New York's Central Park to gain statue of women

河北乐亭第一中学 胡金莹

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1.contemporary/kən'temprəri/n.同代人；同龄人

2.activism/'æktɪvɪzəm/n.行动主义；激进主义

3.suffrage/'sʌfrɪdʒ/n.选举权

4.borough/'bʌrə/n.行政区

5.depict/dɪ'pɪkt/v.描述；描写

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Ⅰ.判断正误

听录音并阅读3个简短的陈述，根据录音内容判断这些陈述是否符合所听内容。考查重点是学生对意义的理解能力和信息获取能力。

In this section,you will hear a passage.After you hear the passage,decide whether each of the statement is correct(A),incorrect(B)or not mentioned(C).

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Ⅱ.听力理解

听下面的文章，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。文章读三遍。

1.How many statues of men are there in Central Park?

A.3. B.23. C.33.

2.When did women start to have the right to vote?

A.In 1920. B.In 1930. C.In 1940.

3.How much money did the Monumental Women collect?

A.1.5 million. B.3.5 million. C.10.5 million.

4.Which statue is excluded in Bergmann's early design?

A.Anthony. B.Stanton. C.Truth.

文本解说

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New York City will finally honor real women with a statue in its famous Central Park.City officials voted this week for the creation of a statue of three female civil rights leaders.Central Park has 23 statues of men who were important in history,but none of women.

In fact,females are represented only by statues of imaginary characters. These include a statue of Alice,the hero of Alice inWonderlandbooks by 19th century British writer Lewis Carroll.

The new statue from artist Meredith Bergmann is to be uncovered next August.Visitors will see the representation of past activists Susan B.Anthony,Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Sojourner Truth.

The three women werecontemporariesand leaders in the anti-slavery,women's rightsand anti-alcoholmovements.Theiractivismhelped to secure the right of women to vote in 1920.

Pam Elam is president of the non-profit organization Monumental Women.It worked with historians,community leaders and local officials in support of the statue.Elam said the artwork shows “the power of women working together to bring about revolutionary change in our society.”The group privately raised$1.5 million to create and care for the new statue and a linked educational program.

Bergmann's early design for the statue included only Anthony and Stanton.Observerscriticized itslack ofAfrican-American representation,noting that women of that group were also important to the fight for women'ssuffrage.So,Bergmann redesigned the statue to add Truth.

Central Park is not the only area of New York limited in statues representing historical women.In fact,the government group She Built NYC says the large city of fiveboroughshas just five public statues of women from history.

A 2016 news story in the magazine Smithsonian.com reported that women were the subject of only about seven percent of public statues in the United States thatdepictreal people.