Getting off the phone, it occurred to me that spending every day of your life serving a husband and five children wasn't fun at all. And then there are the grandchildren who eventually come along demanding Cloud Biscuits, a whole new epanded set of people to feed.

She was basically a slave to （hose hungry mouths, cooing scratch meals three times a day .

When she wasn't trapped in the itchen, she had to eep the house clean, mae sure she looed

good enough to be socially acceptable, and mae sure her ids and husband looed good enough to be socially acceptable. And she Had no days off.

I now my grandma loves her ids and her grandids, her husband and the life she led, but man, it must have been a lot of thanless, mindless labor.

No wonder everyone went all-in on processed foods when they came around. Imagine the nice brea something lie a microwave dinner would give a woman woring, unpaid, for her family every single day?

I also had another grandma. She was a scholar who helped found the Center for the Study of Women in Society at University of Oregon. She was a pioneering second-wave feminist who wrote boos, gave lectures and traveled the world.

But, she did all of that after divorcing my grandpa, when most of her ids were out of the house.

Bac then, in the 1950s and the 1960s, there was no illusion about women \all\your husband, you had no time to follow your dreams, unless you made that your dream. A lot of women too that approach. We call it Stocholm Syndrome now. And of course, these women I am taling about are upper-middle-class white women. Romanticiing the 1950s is especially disgusting when you thin about how women of color and poor women were treated bac then, and the lac of education and choices available to them.

Because the women in this country demanded something approaching equality, Holte has the chance to live out her fantasy. Not every woman in America is so lucy.

We still don't have pay equality and in many states, we still don't have autonomy over our own bodies. Poor women and women of color still lac the opportunities of their wealthy and white peers.

And while it's getting better, women are still epected to be responsible for the emotional labor of running a household and raising the children.

But at least we can get jobs. At least we don't have to sew our own clothes, wear a full face of maeup every day and spend hours maing Cloud Biscuits some ungrateful id will wolf down, barely remembering to say than you.

65. According to the author, what is the future our foremothers fought for?

A. Watching shows lie T Love Lucy\B. Having the freedom to mae choices in their daily life.

C. Maing Cloud Biscuits for their ids and husbands.

D. Maing sure their ids and husbands socially acceptable.

66. What does the underlined word \

A. Writing boos, giving lectures and traveling the world. B. Divorcing husband when ids were out of house. C. Taing care of a family and waiting on husband. D. Women's illusion about \

67. What does the \

A. Women have been used to the unfair treatment at home. B. Women nowadays lie the way of life in the 1950s. C Victims end up sympathiing with the abusers. D. Women have the chance to live out their dreams. 68. The author thins of the life of a 1950s housewife as .

A. fantastic B admirable C. awful D. unforgettable 69. What can we learn from the passage?

A. It was a waste of time to give grandchildren the recipe.

B. All women are not lucy to follow their own dreams in America now. C. Housewives received recognition for their efforts from family members.

D. The upper-middle-class white women did a better job in running the household. 70. What is the author's main purpose in writing this passage?

A. To show great appreciation to her grandmas.

B. To call on housewives to claim the pay for the housewor they undertae.

C. To draw readers1 attention to the situations women face, especially those poor and of color.

D. To arouse women's awareness of equal pay at wor. 五、任务型阅读（满分10分）

What is positive thining? You might be tempted to assume that it implies seeing the world through rose-colored lenses by ignoring the negative aspects of life. However, positive thining actually means approaching life's challenges with a positive outloo. It does not necessarily mean avoiding or ignoring the bad things; instead, it involves maing the most of potentially bad situations, trying to see the best in other people, and viewing yourself and your abilities in a positive light.

Some researchers often frame positive thining in terms of eplanatory style. Your eplanatory style is how you eplain why events happened. People with an optimistic eplanatory style tend to give themselves credit when good things happen, but typically blame outside forces for bad. outcomes. Unlie individuals with a pessimistic eplanatory style they also seldom view negative events as epected and lasting. Positive thiners are more liely to use an optimistic eplanatory style, but the way in which people attribute events can also vary depending upon the eact situation. For eamples, a person who is generally a positive thiner might use a more pessimistic eplanatory style in particularly challenging situations, such as at wor or at school.

In recent years, the so-called \attention. Empirical （经验的)research has found that there are a lot of very real health benefits lined to positive thining and optimistic attitudes. For eample, positive thining can mae one live longer,, feel less depressed, become less liely to suffer from health problems lie the common cold and cardiovascular disease-related death. But why eactly does positive thining have such a strong impact on health? One theory is that people who thin positively tend to live a healthier life in general; they may eercise more, follow a more nutritious （营养的）diet and avoid unhealthy behaviors.

Even if you are not a natural-bom optimist, there are things you can do to learn how to thin positively. For eample, you are supposed to focus on your own inner monologue （独 白）and stay away from negative self-tal.

When you are facing challenges and start engaging in negative thining, call a friend of family member who you can count on to offer positive encouragement and feedbac. Overall, remember that to thin positively, you need to nurture （滋养）yourself Investing energy in things you enjoy and surrounding yourself with optimistic people are just two ways that you can encourage positive thining in your life. Passage Supporting details Outline Positive thining refers to an attitude of approaching challenges, Concept which doesn't mean escaping from bad things but taing (71)

▲ of them. ? Positive thiners reward themselves for good outcomes while they do not (72) ▲ themselves when bad things happen. Characteristics of ?They tend to regard negative events as unepected and (73)_ positive thiners ▲ . ? They are liely to (74) ▲ with some challenging situations in a pessimistic way. ? Positive thining helps (75)_ ▲ peopled lifespan, Benefits and possible manage reasons depression and improve people's ability to (76) ▲

disease. ? People who thin positively tend to live (77)

? (78) ▲ negative self-tal and when eperiencing trouble. Tips ?Turn to a(n) (79)_ ▲ person for positive encouragement and feedbac. ? (80) ▲ yourself to interesting things and spend time with optimistic people. 六、书面表达（满分25分）

81 .请阅读下面文字 , 并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

As the art of writing Chinese characters, Chinese calligraphy, or shufa , is boasting as

long a history as that of China itself It is one of the highest forms of Chinese art, serving the purpose of conveying thoughts while also showcasing abstract beauty of lines.

According to the new curriculum recently issued by the Ministry of Education, calligraphy education is required in primary and middle schools. Calligraphy education will not only focus on developing students' ability to write Chinese characters, but also involve traditional Chinese culture and calligraphy appreciation.

Many people support this practice. The primary and middle schools should attach importance to the art of producing beautiful handwriting using pens or brushes. At the same time, provided with appropriate calligraphy education, students can understand the rich connotation （内 涵）and cultural value of Chinese calligraphy.

However, some people thin it is out of fashion for students to practise calligraphy, because in many cases, we don't have to write Chinese characters thans to the invention of computers. 【写作内容】

1.用约30个词概括上述信息的主要内容；

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