OG7 阅读 Q32

In the first paragraph of Passage 1, Tocqueville predicts that "the social changes which bring nearer to the same level the father and son, the master and servant, and superiors and inferiors generally speaking, will raise woman and make her more and more the equal of man." In this context, to "raise" women to a higher social position most nearly means to elevate, or lift, them.
Choices A, B, and C are incorrect because in the context of Tocqueville's prediction that women will attain a higher social position, the word "raise" most nearly means elevate, not increase (choice A), cultivate, or support (choice B), or nurture (choice C).