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2017年英语四级阅读练习200篇：女人的地位　　ItisnotoftenrealizedthatwomenheldahighplaceinsouthernEuropeansocietiesinthe10thand11thcenturies.Asawife,thewomanwasprotectedbythesettingupofadowry(彩礼).Admittedly,thepurposeofthiswastoprotectheragainsttheriskofdesertion,butinrealityitsfunctioninthesocialandfamilylifeofthetimewasmuchmoreimportant.Thedowrywasthewife’srighttoreceiveatenthofallherhusband’sproperty.Thewifehadtherighttowithholdconsent,inalltransactionsthehusbandwouldmake,andmorethanjustaright;thedocumentsshowthatsheenjoyedarealpowerofdecision,equaltothatofherhusband.Innocasedothedocumentsindicateanydegreeofdifferenceinthelegalstatusofhusbandandwife.　　Thewifesharedinthemanagementofherhusband’spersonalproperty,buttheoppositewasnotalwaystrue.Womenseemedperfectlypreparedtodefendtheirowninheritanceagainsthusbandswhotriedtoexceedtheirrights,andonoccasiontheyshowedafinefightingspirit.AcaseinpointisthatofMariaVivas.HavingagreedwithherhusbandMirotosellafieldshehadinherited,fortheneedsofthehousehold,sheinsistedoncompensation.Nonebeingoffered,shesucceededindraggingherhusbandtothescribe(法学家)tohaveacontractdulydrawnupassigningherapieceoflandfromMiro’spersonalinheritance.Theunfortunatehusbandwasobligedtoagree,asthecontractsays,“forthesakeofpeace.”Eitherthroughthedowryorthroughbeinghot-tempered,thewifeknewhowtowinherself,withthecontextofthefamily,apowerfuleconomicposition.ricillnessesincludingdepressionoftendonotmanifestthemselvesuntilthelateteensorearly20s.　　练习：　　Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:　　1.Adecimumwas________.　　A.thewife'sinheritancefromherfather　　B.agiftofmoneytothenewhusband　　C.aprotectionofthewife’sright　　D.awrittencontract　　2.Inthe10thand11thcenturiesinsouthernEuropean,women’ssocialpositionwas______.　　A.higherthanmen’s　　B.ashighasmen’s　　C.lowerthanmen’s　　D.neverrecognized　　3.ThepurposeofmentioningthecaseofMariaVivas_____　　A.toshowwomenhadthesamerightsas,ifnotmorethan,theirhusband　　B.toprovehot-temperedwomanheldapowerfuleconomicposition　　C.totellthereaderstherealsituationsinsomecountries　　D.toshowthefightspiritsofwoman　　4.Couldahusbandsellhiswife'sinheritance?　　A.Yes,ifsheagreed.　　B.No,undernocircumstances.　　C.Yes,wheneverhewishedto.　　D,Yes,ifhisfather-in-lawagreed.　　5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasaneffectofthedowrysystem?　　A.Thehusbandhadtosharethepowerofdecisioninmarriage.　　B.Thewifecouldmanageherhusband’spersonalproperty.　　C.Thewifegainedapowerfuleconomicposition.　　D.Thewifewouldnotbedesertedbyherhusband.　　1.[C]词义推断题。第1段第2句指出了decimum的作用，即与“彩礼”相当，作为保护妇女的工具。第4句以“Thedecimumwas...”的句式指出其定义，综合这两句，可断定选项C正确。　　2.[B]推理判断题。文章第1句就明妇女当时的地位很高，第1段最后两句表明妇女与其丈夫的地位并无不同，是平等的，因此可以推断本题应为B。　　3.[A]推理判断题。本题考查例子与观点的关系。该例子是为了证明其前面，即第2段开头两句的观点,选项A是对这两句话的总结。　　4.[A]推理判断题。本题考査从例子的推断。根据MariaVivas的例子可确定答案，而且从第2段第4句中的Havingagreedwithherhusband可推断售卖妻子继承的财产必须先征得妻子的同意，因此选项A正确。　　5.[D]事实细节题。可用排除法找出答案。第1段倒数第2句可证明选项A正确，第2段首句可证明选项B正确，第2段末句可表明选项C正确，只有选项D太绝对。