GWD 17-2-4

Q2 to Q4:

      Recent feminist scholarship con-

       cerning the United States in the 1920’s

       challenges earlier interpretations that

Line       assessed the twenties in terms of the

  (5)      unkept “promises” of the women’s

suffrage movement.  This new scholar-

ship disputes the long-held view that

because a women’s voting bloc did not

materialize after women gained the right

(10)      to vote in 1920, suffrage failed to

produce long-term political gains for

women.  These feminist scholars also

challenge the old view that pronounced

suffrage a failure for not delivering on

(15)      the promise that the women’s vote

would bring about moral, corruption-

free governance.  Asked whether

women’s suffrage was a failure, these

scholars cite the words of turn-of-the-

(20)      century social reformer Jane Addams,

       “Why don’t you ask if suffrage in

       general is failing?”

      In some ways, however, these

scholars still present the 1920’s as a

(25)      period of decline.  After suffrage, they

argue, the feminist movement lost its

cohesiveness, and gender conscious-

ness waned.  After the mid-1920’s, few

successes could be claimed by fem-

(30)      inist reformers: little could be seen in

the way of legislative victories.

      During this decade, however, there

       was intense activism aimed at achiev-

ing increased autonomy for women,

(35)    broadening the spheres within which

they lived their daily lives.  Women’s

organizations worked to establish

opportunities for women: they strove to

      secure for women the full entitlements

(40)     of citizenship, including the right to hold

office and the right to serve on juries.

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Q2:

The passage is primarily concerned with

1. providing evidence indicating that feminist reformers of the 1920’s failed to reach some of their goals
2. presenting scholarship that contrasts suffragist “promises” with the historical realities of the 1920’s
3. discussing recent scholarship concerning the achievements of women’s suffrage during the 1920’s and presenting an alternative view of those achievements
4. outlining recent findings concerning events leading to suffrage for women in the 1920’s and presenting a challenge to those findings
5. providing support for a traditional view of the success of feminist attempts to increase gender consciousness among women during the 1920’s

Answer:

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Q3:

It can be inferred that the author of the passage disagrees with the “new scholarship” mentioned in lines 6-7 regarding the

1. degree to which the “promises” of the suffrage movement remained unkept
2. degree to which suffrage for women improved the morality of governance
3. degree to which the 1920’s represented a period of decline for the feminist movement
4. degree of legislative success achieved by feminist reformers during the 1920’s
5. accuracy of the view that a women’s voting bloc did not materialize once suffrage was achieved

Answer:

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Q4:

The purpose of the second paragraph (lines 23-31) of the passage is to

1. suggest a reason why suffragist “promises” were not kept
2. contrast suffragist “promises” with the reality of the 1920’s
3. deplore the lack of successful feminist reform in 1920’s
4. explain a view held by feminist scholars
5. answer the question asked by Jane Addams

Answer:

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      Recent feminist scholarship concerning the United States in the 1920’s challenges earlier interpretations that

Line       assessed the twenties in terms of the unkept “promises” of the women’s suffrage movement.

最近研究1920年代的女权学者 challenges早期的一些认识，这些认识评价了20年代中关于女性选举权运动的尚未实现的一些允诺。

（对 interpretations that后面引导的句子不太能够分清楚结构。好像是that引导的定语从句，而不是同位语从句，assess是从句谓语）

This new scholarship disputes the long-held view that because a women’s voting bloc did not materialize after women gained the right to vote in 1920, suffrage failed to produce long-term political gains for women.  

这些学者反对这样的老观点：女性没有形成选举的集团，因此选举权没有产生长期的政治收益

These feminist scholars also challenge the old view that pronounced suffrage a failure for not delivering on

(15)      the promise that the women’s vote would bring about moral, corruption-free governance.  

这些学者反对老观点：选举权是一次失败，没有实现许诺，即女性投票将带来道德和无腐败的政治

Asked whether women’s suffrage was a failure, these scholars cite the words of turn-of-the-

(20)      century social reformer Jane Addams, “Why don’t you ask if suffrage in general is failing?”

         当被问及女权投票运动是否是一个失败，这些学者引用了JA的话：“为什么不认为suffrage整体就是一个失败呢？”

（第一段说女性学者反对了一些老观点，这些观点认为女性suffrage是一个失败。他们认为suffrage整体是一个失败，即大环境就是一个failing的）

In some ways, however, these scholars still present the 1920’s as a period of decline.  After suffrage, they argue, the feminist movement lost its cohesiveness, and gender consciousness waned.

然而，这些学者将1920年代看成是一个下降的时期（a period of decline）。在获得投票权后，女性运动失去了凝聚力，

After the mid-1920’s, few successes could be claimed by feminist reformers: little could be seen in the way of legislative victories.

在1920年中期以后，女性改革者很少获得成功。

（第二段阐述了学者的观点，认为1920年是一个下降的时期）

      During this decade, however, there

       was intense activism aimed at achiev-

ing increased autonomy for women,

(35)    broadening the spheres within which

they lived their daily lives.  

然而，在这个时期，却有激烈的运动，其目标是增加女性自治权，扩展其领域

Women’s organizations worked to establish opportunities for women: they strove to secure for women the full entitlements of citizenship, including the right to hold office and the right to serve on juries.

女性组织通过努力来增加了女性一些机会：确保女性获得全部的citizenship全力，包括hold office和jury的权利。

Q2:

The passage is primarily concerned with

1. providing evidence indicating that feminist reformers of the 1920’s failed to reach some of their goals


2. presenting scholarship that contrasts suffragist “promises” with the historical realities of the 1920’s


3. discussing recent scholarship concerning the achievements of women’s suffrage during the 1920’s and presenting an alternative view of those achievements


4. outlining recent findings concerning events leading to suffrage for women in the 1920’s and presenting a challenge to those findings


5. providing support for a traditional view of the success of feminist attempts to increase gender consciousness among women during the 1920’s

Answer: C 讨论女性学者的观点(1/2段)，并提出另外一个观点(3段)

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Q3:

It can be inferred that the author of the passage disagrees with the “new scholarship” mentioned in lines 6-7 regarding the

1. degree to which the “promises” of the suffrage movement remained unkept


2. degree to which suffrage for women improved the morality of governance


3. degree to which the 1920’s represented a period of decline for the feminist movement


4. degree of legislative success achieved by feminist reformers during the 1920’s


5. accuracy of the view that a women’s voting bloc did not materialize once suffrage was achieved

答案 ：C

难题。定位不能定位到第6-7行，应该定位第二段（女性学者的观点）和第三段（作者的观点），抽取出不同点出来。ABE都是老观点阐述的内容（第一段，排除）

C/D比较难选。从第三段可以看出，作者认为1920年女权运动intense activism ，而不是decline（对应B）。但是作者又提及了hold offices and juries，这些都是legislative的范畴；且二段末讲述了女性学者认为few successes could be claimed，三段承接，对该观点进行反驳，所以认为C正确也有道理。

但是最后认为选C更合理，因为第三段并没有讲到success，而只是说strove to...，所以作者对few successes可能并不表示disagree。

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Q4:

The purpose of the second paragraph (lines 23-31) of the passage is to

1. suggest a reason why suffragist “promises” were not kept


2. contrast suffragist “promises” with the reality of the 1920’s


3. deplore the lack of successful feminist reform in 1920’s


4. explain a view held by feminist scholars


5. answer the question asked by Jane Addams

答案D 第二段目的是阐述女性学者的观点。

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同意答案：CCD；

文章结构：

第一段：最近有批学者反对以前的老观点，并讲了关于老观点的两个认为妇女运动在1920's的缺陷。最近学者的观点：不是妇女选举权没有起作用，而是整个选举权都没有起作用。（作者认同这一点）

第二段：最近这批学者还有观点：在1920时代，女权运动本身的放松导致了取得选举权后没有起作用。

第三段：作者反驳第二段并举例证明了女权运动在1920取得了很大成果。

请问

unkept “promises”

是什么意思