Question

During the 20th century there has been a great change in the lives of women．A woman marrying at the end of the 19th century probably has been in her middle 20's and would be likely to have seven or eight children．By the time the youngest was 15，the mother would have been in her early 50's and would expect to live a further 20 years，during which chance and health made

it hard for her to get paid work．

Today women marry younger and have fewer children．Usually a woman's youngest child will be 15 when she is 45 and she can be expected to live another 35 years and is likely to get paid work until 60．

This important change in women's life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women's economic position．Even a few years ago most girls left school and took a fulltime joB． However，when they married they usually left work at once and never returned to it．Today the school-leaving age is 16，many girls stay at school after that age，and though women marry younger，more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born．Many more return to work later．Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage，with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties of family life．

1.We learn from this passage that in the 19th century ．

A． there were more children in the world than there are today

B． women spent a greater part of their lives raising

C． there were more women in poor health than there are today

D． women married younger than they do today

2.One reason why a married woman of today may take a job is that ．

A． she is young when her children can look after themselves

B． she is obliged to help her husband support the family

C． she feels lonely at home when her children grow up

D． she hopes to change the world a bit

3.Many girls are now likely to ．

A． give up their jobs after they get married

B． leave school as soon as they can

C． marry early so that they can get better jobs

D． continue working until they are going to have a baby

4.According to the passage，it is now quite usual for women to ______．

A． stay at home after leaving school

B． find jobs when they reach the age of 16

C． start working again later in life

D． marry and have children while still at school

5.Now a husband probably ．

A． plays a greater part in doing housework

B． does almost all of the housework

C． feels unhappy about his wife's going out to work

D． takes a part-time job so as to help at home

Answer 1