69．It could be inferred from the passage that　　　 .

　　　 A．men and women will never share the same goals.

　　　 B．some men will be willing to change their traditional male roles.

　　　 C．most men will be happy to share some of the household responsibilities with their wives.

　　　 D．more American householders are headed by women than ever before.

68．According to the passage, in the past　　　 .

　　　 A．women usually worked outside the home for wages.

　　　 B．men’s and women’s roles were easily exchanged

　　　 C．men’s roles at home was more firmly fixed than women’s

　　　 D．men’s and women’s roles usually were quite separated

63．What is the best title of the passage?

　　　 A．Can You Praise Others?　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Why Do You Criticize Others?

　　　 C．Be Generous to Give Others Praise.　　　 D．Don’t Criticized Others.

答案　 60.D　 61.D　 62.C　 63.C

Passage 22

(江西省南昌二中2009届高三5月模拟考试D篇)

Once it was possible to define male and female roles easily by the division of the labor. Men worked outside the home and earned the income to support their families, while women cooked the meals and took care of the home and the children. These roles were firmly fixed for most people, and there was not much opportunity for men or women to exchange their roles. But in the middle of 1ast century, men’s and women’s roles were becoming less firmly fixed

In the 1950s, economic and social success was the goal of the typical American. But in the 1960s a new force developed called the counterculture(反传统文化). The people involved in this movement did not value the middle-class American goals. The counterculture presented men and women with new role choices. Taking more interest in childcare, men began to share child-raising tasks with their wives. In fact, some young men and women moved to communal　 homes or farms where the economic and childcare responsibilities were shared equally by both sexes. In addition, many Americans did not value the traditional male role of soldier. Some young men refused to be drafted as soldiers to fight in the war in Vietnam.

In terms of numbers, the counterculture was not a very large group of people. But its influence spread to many parts of American society. Working men of all classes began to change their economic and social patterns. Industrial workers and business executives alike cut down on “overtime” work so that they could spend more leisure time with their families. Some doctors, lawyers, and teachers turned away from high paying situations to practice their professions in poorer neighborhoods.

In the 1970s, the feminist movement, or women’s liberation, produced additional economic and social changes. Women of all ages and at all levels of society were entering the work force in greater number. Most of them still took traditional women’s jobs such as public school teaching, nursing, and secretarial work. But some women began to enter traditionally male occupations: police work, banking, dentistry(牙医术), and construction work. Women were asking for equal work.

Today the experts generally agree that important changes are taking place in the roles of men and women. Naturally, there are difficulties in adjusting to these changes.

62．What does the underlined word “chary” in paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?

　　　 A．谨慎的　　　 　 B．小心的　　 　　　　 C．吝啬的　　 　　　　 D．贪得无厌的

61．Why did the family change their ice-cream order a dozen times?

　　　 A．They couldn’t agree with one another　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 B．They wanted to test the writer’s patience.

　　　 C．They couldn’t afford to buy their favorite ice-cream.　　　　　　　　　

　　　 D．The text doesn’t tell us.

60．Which of the following can’t describe the writer’s situation before she got her tip?

　　　 A．She was tired.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．She was busy.　　　

　　　 C．She was sorry.　　 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．She was confident.

59. Indians didn’t need to learn each other’s language because _______.

A. they thought they could easily make themselves understood

B. they could use signals or sign language

C. different tribes lived far away and never met each other

D. they never communicated with one another

答案　 56.C　 57.D　 58.D　 59.B

Passage 21

(江西省南昌二中2009届高三5月模拟考试B篇)

It was the end of my first day as a waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away, and my feet hurt. The loaded plates I carried seemed to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn’t seem able to do anything right. As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream order a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father smiled at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve looked after us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness disappeared. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d liked my first day, I said, “Fine!” Those few words of praise had changed everything. Praise is like sunlight to the human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And yet, most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold criticism, but are unwilling to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Perhaps that is why one word of praise can bring such pleasure.

It’s strange how chary we are about praising. Perhaps it’s because few of us know how to accept it. It’s especially rewarding to give praise in areas in which effort generally goes unnoticed. An artist gets admired for a glorious picture, a cook for a perfect meal. But do you ever tell your laundry(洗衣店)manager how pleased you are when the shirts are done just right? In fact, to give praise costs the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort.

58. Sign language is _______.

A. to write one’s signature　　　　

B. a secret way of talking to some Indian tribes

C. a kind of gesture only for Indians　

D. a way to express one’s ideas by making gestures

57. An Indian used a mirror to do all the followings EXCEPT _______.

A. send messages in code　

B. get the attention of someone in the distance

C. warn someone of danger

D. to tell a friend from an enemy

56. The whole text is mainly about _______.

A. different tribes have different languages

B. the Indians had many kinds of languages

C. how Indians communicated between different tribes

D. why the Indians used many languages