What is International Women’s Day?
International Women’s Day is on 8 March every year. On this day people celebrate the achievements of women all over the world, but also continue to fight for more equality (平等) for women.
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It started with a protest (抗议) in New York City in 1908, when women went out onto the streets to say they wanted the right to vote. They also wanted shorter working hours and better pay. Then, in 1910 in Denmark, there was a meeting about women’s rights, where a woman called Clara Zetkin had the idea for an international day for women. The first International Women’s Day happened the next year.
Why do we need a special day for women?
Around the world, most countries have a man leader and mostly man politicians (从政者). Most businesses have mostly a man leader. Men get paid more than women for doing the same job. In many countries, men also get a better education and better healthcare, and do less work at home and with their children.
We need change!
And the changes need to start with girls. Did you know that, around the world: more boys than girls go to and finish school; more boys than girls have access (使用权) to the Internet; in lots of schools, there aren’t any toilets for girls; more boys than girls are encouraged to learn science and maths; boys get more opportunities than girls to learn how to be a leader; lots of girls have to do much more housework than boys; more boys do a healthy amount of sports and exercise than girls?
All these things mean that when lots of girls grow up, they don’t get good jobs and they don’t become leaders who can help change things. We need to change things because having equality is a basic human right.
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1.International Women’s Day is celebrated in the __________ month of every year.
A first
B second
C third
D last
解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“International Women’s Day is on 8 March every year.”每年的3月8日是国际妇女节，可知国际妇女节在每年的第三个月。故选C。
2.Which of the following sentences can be put in the “ ▲ ”?
A How did it start?
B Who liked the day?
C Which was better?
D When was the meeting?
解析：选A。A 段落大意题。根据第二段主要内容“国际妇女节始于1908年在纽约市的一次抗议活动，当时妇女走上街头说她们想要投票权。她们还要求缩短工作时间和提高工资。然后，1910年在丹麦，有一个关于妇女权利的会议，一位名叫克拉拉·蔡特金的妇女提出了设立一个国际妇女日的想法。第一届国际妇女节就在次年诞生了。”可知，本段主要介绍了国际妇女节的来历。故选A。
3.In which year was the first International Women’s Day celebrated?
A In 1908.
B In 1910.
C In 1911.
D In 1919.
解析：选C。C 数字计算题。根据第二段的“Then, in 1910 in Denmark, there was a meeting about women’s rights, where a woman called Clara Zetkin had the idea for an international day for women. The first International Women’s Day happened the next year. ”可知，1910年在丹麦召开了一个关于妇女权利的会议，次年（即1911年）第一届国际妇女节诞生了。故选C。
4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A More boys go to school.
B More boys use the Internet.
C More boys learn science.
D More boys do housework.
解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第四段的“lots of girls have to do much more housework than boys”可知，女孩比男孩做更多的家务活。D项描述错误。故选D。
