshouldreturnhomebecause______.

allofthemareemployedinunsuitabletypesofwork

theirparticipationinworkhasabadinfluence