GRE阅读题目解析:争取女性独立的斗士

　　Feminist scholars have tended to regard women in the nineteenth-century United States who elected to remain single as champions of women’s autonomy and as critics of marriage as an oppressive institution. Indeed, many nineteenth-century American women who participated in reform movements or who distinguished themselves as writers and professionals were single. Yet this view of single women tends to distort the meaning of their choices. The nineteenth century saw the elevation of marriage for love as a spiritual ideal. Consequently, it became socially acceptable for women not to marry if such an ideal marriage could not be realized with an available suitor. Thus, many women’s choice to remain single reflected not a negative view of marriage but a highly idealistic one.

　　1. The author of the passage implies that many nineteenth-century American women chose to remain single because they

　　A. believed that marriage required them to give up much of their autonomy

　　B. had attitudes toward marriage that were influenced by contemporary reform movements

　　C. wanted to take advantage of increasing opportunities to distinguish themselves as professionals

　　D. doubted that their own marriage would live up to their notion of what a marriage ought to be

　　E. had a negative view of marriage fostered by a change in social attitudes during the nineteenth century

　　Consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply.

　　2. The author of the passage suggests that the feminist scholars mentioned in the first sentence distort the meaning of certain nineteenth-century American women’s choices by

　　A. ascribing those choices to a particular attitude toward marriage

　　B. ignoring evidence about single women’s motives for becoming writers or professionals

　　C. overestimating the number of nineteenth-century American women who were single by choice.

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　　Feminist scholars have tended to regard women in the nineteenth-century United States who elected to remain single as champions of women’s autonomy and as critics of marriage as an oppressive institution.

　　女权主义学者，倾向于把选择单身的十九世纪美国女性视为争取女性独立的斗士，以及对于婚姻作为一种压迫性制度的批判者。

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　　Indeed, many nineteenth-century American women who participated in reform movements or who distinguished themselves as writers and professionals were single.

　　的确，许多参与改革运动或成为杰出作家及专家的十九世纪美国女性，一直单身。

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　　Yet this view of single women tends to distort the meaning of their choices.

　　然而，对单身女性的这种看法，扭曲了她们选择这样生活的本意。

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　　The nineteenth century saw the elevation of marriage for love as a spiritual ideal.

　　十九世纪，人们把为爱情步入婚姻殿堂视为一种精神理想。

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　　Consequently, it became socially acceptable for women not to marry if such an ideal marriage could not be realized with an available suitor.

　　所以，对女人来说，因没有合适的伴侣无法实现理想婚姻，而选择单身，在社会上是可以接受的。

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　　Thus, many women’s choice to remain single reflected not a negative view of marriage but a highly idealistic one.

　　因此，许多女性选择单身，并非对婚姻持一种负面态度，而是高度理想化的。

　　1. The author of the passage implies that many nineteenth-century American women chose to remain single because they

　　A. believed that marriage required them to give up much of their autonomy

　　B. had attitudes toward marriage that were influenced by contemporary reform movements

　　C. wanted to take advantage of increasing opportunities to distinguish themselves as professionals

　　D. doubted that their own marriage would live up to their notion of what a marriage ought to be

　　E. had a negative view of marriage fostered by a change in social attitudes during the nineteenth century

　　选 D

　　根据句 4：

　　The nineteenth century saw the elevation of marriage for love as a spiritual ideal.

　　怀疑自己的婚姻，不能达到自己对理想婚姻的期待。

　　Consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply.

　　2. The author of the passage suggests that the feminist scholars mentioned in the first sentence distort the meaning of certain nineteenth-century American women’s choices by

　　A. ascribing those choices to a particular attitude toward marriage

　　B. ignoring evidence about single women’s motives for becoming writers or professionals

　　C. overestimating the number of nineteenth-century American women who were single by choice.

　　选 A

　　A 把单身的选择归因于一种特定的，对婚姻的态度。正确，句 1 就告诉我们，女权主义学者认为十九世纪的杰出女性选择单身，是为了对抗婚姻制度的压迫，争取女性独立。

　　B 忽略了女性成为作家或专家的动力的证据。

　　C 高估了十九世纪主动选择单身的女性的数量。

　　很不幸，女权主义已经从最初的一种单纯的政治理想，蜕变为一种恶心的政治工具，就像福利主义从最初的左派政治理想，变成保住选票的工具。其实没有什么女权，只有人权。

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