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Thepassagesbelowwefollowedbyquestionsbasedontheircontent;questionsfollowingapairofrelatedpassagesmayabbebasedontherelationshipbetweenthepairedpassages.Answerthequestionsonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthepassagesandinanyintroductorymaterialthatmaybeprovided.

Questions9-10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thatnineteenth-centuryFrenchnovelistHonoré

deBaizaccouldbefinanciallywiseinhisfictionwhile

losingallhismoneyinlifewasanironyduplicatedin

othermatters.Forinstance,theverywomenwhohad

5beendrawntohimbythepenetratingintuitionof

thefemaleheartthatheshowedinhisnovelswere

appalledtodiscoverhowinsensitiveandawkwardthe

realmancouldbe.Itseemsthetruesourceofcreation

forBaLzacwasnotsensitivitybutimagination.Baizac’s

10fictionoriginallysprangfromanintuitionhefirstdis-

coveredasawretchedlittleschoolboylockedinadark

closetofhisboardingschoollifeisaprison,andonlyirnaginationcanopenitsdoors.

9.Theexampleinlines4-8primarilysuggeststhat

ABaizac’sworkwasnotespeciallypopularamongfemalereaders

BBalzaccouldnotwriteconvincinglyaboutfinancialmatters

CBaizac’sinsightsintocharacterwerenotevidentinhiseverydaylife

DpeoplewhoknewBaizacpersonallycouldnotrespecthim

asanartist

EreadershadunreasonableexpectationsofBalzactheman

10.TheauthormentionsBaizac’sexperienceasaschoolboyinorderto

AexplainwhyBaizacwasunabletoconducthisfinancialaffairsproperly

BpointoutapossiblesourceofBaizac’spowerfulimagination

CexoneratetheboardingschoolforBalzac’slacklusterperformance

DfostertheimpressionthatBalzacwasanunrulystudent

depicttheconditionsofboardingschoollifediningBaizac’syouth

Questions11-12arebasedonthefollowingpassage

Dr.JaneWrightinsistedinlateryearsthather

father,surgeonLouisWright,neverpressuredher

tostudymedicine;indeedhewarnedherhowhard

becomingadoctorwouldbe.Hisveryfame,within

5andbeyondtheAfricanAmericancommunity,made

hertrainingharderinsomeways.“Hisbeingsogood

reallymakesitverydifficult,”Wrighttoldaninter-

viewersoonaftershegraduatedfrommedicalschool

in1945.“EveryoneknowswhoPapais.”

11.ThepassagesuggeststhatJaneWright’smedicaltrainingwasmademoredifficultbecause

Aherfatherwarnedhernottostudymedicine

Bherfatherflauntedhissuccess

Cshedidnotspendadequatetimestudying

Dshesharedherfather’sdesireforfame

Eshewasinevitablycomparedtoherfather

12.ThepassageisprimarilyconcernedwithJaneWright’s

Aviewsofthemedicalprofession

Bchildhoodrecollections

Cperceptionofherfatherasarolemodel

Dreluctancetocollaboratewithherfather

Egratitudeforherfather’sencouragement

Questions13-24arebasedonthefollowingpassages.

Thefollowingtwopassagesconsidertheexperiencesofmiddle-classworneninnineteenth-centuryEnglandunderthereignofQueenVictoria（1837-190!

）.PassageIisfromaworkofsocialhistory;Passage2isfromastudyoftravelwriting.

Passage1

InnineteenthcenturyEngland,middle-classwomen

wereusuallyassigneddomesticrolesandfacedseverely

limitedprofessionalcareeroptions.Ofcourse,onecan

pointtoEngland’smonarch,QueenVictoria,asafamous

5exampleofawomanatwork,andmi11onsofworking-

classwomenworkedforwagesinfactoriesandprivate

homes,onfarms.andinstoresandmarkets.Butaristocratswereoftenexemptfromsocietalstricturesthathoundthemiddleclass.andworking-classwomenwereusually

10lookeddownonasnotbeing“respectable”fortheireffortsasworkers.Asthenineteenthcenturyprogressed,itwasassumedthatawomanengagedinbusinesswasawomanwithouteitherherowninheritanceoramantosupporther.Middle-classwomenalreadysharedwithupper-middle-

15classmenthesocietalstumblingblockstoactivepursuit

ofbusiness,whichincludedthefeelingthatlaborwasdemeaningandnotsuitableforthosewithaspirationsto

gentility.Butunlikeaman,whoseself-worthrosethrough

hiseconomicexertions,awomanwhodidlikewiserisked

20opprobriumforherselfandpossiblyshameforthosearoundher.Inequalityintheworkingworldmadeitexceedingly

difficultforamiddle-classwomantosupportherselfonherown.letalonesupportdependents.Thus,atatimewhenoccupationwasbecomingacoreelementinmasculine

25identity.anypositionformiddle-classwomenotherthaninrelationtomenwasconsideredanomalous.Inthe1851

census,theRegistrarGeneralintroducedanewfifthclass

ofworkers,exclusivelymadeupofwomen:

Thefifthclasscompriseslargenumbersofthepopulation30thathavenooccupation;butitrequiresnoargumentto

provethatthewife,themother,themistressofanEnglishfamilyfillsofficesanddischargesdutiesof

noordinaryimportance;orthatchildrenareorshould

beoccupiedinfilialorhouseholdduties,andinthetask35ofeducation,eitherathomeoratschool.

Thisconceptionofwomenhadbeendevelopingoveralongperiod.Forexample,inthelateseventeenthcentury,trade

tokensusedbylocalshopkeepersandsmallmastersin

familybusinessescarriedtheinitialsoftheman’sandthe

40woman’sfirstnamesandthecouple’ssurname,butbythe

lateeighteenthcentury,onlytheinitialsofthemale

proprietorwereretained.ThisservestoconfirmtheviewofoneVictorianman,bornin1790,thatwhereashismother

hadconfidentlyjoinedinthefamilyauctioneeringbusiness,

45theincreaseddivisionofthesexeshadseenthewithdrawal

ofwomenfrombusinesslife.

Marriagebecame,morethanever,theonlycareeroptionofferingeconomicprosperityforwomen;inbusiness,

womenappearonlyasfaintshadowsbehindthescenes.

50Theabsenceofwomeninbusinessandfinancialrecords.makesourknowledgeofwhatmiddle-classwomenactually

didandhowtheysurvivedeconomicallyquitefragmentary.Whatwedoknowisthatwomen’sabilitytosurvive.

economicallyontheirownbecameincreasinglydifficultin

55thecourseofthenineteenthcentury.

Passage2

InthesecondhalfofthenineteenthcenturyinEngland,

undertheruleofQueenVictoria,becauseofthelongpeace

andtheincreasingprosperity,moreandmorewomenfound

themselvesabletotraveltoEuropeunescorted.Withthe

60increaseintravelcameanincreaseinthenumberof

guidebooks,collectionsoftravelhints,anddiariesby

travelers-manyofwhichwerewrittenbyordirectedto

women..

Althoughnineteenth-centurywomentraveledforavariety

65ofreasons,rangingfromadesiretodoscientificresearch

toinvolvementinmissionarywork,undoubtedlyamajor

incentivewasthedesiretoescapefromdomesticconfine-

mentandthesocialrestrictionsimposedontheVictorian

femaleinBritain.AsDorothyMiddletonobserves,“Travel

70wasanindividualgestureofthehousebound,man-

dominatedVictorianwoman.”The“cagedbirds”ofthe

Victorianparlorfoundtheirwingsandoftentookflightin

otherlands.Inalessconstrainedenvironmenttheyachieved

physicalandpsychologicalfreedomandsomemeasureof

75autonomy.InCelebratedWomenTravelersoftheNineteenth

Century（1883）,DavenportAdamscomments:

.“Fetteredas

womenareinEuropeancountriesbyrestraints,obligations,

andresponsibilities,whicharetoooftenarbitraryand

artificial...itisnaturalenoughthatwhentheopportunity

80offers,theyshouldhailevenatemporaryemancipation

throughtravel.”

Bythelatterpartofthenineteenthcentury,women

travelersbegantobesingledoutasexemplarsofthenew

socialandpoliticalfreedomandprowessofwomen.

85Ironically,MaryKingsleyandotherwomentravelerswere

opposedtoorsimplyuninterestedinthelateVictorian

campaignstoextendwomen’spoliticalrights.Thus,when

.MaryKingsleyreturnedfromWestAfricain1895,shewas

chagrinedtodiscoverthatshewasbeinghailedasanew

90woman”becauseofhertravels.Despiteheroftenout-

spokendistasteforthe“newwomen”agitatingforgreater

freedom,thetravelbooksthatsheandothershadwritten

stillsuggested,asPaulFussellhasargued,“animplicit

celebrationoffreedom.”

13Lines18-21suggestthatforVictorianmiddle-classwomen,“self-worth”and“economicexertions”werethoughttobe

Amutuallyexclusive

Bconstantlyevolving

Cthetwokeystosuccess

Dessentialtofindingahusband

Eeasytoachieve

14.lnline24,“occupation”mostnearlymeans

Amilitaryconquest

Bpleasantdiversion

Cvocation

Dsettlement

Epoliticalrepression

15TheauthorofPassage1considerstradetokens（lines37-38）asevidenceagainsttheprevalenceofafifthclassintheseventeenthcenturybecausethey

Aservedaslegalcurrency.

Bwereissuedtobothmiddle-classandworking-classwomen

Chelpedneutralizegenderstereotypesoftheday

Dfailedtoidentifywomenbytheirnamesand

positions

Eidentifiedmenandwomenaspartnersinbusiness

16.AllofthefollowingarereferredtoinPassage1asevidenceofwomen’sdiminishedsocialstatusinVictorianEnglandEXCEPTthe

Adisparitybetweenmen’sandwomen’scareer

opportunities

BshameriskedbywomenwhowishedtoenterCommerce

Cexclusionofwomen’sinitialsfromtradetokens

Dinfluenceofthequeen

Eabsenceoffinancialrecordsdocumentingwomen’sactivity

17Whichstatementabout