It shows that Lady St Simon was decoyed away by Flora Millar, and that she, no doubt, was responsible for her disappearance.
A.lured
B.deceived
C.attracted
D.capture
A.lured
B.deceived
C.attracted
D.capture
What is so funny about the old lady's comment on Hamlet?
A.She did not understand those proverbs and quotations at all.
B.It shows that it was her first time to watch Hamlet.
C.She did not know that the well-known proverbs had been created by Shakespeare.
D.It shows that common people no longer watch Shakespeare's plays.
32 What is so funny about the old lady's comment on Hamlet?
A She did not understand those proverbs and quotations at all.
B It shows that it was her first time to watch Hamlet.
C She did not know that the well-known proverbs had been created by Shakespeare.
D It shows that common people no longer watch Shakespeare's plays.
A subtle distinction in the way women are singled out
by the language is evident in the way that the same personality 【M1】______
trait is characterized approvingly for one sex and denigrated
for the other. However, if a man is aggressive, he is considered 【M2】______
a go-getter, a serf-starter, while a woman is considered pushy
or a castrating bitch. If a woman consistently agrees to her 【M3】______
boss, she will be thought bright, a man will be called a yes-man 【M4】______
or an ass-licker.
Many of these discrepancies involve in words that deal directly 【M5】______
or indirectly in women's sexuality. In fact, one linguist has 【M6】______
even made the case "lady" is used as a euphemism for 【M7】______
"woman," in that "woman'' implies at sexuality, while "lady" 【M8】______
is desexed. Certainly, "woman" is a word that can imply the
presence not only of sex, but also of power, which "lady" cannot.
A lady doctor or Ladies' Lib would simply be incongruous.
Although women are used harshly by language, they are not in
their own turn allowed to using harsh language. Women' s language 【M9】______
in English, at least according to stereotype, does not contain
swear words. Robin Lakoff distinguished another character 【M10】______
of women's speech, the tag-form. sentence: a statement of fact
undercut by a final question. "We are going tomorrow, aren't we?"
"This is a terrific play, isn't it?" Even when a woman is assertive,
she often shows token of apparent passivity, as ff all her assertions
were only tentative.
【M1】
"I was knocked down by an old lady the other day" (Paragraph 2) shows that ______.
A.British people are not friendly
B.the old ladies in Britain are not friendly
C.British people are very quiet
D.you must line up to take a bus
Passage Two
This is News on the Hour, Ed Wilson reporting. The President and First Lady will visit Africa on a goodwill tour in May. They plan to visit eight African countries.
Reports from China say the Chinese want closer ties between China and the U.S. and Western Europe. A group of Chinese scientists will start its ten-nation tour next month.
Here in Miami, the mayor is still meeting with the leaders of the teachers' union to try to find a way to end the strike. City schools are still closed after two weeks.
In news about health, scientists in California report findings of a relationship between the drinking of coffee and the increase of heart disease among women. According to the report in the American Medical Journal (= magazine) , the five-year study shows this: Women who drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than women who do not.
In sports the Chargers lost again last night. The BBS beat them 1 to nothing. The Wingers had better results. They beat the Rifles 7 to 3. It was their first win in their last five matches.
That's the News on the Hour. And now back to more easy listening with Jan Singer.
36. Who gave the News on the Hour?
A. The President and First Lady.
B. Ed Wilson.
C. Scientists in California.
D. Jan Singer.
A.she is not a married woman
B.she prefers to be called "Sally"
C.she is not Mrs. Smith
D.she likes to be more formal
A、identical
B、imperative
C、impressive
D、innocent
A.she is not a married woman
B.she prefers to be called "Sally"
C.she is not Mrs Smith
D.she likes to be more formal
Reports from China say the Chinese want closer ties between China and the U.S. and Western Europe, A group of top Chinese scientists starts its ten-nation tour next month.
Here is in Miami, the major is still meeting with the leader of the Teacher's Union to try to find a way to end the strike. City schools are still closed after two weeks.
In news about health, scientists in California report findings of a relationship between the drinking of coffee and increase of heart disease among women. According to the report in American Medical Journal, the five-year study shows this: Women who drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than women who do not.
In sports, the Chargers lost again last night. The Wingers had better results. They beat the Rifles 7 to 3. It was their first win in their last five matches.
That's the news of the Hour. And now back to more easy listening with Jane Singer.
To improve the ties between China and the U. S. and Western Europe, China ______.
A.will send a group of Chinese scientists to pay a visit to the U.S. and Western Europe
B.will send some scientists to visit U.S. and the Western Europe
C.has expressed its strong wishes
D.has given many reports to improve the ties
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