A.play a separate role B.work outside the household C.elementary school teachers D.or in the labor force A. women who wish to【T13】______ should naturally fill these jobs B. require each sex to【T14】______ in social life C. whether at home【T15】______ D. to be employed as nurses, social workers,【T16】______, household helpers Sex prejudices are based on and justified by the ideology that biology is destiny. According to this ideology, basic biological and psychological differences exist between the sexes. These differences【T17】______ . 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【T18】______ that are in line with the special capabilities of their sex. It is thus appropriate for women, not men,【T19】______ , and 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,【T20】______ , make the most of their physical appearance.
单选题 【T13】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:根据空格前的动词短语wish to可知,空格处应填入一个以动词原形开头的结构。wish to do sth.“希望做某事”为固定用法。所以,答案是work outside the household。
单选题 【T14】
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:本题主要考查固定搭配。“play a…role in”为固定搭配,又根据后面的in social life可知,此处应填play a separate role。所以,答案是play a separate role。
单选题 【T15】
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析:whether...or...为固定用法,根据空格前的whether at home可知,空格处应填入or in the labor force,符合题意。所以,答案是or in the labor force。
单选题 【T16】
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:分析句子结构可知,空格处填入的内容应和nurses,social worker和household helpers一起作介词as的并列宾语。所以,答案是elementary school teachers。
单选题 【T17】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:空格前一句的意思为:按照这种思想,两性之间存在着基本的生理和心理差别。空格后一句的意思为:不论在生理上还是心理上,女性都是弱者。故空格所在句的意思应为:这种差别使得两性在社会生活中扮演不同的角色。所以,B项符合题意。所以,答案是B。
单选题 【T18】
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:分析语境可知,空格所在句的意思应为:这种观点也认为那些希望外出工作的女性应当从事那些与她们性别特点有关的工作。所以,A项符合题意。
单选题 【T19】
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析:分析语境可知,空格所在句的意思应为:因而女性比男性更适合做护士、社工、小学教师、保姆、银行收银员和秘书等工作。所以,D项符合题意。
单选题 【T20】
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:空格前一句的意思为:因为人类要世代生存下去,其成员必须要繁衍后代。故空格所在句的意思应为:因而无论是在家中还是外出工作,女性都必须展示自己的生理外表。所以,C项符合题意。