Women in Nazi Germany were to have a very special job. Hitler was very clear abo

Women in Nazi Germany were to have a veryspecial job. Hitler was very clear about this. This job was that they should begood mothers bringing up children at home while their husbands worked. Exceptfor some special fields, Hitler saw no reason why a woman should work. Withinmonths of Hitler coming to power, many female doctors, teachers and lawyerswere sacked. By the start of the Second World War, very few German womenwere in fulltime work. From their earliest years, girls were taught that allgood German women married at a young age to a proper German and that the wife’sjob was to keep a good home for her working husband and to have children.

One of the earliest laws passed by Hitleronce he came to power in 1933, was the Law for the Encouragement of Marriage.This law stated (声明)that all newly married couples would get a government loan (贷款) of 1000 marks. This loan wasnot to be simply paid back. The birth of one child meant that 25% of the loandid not have to be paid back. Two children meant that 50% of the loan didn’tneed to be paid back. Four children meant that the entire loan was cleared.

What was more, as housewives and mothers,their lives were controlled. Women were not expected to wear make-up or trousers.Only flat shoes were expected to be worn. Women were discouraged from slimmingas this was considered bad for child birth. 

1.

The aim of the Law for the Encouragement ofMarriage was to ________.

2.

The underlined word “sacked” in Paragraphone probably means “________”.

3.

According to the passage, women in NaziGermany ________.

4.

Which of the following is a suitable titlefor the text?

试题答案

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.A

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