PREP 2 Essay 13 我全错

Roro666

Essay #13.
Question 42 to 44
The identification of femininity with morality and a belief in the innate moral superiority of women were fundamental to the cult of female domesticity in the nineteenth-century United States.  Ironically, this ideology of female benevolence empowered women in the realm of social activism, enabling them to escape the confines of their traditional domestic spheres and to enter prisons, hospitals, battlefields, and slums.  By following this path, some women came to wield considerable authority in the distribution of resources and services in their communities.
The sentimentalized concept of female benevolence bore little resemblance to women's actual work, which was decidedly unsentimental and businesslike, in that it involved chartering societies, raising money, and paying salaries.  Moreover, in the face of legal limitations on their right to control money and property, women had to find ingenious legal ways to run and finance organized philanthropy.  In contrast to the day-to-day reality of this work, the idealized image of female benevolence lent a sentimental and gracious aura of altruism to the very real authority and privilege that some women commanded--which explains why some women activists clung tenaciously to this ideology.  But clinging to this ideology also prevented these women from even attempting to gain true political power because it implied a moral purity that precluded participation in the messy world of partisan politics.
Question #42.
According to the passage, the ideology of female benevolence was consistent with women taking part in each of the following spheres of activity EXCEPT
(A) organized philanthropy
(B) domestic life
(C) electoral politics
(D) fund-raising for worthy causes
(E) social work
Question #43.
Information in the passage suggests that the author would be most likely to agree with which of the following statements concerning the cult of female domesticity?
(A) The cult of female domesticity developed independently of the concept of female benevolence.
(B) The cult of female domesticity was incompatible with women's participation in social activism.
(C) The cult of female domesticity incorporated ideological elements that actually helped some women to escape from their traditional domestic roles.
(D) The original motivation behind the promotion of the cult of female domesticity was to exclude women from partisan politics.
(E) The growth of organized philanthropy in the nineteenth-century United States is ultimately attributable to the cult of female domesticity.
Question #44.
Which of the following best summarizes the main point of the passage?
(A) The identification of femininity with morality promoted the notion of women's moral purity while excluding women from positions of authority in their communities.
(B) The belief in women's innate moral superiority allowed women to exercise political power without participating in partisan politics.
(C) The cult of female domesticity helped some women to gain power and privilege but kept most women confined to the domestic sphere.
(D) The ideology of female benevolence empowered women in the realm of social activism but placed limits on their direct political power.
(E) The idealization of female altruism enabled women to engage in philanthropic activities but prevented them from managing money and property.


Answers are CCD
我一遇到历史啊政治啊社会啊这些题目就彻底头晕。而且这篇文章的生词特别多！它们的贬义褒义严重影响到对文意的理解。我后来用金山查了查部分生词的意思后，选项就相当好处理了。但是，不知道各位在考试时遇到这些问题时是怎么冷静处理的呢？

laurawang2234

this passage is also difficult for me. i only did the question 42 correct.
after reading again and again, i found out its the problem of the amount of the vocabularies.  umm....  how to do?
maybe try to choose the choices that involve the key words which r included in the passage baa...  umm.. personal opinion..
Question #42.
According to the passage, the ideology of female benevolence was consistent with women taking part in each of the following spheres of activity EXCEPT
(A) organized philanthropy
(B) domestic life
(C) electoral politics
(D) fund-raising for worthy causes
(E) social work
Question #43.
Information in the passage suggests that the author would be most likely to agree with which of the following statements concerning the cult of female domesticity?
(A) The cult of female domesticity developed independently of the concept of female benevolence.
(B) The cult of female domesticity was incompatible with women's participation in social activism.
(C) The cult of female domesticity incorporated ideological elements that actually helped some women to escape from their traditional domestic roles.
(D) The original motivation behind the promotion of the cult of female domesticity was to exclude women from partisan politics.
(E) The growth of organized philanthropy in the nineteenth-century United States is ultimately attributable to the cult of female domesticity.
Question #44.
Which of the following best summarizes the main point of the passage?
(A) The identification of femininity with morality promoted the notion of women's moral purity while excluding women from positions of authority in their communities.
(B) The belief in women's innate moral superiority allowed women to exercise political power without participating in partisan politics.
(C) The cult of female domesticity helped some women to gain power and privilege but kept most women confined to the domestic sphere.
(D) The ideology of female benevolence empowered women in the realm of social activism but placed limits on their direct political power.
(E) The idealization of female altruism enabled women to engage in philanthropic activities but prevented them from managing money and property.



Answers are CCD

gmatvictors

这篇确实好难。。。

bobochener

迅速得出答案CCD,遇到这种女权文章，首先不要害怕，里面有很多晦涩的词汇是一定的，但要强迫自己把大概意思看懂，找出关键词帮助答题。
1。 答案在最后一句，prevent from even attempting to gain political power
2. 答案在enabling them to escape the confines of their traditional domestic spheres ，第一段第二行
3。有了前两题得出第三题的答案不难吧

小宇宙2010

第一题
Question #42.

According to the passage, the ideology of female benevolence was consistent with women taking part in each of the following spheres of activity EXCEPT

(A) organized philanthropy
(B) domestic life
(C) electoral politics
(D) fund-raising for worthy causes
(E) social work


原文第一段说  Ironically, this ideology of female benevolence empowered women in the realm of social activism, enabling them to escape the confines of their traditional domestic spheres and to enter prisons, hospitals, battlefields, and slums.

enabling them to escape the confines of their traditional domestic spheres ，既然这样 为什么B还要选

eeheaven

我也遇到了这篇，不过第二题是
It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes which of the following about women’s relationship to politics in the nineteenth-century United States?
A social activism was the best path to political power for women.
B had women wished to seek true political power they would have had to abandon the ideology of female benevolence
C women’s desire for true political power was the primary cause of their eventual abandonment of the ideology of female benevolence
D only women in positions of authority in their communities exercised political influence indirectly through men
E most men believed that they were protecting women by excluding them from politics
我文章没读懂，所以乱选了E，但正确答案说是B。
哪位好心人能帮忙解释一下B选项的意思是什么？还有文章里的chartering societies又是什么意思？非常感谢！

zongzeng90

19世纪的美国认为妇女天性仁慈。可笑的是，这种观点仅在社会活动领域给了女性优势。在实际的工作中，作用很小。在政治上，更是受限制。