2013年GMAT考试阅读理解模拟试题(1)
<p> <span word="Current">Current</span> <span word="feminist">feminist</span> <span word="theory">theory</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="validating">validating</span> <span word="women">women</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="scholars">scholars</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="oral">oral</span> <span word="narratives">narratives</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="methodology">methodology</span>, <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="autobiography">autobiography</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="historians">historians</span> <span word="closest">closest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="reality">reality</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="narratives">narratives</span>, <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="histories">histories</span>, <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="affirm">affirm</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="contributions">contributions</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="furnish">furnish</span> <span word="present">present</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="continuity">continuity</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="identity">identity</span>, <span word="individually">individually</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="collectively">collectively</span>.</p><p> <span word="Scholars">Scholars</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="should">should</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="cautious">cautious</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="accepting">accepting</span> <span word="oral">oral</span> <span word="narratives">narratives</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="memories">memories</span>. <span word="Oral">Oral</span> <span word="narratives">narratives</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="narratives">narratives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disinterested">disinterested</span> <span word="commentary">commentary</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="narrative">narrative</span> <span word="devices">devices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="storytelling">storytelling</span> <span word="conventions">conventions</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="factors">factors</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storytellers">storytellers</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="unaware">unaware</span> <span word="of">of</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="rhetoric">rhetoric</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="era">era</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="women">women</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="interpretations">interpretations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="significance">significance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>. <span word="Thus">Thus</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Second">Second</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="pivotal">pivotal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="acceptance">acceptance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="partly">partly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unwittingly">unwittingly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wartime">wartime</span> <span word="rhetoric">rhetoric</span> <span word="encouraging">encouraging</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p>
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