1、国家公共英语五级（听力理解）练习试卷 15及答案与解析 Part C Directions: You will hear a talk. As you listen, answer the questions or complete the notes in your test booklet for Questions 21-30 by writing NOT MORE THAN THREE words in the space provided on the right. You will hear the talk TWICE. You now have 1 minute to read
2、 Questions 21-30. 1 As a grown-up, how does the speaker see herself in the mirror? 2 Who has a great influence on the speakers liking to look into the mirror? 3 It was not the _ that her granny meant when she said “Women cant be seen“. 4 What duty has her granny fulfilled through years of toil? 5 Ev
3、en though she could see herself in the mirror of the dressing table, she was never visible in the _. 6 What can the speaker do that her granny could not have dreamed of? 7 What is the misconception that is still dominating many peoples minds? 8 What are women expected to be when men are encouraged t
4、o compete and to assert themselves? 9 Whose responsibility is it to let women see themselves in the mirror of society? 10 What does the passage mainly talk about? 国家公共英语五级（听力理解）练习试卷 15答案与解析 Part C Directions: You will hear a talk. As you listen, answer the questions or complete the notes in your tes
5、t booklet for Questions 21-30 by writing NOT MORE THAN THREE words in the space provided on the right. You will hear the talk TWICE. You now have 1 minute to read Questions 21-30. 1 【听力原文】 I like to look into the mirror. I remember when I was a little girl, I often stood on my toes, trying to find m
6、y face in the mirror of the dressing table which was nearly as high as I was. Now I still like to look into the mirror. Only now, the dressing table is too low for me. As I bend down, I see the face of a young woman, glowing with maturity, confident in her future and fascinated with her own reflecti
7、on. The fact that I like to look into the mirror has to do with my granny with whom I spent most of my childhood. I remember clearly that one night I heard her murmuring, “Women cant be seen. Women cant be seen.“ I was so confused as to look into the mirror the next morning to check if I could indee
8、d see myself. Only now as a young woman myself, can I understand that if was not physical visibility that granny had on her mind. Granny spent all her life taking care of the family, day in and day out. She cooked for her husband and 10 children. But whenever guests came, she and other female family
9、 members had to eat by the stove in the small kitchen. At family discussions, she was never asked for her opinion. After grandpa passed away, she had to listen to my uncle, her eldest son, who became master of the house. Through years of toil, she fulfilled her duty as daughter, wife, and mother; ye
10、t as a person, she remained little noticed. Even though she could see herself in the mirror of the dressing table, she was never visible in the mirror of society. I have been living a different life. At home, I make decisions together with the rest of the family. In school, I often take charge of va
11、rious activities the same as other boys and girls. Not only that, I can see something granny could not have dreamed of-making, decisions for my own future. My life has been a series of decisions. I could choose from several universities as I came out of high school. At university, I could choose fro
12、m a range of subjects from English literature to business law. And now upon graduation, I am again faced with decisions to further my study or to go to work; to stay in China or to go abroad; to get married right away or to remain single for a bit longer. It does not matter whether or not I will bec
13、ome famous or rich, but I will treasure the chance to demonstrate my potential and to help other women demonstrate theirs as full member of society, fully visible in the mirror of history. I will treasure it because the abundance of choice that I enjoy came only after decades of efforts made by my g
14、ranny, my mum, and millions of other Chinese women. However, the choices to be made by me and others of my generation are a great challenge. The misconception that men are superior to women is still dominating many peoples minds. While men are encouraged to compete and to assert themselves, we are e
15、xpected to be quiet, loyal and obedient. This is not very different from what is expected of us as good wives and good mothers. The challenge we face calls for a higher level, of our personal development and self-determination. The story of my grandmother and myself mirrors the lives of millions of
16、other women in China and perhaps in the world. Many of them still lead the life of my grandmother. Their worth is not yet recognized. It is the responsibility of a young person like me to work hard and struggle hard so that they too will see themselves and will be seen in the mirror of society. This
17、 is my dream. This dream, I believe, is not only shared by our grandmothers, mothers and sisters, but also by our fathers, brothers, husbands and male colleagues. It will not come true until everyone fully realizes that women can contribute to society and should be guaranteed the right to do so. Wom
18、en hold up half the sky. 1 【正确答案】 Mature， confident， fascinated 【试题解析】 关键句是 “As I bend down， I see the face of a young woman，glowing with maturity， confident in her future and fascinated with her own reflection. ” 【知识模块】 听力理解 2 【正确答案】 Her granny 【试题解析】 关键句是 “The fact that I like to look into the mir
19、ror has to do with my granny with whom I spent most of my childhood. ” 【知识模块】 听力理解 3 【正确答案】 physical visible 【试题解析】 关键句是 “Only now as a young woman myself, can I understand that it was not physical visibility that granny had on her mind. ” 【知识模块】 听力理解 4 【正确答案】 Daughter， wife， mother 【试题解析】 关键句是 “Thr
20、ough years of toil， she fulfilled her duty as daughter， wife， and mother” 【知识模块】 听力理解 5 【正确答案】 mirror of society 【试题解析】 关键句是 “Even though she could see herself in the mirror of the dressing table， she was never visible in the mirror of society. ” 【知识模块】 听力理解 6 【正确答案】 Making her decision 【试题解析】 关键句是
21、Not only that， I can see something granny could not have dreamed ofmaking decisions for my own future. ” 【知识模块】 听力理解 7 【正确答案】 Mens superiority 【试题解析】 关键句是 “The misconception that men are superior to women is still dominating many peoples minds. ” 【知识模块】 听力理解 8 【正确答案】 Quiet， loyal， obedient 【试题解析】 关
22、键句是 “While men are encoura ged to complete and to assert themselves， we are expected to be quiet， loyal and obedient. ” 【知识模块】 听力理解 9 【正确答案】 People like speaker 【试题解析】 关键句是 “It is the responsibility of a young person like me to work hard and struggle hard so that they too will see themselves and will be seen in the mirror of society. ” 【知识模块】 听力理解 10 【正确答案】 Womens social role 【试题解析】 文章前后两部分都是在说女性在社会上的地位，一个是 granny，一个是 I，所以答案就很明显了。 【知识模块】 听力理解
