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  3. It is not often realized that women【C1】______a high place in southern European societies in the 10th and 11th centuries. As a【C2

It is not often realized that women【C1】______a high place in southern European societies in the 10th and 11th centuries. As a【C2

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问题     It is not often realized that women【C1】______a high place in southern European societies in the 10th and 11th centuries. As a【C2】______, the woman was protected by the setting up of a dowry or decimum.【C3】______, the purpose of this was to protect her against the risk of desertion, but in【C4】______its function in the social and family life of the time was much more important. The decimum was the wife’s right to receive a tenth of all her husband’s【C5】______. The wife had the right to withhold consent , in all transactions the husband would【C6】______. And more than just a right: the documents show that she【C7】______a real power of decision, equal to that of her husband.【C8】______do the documents indicate any【C9】______of difference in the legal【C10】______of husband and wife.
    The wife shared【C11】______the management of her husband’s personal property, but the【C12】______was not always true. Women seemed【C13】______prepared to defend their own inheritance【C14】______husbands who tried to exceed their rights, and on【C15】______, they showed a fine fighting spirit. A case【C16】______is that Maria Vivas, a Catalan woman of Barcelona. Having agreed【C17】______her husband Miro to sell a field she had【C18】______for the needs of the household, she insisted on compensation. None being offered, she succeeded in dragging her husband to the scribe to have a【C19】______duly drawn up assigning her a piece of land from【C20】______personal inheritance.
【C18】
选项 A、inherited
B、bought
C、sold
D、liked
答案A
解析 正是因为这块地是Maria所继承的遗产(inheritance)，所以在为家庭利益卖掉以后，Maria有权利坚持要求得到赔偿(compensation)。
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