1、Unit 3Break Gender RolesVocabulary and StructureSection ADirections:Complete the following sentences with the proper form of the words given in brackets.1 Only in his dreams does he give(express)_ to his fears.2 Mothers are often the ones who provide(emotion)_ support for the family.3 The editors wa
2、nted her to cut out the(poet)_ from her novel.4 He quit the job for(vary)_ reasons.5 I enclose the two plans for(compare)_.6 The storm resumed with even greater(intense)_.7 I need absolute(silent)_ while I am working.8 (culture)_ differences between the two countries are great.9 A conference to prom
3、ote international(friend)_ will be held.10 It was a(stress)_ time for all of parison Culturalfriendshipstressful silenceintensitypoetryvariousexpressionemotionalSection BDirections:Fill in the blanks with the proper words in brackets.Change the form where necessary.11 The girl looked at the doctor _
4、.(terrifying/terrified)12He was sincerely sorry for what happened at the party,so people accepted his _.(excuse/apology)13They improved their pronunciation by _ their teacher.(imitating/mimicking)14Whether he is the best person for the promotion or not is _.(debatable/arguable)15 A lot of retired pe
5、ople play chess to _ time.(kill/spend)terrifiedapologyimitatingdebatablekillSection CDirections:Fill in the blanks with the phrases or expressions given below.Change the form where necessary.16 We may never discover what _ that night.17 _ to ask questions if you dont understand.18 These principles _
6、 learning maths.19 He is the best doctor,_ he is very young.20 They cannot _ each other with only the resolution.21 She had a happy life _.22 We should like to _ this meaningless way of life.23 They know scholars reject their legend,but they still _ their belief.24 When she saw him,she _ a cry of ho
7、nor.25 Mother warned the boys not to _ bad companions.let outcompare tofeel freetake placeassociate with apply toeven thoughcling toin generalbreak out oftook placeFeel freeapply toeven thoughcompare toin generalbreak out ofcling tolet outassociate withSection DDirections:Write the primary forms of
8、the following words from the text and then give the Chinese meanings for them.words opposite to their original words:e.g.possible impossible（不可能的）26 _ uncool（）27 _ unemployment（）28 _ invulnerable（）word changing from a verb into a noun:e.g.enjoy enjoyment（令人愉快的事物）29 _ expression（）words changing from
9、a noun into an adjective:e.g.person personal（个人的）30 _ emotional（）31 _ religious（）32 _ helpful（）33 _ cultural（）34 _ stressful（）words changing from an adjective into a noun:e.g.warm warmth（沉重地）35 _ intensity（）36 _ masculinity（）37 _ femininity（）cool不时髦的不时髦的employment失业失业vulnerable不会不会 受伤的受伤的culture文化的文
10、化的stress有压力的有压力的intense强烈强烈masculine男性气概男性气概feminine女性女性气质气质express表达表达emotion感情的感情的religion宗教的宗教的help有帮助的有帮助的Section EDirections:Choose the suitable words and complete the sentences below.Change the form where necessary.38 He has a _ manner.39 When the right _ comes along,this bad dream will be ove
11、r.40 She has a classical _ shape.woman womanish womanlywomanishwomanwomanly41Those who especially like or dislike cats would have strong _ association with cats.42 He lost control of his _.43 The _ hurts of early childhood leave ineradicable scars.emotion emotive emotionalemotiveemotionemotionalSect
12、ion EDirections:Choose the suitable words and complete the sentences below.Change the form where necessary.44 There was no one else to take _ of their children.45 Issues such as these were not really his _.46 Some people are experiencing high levels of _.anxiety care concerncareconcernanxiety Sectio
13、n FDirections:Find one mistake from the four choices marked A,B,C,and D in each sentence and correct it on the line.47 Many parents are wondering what it is what draws their sons attention on the QQ chat A B C on the Internet.D ()correction:_48The baby is sleeping.Would you please turn off the radio
14、 a little?A B C D ()correction:_49 Rainforests are cut and burned at such a speed that they will disappear from the earth in A B C Dthe near future.()correction:_B第二个第二个what改成改成thatCoff downAare cut are being cutSection FDirections:Find one mistake from the four choices marked A,B,C,and D in each se
15、ntence and correct it on the line.50 Students sometimes support themselves by ways of part-time jobs.A B C D()correction:_51 All the top leaders discussed the plan that they would like to see carrying out the next year.A B C D ()correction:_Cways meansCcarrying carriedSection GDirections:Complete th
16、e following sentences with the most appropriate word from the 4 choices marked A,B,C,and D.52Beijing expects Chinas rich civilizations to _ the world with a happy surprise at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing&Zhangjiakou.A.showB.attract C.presentD.perform53 Pop music i
17、s such an important part of society _ it has even influenced our language.A.asB.that C.whichD.where54 Beck is an honest businessman.Our company and his have a lot of _ in the past five years.A.goodsB.agreements C.rewardsD.deals55 Happy birthday,Jane!So you have _ twenty already.A.becomeB.turned C.gr
18、ownD.passedCBDBSection GDirections:Complete the following sentences with the most appropriate word from the 4 choices marked A,B,C,and D.56 I cant give my son the leading position._,he is too young;secondly,I want Mr.Smith to have the job.A.After allB.For example C.In the endD.To begin with57 I dont
19、 quite remember the key _ the question though I answered it correctly.A.ofB.toC.forD.about58 She _ his number in the phone book to make sure that she had got it right.A.looked upB.looked forC.picked outD.picked upDBASection GDirections:Complete the following sentences with the most appropriate word
20、from the 4 choices marked A,B,C,and D.59 Why dont you just _ your own business and leave me alone?A.makeB.openC.considerD.mind60 The missing boys were last seen _ near the river.A.playingB.to be playingC.playD.to play61 I got a letter from my sister,_ me that she would visit us next month.A.tellsB.t
21、oldC.tellingD.to tellDACReading ComprehensionDirections:In this part,there are 5 tasks for you to fulfill.Read the materials carefully and do the tasks according to the instructions.Task OneDirections:Fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words from the word bank.You may not use any of the words
22、more than once.Many men and women have long bought into the idea that there are“male”and“female”brains,believing that explains just about every difference between the sexes.A new study(1)_ that belief,questioning whether brains really can be distinguished by gender.In the study,Tel Aviv University r
23、esearcher(2)_ for sex differences throughout the entire human brain.And what did they find?Not much.Rather than offer evidence for(3)_ brains as“male”or“female”,research shows that brains fall into a wide range,with most people falling right in the middle.Daphna Joel,who led the study,said her resea
24、rch found that while there are some gender-based(4)_,many different types of brains cant always be distinguished by gender.A abnormalD categorizingG percentageJ searchedM suggestsB appliedE challengesH provingK similaritiesN tastes C brieflyF figureI regardlessL slightlyO traditionalEJKDTask OneDire
25、ctions:Fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words from the word bank.You may not use any of the words more than once.While the“average”male and“average”female brains were(5)_ different,you couldnt tell it by looking at individual brain scans.Only a small(6)_ of people had“all-male”or“all-female”
26、characteristics.Larry Cahill,an American neuroscientist(神经科学家),said the study is an important addition to a growing body of research questioning(7)_ beliefs about gender and brain function.But he cautioned against concluding from this study that all brains are the same,(8)_ of gender.“There is a mou
27、ntain of evidence(9)_ the importance of sex influences at all levels of brain function,”he told The Seattle Times.If anything,he said,the study(10)_ that gender plays a very important role in the brain “even when we are not clear exactly how.”A abnormalD categorizingG percentageJ searchedM suggestsB
28、 appliedE challengesH provingK similaritiesN tastes C brieflyF figureI regardlessL slightlyO traditionalLGIHOMTask TwoDirections:Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each question or statement.Women are also underrepresented in the administration and this is because there are
29、 so few women with full professions.In 1985,Regent Beryl Miburn produced a report blasting the University of Texas System administration for not encouraging women.The University was rated among the lowest for the system.In a 1987 update,Miburn commended the progress that was made and called for even
30、 more improvement.One of the positive results from her study was a System-wide program to inform women of available administrative jobs.College of Communication Associate Dean Patrica Witherspoon,said it is important that women be flexible when it comes to relocating if they want to rise in the rank
31、s.Although a woman may face a chilly climate on campus,many times in order for her to succeed,she must rise above the problems around her and concentrate on her work.Task TwoDirections:Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each question or statement.Until women make up a great
32、er percentage of the senior positions in the University and all academia,inequities will exist.“Women need to spend their energies and time doing scholarly activities that are important here at the University,”Spirduso said.“If they do that will be successful in this system.If they spend their time
33、in little groups mourning the sexual discrimination that they think exists here,they are wasting valuable study time.”11 According to Spirduso,women need to _.A.produce a report on sexual discriminationB.call for further improvement in their working conditionsC.spend their energies and time fighting
34、 against sexual discriminationD.spend more time and energy doing scholarly activitiesDTask TwoDirections:Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each question or statement.12 From this passage,we know that _.A.there are many women full professors in the University of TexasB.wome
35、n play an important part in administrating the UniversityC.the weather on the campus is chillyD.women make up a small percentage of the senior positions in the University13 Which of the following statements is TRUE?A.The number of women professors in the University in 1987 was greater than that of 1
36、985.B.The number of women professors in the University in 1987 was smaller than that of 1985.C.The number of women professors was the same as that of 1985.D.More and more women professors thought that sexual discrimination did exit in the University.DATask TwoDirections:Read the following passage an
37、d choose the correct answer for each question or statement.14 One of the positive results from Milburns study was that _.A.women were told to concentrate on their workB.women were given information about available administrative jobsC.women were encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs in t
38、he UniversityD.women were encouraged to do more scholarly activities15 The title for this passage should be _.A.The University of TexasB.Milburns ReportC.Women ProfessorsD.Sexual Discrimination in AcademiaBDTask ThreeDirections:Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each questi
39、on or statement.It is not often realized that women held a high place in southern European societies in the 10th and 11th centuries.As a wife,the woman was protected by the setting up of a dowry.Admittedly,the purpose of this was to protect her against the risk of desertion,but in reality its functi
40、on in the social and family life of the time was much more important.The dowry was the wifes right to receive a tenth of all her husbands property.The wife had the right to withhold consent,in all transactions the husband would make,and more than just a right;the documents show that she enjoyed a re
41、al power of decision,equal to that of her husband.In no case do the documents indicate any degree of difference in the legal status of husband and wife.The wife shared in the management of her husbands personal property,but the opposite was not always true.Women seemed perfectly prepared to defend t
42、heir own inheritance against husbands who tried to exceed their rights,and on occasion they showed a fine fighting spirit.A case in point is that of Maria Vivas.Task ThreeDirections:Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each question or statement.Having agreed with her husband
43、 Miro to sell a field she had inherited,for the needs of the household,she insisted on compensation.None being offered,she succeeded in dragging her husband to the scribe(法学家)to have a contract duly drawn up assigning her a piece of land from Miros personal inheritance.The unfortunate husband was ob
44、liged to agree,as the contract says,“for the sake of peace.”Either through the dowry or through being hot-tempered,the wife knew how to win herself,with the context of the family,a powerful economic position.16 A dowry was _.A.the wifes inheritance from her fatherB.a gift of money to the new husband
45、C.a protection of the wifes rightD.a written contractCTask ThreeDirections:Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each question or statement.17 In the 10th and11th centuries in southern European,womens social position was _.A.higher than mensB.as high as mensC.lower than mensD.
46、never recognized18 The purpose of mentioning the case of Maria Vivas is _.A.to show women had the same rights as,if not more than,their husbandB.to prove hot-tempered woman held a powerful economic positionC.to tell the readers the real situations in some countriesD.to show the fight spirits of woma
47、nBATask ThreeDirections:Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each question or statement.19 Could a husband sell his wifes inheritance?A.Yes,if she agreed.B.No,under no circumstances.C.Yes,whenever he wished to.D.Yes,if his father-in-law agreed.20 Which of the following is NOT
48、 mentioned as an effect of the dowry system?A.The husband had to share the power of decision in marriage.B.The wife could manage her husbands personal property.C.The wife gained a powerful economic position.D.The wife would not be deserted by her husband.ADTask FourDirections:Read the following pass
49、age and choose the correct answer for each question or statement.There seems never to have been a civilization without toys,but when and how they developed is unknown.They probably came about just to give children something to do.In the ancient world,as is today,most boys played with some kinds of t
50、oys and most girls with another.In societies where social roles are rigidly determined,boys pattern their play after the activities of their fathers and girls after the tasks of their mothers.This is true because boys and girls are being prepared,even in play,to step into the roles and responsibilit
