vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.

Rosa Parks(1913~2005)

On December 1,1955,in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. Her simple act landed Parks in prison. But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott. It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil﹣rights movement. "The only tired I was, was tired of giving in,"said Parks.

1. What is Jane Addams noted for in history?

A.Her social work.

B.Her teaching skills.

C.Her efforts to win a prize.

D.Her community background.

解析：A细节理解题。根据Jane Addams下的第一句话Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank.（任何一个受到社会工作者帮助的人都要感谢Jane Addams）可知，在历史上,Jane Addams以她的社会工作而出名，与A项相符。文中未提及her teaching skills(她的教学技能)，只是谈到了promoting education(促进教育)，故B项与文章不符；Jane Addams获得了诺贝尔和平奖，但她不是因努力去获奖而出名的，根本上还是因为她做的社会工作，而且她也并非为了获奖才付出努力，故C项错误；是她的社会工作，以及她鼓励的社区感让她出名，D项Her community background.(她的社区背景)与此不相符。

2. What was the reason for O'Connor's being rejected by the law firm?

A.Her lack of proper training in law.

B.Her little work experience in court.

C.The discrimination against women.

D.The poor financial conditions.

解析：C细节理解题。根据Sandra Day O'Connor下的第一句When Sandra Day O'Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School...可知，她在斯坦福大学法学院受过教育，并非缺少正规的法律培训，故A项错误；文中未提及她在法庭上的工作经验少，故B项错误；根据...she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman.可知，她没能在法律事务所找到工作，是因为她是一名女性，这与C项"对于女性的歧视"相符，故选C项；文中未提及她的经济状况，故D项错误。

3. Who made a great contribution to the civil﹣rights movement in the U.S.?

A.Jane Addams.

B.Rachel Carson.

C.Sandra Day O'Connor.

D.Rosa Parks.

解析：D细节理解题。根据Rosa Parks下的...it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott. It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil﹣rights movement.可知，它导致了蒙哥马利巴士抵制运动，这场运动持续了一年多，开始了民权运动，故选D项，是Rosa Parks对美国的民权运动做出了很大贡献。

4. What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text?