作者：英吉
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.
文章概况：文章开头就说有一种意识形态对女性很重要，这种意识导致女性不收什么限制可以从事很多行业。文章第二段前半部份一直再说这种意识形态让女性收益后半部分出现转折，开始说这种意识本质上使女性很难获得真正的political power。
5 C
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
根据题干中的词汇我们应该可以知道这道题考的是文章第二段开头部分内容，读完第二段首句后我们应该继续读下去，因为下句话开头词moreover让我感觉第一句话还没有说完，第二句话会继续谈论，我们继续，读完之后我们看选项，选出C应该不难！
6 C
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.
问作者对于cult of female domesticity的态度，文章作者态度我们已经读过了，大概讲的就是这个意识形态导致女性不受限制但是却让女性无法得到真正的political power了。我们来看选项。
A说发展是否独立于female benevolence，没提，杀
B 说和女性进入社会行为不兼容，没提，杀
C 说帮助女性摆脱了传统角色，和文章说让女性不受限制有点关系，留着
D 没提，杀
E 说 organized philanthropy的增长导致了cult的出现，没提，杀
7 D
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.
问主旨，我们直接看选项
A 说这个意识形态促进女性意识到道德，没有提，杀
B 女性天生的道德优越感允许女性有politial power，反了，文章说女性没有真正的political power
C 说cult帮助女性获得了一个权利但是把女性限制在家里，反了，文章说过女性开始不受限制了，杀
D 说这个意识形态使女性获得一些权力但是限制女性得到political power，和原文读到的内容比较相似，留着
E 这种意识形态使女性能够从事 philanthropic activities 但是阻止女性管理钱，文章限制女性不是限制钱而是限制女性得不到political power，杀！
