2015年考研英语阅读模拟习题 (2)
<p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="definition">definition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sexes">sexes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distinction">distinction</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="identity">identity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pin">pin</span> <span word="down">down</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="definitions">definitions</span> <span word="evolve">evolve</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="accordance">accordance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="types">types</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span>， <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>， <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="discoveries">discoveries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ideological">ideological</span> <span word="revolutions">revolutions</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="immutable">immutable</span>， <span word="either">either</span> <span word="socially">socially</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="biologically">biologically</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 21<span word="st">st</span> <span word="century">century</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="substantial">substantial</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="biology">biology</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="genetics">genetics</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="radically">radically</span> <span word="challenging">challenging</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roles">roles</span>， <span word="responsibilities">responsibilities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="sex">sex</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>， <span word="scarcely">scarcely</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>， <span word="these">these</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span>。 <span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="say">say</span>， <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="minor">minor</span> <span word="exceptions">exceptions</span>， <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="definition">definition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sexes">sexes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="respective">respective</span> <span word="functions">functions</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="unchanged">unchanged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="distinction">distinction</span>， <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="uncompromising">uncompromising</span> <span word="dualism">dualism</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="hierarchical">hierarchical</span> <span word="model">model</span>， <span word="lasted">lasted</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="period">period</span>， <span word="appealing">appealing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="justification">justification</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>， <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="existed">existed</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="bore">bore</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conquer">conquer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="survival">survival</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span>， <span word="by">by</span> <span word="satisfying">satisfying</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="peacetime">peacetime</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="rested">rested</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="divergence">divergence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sexes">sexes</span>. <span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="overlapping">overlapping</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="confusion">confusion</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roles">roles</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>-<span word="honored">honored</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>， <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deviation">deviation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="norm">norm</span>. <span word="Sex">Sex</span> <span word="roles">roles</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="placeappropriate">placeappropriate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span>. <span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="was">was</span>， <span word="first">first</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foremost">foremost</span>， <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="world">world</span>， <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="workshops">workshops</span>， <span word="factories">factories</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="firms">firms</span>， <span word="belonged">belonged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="men">men</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="sex">sex</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="division">division</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="dichotomy">dichotomy</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span>， <span word="which">which</span> <span word="conferred">conferred</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="identity">identity</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>， <span word="sequestered">sequestered</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>， <span word="cared">cared</span>， <span word="nurtured">nurtured</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="conserved">conserved</span>。 <span word="To">To</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span>， <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="daring">daring</span>， <span word="ambitious">ambitious</span>， <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span>， <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>， <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="men">men</span>， <span word="was">was</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="survival">survival</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>， <span word="many">many</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="considerably">considerably</span>. <span word="Besides">Besides</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="incentives">incentives</span>， <span word="we">we</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="ambition">ambition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="fulfillment">fulfillment</span> <span word="motivating">motivating</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="favorable">favorable</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="isolation">isolation</span> <span word="influencing">influencing</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="Above">Above</span> <span word="all">all</span>， <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="women">women</span>， <span word="work">work</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="invariably">invariably</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="independence">independence</span>. <span word="Notes">Notes</span>： <span word="pin">pin</span> <span word="down">down</span> 把讲明确;确定。<span word="immutable">immutable</span>不可改变的。<span word="dualism">dualism</span>双重论。<span word="divergence">divergence</span>分歧，偏离。<span word="overlapping">overlapping</span>部分巧合、一致。 <span word="time">time</span>-<span word="honored">honored</span> 由来已久的。<span word="dichotomy">dichotomy</span> 一分为二，对立。<span word="sequester">sequester</span>使隔离。<span word="be">be</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> 被缠住于，如：<span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trivia">trivia</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="things">things</span>. <span word="unduly">unduly</span>过度地，不恰当地。 21. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="that">that</span> [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="clue">clue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="identity">identity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sexes">sexes</span>. [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="the">the</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="distinction">distinction</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="sexes">sexes</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="conspicuous">conspicuous</span>. [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="the">the</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="definitions">definitions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sexes">sexes</span> <span word="bears">bears</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="the">the</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="civilization">civilization</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="influences">influences</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="definitions">definitions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sexes">sexes</span>. 22. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span> 1 <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="infer">infer</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="embark">embark</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="because">because</span> [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="the">the</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="roles">roles</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span>. [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="women">women</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="lib">lib</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span>. [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roles">roles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="changing">changing</span>. [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="the">the</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sciences">sciences</span> <span word="scarcely">scarcely</span> <span word="remolds">remolds</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="roles">roles</span>. 23. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="discrimination">discrimination</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span> <span word="was">was</span> [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="preferable">preferable</span>. [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="prevalent">prevalent</span>. [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="presumable">presumable</span>. [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="precedent">precedent</span>. 24. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="female">female</span> <span word="passivity">passivity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="natural">natural</span>. [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="physically">physically</span> <span word="identical">identical</span>. [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="men">men</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span>. [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="some">some</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="identity">identity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span>. 25. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span>， <span word="which">which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>? [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="Wish">Wish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span>. [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="Ambition">Ambition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="fulfillment">fulfillment</span>. [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="Financial">Financial</span> <span word="incentives">incentives</span>. [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="Desire">Desire</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p>
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