Passage 3
Until the twentieth century，women did not often participate in sports. Part of the explanation for this is that women simply did not have time. Many women cooked, cleaned，and took care of children. They were so busy that they did not have time for sports.Asecond reason，especially in the late nineteenth century，is that a woman's image at that time was one of weakness，illness，and delicacy. In the Victorian era，people thought that it was unladylike for a woman to be involved in any sports activity.
There have been changes in both the view of women in the modern world, and also changes within the world of sports. These changes have allowed many more women to participate in sports. The general view of women has changed substantially since the Victorian era.Women are no longer considered delicate. People do not think it is unladylike for a woman to compete in sports.Women who win in sports activities are highly regarded. Many women now take part in sports and games of many different kinds，and enjoy doing so. This development is partly the result of a change in the image of women in the modern world.
Women are also more active in sports now because of two changes in sports. First，in the early twentieth century, women began to compete regularly in the Olympics. Also，the number of events for women in the Olympics has been growing quite steadily. The fact that women can compete in the Olympics encourages many to become active in the various Olympic activities.
In more recent years，television has had a noticeable effect on the popularity of women' s professional sports. Many women' s tennis matches and golf matches are on TV，along with many other competitions. Seeing women in professional sports on TV has made certain sports much more popular among women，as amateurs and as professionals.
According to the passage, women did not often participate in sports in the past because ________.
细节题，在文章第一段women simply did not have time和They were so busy that they did not have time for sports.
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直到二十世纪，妇女才经常参加体育运动。部分原因是女性根本没有时间。许多妇女做饭、打扫卫生和照顾孩子。他们太忙了，没有时间做运动。第二个原因，尤其是在19世纪晚期，是当时女性的形象是软弱、疾病和细腻。在维多利亚时代，人们认为女人参加任何体育活动都是不淑的行为。
现代世界的女性观发生了变化，体育世界的女性观也发生了变化。这些变化使更多的妇女参加体育运动。自维多利亚时代以来，妇女的普遍观念发生了巨大的变化。女性不再被认为是娇弱的。人们不认为女人参加体育比赛是不淑女的。在体育活动中获胜的妇女受到高度重视。 现在许多妇女参加许多不同种类的运动和比赛，并且喜欢这样做。这种发展在-定程度上是现代世界女性形象变化的结果。
由于体育运动的两个变化，女性现在在运动方面也更加活跃。首先，在20世纪初，妇女开始定期参加奥运会。此外，奥运会女子项目的数量一直在稳步增长，妇女能参加奥运会这一事实鼓励许多人积极参加各种奥林匹克活动。近年来，电视对女子职业体育的普及产生了明显的影响，许多女子网球比赛和高尔夫球比赛与许多其他比赛一起在电视上播出。在电视上看到职业女性参加体育活动使得某些运动在女性业余爱好者和专业人上中更受欢迎。
Women began to participate in the Olympics ________.
细节题，在文章第三段in the early twentieth century, women began to compete regularly in the Olympics.
TV has made women' s sports ________.
细节题，在文章最后一段后半部分提到TV, sports on TV has made certain sports much more popular among women.
We can infer from the passage that ________.
文章第一段提到a woman's image at that time was one of weakness, illness, and delicacy，当时人们认为女人是瘦弱的病态的不适合参加体育运动，因此A正确。
The best title for this passage is ________.
文章主旨题，本文讲述的是妇女能否参加体育运动的历史变迁，从一开始妇女不能参加体育运动到后来体育运动在妇女中变得流行，因此C最合适。