【IIIReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedABCandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Theworldwassharplyseparate】
IIIReadingComprehension
SectionA
Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedABCandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
Theworldwassharplyseparatedintomenandwomenbecausethatwasthewaywebelieveditshouldbe.Weholdthisfirmbeliefandmadeeffortstokeepthis1.Whenababycametotheworldheorshewasexpectedtoplaydifferentroles—boyswereportrayedasnoisyandnaughtyoneswhopeopleweremorelikelyto2whilegirlswereboundbystrictsocialrequirementstobelovelyand3.Peoplebecametheproductoftheirsex.Theirsocialrolesweredeterminedwhentheywere4.Malesweretheproducersofcoolreasoningandwerecapableof5.Andbeingemotionalwasconsideredasthefeatureoffemalesandtheirmainactivitylocationwas6.
7withthedevelopmentofcivilizationandwomen’sself-consciousnessmoreandmorewomenhaverealizedthatsuchnaturalandphysicaldifferencesbetweenmanandwomanhaveno8withthedifferencesbetweenmaleandfemaleexcellence.Womenarenowconfidentto9theconceptsas“maleleadership”and“malepower”whichareonlytermsinventedbymenandserveinmen’s10.
Suchremarkablechangeinpeople’sviewpointmaywellexplainthegradual11ofsingle-sexschools.Theaimofeducationistostimulateimaginationencouragefreethinkingandkeepalivevariousinterests.Butthesingle-sexschoolfollowsthesameregulationsand12asetofseparatesubjectsformalesorfemales.Insingle-sexschoolsinsteadofbeingofferedarichexpansionofexperiencestudentshaveaccessto13knowledge.Sucheducationharmsindividualfreedomandkillsthepossibilityforayoungpersontodevelopintoa(n)14human.Furthermoresuchsexualdistinctionisalsodangerousasitbreaksupthesenseofcommunityby15peopleintotwosexgroupswhicheventuallydamagesthedevelopmentofhumancivilization.
1.A.regret
B.division
C.union
D.step
2.A.spoil
B.control
C.teach
D.face
3.A.active
B.humorous
C.famous
D.gentle
4.A.born
B.grown
C.praised
D.retired
5.
