In sports the sexes are separate. Women and men do not run or swim in the same races. Women are less strong than men. That at least is what people say. Women are called the weaker sex, or ,if men want to please them, “the fair sex”. But boys and girls are taught together at schools and universities .There are women who are famous Prime Ministers, scientists and writers. And women live longer than men. A European woman can expect to live 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 under 4 minutes. The best women need 4.5 minutes .Women’s times are always slower than men’s ,but some facts are a surprise. Some of the fastest women swimmers today are teenager girls. One of them swam 400 meters in 4 minutes 21.2 seconds when she was only 16. The first “Tarzan” in films was an Olympic swimmer ,Johnny Weissmuller. His fastest 400 meters was 4 minutes 59.1 seconds, which is 37.9 seconds slower than a girl 50 years later ! This does not mean that women are catching men up .Conditions are very different now ,and sport is much more serious .It is so serious that some women athletes are given hormone injections. At the Olympics a doctor has to check whether the women athletes are really women or not. It seems sad that sport has such problems. Life can be very complicated when there are two separate sexes!

56．Which of the following is true?

       A．Famous Prime Ministers are women.

       B．Women do not run or swim in races with men.

       C．Boys and girls study separately everywhere.

       D．Men can expect to live longer than women in Europe.            

57．The underlined sentence “That at least is what people say” means people     .

       A．say this but may not think so                B．don’t say this much

       C．say other things too                             D．only think this

58．What problems does sport have?

       A．Some women athletes are actually men.

       B．Some women athletes are given hormone injections.

       C．Women and men do not run or swim in the same races.

       D．It is difficult to check whether women athletes are really women.

59．In this passage the author implies that         .

       A．men are not always stronger and faster than women

       B．women are slower than men ,but stronger

       C．men are faster and stronger than women

       D．women are weaker than men ,but faster

閱讀理解

　　In sports the sexes (性別) are separate. Women and men do not run or swim in the same races. Women are less strong than men. That at least is what people say. Women are called “the weaker sex”, if men want to please them, “the fair sex”. But boys and girls are taught together at schools and universities. There are women who are famous Prime Ministers, scientists and writers. And women live longer than men. A European woman can expect to live until the age of 74, a man only until he is 68．Are women's bodies really weaker?

　　The fastest men run a mile in under 4 minutes. The best women need 4.5 minutes. Women's times are always dower than men's. But same facts are a surprise. Some of the fastest women swimmers today are teenage (青年人) girls. One of them swam 400 meters 21,2 seconds when she was only 16. The first “Tarzan (矯健力大之人)” in films was an Olympic swimmer, Johny Weissmuller. His fastest 400 meters was 4 minutes 59.1 seconds, which is 37.9 seconds slower than a girl 50 years later! This does not mean that women are catching men up. Conditions are very different now, and sports are very. serious. It is so serious that some women athletes (運動員) are given hormone injections. At the Olympics, a doctor has to check whether the women athletes are really women or not. It seems sad that sport has such problems. Life can be very complicated (復(fù)雜的) when there are two sexes!

1．Women are called “the weaker sex” because ________.

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A．women do as much work as men

B．people think women are weaker than men

C．sport is easier for men than for women

D．in sport the two sexes are always together

2．The best women can run a mile ________.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn)s fast as the best men

B．half minutes faster than men

C．37．9 seconds slower than men

D．half minute slower than men

3．It is so serious that some women athletes are given hormone injections. In this sentence the word “hormone” may be ________.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn) kind of good food

B．a(chǎn) kind of medicine

C．a(chǎn) kinds of drink

D．a(chǎn) kind of cigarette (煙卷)

閱讀下列文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳答案。

In sports the sexes (性別) are separate. Women and men do not run or swim in the same races. Women are less strong than men. That at least is what people say. Women are called “the weaker sex”, if men want to please them, “the fair sex”. But boys and girls are taught together at schools and universities. There are women who are famous Prime Ministers, scientists and writers. And women live longer than men. A European woman can expect to live 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 under 4 minutes. The best women need 4. 5 minutes. Women's times are always slower than men's. But some facts are a surprise. Some of the fastest women swimmers today are teenage (青年人) girls. One of them swam 400 meters 21.2 seconds when she was only 16. The first “Tarzan(任何矯健力大之人)” in films was an Olympic swimmer, Johnny Weissmuller. His fastest 400 meters was 4 minutes 59.1 seconds, which is 37. 9 seconds slower than a girl 50 years later! This does not mean that women are catching men up. Conditions are very different now, and sports are very serious. It is so serious that some women athletes are given hormone injections. At the Olympics, a doctor has to check whether the women athletes are really women or not. It seems sad that sport has such problems. Life can be very complicated(復(fù)雜的) when there are two sexes!

1．Women are called “the weaker sex” because ________.

    A. women do as much work as men

    B. people think women are weaker than men

    C. sport is easier for men than for women

    D. in sport the two sexes are always together

2．The best women can run a mile ________.

    A. as fast as the best men

    B. half minutes faster than men

    C. 37. 9 seconds slower than men

    D. half a minute slower than men

3．It is so serious that some women athletes are given hormone injections. In this sentence the word “hormone” may be ________.

    A. a kind of good food

    B. a kind of medicine

C. a kind of drink

D. a kind of cigarette

閱讀理解

閱讀下列文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳答案。

In sports the sexes (性別) are separate. Women and men do not run or swim in the same races. Women are less strong than men. That at least is what people say. Women are called “the weaker sex”, if men want to please them, “the fair sex”. But boys and girls are taught together at schools and universities. There are women who are famous Prime Ministers, scientists and writers. And women live longer than men. A European woman can expect to live 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 under 4 minutes. The best women need 4. 5 minutes. Women's times are always slower than men's. But some facts are a surprise. Some of the fastest women swimmers today are teenage (青年人) girls. One of them swam 400 meters 21.2 seconds when she was only 16. The first “Tarzan(任何矯健力大之人)” in films was an Olympic swimmer, Johnny Weissmuller. His fastest 400 meters was 4 minutes 59.1 seconds, which is 37. 9 seconds slower than a girl 50 years later! This does not mean that women are catching men up. Conditions are very different now, and sports are very serious. It is so serious that some women athletes are given hormone injections. At the Olympics, a doctor has to check whether the women athletes are really women or not. It seems sad that sport has such problems. Life can be very complicated(復(fù)雜的) when there are two sexes!

1．Women are called “the weaker sex” because ________.

    A. women do as much work as men

    B. people think women are weaker than men

    C. sport is easier for men than for women

    D. in sport the two sexes are always together

2．The best women can run a mile ________.

    A. as fast as the best men

    B. half minutes faster than men

    C. 37. 9 seconds slower than men

    D. half a minute slower than men

3．It is so serious that some women athletes are given hormone injections. In this sentence the word “hormone” may be ________.

    A. a kind of good food

    B. a kind of medicine

C. a kind of drink

D. a kind of cigarette