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A Chinese saying goes: Women can hold up half of the sky. Similarly, a large number of women in Western European countries wish that they were born men. The number is said as high as 60% in Germany.
“Women often wish that they had the same chance as men have, and believe it is still men's world，” said Dr James Holden, one of the scientists who did the study.
Anne Harper has a very good job for an international oil company. She also believes in “Women's Liberation(解放)”．
“I don't wish that I were a man，” she says. “And I don't think many women do. But I do wish that people would stop looking down upon us women. At work, for example, we often do the work that men do but get paid less. There are still a lot of jobs that are usually the best ones and open only to men. If you're a man, you have a much better chance of leading an exciting life. How many women pilots are there... or engineers or scientists？”
文章大意：中国有句俗话“女人能顶半边天”，本文介绍了西欧不同妇女对这一话题的不同看法。
1．A lot of women in ________ wish that they were born men.
A．European countries B．Asia C．West Europe D．USA
答案：C 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句中a large number of women in Western European countries wish that they were born men.可知欧洲西部的国家一些女士的想法，故选C。
22．“It is still men's world.” means “________”．
A．There're more men than women in the world
B．There're more men scientists than women in the world
C．Women cannot live without men
D．Women have not been given the same chance as men
答案：D 细节理解题。根据第二段Dr James Holden所说的话Women often wish that they had the same chance as men have...及第三、四段Anne Harper所说的话，可看出还是男人占据优势，女人在许多方面并没有得到同等的机会、待遇，故选D。
23．Anne Harper considers that women should ________.
A．be really liberated B．live a better life
C．be well paid D．get better jobs than men
答案：A 推理判断题。从她believes in “Women's Liberation”及对男女平等的希望与描述中，可推出她希望的是真正的妇女解放，故选A。
24．Anne Harper doesn't wish that she were a man because she ________.
A．has got a very good job
B．believes in “Women Liberation”
C．does the work that a man can't do
D．isn't looked down upon by anyone
答案：B 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句She also believes in “Women's Liberation”．和第四段第一、二句I don't wish that I were a man... And I don't think many women do.可知她仍然热衷于“妇女解放”并希望改变男女不平等状况，故答案是B项。
