determined that women play caretaker roles, such as wife and mother and homemaker. On the other hand, men are best suited to go out into the competitive world of work and politics, where serious responsibilities must be taken on. Men are to be the providers; women and children are “dependents”.
The ideology also holds that women who wish to work outside the household should naturally fill these jobs that are in line with the special capabilities of their sex. It is appropriate for women, not men, to be employed as nurses, social workers, elementary school teachers, house-hold helpers, clerks and secretaries. These positions are simply an extension of women’s domestic role. Informal distinctions between “women’s work” and “men’s work” in the labor force, according to the ideology, are simply a functional reflection of the basic differences between the sexes.
Finally, the ideology suggests that nature has worked her will in another significant way. For the human species to survive over time, its members must regularly reproduce. Thus, women must, whether at home or in the labor force, make the most of their physical appearances.
So goes the ideology. It is, of course, not true that basic biological and psychological differences between the sexes require each to play sex-defined roles in social life. There is enough evidence that sex roles vary from society to society, and those role differences that do exist are largely learned.
But to the degree people actually believe that biology is destiny and that nature intended for men and women to make different contributions to society, sex-defined roles will be seen as totally acceptable.
【小题1】According to the biology-is-destiny ideology, women_______.
A. cannot compete with men in any field B. are suited more to domestic jobs than men
C. are sensitive enough to be a good caretaker D. are too weak to do any agricultural work at all
【小题2】 Those who have prejudices against women think that_______.
A. women shouldn’t go out for work B. women should earn money to add
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the family income
C. women going out for work should only do “women’s work”
D. women should take jobs to drill the special capabilities of the sex 【小题3】The author thinks that the positions women hold outside_______. A. are determined by what they are better suited to B. grow out of their household responsibilities
C. represent their breakthrough of sex discrimination D. are physically and
emotionally suitable to them 【小题4】What does the underlined sentence imply?
A. Sex roles are socially determined B. Sex roles are emotionally and physically determined
C. Sex roles are biologically and psychologically determined D. Sex roles are determined by education people take 【答案】 【小题1】B 【小题2】C 【小题3】B 【小题4】A 【解析】
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D
Tickets for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil have gone on sale, with fans able to apply on FIFA’s website. FIFA is expecting a similar demand to that in Germany 2006, when there were about seven applicants for every ticket of the 64 matches. And now around 3.3 million tickets will be available for the matches in 2014.
Tickets will range in price from ￡58 for first-round matches to ￡632 for the final at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian citizens over 60, local students and members of some social programs can purchase tickets for ￡15. The Price of Football - World Cup 2014 Items Ticket Sun cream Prices ￡58-￡112 ￡9.50 Items Final ticket T-shirt Water Domestic beer Average dinner Prices ￡281-￡632 ￡13 ￡1.28 ￡1.91 ￡29 McDonald’s meal ￡11 Imported beer Coffee ￡3.83 ￡2.55 “It’s always difficult to predict,” said FIFA marketing director Thierry Weil. “But I truly believe that it will be more similar to what happened in Germany than
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in South Africa in 2010.”According to FIFA, the 2006 World Cup was attended by more than 3.3 million fans. Almost two million tickets were sold to the general public in South Africa, although the number of applications during the first ticketing phase was significantly lower.
All applications made before 10th October 2013 will enter a random selection draw if there are not enough tickets available to fulfill all requests. The sales of the leftover tickets will begin on 5th November on a first-come, first-served basis. Another phase will begin on 8th December after the draw is made. The tournament begins on 12th June, with Brazil playing the opener in Sao Paulo.
A study on the price of World Cup 2014 looked at the ticket prices and the cost of travelling to Brazil and found that our English fans face hotel costs of between ￡46 and ￡797 a night, while packages range from ￡2,999 to ￡14,999. 【小题1】How much should a Brazilian student pay for the opening match? A.￡15 B.￡58 C.￡112 D.￡632
【小题2】 From the passage we know that Thierry Weil_______. A. feels proud of what they achieved in South Africa 2010 B. feels worried about the sales of the tickets for Brazil 2014 C. holds the belief that Brazil 2014 will be the greatest world cup D. believes that more fans will attend Brazil 2014 than South Africa 2010 【小题3】What will FIFA do if there are not enough tickets available for requests before Oct.10, 2013?
A. They will sell the spare tickets to the applicants. B. They will sell on a first-come, first-served basis.
C. They will choose the applicants based on a random selection draw. D. They will sell them the tickets to be sold on Dec.8.
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考点：新闻类阅读。
第二节 (共5小题;每小题3分，满分15分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 The Transport Industry In the UK
The transport industry employs around 2.3 million people in the UK across some 196,000 companies. Worth over ￡75 billion to the economy, it ensures that goods, services and people can move as efficiently as possible.
【小题1】 Traffic and transport construction jobs are essential to ensure that there are no long-term disruptions（中断） in transport. Without traffic and transport construction jobs, the Transport for London Organization wouldn’t be able to maintain its train or tube lines.
【小题2】 Opportunities involve construction work and building services to maintain facilities(设施) such as airports and train stations. It also involves anything from designing and creating a new bridge or road, to developing a new harbor to increase sea freight（海运）.
Some roles require shift work. 【小题3】 . Depending on the role, travel may also be required either locally, nationally, or in some cases, internationally.
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