Societies change over time while their reputations【B1】behind. Many things which are often

第1题

The passage mainly discusses ______.A．two different societiesB．the necessary of social cha

The passage mainly discusses ______.

A．two different societies

B．the necessary of social change

C．different social changes

D．certain factors that determine the ease with which social changes occur

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第2题

The leader of the research team believes that the present car culture will change because_

_____.

A．cars play a significant role in daily life

B．many societies would stop functioning without cars

C．it causes more and more agonies to human society

D．ears should not be owned by an individual

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第3题

听力原文：In many societies women ere not treated as the equals of men. In some societies w

听力原文： In many societies women ere not treated as the equals of men. In some societies women must always obey the men in their lives. Other societies deny women basic equality in education, in employment, and politics. For example, in Liechtenstein, a small country in Western Europe, woman still do not have the right to vote. In the U.S. discrimination against women perhaps is not as clear as it is in some other parts of the world, but it exists. In 1971, for example, 90% of elementary school teachers were women. However, 80% of elementary school principals were men. In the same year only 7% of American doctors were women,

In the late 1960s, women's organizations began to demand an end to sex discrimination. They were quite successful. Today there are a number of laws that protect the fights of women. The women's organizations are also trying to change people's ideas about woman and about their place in society. This is a very difficult goal. New laws can perhaps change people's behavior, but they cannot always change people's ideas. As a result, the changes in ideas are slower; however, there is evidence that they are taking place.

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A．Women enjoy equal fights in America.

B．Discrimination against women still exists in America.

C．Women should be allowed to vote for their leaders.

D．Women are inferior to men in managing school affairs.

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第4题

Social change is more likely to occur in societies where there is mixture of different kin

ds of people than in societies where people are similar in many ways. The simple reason for this is that there are more different ways of looking at things present in the first kind of society. There are more ideas, more disagreements in interest, and more groups and organizations with different beliefs. In addition, there is usually a greater worldly interest and greater tolerance in mixed societies. All these factors tend to promote social change by opening more areas of life to decision. In a society where people are quite similar in many ways, there are fewer occasions for people to see the need or the opportunity for change because everything seems to be the same. And although conditions may not be satisfactory, they are at least customary and undisputed.

Within a society, social change is also likely to occur more frequently and more readily in the material aspects of the culture than in the non-material, for example, in technology rather than in values; in what has been learned later in life rather than what was learned early; in the less basic and less emotional aspects of society than in their opposites; in the simple elements rather than in the complex ones ;in form. rather than in substance; and in elements that are acceptable to the culture rather than in strange elements.

Furthermore, social change is easier if it is gradual. For example, it comes more readily in human relations on a continuous scale rather than one with sharp dichotomies(一分为二). This is one reason why change has not come more quickly to Black Americans as compared to other American minorities, because of the sharp difference, in appearance between them and their white counterparts.

The passage mainly discuss ______.

A．two different societies

B．the necessity of social change

C．certain factors that determine the ease with which social changes occur

D．certain factors that promote social change

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第5题

The phrase "A Law of Nature" is probably rarer in modern scientific writing than was the c

ase some generations ago. This is partly due to very natural objection to the use of the word "law" in two different senses. Human societies have laws. In primitive societies there is no distinction between law and custom. Some things are done, others are not. This is regarded as part of the nature of things, and generally as an unalterable fact. If customs change, the change is too slow to be observed, later on kings could make new laws, but there was no way of getting rid of old ones. The Greek democracies made the great and revolutionary discovery that a community could consciously make new laws and repeal old ones. So for us a human law is something which is valid only over a certain number of people for a certain period of time.

Laws of Nature, however, are not commands but statements of facts. The use of the same word is unfortunate. This would do away with the idea that a law implies' a law-maker. But the difference between the two uses of the word is fundamental. If a piece of matter does not obey a Law of Nature it is not punished. On the contrary, we say that the law has been stated incorrectly. Certainly many of them have. Nevertheless, these inaccurately stated laws are of immense practical and theoretical value.

The main topic of this passage is that ______.

A．the name "A Law of Nature" is not quite adequate

B．Laws of Nature have a lot of practical and theoretical value

C．Laws of Nature do not always accurately state the nature of matters

D．law has two different meanings

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第6题

听力原文：A common feature of both insect and human societies is that they consist of indiv

听力原文： A common feature of both insect and human societies is that they consist of individuals living together and behaving as a group. They also resemble each other in that in each society different individuals have different jobs to do. The basic unit of each society is the family, (26) but there is an important difference: with insects the family is the society; with humans, on the other hand, the society consists of a group of families or a group of individuals from different families.

(26) We have noted that in both societies different individuals perform. different functions or roles. Among insects the number of roles is very small. In a termite society, for example, there are four basic roles: the queen, the king, the workers and soldiers. (27) In modern human society, in contrast, there are thousands of different occupations. Furthermore, (28) in human society an individual has a choice of roles, whereas in insect society there is no choice. A queen is born a queen and a worker is born a worker. Nor can an insect change roles. A queen cannot decide to stop laying eggs and become a worker instead. With humans, the opposite is the case, because (29) human roles are always learned whereas insects can only perform. the role they were born to do.

Finally, although there are other distinguishing features, it is important to note that an insect has almost no chance of staying alive if it goes away from its group. A human individual, however, can not only survive outside his own group, but also change from one group to another. He may be happiest if separated from it, or he can change it for another.

Questions:26. What is the main point of the passage？

27.What is the main similarity between insect society and human society？

28.What is the difference between insects and human beings in terms of roles？

29.Why can human roles be changed？

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A．The common features of both insect and human societies.

B．The differences between insect society and human society.

C．The role differences in human society.

D．The reasons why human beings are superior to insects.

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第7题

请根据短文内容，回答题。 The FamilyThe structure of a family takes different forms around th

请根据短文内容，回答题。

The Family

The structure of a family takes different forms around the world and even in the same society.＜br＞

The family&39;s form. changes as it adapts to changing social and economic influences. Until recently,the most common form. in North America was the nuclear family, consisting of a married couple with their minor children. The nuclear family is an independent unit. It must be prepared to fend for itself. Individual family members strongly depend on one another. There is little help from outside the family in emergencies. Elderly relatives of a nuclear family are cared for only if it is possible for the family to do so. In North America, the elderly often do not live with the family; they live in retirement communities and nursing homes.＜br＞

There are many parallels between the nuclear family in industrial societies, such as North America, and of families in societies such as that of the Inuits, who live in harsh environments. The nuclear family structure is well adapted to a life of mobility. In harsh conditions, mobility allows the family to hunt for food. For North Americans, the hunt for jobs and improved social status also requires mobility.＜br＞

The nuclear family was not always the North American standard. In a more agrarian time, the small nuclear family was usually part of a larger extended family. This might have included grandparents, mother and father, brothers and sisters, uncles, aunts, and cousins. In North America today, there is a dramatic rise in the number of single-parent households. Twice as many households in the United States are headed by divorced, separated, or never-married individuals as are comprised of nuclear families. The structure of the family, not just in North America, but throughout the world, continues to change as it adapts to changing conditions.

Another good title for this passage would be__________. 查看材料

A.What Makes a Family？

B.The Life of the Inuits

C.Living with Hardship

D.The Failure of the Nuclear Family

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第8题

Societies change over time while their reputations【C1】______behind. Many things which are

often regarded as【C2】______British derive from books, songs or plays which were written a long time ago and which are no longer【C3】______of modern life. One example of this is the popular belief【C4】______Britain is a 'land of tradition'. This is what most tourist brochures【C5】______. It is based on【C6】______can be seen in public life and on centuries of political continuity. And at this level, it is【C7】______true. The【C8】______ceremony of the state opening of Parliament, for instance, carefully【C9】______customs which are centuries old.【C10】______does the military ceremony of 'trooping the colour'【C11】______, the changing of the guard outside Buckingham Palace never changes.

【C12】______, in their private everyday lives, the British as individuals are probably less【C13】______to follow tradition than【C14】______the people of most other countries. There are very few ancient traditions that are followed by the majority of families on special【C15】______. The country has fewer local【C16】______with genuine folk roots than most other countries have. The English language has fewer sayings that are【C17】______common everyday use than many other languages do. The British are too individualistic for these things.【C18】______, it should be【C19】______that they are the most enthusiastic video-watching people in the world the very opposite of a traditional【C20】______!

【C1】

A．leave

B．lag

C．follow

D．lack

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第9题

听录音，回答以下问题：A.Poor sleep at night．B.Lack of exercise．C.Being ove

听录音，回答以下问题：

A.Poor sleep at night．

B.Lack of exercise．

C.Being overweight.

D.Eating too much chocolate．

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第10题

A．His mother' s use of the washing machineB．His father' s turning on the microwave ove

A．His mother' s use of the washing machine

B．His father' s turning on the microwave oven.

C．His long hours of watching TV.

D．The switch on of two air-conditioners.

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