Tourists are surprised to see a woman driving a huge orange tractor on a main street in Rome. It is said that Italian political leaders and some trade union leaders in Ma Le were even more confused when they saw about 200,000 women following tractors and meandering in the center of Rome for more than three hours.

Shouting slogans, waving flags and dancing to the drums, these women came to the capital from all over Italy to demonstrate for "each of us has a job, a different type of job, a violence-free society". "But more and more people realize that this is not enough," said a female labor force researcher at the government-funded Workers' Vocational Training and Development Institute.

Women account for 52% of the Italian population, but today they only account for 35% of the total Italian labor force and 33% of the total number of Italians who work. However, their presence in the workplace is growing. ③ The employment of women in the service industry is increasing greatly, second only to public management and commerce, and it has become their main workplace. The official statistics also show that women have made great progress in starting their own businesses. More and more women are starting their own businesses. Due to the overall employment growth, many young women began to turn to business. In fact, many prejudices have disappeared today, so banks and other financial institutions make judgments purely for commercial reasons, regardless of whether they are men or women.

This change has also occurred in the professional field. The number of female doctors, dentists, lawyers, engineers and university professors has increased by two or three times. ③ Some changes are immediately visible. For example, for the first time, women appeared on the stage as state policemen, railway workers and street cleaners.

However, despite some progress, the present situation is far from satisfactory. Now we need to make a breakthrough in equal opportunities for women.

I. Vocabulary

1. Second Avenue. Chief n.

A parade. A parade.

Slogans, slogans. Demonstration.

7. Scope and field of knowledge (or interest and responsibility)

Bargain. Doing business

10。

Second, long and difficult sentences

1. It is said that Italian political leaders and some male trade union leaders were even more confused when they saw about 200,000 women following tractors in the parade for more than three hours and winding through the center of Rome.

The main structure of this sentence is "be said+ infinitive perfect": Italy's political leaders and some of its male trade union leaders are said to have been steamed, and the core structure of the infinitive is "being confused to see something" The first object clause led by that is the object of see, and an attributive clause led by that is nested in this clause as a post-attributive, which modifies the ranks of nouns.

It is said that Italy's political leaders and some presidents of the country's men's league were even more puzzled when they saw the parade of 200,000 women following tractors and spending more than three hours winding through the center of Rome.

2. Besides public administration and commerce as their main workplaces, women's employment in service industry is increasing greatly.

The expansion of women's employment is the backbone of this sentence, and the prepositional phrase in services is used as an adverbial, meaning "in the service industry". Adjective phrases next to them are used as post-attributives to modify noun services, which are equivalent to attributive clauses next to them. As their main workplace, they mean "because their (women's) main field of work is second only to …".

The number of female employees in the service industry is rising sharply, only lower than that in public management and business.

There is also a fact that many prejudices have disappeared today, so banks and other financial institutions make judgments purely for commercial reasons, regardless of whether they are men or women.

It is also a fact that the backbone of this sentence is ... Here it is the formal subject, and the subject clause led by that is the real subject. The subject clause is a master-slave complex sentence, so it leads to the adverbial clause of result. The main structure of this adverbial clause is that banks and other financial institutions make judgments, and the prepositional phrase without care… is used as an adverbial. If leading clause is the logical object of concern.

In fact, a lot of discrimination against women has disappeared now, and the judgments of banks and other financial institutions are based entirely on commercial purposes, regardless of the gender of employees.

Third, the article structure analysis.

This paper mainly introduces the changes of Italian women's employment situation. This paper mainly adopts the demonstration methods such as column number and examples.

The first and second paragraphs: the description of the demonstration leads to the topic discussed in the article: Italian women strive for more job opportunities and the change of job nature.

The third and fourth paragraphs: According to the data, although women are still at a disadvantage in job opportunities, their situation is constantly improving.

The fifth paragraph: Summarize the full text, emphasizing that the employment situation of women is still unsatisfactory and needs reform and breakthrough.

Fourth, the specific analysis of the test questions

14. The expression "winding through the center of Rome" may mean "moving _ _ _ _ _". 14. The meaning of "snake passing through the center of Rome" may be _ _ _ _ _.

Sneak through the center of Rome. "Walk quietly through the center of Rome.

Violence passes through the center of Rome. "Crazy through the center of Rome.

C. On a long winding line through the center of Rome. "Take a long and tortuous route through the center of Rome.

Walk leisurely through the center of Rome. "Walking in the center of Rome.

[analysis] the knowledge points examined in this question are: inferring the meaning of words according to the context.

The meaning of the verb snake evolved from the physiological characteristics of its noun "snake", which means to move in a long twisted curve like a snake, that is, "snake". The long winding line in [C] option corresponds to the long winding curve, so it is correct.

Options [A] and [D] are wrong in Quiet and in Leisure Space respectively. As can be seen from the first sentence of the second paragraph, the parade of 200,000 people shouted slogans, waved flags and drummed through the center of Rome, so it could not be "quiet" or "walking around". The article did not point out that the parade clashed with any organization or group, so it was not violent, so option [B] was ruled out.

15. Which of the following statements is incorrect? 15. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

[a] In Italy, there are more women than men. [a] In Italy, there are more women than men.

B In Italy, women are mainly employed in the service industry. [b] In Italy, women are mainly engaged in the service industry.

C in Italy, women are still at a disadvantage in employment. C in Italy, women are still at a disadvantage in employment.

D in Italy, about two thirds of jobs are held by men. D in Italy, about two thirds of jobs are held by men.

[Analysis] The knowledge points examined in this question are: factual details.

The third paragraph (3) of the article points out that the number of female employees in the service industry is rising sharply, only lower than that in public management and business. It can be seen that in Italy, the three fields with the largest number of women employees are public administration, commerce and service industry, that is, the number of women employees in service industry ranks third. So option [B] is wrong.

The first sentence of the third paragraph of the article points out that in Italy, the female population accounts for 52% of the total population of the country, but only accounts for 35% of the total number of Italian workers. As we all know, there are indeed more women than men in Italy, but two-thirds of the jobs in this country are held by men. The first sentence of the fifth paragraph points out that although the employment situation of women has improved, the situation is far from satisfactory, that is, Italian women are still at a disadvantage in employment. So [a], [c] and [d] are all right.

16. About 200,000 women demonstrated in Rome for _ _ _ _ _ _.16. About 200,000 people demonstrated in Rome.

More job opportunities.

More kinds of jobs

[c] "Equal pay for equal work"

Contents of a and b

[Analysis] The knowledge points examined in this question are: specific details.

In the second paragraph of the article (1), it is pointed out that 200,000 women gathered in the Italian capital from all over the country. The slogan of their demonstration was "Everyone has a job, work is diversified, and there is no violence in society." In other words, they strive for more job opportunities, more types of jobs and a violence-free society. Option [D] is a summary of the first two sentences of the demonstration slogan, so it is correct.

Options [A] and [B] only summarize some model slogans. [C] The option is out of thin air, and "equal pay for equal work" is not the slogan of this demonstration.

17. The best title of this article is _ _ _ _ _ _ _.17. The best title of this article is _ _ _ _.

[A] The role of women in society

(b) Women demonstrated for equality in employment [b] Women fought for equality in employment.

[c] Women as freelancers

(d) Women and the job market [D] Women and the job market

[Analysis] The knowledge points examined in this question are: the main idea of the article.

The first two paragraphs of the article point out the demonstrations of 200,000 women in Italy, aiming to win more job opportunities, change the nature of work and build a violence-free society. The third and fourth paragraphs point out that although women are at a disadvantage in job opportunities, their situation is constantly improving. The fifth paragraph summarizes the full text, pointing out that although the employment situation of women has improved, the effect is not satisfactory, and reform and breakthrough are still needed. It can be seen that the full text is mainly about the struggle of Italian women for employment equality, so option [B] is correct.

[A] The option is made out of nothing. This article only deals with the changes of Italian women's employment situation, but not their role in society. [C] is a noise word based on the original words "self-employed" and "professional". D. the option is out of thin air. The article does not talk about the job market and can be ruled out.

Full-text translation of verbs (abbreviation of verb)

Tourists were surprised when they saw a woman driving a huge orange tractor on a main street in Rome. It is said that Italy's political leaders and some presidents of the country's men's league were even more confused when they saw that the parade of 200,000 women took more than three hours to meander through the center of Rome behind tractors.

These women gathered in the capital from all over Italy, shouting slogans, waving flags and beating drums. They demonstrated for "everyone has a job, jobs are diversified, and there is no violence in society". So far, improving women's employment opportunities has become an issue in enterprise labor negotiations. A researcher who works in the women's labor department of the government-funded Vocational Training and Development Institute said, "It is not enough to continuously raise awareness."

Today, women account for 52% of the total population in Italy, but only 35% of the total number of workers in the country and 33% of the total employed population in Italy. However, the number of female employees is increasing. The number of female employees in the service industry is rising sharply, only lower than that in public management and business. Official data also show that the number of self-employed women has also increased significantly. More and more women are starting their own businesses. Many young women start to enter industrial and commercial enterprises, because more and more people are employed in this field. In fact, many discrimination against women has disappeared, and the judgments of banks and other financial institutions are based entirely on commercial purposes, regardless of the gender of employees.

This change is also taking place in the professional field. The number of female doctors, dentists, lawyers, engineers and professors has increased by two or three times. Some changes are immediate. For example, women first appeared among the national police, railway workers and street cleaners.

However, although the employment situation of women has improved, it is still far from satisfactory. There is still a need to make breakthroughs in women's equal employment opportunities.