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Passage 1　　Who talks more, women or men? The seemingly contradictory evidence is  1 by the difference what I call public and private speaking. More men feel comfortable doing “public speaking”,  2 more women feel comfortable doing “private” speaking. Another way of capturing these differences is by using the  3 report-talk and rapport （协调关系） -talk.　　For most women, the language of conversations is  4 a language of rapport: a way of establishing connections and negotiating relationships. Emphasis is  5 on displaying similarities and  6 experiences. From childhood, girls criticize peers who try to  7 or appear better than others. People feel their closest connections at home, or  8 setting  9 they feel at home-with one or a few people they feel close  10 and comfortable about-in other words, during private speaking. But  11 the most public situations can be approached like private speaking.　　For most men, talk is primarily a means to  12 independence and negotiate and maintain status in a hierarchical social order.  13 is done by exhibiting knowledge and skill, and by  14 center stage through verbal performance such as storytelling, joking, or  15 information. From childhood, men learn to use talking as a way to get and keep  16 .  17 _they are more comfortable speaking in larger groups  18 people they know less well, in the broadest  19 , “public speaking”. But even the most private situations can be approached like public speaking, more like giving a report _20__ establishing rapport.1. A. compromised　　　 B. reckoned　　　　 C. reinforced　　　 D. reconciled2. A. when　　　　　　　B. while　　　　　　C. since　　　　　　D. if3. A. dictation　　　　 B. descriptions　　 C. terms　　　　　　D. preface4. A. regularly　　　　 B. specifically　　 C. approximately　　D. primarily5. A. placed　　　　　　B. based　　　　　　C. positioned　　　 D. founded6. A. communicating　　 B. contrasting　　　C. paralleling　　　D. matching7. A. figure out　　　　B. stand out　　　　C. show around　　　D. make out8. A. on　　　　　　　　B. at　　　　　　　 C. under　　　　　　D. in9. A. what　　　　　　　B. where　　　　　　C. which　　　　　　D. that10. A. to　　　　　　　 B. by　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　 D. of11. A. even　　　　　　 B. even　　　　　　 C. though　　　　　 D. despite12. A. preserve　　　　 B. reserve　　　　　C. conserve　　　　 D. persevere13. A. What　　　　　　 B. This　　　　　　 C. Which　　　　　　D. How14. A. holding　　　　　B. exhibiting　　　 C. standing　　　　 D. playing15. A. distinguishing　 B. transporting　　 C. discriminating　 D. imparting16. A. attention　　　　B. fascination　　　C. demonstration　　D. status17. A. Still　　　　　　B. But　　　　　　　C. Yet　　　　　　　D. So18. A. made up of　　　 B. consisted of　　 C. accommodated by　D. formed by19. A. way　　　　　　　B. sense　　　　　　C. scope　　　　　　D. range20. A. rather than　　　B. more than　　　　C. less than　　　　D. than

A rectangle is equal in area to a square with sides of length 12. Is the diagonal of the rectangle greater in length than 20?　　(1) The rectangle has a length of 16.　　(2) The rectangle has a width of 9.

Passage 2　　In sports the sexes are separate. (1)______ and men do not run or swim in the same races. Women are less strong than men. That (2)______ is (3)______ people say. Women are (4)______ “the weaker sex”, or if men want to please them,“the fair sex”. But boys and girls are taught (5)______ schools and universities. There are women (6)______ are famous prime ministers, scientists and writers. And women live longer than men. (7)______ European woman can expect (8)______ until the age of 74; a man only until he is 68. Are women's bodies really weaker? The fastest men can run a mile in (9)______ 4 minutes. The best women need 5 minutes. Women's times are always slower than (10)______ , but some facts are a surprise. Some of the (11)______ women swimmers today are girls. One of them swam 400 meters (12)______ 4 minutes and 21.2 seconds when she was only 16. The first“Tartan” in films (13)______ an Olympic swimmer, Johnny Weissmuller. His fastest 400 meters was 4 minutes and 59.1 seconds, (14)______ is 37.9 seconds (15)______ than a girl 50 years (16)______! This does not mean that women are catching men (17)______. Conditions are very different now, and sport is much (18)______ serious. It is (19)______ serious that some women are given hormone injections. At the Olympics a doctor has to check (20)______ the women are really women or not. It seems like that sport has many problems. Life can be very complicated when there are more than two separate sexes.1. A. Woman　　　　　 B. Womans　　　　　 C. Women　　　　　D. Females2. A. at least　　　　B. at most　　　　　C. at less　　　　D. at more3. A. that　　　　　　B. which　　　　　　C. what　　　　　 D. who4. A. call　　　　　　B. called　　　　　 C. calls　　　　　D. to call5. A. in　　　　　　　B. to　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　 D. at6. A. who　　　　　　 B. whom　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　 D. that7. A. A　　　　　　　 B. An　　　　　　　 C. The　　　　　　D. /8. A. live　　　　　　B. to live　　　　　C. living　　　　 D. lived9. A. among　　　　　 B. between　　　　　C. under　　　　　D. amount10. A. men　　　　　　B. man　　　　　　　C. men’s　　　　 D. man’s11. A. fast　　　　　 B. faster　　　　　 C. fastest　　　　D. fastly12. A. in　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　 C. under　　　　　D. between13. A. were　　　　　 B. is　　　　　　　 C. was　　　　　　D. are14. A. that　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　 C. who　　　　　　D. which15. A. slow　　　　　 B. fast　　　　　　 C. slower　　　　 D. faster16. A. later　　　　　B. late　　　　　　 C. lately　　　　 D. latest17. A. on　　　　　　 B. at　　　　　　　 C. up　　　　　　 D. in18. A. most　　　　　 B. least　　　　　　C. more　　　　　 D. less19. A. such　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　　 C. very　　　　　 D. many20. A. if　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　C. that　　　　　 D. whether