Passage 2
Among all the changes resulting from the massive entry of women into the work force, the transformation that has occurred in the women themselves is not the least important. They see themselves in a new light, for they have discovered that they can just do as well as men in any profession. Some of them have gone to the top: the chief economist of General Motors is a woman, and so is the president of the great filmmaking company 20th Century Fox. Such successes have given women pride and self confidence. Of course, the picture is not perfect. In the first place, a very large number of women do not even try to enter "male" professions because they lack the necessary training or because they are not bold enough to venture on new paths. For one woman executive or one woman judge there are still countless typists and saleswomen who struggle through their day without any sense of victory. Besides, many of their braver sisters, who are daring to compete with men in higher fields, find that male opposition is still strong, and that society is still ready to explain a woman's success by reasons that women are now free to enter any career that attracts them. The situation has improved, and the tide is not likely to turn back.
Women have gained pride, self-confidence, and independence. Have they gained happiness? Each working woman would have to give her personal answer to that question. Many women are too exhausted by their double career (home and office) to enjoy either one. Many feel guilty about leaving their children to the care of strangers, about neglecting all the small things that non-working homemakers do for their family and their house. For women, taking a profession involves sacrifice --- they have to make a difficult choice. Perhaps, the real progress is that the choice exists. In their grandmothers' time, it did not. (319 words )
41. The word "transformation" in Paragraph 1 probably implies ______.
A. women have overestimated themselves in abilities
B. women can be more successful than men if they try
C. women's attitudes towards their social roles
D. women's idea that they consider themselves the equal to men
42. The word "picture" in the first paragraph means ______.
A. the photos of the contemporary women
B. the present situation for women
C. the story of women
D. the massive entry for women
43. The first paragraph implies that ______.
A. many women are very successful in their professions
B. women are equally as successful as men
C. many women have come to the top leaderships
D. only a small number of women are successful in their professions
44. The sentence "the tide is not likely to turn back" in the first paragraph means that ______.
A. the massive entry of women into the work force is bound to develop further
B. women will have more chances to be promoted
C. women have to go back to their house chores
D. men will still play the dominant role in leadership
45. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The achievement women have made in their professions.
B. The pride of women in their achievement.
C. Women's professions have changed a lot.
D. The present social status of women and problems they are faced with.
参考答案：41--45: DBDAD
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