In 1971, Katharine ordered the Post to print a copy of the Pentagon Papers, the topsecret documents revealing the truth about the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War. What's more, her courageous decision and support for her journalists prepared the Post to break the most important political story in modern history: Watergate(水门事件), one of the greatest scandals(丑闻) in American political history. Katharine managed to keep control over the most disorganized situation when it was reported, all the time insisting the news stories be accurate and fair. Watergate made The Washington Post an internationally known paper and Katharine was considered as the most powerful woman in America.
文章大意:本文是一篇人物传记,介绍了美国《华盛顿邮报》女掌门人凯瑟琳的生平事迹。
5.Katharine Graham was born in a time when________.
A. women were not given the chance to receive education
B. women were not considered as intelligent as men
C. women were not permitted to achieve their goals
D. women were not allowed to enter every field
答案:D 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可以得知,她出生的时候,挣钱和从政都只是男人的事情,妇女不被允许从事这些活动,因此答案选D。
6.When her husband was chosen to take charge of the newspaper, Katharine Graham________.
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