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2024届贵州省黔东南州高三下学期二模考试英语试题

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一、阅读理解

FourFemalesOfEmpowermentAndSuccess

Giventhattheworldhaslargelyoperatedasamale-dominatedsocietyformostofhumanhistory,itcomesasnosurprisethatwomenhavefacedlotsofobstaclestosucceed.Butfortunately,timesarechanging.Thesefourwomenovercameincrediblydifficultbarriersthatenabledthemtoleaveaneverlastingmark.

EllenJohnsonSirleaf:TheFirstFemaleHeadofStateinAfrica

WhenEllenJohnsonSirleafwaselectedpresidentofLiberiain2006,shemadehistorybybecomingthefirstfemaleheadofanAfricannation.Throughouther12yearsaspresident,shedidalottohelprebuildcivilwar-tornLiberiaseconomyandinfrastructure,andwaseventhe2011winneroftheNobelPeacePrize.

BenazirBhutto:TheFirstFemalePrimeMinisterofPakistan

AlthoughPakistanisacountrywherementraditionallyholdpower,thisdidn’tstopthevotersfromelectingBenazirBhuttoastheirprimeminister,afirstintheMuslimworld.Amonghercontributionswerechampioningwomen’srightsandimprovingsocialconditionsforthosestrugglingthemost.

JessicaCox:TheWorld’sFirstArmlessPilot

ThefactthatJessicaCoxwasbornwithoutarmsdidn’tstopherfromachievingthingsthatmostpeoplewitharmsareincapableofdoing:namely,learningtoflyanairplane.Shedidthisbyusingherfeet,whichwashowsheperformedothereverydaytaskssuchasdrivingandtyping!Inbecomingtheworld’sfirstlicensedpilotwithoutarms,sheservedasapowerfuladvocateforpeoplewithphysicaldisabilities.

KatherineJohnson:TheMathematicalSpaceGenius

Thankstothe2016filmHiddenFigures,countlesspeoplearenowfamiliarwithKatherineJohnson’samazingstory.AnemployeeatNASAwhoplayedanimportantroleinthefirstmoonlanding,Johnson’smathematicaltalentsearnedhert