单选题 This is supposed to he an enlightened age, but you wouldn"t think so if you could hear what the average men think of the average women. Women won their independence years ago. After a long, biter struggle, they now enjoy the same educational opportunities as men in most parts of the world. They have proved repeatedly that they are equal and often superior to men in almost every field. The hard-fought battle for recognition has been won, but it is by no means over. It is men, not women who still carry on the sex war because their attitude remains basically hostile. Even in the most progressive societies, women continue to he regarded as second-rate citizens. Hearing some men talk, you"d think that women belong to a different species. On the surface, the comments made by men about women"s abilities seem light-heartiness does not conceal the real contempt (轻视) that men feel for women. However much men sneer at women, their claims to superiority are not borne out by statistics. We all know that women cause far fewer accidents than men. They are too careful and responsible to drive like menaces. But this is a minor quibble (双关语). Women have succeeded in any job you care to name. As politicians, soldiers, doctors, bus-conductors, scientists and presidents of countries they have often put men to shame. And we must remember that they frequently succeed brilliantly in all these fields in addition to bearing and rearing children.

单选题 According to the passage, men"s real attitude towards women ______.

单选题 Women"s success in almost every field is significant because ______.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】根据第二至五句，After a long，bitter struggle, they now enjoy the same educational opportunities as men in most parts of the world选项A符合题意。选项B未谈及，选项C与常识不符，选项D与题无因果关系，只说明斗争还没结束。

单选题 What dose the author probably do?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】从全篇文章来看，作者始终讲的是有关女性受到歧视的社会问题。文章中作者主要从男性的角度分析了这种社会问题的原因，同时又分析了女性的特点及所取得的成就。因此，作者很可能是一位社会学家(sociologist)。historian历史学家，educator教育家。

单选题 Which of the following statements in true?

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】根据本段第四句，They have proved repeatedly that they are equal and often superior to men in almost every field，作出该项选择。选项A，has been completely won不对，太绝对；选项C，can not get the same educational opportunities不符原文，在世界大部分地区女性已与男性同等；选项D，all over the world不妥，只有在许多地方而非世界各地。