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英语试卷姓名学号成绩Section I：Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET. (20 points)A recent poll indicated that half the teenagers in the United States believe that communication between them and their parents is__1__and further that one of the prime causes of this gap is __2__listening behavior. As a(an)__3__ in point, one parent believed that her daughter had a severe__4__problem. She was so __5__that she took her to an audiologist to have her ear tested. The audiologist carefully tested both ears and reported back to the parent:“There’s nothing wrong with her hearing. She’s just __6__you out.”A leading cause of the __7__divorce rate (more than half of all marriages end in divorce) is the failure of husbands and wives to __8__effectively. They don’t listen to each other. Neither person__9__to the actual message sent by the other.In __10__fashion, political scientists report that a growing number of people believe that their elected and __11__officials are out of__12__with the constituents they are supposedly __13__. Why? Because they don’t believe that they listen to them. In fact, it seems that sometimes our politicians don’t even listen to themselves. The following is a true story: At a national__14__conference held in Albuquerque some years ago, then Senator Joseph Montoya was__15__a copy of a press release by a press aide shortly before he got up before the audience to__16__ a speech. When he rose to speak,__17__the horror of the press aide and the__18__of his audience, Montoya began reading the press release, not his speech. He began, “For immediate release. Senator Joseph M. Montoya, Democrat of New Mexico, last night told the National...” Montoya read the entire six-page release,__19__ with the statement that he “was repeatedly __20__by applause.”1.［A］scarce ［B］little ［C］rare ［D］poor2.［A］malignant ［B］deficient ［C］ineffective ［D］feeble3.［A］case ［B］example ［C］lesson ［D］suggestion4.［A］audio ［B］aural ［C］hearing ［D］listening5.［A］believing ［B］convinced ［C］assured ［D］doubtless6.［A］turning ［B］tuning ［C］tucking ［D］tugging7.［A］rising ［B］arising ［C］raising ［D］arousing8.［A］exchange［B］interchange ［C］encounter ［D］interact9.［A］relates ［B］refers ［C］responds ［D］resorts10.［A］like ［B］alike ［C］likely ［D］likewise11.［A］nominated［B］selected ［C］appointed［D］supported12.［A］connection［B］reach ［C］association ［D］touch13.［A］leading［B］representing［C］delegating［D］supporting14.［A］legislative ［B］legitimate ［C］legalized ［D］liberal15.［A］distributed［B］awarded ［C］handed ［D］submitted16.［A］present［B］publish ［C］deliver ［D］pursue17.［A］to ［B］with ［C］for ［D］on18.［A］joy ［B］enjoyment［C］amusement［D］delight19.［A］conclude ［B］to conclude ［C］concluding［D］concluded20.［A］disrupted［B］interfered ［C］interrupted［D］stopped1-5 DBACB 6-10 BADCA 11-15 CDBAC 16-20 CACCC Section Ⅱ：Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A，B，C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. （40 points）Text1We have known for a long time that the organization of any particular society is influenced by the definition of the sexes and the distinction drawn between them. But we have realized only recently that the identity of each sexis not so easy to pin down，and that definitions evolve in accordance with different types of culture known to us，that is，scientific discoveries and ideological revolutions. Our nature is not considered as immutable，either socially or biologically. As we approach the beginning of the 21st century，the substantial progress made in biology and genetics is radically challenging the roles，responsibilities and specific characteristics attributed to each sex，and yet，scarcely twenty years ago，these were thought to be “beyond dispute”。

We can safely say，with a few minor exceptions，that the definition of the sexes and their respective functions remained unchanged in the West from the beginning of the 19th century to the 1960s. The role distinction，raised in some cases to the status of uncompromising dualism on a strongly hierarchical model，lasted throughout this period，appealing for its justification to nature，religion and customs alleged to have existed since the dawn of time. The woman bore children and took care of the home. The man set out to conquer the world and was responsible for the survival of his family，by satisfying their needs in peacetime and going to war when necessary. The entire world order rested on the divergence of the sexes. Any overlapping or confusion between the roles was seen as a threat to the time-honored order of things. It was felt to be against nature，a deviation from the norm. Sex roles were determined according to the “place”appropriate to each. Women's place was，first and foremost，in the home. The outside world，i.e. workshops，factories and business firms，belonged to men. This sex-based division of the world （private and public）gave rise to a strict dichotomy between the attitudes，which conferred on each its special identity. The woman，sequestered at home，“cared，nurtured and conserved”。