意，故A项词汇意义一致。B.“挑战”；C.“攻击，袭击”；D.“干预，干涉”。] 9.According to historians，many of the earlier women’s pathways were eased because ________.
A.they took advantage of their family resources. B.they were elected directly by the public. C.they were appointed as permanent leaders. D.they gained help from abroad.
答案 A [细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“Many of the earlier women’s pathways were eased because their husbands or fathers were autocratic or charismatic leaders first.”可知，早期女性参与政治主要还是她们的家族资源丰富的缘故，故A项正确。]
10.Why women in European countries are recognized as more suitable for high political duty?
A.Women in Europe are much more generous than those in other continents. B.The democracies in Europe well match women’s roles in society. C.Women in Europe are better at regulate their governments.
D.The democracies in Europe naturally have a preference for women.
答案 B [细节理解题。根据文章第五段中的“Some scholars theorize...something that seems maternal.”可知，欧洲民主政体可能认为妇女适合最高的政治职务是因为他们的政府以慷慨的福利计划而著称，而这更像是母亲的角色，故B项正确。]
11.From the passage，we can conclude that ________.
A.The president of America is extremely hard for a female to approach for intellectual reasons
B.Election can be viewed as merely a referendum on the idea of a female president.
C.Hillary Clinton would help set up a generalization about women candidates. D.Women in America can’t seek proper ways to be involved in politics. 答案 D [总结归纳题。根据文章倒数第三段的内容可知，潜在的偏见阻碍了美
国女性谋求政治职务，也阻碍了女性总统候选的出现，故D项正确。] 12.The passage is most probably an introduction of ________. A.conference summary B.scientific research C.remarks on current affairs D.political campaign
答案 C [文章出处题。根据文章谈论的主题“为什么美国没有女总统”可以判断本文应该是属于时事评论范畴，故C项正确。]
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