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重庆市永川区2024年英语质量监测一模试卷
The other day, my husband called me to the balcony(阳台). "Come, dear, look at that car!"
"What's up?" I asked, looking down at the square in front of our apartment building. A driver was trying to park between two cars.
"That must be a woman," my husband said.
"How do you know?"
"I've watched the car move back and forth twenty times. Men can't be so bad at driving!"
"What if the driver is a man?" I asked.
"I bet you 50 yuan that the driver is a woman!"
We stood on the balcony and watched the car. It felt a little silly. Five minutes later, the car was finally parked perfectly, and a man slowly got out.
"Fifty yuan please," I said to my husband as he silently walked away.
My husband is not alone in looking down on female drivers. On weekends, my friend Lily likes traveling around the city by bus. But she always hesitates to get on a bus if the driver is a woman. "I can't trust a female driver," she told me one day. "Women are not born to drive, you know."
"Sorry, but I don't know," I said. I go to work by bus every day, and I never think female drivers are any worse. In fact, they are often more careful than men. Research also shows that female drivers are 8.8 times less likely to cause accidents than male drivers.
There are not many female bus drivers, though. And in the history of Formula One(一级方程式赛车), only 0.26 percent of drivers have been women. Without role models, many girls may think they are not meant to be good drivers. But the ability to drive has nothing to do with gender. Women can drive well, too. It's time to stop making jokes about female drivers.
Are you interested in animals and nature? Want to enjoy your summer holidays and learn something interesting and useful? Here comes your chancel Our club Youth Explore has prepared a three- day summer program for you! You can take part in many hands- on activities and meet with different animals— giraffes, pandas, tigers, and so on! More information about the program is as follows: Age: Students aged 8~16 Groups:There are 2 programs for you to choose from. There are at most 15 students in each program.
Program cost:$230 for members;$250 for non- members How to do: Simply come to our center to get an application form(申请表). Send your form on or before 1lth July ( Friday). Notes: 1. No free lunches because of people's likes and dislikes. You may either bring a lunchbox or pay for lunch at our restaurants. 2. Both programs will be on the next day if there is a warning of rainstorms. Come and join us now! Don't miss the chance! |
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