单选题
Sex prejudices are based on and justified by the ideology that btology is destiny．Accoralng to this ideology,basic biological and psychological differences exist between the sexes·These differences require each sex to play a separate role in social life．Women are the weaker sex both physically and emotionally．Thus, they are naturally suited, much more so than men, to the performance of domestic duties．A woman's place, under normal circumstances, is within the protective environment of the home．Nature has 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 iobs that are in line with the special capabilities of their sex．It is thus appropriate for women, not men．tO be employed as nurses, social workers, elementary school teachers, household helpers, and clerks and secretaries．These positions are simply an extension of women's domestic role．Informal distinctions between"vomen's work"and"men's work"in the labor force, according to the ideology, are simply a functional reflection ofthe 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 appearance. So goes the ideology．It is，of course，not true that basic biological and psychological differenc．es between the sexes require each to play sex-defined roles in social life．There is ample evidence that sex rolesvaryfrom societyto society,andthose roledifferencesthatto existarelargelylearned． 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．
单选题
Women's place，some people think，is within the protective environment of the horne because______． A．women can provide be~er care for the children B．women are too weak to do any agricultural work at all C．women are biologically suited to domestic jobs D．women can not compete with men in any field
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题可参照文章的第1段。题目中的some peoplethink和原文第1段第2句话中 的According to this ideology…是对应的。第5句话作者又归因到Thus，they are naturally suited， much more so than men，to the performance ofdomestic duties，从中可知C项是正确答案。
单选题
According to the author,sex rOles______． A．are socially determined B．are emotionally and physically determined C．can only be determined by what education people take D．are biologically and psychologically determined
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题的依据是文章第6段的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．根据上下文可知，作者是不同意这种观念的，因此A项是正确答案。
单选题
The author points out that the assignments of women's roles in work______． A．are determined by what they are better suited to B．row out of their position inside the home C．reflect a basic difference between men and women D．are suitable to them，but not to men
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 这道题与文章的第2段有关。作者在这一段的倒数第2句话中指出These positions are simply an extension of women's domestic role．从中可知B项是正确答案。
单选题
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A．The division of sex—defined roles is completely unacceptable． B．Women's roles in work are too limited at present． C．In one society,men might perform what is considered women's duties bv another D．Some of the women's roles in domestic duties can not be taken over by men．