单选题   Earlier, in the old days, women used to sit at home separated from the outside world. They used to manage the home and look after children. They were free of the responsibility of earning money to support the family, which was left to men.
    With the coming of industrialization (工业化) and technological development, the lifestyles of human beings started to change. The needs of human beings started to grow. In this process, women slowly started to move outside the home. Women received the same education as men. Gradually, women slowly started to think independently and participated equally with men in all fields of life, including politics, sports and even military.
    With changing environments, the role of women has become more important in society. To match today's standard of living, it is necessary for both men and women to support the family.
    Today, women have been given bigger roles to play in society. They are even taking more responsibility than men. At first, men disagreed with women pursuing (追求) their careers outside the home. However, with growing needs and a shortage of money, they had no other way but to accept the reality.
    The financial contributions from women to their families have increased, but in some places, the home is still managed only by women as in the past. It is a challenging task for women to manage both. Women are bearing the stress and suffering mental difficulties with both managing the home and pursuing their careers.
单选题     The best title for the passage would be ______.
 
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】 通读文章可知,文章主要讲述了女性在社会中的作用和角色的变化,故选C。
单选题     Earlier in the old days, women used to do the following EXCEPT ______.
 
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】 根据文章第一段“Earlier, in the old days,women used to sit at home...free of the responsibility of earning money to support the family, which was left to men.”可知,在早期社会,女性是不和外界接触的,挣钱的任务是由男性完成的,故选D。
单选题     We can infer from the last paragraph that ______.
 
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】 通读文章可知,早期社会的女性只需要打理家务和照顾孩子,而现在的女性不仅如此,还要工作挣钱养家,这表明女性正承担起比以前更多的责任,故选B。
单选题     Which is NOT true according to the passage? ______
 
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】 根据文章最后一段“...but in some places, the home is still managed only by women as in the past.”可知,仍然有些女性待在家里操持家庭,不参加工作,故选A。