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Their grandmothers fought for the vote, and their mothers havebattled to have it all. Now the upcoming generation of girls have decided toturn the clock back and stay at home with their babies.

According to a survey of more than 5,000 teenage girls in Britain,their main ambition (追求的目标) is tocomplete university then stay at home. More than nine out of ten of the girlsbelieve it should be up to their husbands to provide for them. And although 43percent of those questioned believe they should continue with their educationuntil they have achieved a university degree, one in four say getting marriedis the most important thing for them.

The supposedly super-modern, “fun comes first” teenage generationhas proved to be very traditional in every area of their beliefs, with over 50percent saying they would not dream of having children before seeing a ring ontheir finger.

The desire to have children is beginning earlier too. On average,teenage girls plan to have their first child at 26, and most plan to have oneor two more children over the following four years. The national average now is1.64 children per couple.

“This survey doesn’t show that the battles of feminism (女权运动) have been lost,”said author Claire Rayner, “Feminism was never opposed (反对) to marriage or children. On thecontrary, feminism was about to equal opportunities for women to do what theywanted to do, when they wanted to do it, and this is exactly what these girlsare choosing to do.”

1.The passage is mainly about ________.

A. the result of the battles of feminism

B. women’s struggle for independence in the society

C. the girls’ desire to stay at home after they graduate

D. women’s social status in the modern society

2.Girls prefer to be housewives rather than independent womenbecause _______.

A. it’s hard for women to find jobs

B. men would rather their wives look after babies at home

C. girls want to live a more comfortable life

D. women have a low salary

3.. From the last paragraph we can see that Rayner thinks________.

A. women should stay at home with their babies

B. women should find jobs and support the family

C. women should be offered more job opportunities

D. women should live the life they like

试题答案

【答案】

1.C

2.C

3.D

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