A．They were honest in expressing their opinions.

　　B．They broke the social restrictions on authoresses.

　　C．There were few good men writers at their time.

　　D．They fought against the law to publish their books.

　　答案：B　细节理解题。根据文章首段第二句及第四句"Clearly this restriction ... when there was no equality of opportunity for women.""In a strange contradiction, this period produced a couple of most courageous and gifted authoresses."可知，当时社会对女性写作的限制剥夺了女性平等的机会，然而有几位女作家写出了不朽的作品，挑战社会偏见，因此作者认为她们是勇敢的。故选B项。

　　2．The appeal of Jane Austen's books mainly lies in ________ .

　　A．charming heroines B．respectable careers

　　C．moving love stories D．content and style

　　答案：D　细节理解题。根据Jane Austen(1775­1817)部分最后一句"Besides the content, the appeal of her works also lies in her refreshingly light and ironic style."可知，简·奥斯汀的书不仅内容吸引人，而且风格极具讽刺性。故选D项。

　　3．What can we learn about the book SilasMarner?

　　A．It dealt with concessions people made.

　　B．It was written by a man called George Eliot.

　　C．Its heroines are outspoken and honest.

　　D．It described women struggling for equal rights.

　　答案：A　推理判断题。根据George Eliot(1819­1880)部分第一句"Her novels examined the morally ambiguous concessions people made ..."可知，作者认为乔治·艾略特写的小说主要是关于人们在生活中作出的让步，接着作者以她其中一本小说为例说明此观点。故选A项。

　　B

On March 19, Malala Yousafzai, a 15­year­old Pakistani student and women's education activist, returned to the classroom for the first time