高考英语《流行话题 语境识词4500》Unit46 What Changes Has Feminism Brought to Girls and Boys素材.docVIP

Unit 46　　What Changes Has Feminism Brought to Girls and Boys?　　A revolution in the way American society regards and treats the two sexes has been accomplished in remarkably short period of time. Very often, this is viewed as victory for feminism, in that more career options have opened to women ,and women are increasingly represented in all segments of society. But has this vicory produced the predicted increased happiness for women? A quick view of the massive pro-choice abortion advocates assembled in Washington D.C. last weekend revealed very few smiles, and much rage. Today, Ill look at the changes wrought in our view of the two sexes.　　My 21-year-old-college-senior son was telling us about a girl he had just been set-up with. They had a good time together at a party, so he asked her if she would be interested in going out on another date. She told him, I wouldnt mind studying with you, but I really dont have time for a lot of dating or a boy friend. His comment was, Whats with all of these ambitious girls?　　Our 9th-grade son attends a California public high school where the ratio of boys to girls is roughly 50/50. The latest edition of his schools parents club newsletter honors the students who are achievers in various categories of academic activity. Of the first place finishers in the regional science fair, 9 out of 11 are female. The winner of the Rotary Club and Lions Club Speech Contest are mentioned, both female. 　　My daughter is a sophomore at a California university, and is spending the summer in Europe as an intern in the US embassy to the host country; shell be doing this after she spends an academic semester in Greece enrolled in a classics program. Her universitys 37,000-student body is 55% female. You dont have to be much over 30 to remember when life-guarding was predominantly a male domain; now it seems predominantly female.　　Indeed, what is it with all of these ambitious and high-achieving girls.. and what has happened to the boys and the