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1、Throughoutthecolonialperiodtherewasaremarkableshortageofwomen,whichvariedwiththeregionsandwasalwaysgreatestinthefrontierareas.Thisshortageenhancedwomen'sstatusandpositionandallowedthemtopursuedifferentcareers.Thepuritansregardedidlenessasasin,andbelievedthatlifeinanunderdevelopmentcountrymadeitnecessarythateachmemberofthecommunityperformedaneconomicfunction.Thusworkforwomenwasnotonlyapprovedbutalsowasregardedasacivicduty.Puritantowncouncilsexpectedwidowsandindependentwomentobeself-supporting.Therewasnosocialprohibitionagainstmarriedwomenworking;onthecontrary,wiveswereexpectedtohelptheirhusbandsintheirtradeandwonsocialapprovalfordoingextraworkinoroutofthehome.
(1)、Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?
C:
Colonialwomen'semployment.
(2)、Accordingtothepassage,whereincolonialNorthAmericaweretherethefewestwomen?
C:
Frontiersettlements.
(3)、ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthePuritanswere______.
B:
hardworking
(4)、Accordingtothepassage,Puritansbelievedthatanunmarriedadultwomanshouldbe______.
A:
financiallyresponsibleforherself
(5)、Accordingtothepassage,whatdidthePuritansexpectfrommarriedwomen?
B:
Theyshouldassistintheirhusbands'tradeorbusiness.
2、Halloween(October31)isaholidaywidelycelebratedwithdifferentnamesinmanycountries.Althoughitoriginatedasareligiousholiday,ithaslostitsreligiousconnectionsintheUnitedStates.Itisnowcelebratedlargelyasachildren'sday,andmanyAmericanchildrenlookforwardtoitfordaysandweeksbeforehand.
(1)、WhatdoesHalloweenoriginatefrom?
C:
Areligiousday.
(2)、WhatisthesymbolofHalloween?
A:
Pumpkin
(3)、TheholidaywascelebratedinthefollowingwayssomeyearsagoEXCEPT______.
B:
receivingtreatsofcandy,fruitorcookies
(4)、WhydochildrencollectmoneyintheHalloween?
D:
Theywanttohelpotherchildren.
(5)、Thecollectionboxisdyedorangebecause______.
C:
orangeisthecolorofpumpkins
3、Humanneedsseemendless.Whenahungrymangetsameal,hebeginstothinkaboutanovercoat,whenamanagergetsanewsportscar,abighouseandpleasureboatsdanceintoview.
(1)、Accordingtothepassage,manwillbegintothinkaboutsuchneedsashousingandclothingonlywhen______.
C:
hehassatisfiedhishunger
(2)、ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatbytheendofWorldWarII,mostAmericans______.
D:
didnotownautomobiles
(3)、WhichofthefollowingisNOTrelatedto"physicalsatisfaction"?
A:
Asuccessfulcareer.
(4)、Whatisthemainconcernofmanonthefourthlevel?
C:
Themorementalsatisfactionthebetter.
(5)、Theauthortendstothinkthatthefifthlevel______.
B:
maybealotmoredesirablethanthefirstfour
4、Thoughsomepeoplehavesuggestedthatwomenshouldreturntohouseworkinordertoleavemorejobsformen,theideahasbeenrejectedbybothwomenandmeninpublicopinionpolls.Latelysomeunionofficialshavesuggestedthattoomanywomenareemployedintypeofworkmoresuitableformenandthatwomenshouldstepasidetomakewayforunemployedyoungmen.Theyarguethatwomen-especiallywomenintheirchildbearingyearsactuallydelayeconomicdevelopmentandresultinlowerproductivity,poorqualityandinefficiency.
(1)、Someunionofficialshavesuggestedthatwomenshouldreturnhomebecause______.
B:
theirparticipationinworkhasabadinfluenceontheeconomicdevelopment
(2)、Someunionofficialshavesuggestedthatifwomenresigntheirjobs,______.
C:
themaleemployeesintheirfamiliesshouldreceivedoublewages
(3)、Accordingtothepassage,thesuggestionthatwomenshouldreturntohouseworkwas______.
A:
opposedbymostmenandwomen
(4)、Accordingtothepassagewecansee"phasedemployment"means______.
D:
womenareallowedtotakeleavefromtheirjobsduringtheirchildbearingyears
(5)、Basedonthe"phasedemployment"theory,duringawoman'sleavefromherjob______.
B:
herfamily'sincomelevelwillbealittlelowerthanitnormallyis
5、Manystudieshaveidentifiedastronglinkbetweensuicideanddiagnosablementalillness,especiallydepression.So,becausewomensufferfromdepressionatamuchhigherratethanmen,theywouldseemtobeathigherriskforsuicide.Yet,womenactuallycommitsuicideaboutone-fourthasoftenasmen.
(1)、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
C:
Reasonsforwomen'slowerriskofcommittingsuicide.
(2)、Femalesgetbettertreatmentfortheirdepressionperhapsbecause______.
C:
theymaydiscusstheirfeelingswithadoctorandbecooperative
(3)、Theword"inclusive"inparagraph4probablymeans______.
A:
comprehensive
(4)、Itisimpliedthatamancanreducehischanceofcommittingsuicideifhe______.
D:
changesthewayhethinksaboutproblemsandinteractwithothers
(5)、Whenamansuffersfromdepression,itistypicalofhimto______.
B:
considerjusthisfeelingswhenhemakesadecision
6、Hereisonewoman'sstoryofbalancinghomeandcareer.Rachelalwaysdreamedofhavingalargefamilyandaninterestingcareer.Shenowhasfourchildrenandworksfull-time.
(1)、WhatcanwelearnaboutRachelfrom"Ireallyhavetwofull-timejobs"?
C:
Sheisawifeandmotherwithafull-timejob.
(2)、WecaninferfromRachel'sownwordsthat______.
D:
shefeelsstressfromthecombinedrolesofworkerandofwifeandmother
(3)、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistheconsequenceofwomen'sroleoverload?
A:
Theyhavedifficultybalancinghomeandcareer.
(4)、Thebestexplanationof"thelion'sshare"inthelastparagraphis______.
A:
thelargestpart
(5)、ThemainpurposeforthewritertociteBird'sstudyis______.
B:
toshowcareerwomentakeupmorehouseworkthantheirhusband
7、ThejudgmentoftheEnglishmanbyallotherEuropeanpeoplesisthatheisthemostsuspicious,themostreserved,themostunfriendly,thecoldest-heartedofallwesternpeoples.
(1)、TheEnglishmanischaracterizedas______.
D:
cold-heartedandunfriendly
(2)、Accordingtotheauthor,themainfactorwhichhasshapedtheEnglishcharacterisa______one.
A:
geographical
(3)、CertainotherEnglishqualitiessuchascourage,energy,andhonorare______.
B:
praisedbyEuropeans
(4)、Itseemsthatitismostdifficultto______anEnglishman.
C:
makefriendswith
(5)、TheEnglishmanprefers______to______.
B:
justice,kindness
8、Thepurposeofthispartofthebookistohelpyoubecomemoreefficientinreadingbyspeedinguptheprocessgenerally.Mostpeoplecanlearntocovermaterialmuchfasterthantheydonowwhilemaintainingahighlevelofcomprehension.
(1)、Thepassageistakenfrom.
D:
abookonreading
(2)、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTabenefitfromreadingaccordingtothepassage?
D:
Improvementofreadinghelpsreadersgetoutlinesofdailynews.
(3)、Thispassagemainlydiscusses.
B:
theimportanceofimprovingreadingskillsandhowtocalculatereadingrate
(4)、"readingefficiency"inParagraph2means.
B:
theabilityofreadingfastwithagoodunderstanding
(5)、Readingspeedcanbecalculatedby.
B:
dividingthetotalnumberofwordsareaderreadbythetimehespendsonreading
9、Anineteenth-centuryFrenchdramatistremarkedthattheonlydifferencebetweenanimalsandhumanbeingsisthatpeopledrinkwhentheyarenotthirstyandmakeloveinanyseason.Thesociologist'sdefinitionofthedifferenceismorescientific:
onlyhumanbeingshavetheabilityforcreatingandtransmittingculture.Morethananyotherspecies,humananimalsareabletosurpasstheirbiologicallimitationsbysharingideasandpassingonwhattheylearntofuturegenerations.
(1)、Fromasociologicalpointofview,thedifferencebetweenhumansandanimalsis.
C:
humanscanpassontheirculturefromgenerationtogeneration
(2)、Oneoftheproblemsthatbothhumansandanimalsmustfaceis.
B:
theyhavetoraisetheiryounginwhateverlivingconditions
(3)、Infaceofproblemsofexistence,animals.
B:
onlyrespondrepeatedlyinthefixedway
(4)、Beaverscanbuilddamsashome.
B:
inaninstinctiveway
(5)、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?
B:
Humanshavemuchgreaterabilitytosolveproblemswithnewmethods.
10、Sportingactivitiesareessentiallymodifiedformsofhuntingbehavior.Viewedbiologically,themodernfootballerisinrealityamemberofahuntinggroup.Hiskillingweaponhasturnedintoaharmlessfootballandhispreyintoagoalmouth.Ifhisaimisaccurateandhescoresagoal,heenjoysthehunter'striumphofkillinghisprey.
(1)、Theauthorbelievesthatsportingactivities______.
B:
haveactuallydevelopedfromhunting
(2)、Inafootballgamewhatisequaltothepreyinhuntingis______.
C:
Thegoalmouth
(3)、Foroveramillionyears,ourforefatherswerebasically______.
B:
cooperatinghunters
(4)、Theword"operation"(Paragraph4)refersto______.
B:
hunting
(5)、Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizestheideaofthepassage?
D:
Sportingactivitiessatisfythedesireofmodernmantoexercisehuntingskillswhichhisforefathersdevelopedforsurvival
11、Septemberistheninthmonthoftheyear.However,thewordSeptembercomesfromtheLatinwordseptem,whichmeans"seven".ThisisbecauselongagoadifferentcalendarwasusedinwhichSeptemberwasindeedtheseventhmonth.WhenJuliusCaesar,leaderofRome,changedthecalendar,hemadeSeptembertheninthmonth.
(1)、Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe______.
B:
TheMonthofSeptember
(2)、FromthispassageyoumayinferthatbeforeJuliusCaesar,Novembermighthavebeenthe______.
B:
ninthmonthoftheyear
(3)、Septemberisaproductivetimebecause______.
D:
itistheharvesttimeforfarmers
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