GWD7-v12

Qiongwang01

      Linda Kerber argued in the mid-

            1980’s that after the American Revolution

            (1775-1783), an ideology of “republican

Line     motherhood” resulted in a surge of edu-

  (5)      cational opportunities for women in the

United States.  Kerber maintained that

the leaders of the new nation wanted

women to be educated in order to raise

politically virtuous sons.  A virtuous citi-

(10)     zenry was considered essential to the

success of the country’s republican form

of government; virtue was to be instilled

not only by churches and schools, but

by families, where the mother’s role

(15)     was crucial.  Thus, according to Kerber,

motherhood became pivotal to the fate

of the republic, providing justification for

an unprecedented attention to female

education.

(20)           Introduction of the republican moth-

            erhood thesis dramatically changed

            historiography.  rior to Kerber’s work,

educational historians barely mentioned

women and girls; Thomas Woody’s 1929

(25)     work is the notable exception.  Examining

newspaper advertisements for acade-

mies, Woody found that educational

opportunities increased for both girls

and boys around 1750.  ointing to “An

(30)     Essay on Woman” (1753) as reflecting

a shift in view, Woody also claimed that

practical education for females had

            many advocates before the Revolution.

Woody’s evidence challenges the notion

(35)    that the Revolution changed attitudes

regarding female education, although it

may have accelerated earlier trends.

Historians’ reliance on Kerber’s “repub-

           lican motherhood” thesis may have

(40)    obscured the presence of these trends,

making it difficult to determine to what

extent the Revolution really changed

women’s lives.

The passage suggests that, with regard to the history of women’s education in the United States, Kerber’s work differs from Woody’s primarily concerning which of the following?

                        

The extent to which women were interested in pursuing educational opportunities in the eighteenth century

The extent of the support for educational opportunities for girls prior to the American Revolution

The extent of public resistance to educational opportunities for women after the American Revolution

Whether attitudes toward women’s educational opportunities changed during the eighteenth century

Whether women needed to be educated in order to contribute to the success of a republican form of government

Why the answer is B, I choose E because the question is asking about the Kerber's concering, which is not concerned by Woody. E is what K concered about.

醋醋妹妹

问题问的是Kerber和Woody之间想法的差异。而非单单K一个人的想法。

E不正确。E的意思是，女人受教育是否是为了促成a republican form of government的成功。文中未提及，与问题也搭不到一块。

B正确。K认为 surge of educational opportunities是在revolution之后。而W则认为educational opportunities increased是在revolution之前。

Woody’s evidence challenges the notion that the Revolution changed attitudes regarding female education该句在文中有一定的提示作用。

Qiongwang01

I see, thanks

tony6

请问12题答案确定了吗？

我选B，但前面有人贴答案选D。

请NN确认答案。

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cocoabean

同意醋醋妹妹, 12题选B

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fair_sword

it's B

skaly

b!

joisy

这道题目的争议到现在都无法确定是B还是D，但是我认为还是D，原文中L34：

Woody’s evidence challenges the notion that the Revolution changed attitudes regarding female education, although it may have accelerated earlier trends.

那就是说一个认为在Revolution之前就change了attitude，而另一个在Revolution之后change了attitude。

remona9t

我也同意是D,我觉得B是不是说反了？

The extent of the support for educational opportunities for girls prior to the American Revolution

而Kerber 的观点是surge of educational opportunities是在revolution之后，怎么会是prior呢？

susan-susan

支持D

Pointing to “An

(30)      Essay on Woman” (1753) as reflecting

a shift in view, Woody also claimed that

practical education for females had

          many advocates before the Revolution.

Woody’s evidence challenges the notion

(35)     that the Revolution changed attitudes

regarding female education, although it

may have accelerated earlier trends.

Historians’ reliance on Kerber’s “repub-

         lican motherhood” thesis may have

(40)      obscured the presence of these trends,   

making it difficult to determine to what

extent the Revolution really changed

women’s lives.

K 和W关于educational opportunities for girls 观念得不同，我觉得首先是YES orNO 的问题，即是否是在revolution之前就已经出现了。

BThe extent of the support for educational opportunities for girls prior to the American Revolution

作者在文中提到的extent ，跟B种提到的并不一致，而且revolution影响women’s lives的程度，可能educational opportunities for girls 只是其中的一部分内容。

D.Whether attitudes toward women’s educational opportunities changed during the eighteenth century

很难一下子讲清楚，但我感觉是YES OR NO的不同，并不是EXTEND的问题。