共用题干HomosexualsMany homosexuals prefer to be called gay or,for women,lesbian.Most of them live quiet lives just ________(51)anyone else.Some gay people have always raised children,________(52)or with partners, and the use of artificial insemination is increasing among lesbians.Gay people are in every kind of job.Some are very open about their homosexuality,and some are more private.Some________(53)their sexual orientation as a biological given and others as a choice.For those women who see it as a choice,one reason often given is the inequality in most heterosexual relationships.Homosexuality has been common in most cultures throughout history and generally________(54).As a result,homosexual activity became a crime,________(55)which the penalty in early courts was death. Homosexual behavior is still________(56)in many countries and U.S.states.Homosexuality later came to be viewed widely as less a sin than a sickness,but now no mental一health profession any longer________(57)homosexuality an illness.More recent theories to________(58)for homosexuality have included those based on biological and sociological factors.To date,________(59), there is no conclusive general theory that can explain the cause of homosexuality.Attitudes________(60)homosexuality began to change in the second half of the 20th century.Gaysattribute this,in part,to their own struggle for their rights and pride in their orientation.Some large companies now________(61)health-care benefits to the life partners of their gay employees.Many cities also have officially appointed lesbian and gay advisory committees.________(62)some attitudes have changed,however,prejudice still exists,and in the late 1980s and early 1990s there were considerable shouts against homosexuals,with attempts to________(63)laws forbidding the granting of basic civil rights to gays.The AIDS epidemic,which started in the 1980s,has devastated the gay community and brought it together as never before.The organized gay response to the lack of government financial support for fighting AIDS and to the needs of the thousands of AIDS victims,________(64)they be gays or not,has been a model of community action.AIDS,however,has also________(65)people with another reason for their prejudice._________(54)A:condemnedB:condemningC:to condemnD:being condemned
共用题干
Homosexuals
Many homosexuals prefer to be called gay or,for women,lesbian.Most of them live quiet lives just
________(51)anyone else.Some gay people have always raised children,________(52)or with partners,
and the use of artificial insemination is increasing among lesbians.
Gay people are in every kind of job.Some are very open about their homosexuality,and some are more
private.Some________(53)their sexual orientation as a biological given and others as a choice.For those
women who see it as a choice,one reason often given is the inequality in most heterosexual relationships.
Homosexuality has been common in most cultures throughout history and generally________(54).As a
result,homosexual activity became a crime,________(55)which the penalty in early courts was death.
Homosexual behavior is still________(56)in many countries and U.S.states.
Homosexuality later came to be viewed widely as less a sin than a sickness,but now no mental一health
profession any longer________(57)homosexuality an illness.More recent theories to________(58)for
homosexuality have included those based on biological and sociological factors.To date,________(59),
there is no conclusive general theory that can explain the cause of homosexuality.
Attitudes________(60)homosexuality began to change in the second half of the 20th century.Gays
attribute this,in part,to their own struggle for their rights and pride in their orientation.Some large companies
now________(61)health-care benefits to the life partners of their gay employees.Many cities also have
officially appointed lesbian and gay advisory committees.
________(62)some attitudes have changed,however,prejudice still exists,and in the late 1980s and
early 1990s there were considerable shouts against homosexuals,with attempts to________(63)laws forbidding
the granting of basic civil rights to gays.
The AIDS epidemic,which started in the 1980s,has devastated the gay community and brought it
together as never before.The organized gay response to the lack of government financial support for fighting
AIDS and to the needs of the thousands of AIDS victims,________(64)they be gays or not,has been a
model of community action.AIDS,however,has also________(65)people with another reason for their
prejudice.
Homosexuals
Many homosexuals prefer to be called gay or,for women,lesbian.Most of them live quiet lives just
________(51)anyone else.Some gay people have always raised children,________(52)or with partners,
and the use of artificial insemination is increasing among lesbians.
Gay people are in every kind of job.Some are very open about their homosexuality,and some are more
private.Some________(53)their sexual orientation as a biological given and others as a choice.For those
women who see it as a choice,one reason often given is the inequality in most heterosexual relationships.
Homosexuality has been common in most cultures throughout history and generally________(54).As a
result,homosexual activity became a crime,________(55)which the penalty in early courts was death.
Homosexual behavior is still________(56)in many countries and U.S.states.
Homosexuality later came to be viewed widely as less a sin than a sickness,but now no mental一health
profession any longer________(57)homosexuality an illness.More recent theories to________(58)for
homosexuality have included those based on biological and sociological factors.To date,________(59),
there is no conclusive general theory that can explain the cause of homosexuality.
Attitudes________(60)homosexuality began to change in the second half of the 20th century.Gays
attribute this,in part,to their own struggle for their rights and pride in their orientation.Some large companies
now________(61)health-care benefits to the life partners of their gay employees.Many cities also have
officially appointed lesbian and gay advisory committees.
________(62)some attitudes have changed,however,prejudice still exists,and in the late 1980s and
early 1990s there were considerable shouts against homosexuals,with attempts to________(63)laws forbidding
the granting of basic civil rights to gays.
The AIDS epidemic,which started in the 1980s,has devastated the gay community and brought it
together as never before.The organized gay response to the lack of government financial support for fighting
AIDS and to the needs of the thousands of AIDS victims,________(64)they be gays or not,has been a
model of community action.AIDS,however,has also________(65)people with another reason for their
prejudice.
_________(54)
A:condemned
B:condemning
C:to condemn
D:being condemned
A:condemned
B:condemning
C:to condemn
D:being condemned
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解析：从上下文看，本句的意思应是“他们中的大多数像其他任何人一样过着平静的生活”。 A项alike是表语形容词，意为“相像的”;B项like作形容词用时，只作定语用，意思也是“相像 的”，但它还可以用作介词，意为“跟……一样”;C项likely可用作形容词或副词，意为“很可 能”;D项liking则是分词或名词，意为“喜欢，爱好”。显然，B项like作为介词，与anyone else 构成介词短语作状语是最合适的。
四个选项中A项lone和B项lonely均是形容词，都意为“孤独的，寂寞的”;C项along 作介词用时意为“沿着……”，作副词用时意为“向前，一起”;D项alone作副词用时意为“独自 地”，作形容词用时只作表语，意为“单独的”。从上下文分析，此处必须用一个副词，与。r with partners一起作状语，故D项为最佳答案。
view…as…意为“把……看成……”，其他三个选项虽然也与“看”有关，但意思不对（A 项意为“怒目而视”,B项意为“观察”,C项意为“扫视”)，而且也没有与as连用的用法，故只 有D项是最佳答案。
本句的主语为homosexuality，谓语部分包括has been common，而and连接的应是谓语的 一部分。所给的选项，其词义都是“谴责”，在这里应填过去分词condemned，与前面的has been 一起构成被动语态，作并列谓语，意为“一直受到谴责”。
空白所在的句子应该是一个非限制性定语从句，which指前面同性恋这一罪行。本句的 意思应是“早期的法庭将同性恋判为死罪”。四个选项中只有C项for可明确表示原因，故C 是最佳答案。
上句说到“早期的法庭将同性恋判为死罪”，本句是作今昔对比，意思为“现在在许多国家和美国的许多州，同性恋行为仍然是……”在对四个选项进行选择时，still一词很重要，它起 着提示作用，只能是illegal（不合法的）与它搭配才合适，其他三个选项legal（合法的）,resistible （可抵制的）,irresistible（不可抗拒的）均不符合文意。
填此空白时要注意空白处后面有宾语homosexuality和宾语补足语an illness。从上下 文意思看，此空白处应填的动词的意思应该是“认为……是……，把……看成……”，四个选项 均具有这个意义，但它们的用法却不相同：take...as...,regard...as...,think of...as…这三个短语 都要有as，只有consider...( as)…，中as可有可无，故只能选择B项。
填此空白时要注意紧接空白处后面有介词for。四个选项后面均可跟介词for，但意义 各不相同：account for意为“解释……的原因”;look for意为“寻找”;fight for意为“为……而斗 争”;plead for意为“为……辩护”。显然，只有account for符合上下文意思，况且本段最后一句 还为本题起到提示作用，故A项是最佳答案。
空白处的前句说到，已经有许多建立在生物学和社会学基础上的说明同性恋原因的理 论，本句又说到到目前为止尚没有一个令人信服的理论来解释同性恋行为的原因。显然要填 的这个插入语应该表示转折。四个选项中A项in addition（此外）,B项therefore（因此）,D项 consequently（因此）都分别表示递进或因果关系，故不合适，只有C项however（不过，然而）符 合上下文意思。
空白处前面的名词attitudes（态度）后面可以搭配的介词只能是toward或to(“对…… 的态度”)，其他选项的介词都不合适。
本句空白处后面的介词to提示了选择答案时要注意该动词后面应可以与介词to连用。 C项有此用法：extend… to…（把……扩大到……，把……给予……，向……提供……），符合句 意。A项exclude（排除）,B项include（包括）及D项intend（想要，打算；其用法为intend to do sth./doing sth.）无论用法还是意思均不合适。
填此空白处时有两个线索可帮助判断：其一是插入语however表示转折，其二是however 前面的这个从句与后面的主句逻辑推理相反，这就提示了前面是一个让步状语从句。四个选 项中只有B项是最佳答案。
根据常识以及本文前面的叙述可以推断，这种法律并未存在过。因此B项ban（禁止， 取缔）,C项 discontinue（中止）和D项cancel（废除）均不符合文意，且与前面所说的反对同性 恋的呼声相矛盾，故只有A项是最佳答案。
填此空白处时很重要的一条线索就是本空白所在的句子的谓语是虚拟语气的be，而且 后面还有or not，只有whether引导的让步状语从句才这样使用，故D项为最佳答案。
填此空白处时要注意空白处后面有介词with。四个选项均可与with连用，但意义各不 相同：A项associate sb./sth.with sb./sth．意为“把……与……联系起来”;B项share sth.with sb．意为“与……分享／共用……”;C项provide sb.with sth．意为“给……提供……”;D项 charge sb.with sth．意为“指控（罪名），使……承担……（责任）”。比较起来，只有C项无论用 法上还是意义上都是最佳答案。
四个选项中A项lone和B项lonely均是形容词，都意为“孤独的，寂寞的”;C项along 作介词用时意为“沿着……”，作副词用时意为“向前，一起”;D项alone作副词用时意为“独自 地”，作形容词用时只作表语，意为“单独的”。从上下文分析，此处必须用一个副词，与。r with partners一起作状语，故D项为最佳答案。
view…as…意为“把……看成……”，其他三个选项虽然也与“看”有关，但意思不对（A 项意为“怒目而视”,B项意为“观察”,C项意为“扫视”)，而且也没有与as连用的用法，故只 有D项是最佳答案。
本句的主语为homosexuality，谓语部分包括has been common，而and连接的应是谓语的 一部分。所给的选项，其词义都是“谴责”，在这里应填过去分词condemned，与前面的has been 一起构成被动语态，作并列谓语，意为“一直受到谴责”。
空白所在的句子应该是一个非限制性定语从句，which指前面同性恋这一罪行。本句的 意思应是“早期的法庭将同性恋判为死罪”。四个选项中只有C项for可明确表示原因，故C 是最佳答案。
上句说到“早期的法庭将同性恋判为死罪”，本句是作今昔对比，意思为“现在在许多国家和美国的许多州，同性恋行为仍然是……”在对四个选项进行选择时，still一词很重要，它起 着提示作用，只能是illegal（不合法的）与它搭配才合适，其他三个选项legal（合法的）,resistible （可抵制的）,irresistible（不可抗拒的）均不符合文意。
填此空白时要注意空白处后面有宾语homosexuality和宾语补足语an illness。从上下 文意思看，此空白处应填的动词的意思应该是“认为……是……，把……看成……”，四个选项 均具有这个意义，但它们的用法却不相同：take...as...,regard...as...,think of...as…这三个短语 都要有as，只有consider...( as)…，中as可有可无，故只能选择B项。
填此空白时要注意紧接空白处后面有介词for。四个选项后面均可跟介词for，但意义 各不相同：account for意为“解释……的原因”;look for意为“寻找”;fight for意为“为……而斗 争”;plead for意为“为……辩护”。显然，只有account for符合上下文意思，况且本段最后一句 还为本题起到提示作用，故A项是最佳答案。
空白处的前句说到，已经有许多建立在生物学和社会学基础上的说明同性恋原因的理 论，本句又说到到目前为止尚没有一个令人信服的理论来解释同性恋行为的原因。显然要填 的这个插入语应该表示转折。四个选项中A项in addition（此外）,B项therefore（因此）,D项 consequently（因此）都分别表示递进或因果关系，故不合适，只有C项however（不过，然而）符 合上下文意思。
空白处前面的名词attitudes（态度）后面可以搭配的介词只能是toward或to(“对…… 的态度”)，其他选项的介词都不合适。
本句空白处后面的介词to提示了选择答案时要注意该动词后面应可以与介词to连用。 C项有此用法：extend… to…（把……扩大到……，把……给予……，向……提供……），符合句 意。A项exclude（排除）,B项include（包括）及D项intend（想要，打算；其用法为intend to do sth./doing sth.）无论用法还是意思均不合适。
填此空白处时有两个线索可帮助判断：其一是插入语however表示转折，其二是however 前面的这个从句与后面的主句逻辑推理相反，这就提示了前面是一个让步状语从句。四个选 项中只有B项是最佳答案。
根据常识以及本文前面的叙述可以推断，这种法律并未存在过。因此B项ban（禁止， 取缔）,C项 discontinue（中止）和D项cancel（废除）均不符合文意，且与前面所说的反对同性 恋的呼声相矛盾，故只有A项是最佳答案。
填此空白处时很重要的一条线索就是本空白所在的句子的谓语是虚拟语气的be，而且 后面还有or not，只有whether引导的让步状语从句才这样使用，故D项为最佳答案。
填此空白处时要注意空白处后面有介词with。四个选项均可与with连用，但意义各不 相同：A项associate sb./sth.with sb./sth．意为“把……与……联系起来”;B项share sth.with sb．意为“与……分享／共用……”;C项provide sb.with sth．意为“给……提供……”;D项 charge sb.with sth．意为“指控（罪名），使……承担……（责任）”。比较起来，只有C项无论用 法上还是意义上都是最佳答案。
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请阅读Passage 2，完成第小题。Passage 2NBA centre Jason Collins recently announced he was gay in a cover story for SportsIllustrated. In other words, he"came out of the closet." This expression for revealing one's homosexuality may seem natural. Being in the closet implies hiding from the outside world, and the act of coming out of it implies the will to stop hiding. But though the closet has long been a metaphor for privacy or secrecy, its use with reference to homosexuality is relatively recent.According to George Chauncey's comprehensive history of modern gay culture, Gay New York, the closet metaphor was not used by gay people until the 1960s. Before then, it doesn't appear anywhere"in the records of the gay movement or in the novels, diaries, or letters of gay men and lesbians.""Coming out," however, has long been used in the gay community, but it first meant something different than it does now."A gay man's coming out originally referred to his being formally presented to the largest collective manifestation of prewar gay society, the enormous drag balls that were patterned on the debutante and masquerade balls of the dominant culture and were regularly held in New York, Chicago, New Orleans, Baltimore, and other cities." The phrase"coming out" did not refer to coming out of hiding, but to joining into a society of peers. The phrase was borrowed from the world of debutante balls, where young women"came out" in being officiallyintroduced to society.The gay debutante balls were a matter of public record and often covered in the newspaper, so"coming out" within gay society often meant revealing your sexual orientation in the wider society as well, but the phrase didn't necessarily carry the implication that if you hadn't yet come out, you were keeping it a secret. There were other metaphors for the act of hiding or revealing homosexuality. Gay people could "wear a mask" or "take off the mask". A man could "wear his hair up" or "let his hair down", or "drop hairpins" that would only be recognized by other gay men.It is unclear exactly when gay people started using the closet metaphor, but "it may have been used initially because many men who remained 'covert' thought of their homosexuality as a sort of'skeleton in the closet'." It may also have come from outsiders who viewed it that way. It seems that"coming out of the closet" was born as a mixture of two metaphors: a debutante proudly stepping into the arms of a community and a shocking secret being kept in hiding. Now. the community is the wider community, and the secret is no longer shocking,"Coming out" is a useful phrase, but it need not imply a closet.What can we learn from the last paragraph?查看材料A．The phrase "coming out" is only used in the gay community.B．The meaning of "coming out" is becoming wider and wider.C．The phrase "coming out" only stands for a shocking secret in hidingD．The meaning of "coming out" has not changed until now.
请阅读Passage 2，完成第小题。Passage 2NBA centre Jason Collins recently announced he was gay in a cover story for SportsIllustrated. In other words, he"came out of the closet." This expression for revealing one's homosexuality may seem natural. Being in the closet implies hiding from the outside world, and the act of coming out of it implies the will to stop hiding. But though the closet has long been a metaphor for privacy or secrecy, its use with reference to homosexuality is relatively recent.According to George Chauncey's comprehensive history of modern gay culture, Gay New York, the closet metaphor was not used by gay people until the 1960s. Before then, it doesn't appear anywhere"in the records of the gay movement or in the novels, diaries, or letters of gay men and lesbians.""Coming out," however, has long been used in the gay community, but it first meant something different than it does now."A gay man's coming out originally referred to his being formally presented to the largest collective manifestation of prewar gay society, the enormous drag balls that were patterned on the debutante and masquerade balls of the dominant culture and were regularly held in New York, Chicago, New Orleans, Baltimore, and other cities." The phrase"coming out" did not refer to coming out of hiding, but to joining into a society of peers. The phrase was borrowed from the world of debutante balls, where young women"came out" in being officiallyintroduced to society.The gay debutante balls were a matter of public record and often covered in the newspaper, so"coming out" within gay society often meant revealing your sexual orientation in the wider society as well, but the phrase didn't necessarily carry the implication that if you hadn't yet come out, you were keeping it a secret. There were other metaphors for the act of hiding or revealing homosexuality. Gay people could "wear a mask" or "take off the mask". A man could "wear his hair up" or "let his hair down", or "drop hairpins" that would only be recognized by other gay men.It is unclear exactly when gay people started using the closet metaphor, but "it may have been used initially because many men who remained 'covert' thought of their homosexuality as a sort of'skeleton in the closet'." It may also have come from outsiders who viewed it that way. It seems that"coming out of the closet" was born as a mixture of two metaphors: a debutante proudly stepping into the arms of a community and a shocking secret being kept in hiding. Now. the community is the wider community, and the secret is no longer shocking,"Coming out" is a useful phrase, but it need not imply a closet.What is the main idea of this passage?查看材料A．The phrase "coming out" is used in gay community.B．The phrase "coming out" means revealing of homosexuality.C．The meaning of the phrase "coming out" has not changed.D．The development of the use of "coming out".
请阅读Passage 2，完成第小题。Passage 2NBA centre Jason Collins recently announced he was gay in a cover story for SportsIllustrated. In other words, he"came out of the closet." This expression for revealing one's homosexuality may seem natural. Being in the closet implies hiding from the outside world, and the act of coming out of it implies the will to stop hiding. But though the closet has long been a metaphor for privacy or secrecy, its use with reference to homosexuality is relatively recent.According to George Chauncey's comprehensive history of modern gay culture, Gay New York, the closet metaphor was not used by gay people until the 1960s. Before then, it doesn't appear anywhere"in the records of the gay movement or in the novels, diaries, or letters of gay men and lesbians.""Coming out," however, has long been used in the gay community, but it first meant something different than it does now."A gay man's coming out originally referred to his being formally presented to the largest collective manifestation of prewar gay society, the enormous drag balls that were patterned on the debutante and masquerade balls of the dominant culture and were regularly held in New York, Chicago, New Orleans, Baltimore, and other cities." The phrase"coming out" did not refer to coming out of hiding, but to joining into a society of peers. The phrase was borrowed from the world of debutante balls, where young women"came out" in being officiallyintroduced to society.The gay debutante balls were a matter of public record and often covered in the newspaper, so"coming out" within gay society often meant revealing your sexual orientation in the wider society as well, but the phrase didn't necessarily carry the implication that if you hadn't yet come out, you were keeping it a secret. There were other metaphors for the act of hiding or revealing homosexuality. Gay people could "wear a mask" or "take off the mask". A man could "wear his hair up" or "let his hair down", or "drop hairpins" that would only be recognized by other gay men.It is unclear exactly when gay people started using the closet metaphor, but "it may have been used initially because many men who remained 'covert' thought of their homosexuality as a sort of'skeleton in the closet'." It may also have come from outsiders who viewed it that way. It seems that"coming out of the closet" was born as a mixture of two metaphors: a debutante proudly stepping into the arms of a community and a shocking secret being kept in hiding. Now. the community is the wider community, and the secret is no longer shocking,"Coming out" is a useful phrase, but it need not imply a closet.Why did "come out of the closet" seem natural when refers to revealing one'shomosexuality?查看材料A．Because homosexual couples live in a place named Closet.B．Because both the closet and homosexuality mean privacy.C．Because Jason Collins has refrained from NBA.D．Because people always use "closet" to refer to homosexuality.
请阅读Passage 2，完成第小题。Passage 2NBA centre Jason Collins recently announced he was gay in a cover story for SportsIllustrated. In other words, he"came out of the closet." This expression for revealing one's homosexuality may seem natural. Being in the closet implies hiding from the outside world, and the act of coming out of it implies the will to stop hiding. But though the closet has long been a metaphor for privacy or secrecy, its use with reference to homosexuality is relatively recent.According to George Chauncey's comprehensive history of modern gay culture, Gay New York, the closet metaphor was not used by gay people until the 1960s. Before then, it doesn't appear anywhere"in the records of the gay movement or in the novels, diaries, or letters of gay men and lesbians.""Coming out," however, has long been used in the gay community, but it first meant something different than it does now."A gay man's coming out originally referred to his being formally presented to the largest collective manifestation of prewar gay society, the enormous drag balls that were patterned on the debutante and masquerade balls of the dominant culture and were regularly held in New York, Chicago, New Orleans, Baltimore, and other cities." The phrase"coming out" did not refer to coming out of hiding, but to joining into a society of peers. The phrase was borrowed from the world of debutante balls, where young women"came out" in being officiallyintroduced to society.The gay debutante balls were a matter of public record and often covered in the newspaper, so"coming out" within gay society often meant revealing your sexual orientation in the wider society as well, but the phrase didn't necessarily carry the implication that if you hadn't yet come out, you were keeping it a secret. There were other metaphors for the act of hiding or revealing homosexuality. Gay people could "wear a mask" or "take off the mask". A man could "wear his hair up" or "let his hair down", or "drop hairpins" that would only be recognized by other gay men.It is unclear exactly when gay people started using the closet metaphor, but "it may have been used initially because many men who remained 'covert' thought of their homosexuality as a sort of'skeleton in the closet'." It may also have come from outsiders who viewed it that way. It seems that"coming out of the closet" was born as a mixture of two metaphors: a debutante proudly stepping into the arms of a community and a shocking secret being kept in hiding. Now. the community is the wider community, and the secret is no longer shocking,"Coming out" is a useful phrase, but it need not imply a closet.Which of the following statement about "coming out" is True?查看材料A．Closet is always the metaphor of homosexuality.B．The original meaning of the phrase is the revealing of homosexuality.C．The phrase was borrowed from the world of debutante balls.D．The phrase "coming out" only refers to coming out of hiding.
请阅读Passage 2，完成第小题。Passage 2NBA centre Jason Collins recently announced he was gay in a cover story for SportsIllustrated. In other words, he"came out of the closet." This expression for revealing one's homosexuality may seem natural. Being in the closet implies hiding from the outside world, and the act of coming out of it implies the will to stop hiding. But though the closet has long been a metaphor for privacy or secrecy, its use with reference to homosexuality is relatively recent.According to George Chauncey's comprehensive history of modern gay culture, Gay New York, the closet metaphor was not used by gay people until the 1960s. Before then, it doesn't appear anywhere"in the records of the gay movement or in the novels, diaries, or letters of gay men and lesbians.""Coming out," however, has long been used in the gay community, but it first meant something different than it does now."A gay man's coming out originally referred to his being formally presented to the largest collective manifestation of prewar gay society, the enormous drag balls that were patterned on the debutante and masquerade balls of the dominant culture and were regularly held in New York, Chicago, New Orleans, Baltimore, and other cities." The phrase"coming out" did not refer to coming out of hiding, but to joining into a society of peers. The phrase was borrowed from the world of debutante balls, where young women"came out" in being officiallyintroduced to society.The gay debutante balls were a matter of public record and often covered in the newspaper, so"coming out" within gay society often meant revealing your sexual orientation in the wider society as well, but the phrase didn't necessarily carry the implication that if you hadn't yet come out, you were keeping it a secret. There were other metaphors for the act of hiding or revealing homosexuality. Gay people could "wear a mask" or "take off the mask". A man could "wear his hair up" or "let his hair down", or "drop hairpins" that would only be recognized by other gay men.It is unclear exactly when gay people started using the closet metaphor, but "it may have been used initially because many men who remained 'covert' thought of their homosexuality as a sort of'skeleton in the closet'." It may also have come from outsiders who viewed it that way. It seems that"coming out of the closet" was born as a mixture of two metaphors: a debutante proudly stepping into the arms of a community and a shocking secret being kept in hiding. Now. the community is the wider community, and the secret is no longer shocking,"Coming out" is a useful phrase, but it need not imply a closet.What does "take off the mask" mean among gay people?查看材料A．To show he is homosexual.B．To hide his homosexuality.C．It means that he wants to change his sexual orientation.D．It means that he doesn't want to be homosexual.
共用题干Women with AIDSFor a long time women with HIV were ignored because the focus was totally on HIV men.The gay community was very much in sight and vocal and successfully got support for its cause.Now we are rapidly approaching the point where about one half of all AIDS cases in the world are women .But no one is taking this dangerously high level of infection among women seriously enough.Women usually have a worse time dealing with HIV than men do.In most cases,the woman is taking care of children as well as her sick partner. She may not even have time to take care of her-self. The HIV- positive woman ends up shouldering the family as well as her own personal prob- lems.Men,however,are usually the ones who have insurance income and access to doctors.They get care.Women often do not.The discrimination against HIV-positive women is simply terrible.They are likely to be more inactive than men in home and workplace because too many people think that women are the cause of the discase .This is not at all true.They get it from a man.They don't just simply have HIV.Of cause,there's a social discrimination against all people with HIV.They are scared that other peo- ple will know they are HIV-positive and that they will,therefore be discriminated against.For ex-ample,it's very difficult for people with HIV to travel.They are not allowed to enter many coun- tries,including the United States,China and Russia.The biggest difficulty an HIV-positive woman must face is the isolation.Once the woman knows she's HIV-positive,she lives in fear that other people will find out. She's so frightened she will go into hiding,into an isolated place by herself. It's not at all uncommon to meet a woman who has been HIV-positive for nearly 10 years and has never told anyone,except her doctor. And the resulting stress is enough to make her sick.But HIV-positive women who get support,who can discuss their trouble and then do something about it-whether that means taking better care of them-selves or going to the United Nations to struggle for their rights-are likely to live longer. Active women don't die out of shame in a corner. This happens to too many HIV-positive women. Active women with AIDS tend live longer.A: RightB: WrongC: Not mentioned
共用题干Life Expectancy in the Last Hundred YearsA hundred years ago,life expectancy in developed countries was about 47;in the early 21 st century,men in the United States and the United Kingdom can expect to live to about 74,women to about 80, and these______(51)are rising all the time .What has brought______(52) these changes?When we look at the life______(53)of people 100 years ago,we need to look at the greatest______(54)of the time .In the early 20th century,these were the acute and of-ten______(55)infectious diseases such as smallpox.Many children died very young from these diseases and others,and the weak and elderly were always at risk.In the______(56)world these diseases are far______(57)today,and in some cases have almost disappcarcd.A number of______(58)have led to this:improvements in sanita- tion and hygiene,the discovery and use of antibiotics,which______(59)bacterial diseases much less dangerous,and vaccinations______(60)common diseases.______(61), people's general health has improved with improvements in our general environment:cleaner air,better means of preserving food,better and warmer housing,and better understanding of nutrition.Genetically,we should all be able to live to about 85 but______(62)people do live longer today,there are still some big killers around that are preventing us from consistently reaching that age .The problems that affect people today are the more chronic illnesses,such as heart disease and strokes,and those______(63)by viruses,such as influenza and AIDS.Of course,cancer is a huge killer as well.In most cases these diseases affect______(64)people,but there are worrying trends in the developed world with problems such as obesity______(65)more heart disease and illnesses such as diabetes at younger ages.The killers today can be classed as"lifestyle diseases",which means that it may be possiblem to halt their progress.51._________A: countriesB: livesC: yearsD: ages
共用题干Women with AIDSFor a long time women with HIV were ignored because the focus was totally on HIV men.The gay community was very much in sight and vocal and successfully got support for its cause.Now we are rapidly approaching the point where about one haff of all AIDS cases in the. world are women. But no one is taking this dangerously high level of infection among women seriously enough.Women usually have a worse time dealing with HIV than men do.In most cases,the woman is taking care of children as well as her sick partner. She may not even have time to take care of herself. The HIV-positive woman ends up shouldering the family as well as her own personal problems. Men,however,are usually the ones who have insurance income and access to doctors.They get care.Women often do not.The discrimination against HIV-positive women is simply terrible.They are likely to be more inactive than men in the home and workplace because too many people think that women are the cause of the disease.This is not at all true.They get it from a man.They don't just simply have HIV.Of course,there's a social discrimination against all people with HIV.They are scared that other people will know they are HJV-positive and that they will,therefore be discriminated against. For example,it's very difficult for people with HIV to travel.They are not allowed to enter many countries,including the United States,China and Russia.The biggest difficulty an HIV-positive woman must face is the isolatjon.Once the woman knows she's HIV-positive,she lives in fear that other people will find out.She's so frightened she will go into hiding,into an isolated place by herself. It's not at all uncommon to meet a woman who has been HIV-positive for nearly 10 years and has never told anyone,except her doctor. And the resulting stress is enough to make her sick.But HIV-positive women who get support,who can discuss their trouble and then do something about it一whether that means taking better care of themselves or going to the United Nations to struggle for their rights一are likely to live longer. Active women don't die out of shame in a corner. This happens to too many HIV-positive women.Women with AIDS are encouraged to tell their trouble to others.A:Right B:Wrong C:Not mentioned
共用题干Women with AIDSFor a long time women with HIV were ignored because the focus was totally on HIV men.The gay community was very much in sight and vocal and successfully got support for its cause.Now we are rapidly approaching the point where about one half of all AIDS cases in the world are women .But no one is taking this dangerously high level of infection among women seriously enough.Women usually have a worse time dealing with HIV than men do.In most cases,the woman is taking care of children as well as her sick partner. She may not even have time to take care of her-self. The HIV- positive woman ends up shouldering the family as well as her own personal prob- lems.Men,however,are usually the ones who have insurance income and access to doctors.They get care.Women often do not.The discrimination against HIV-positive women is simply terrible.They are likely to be more inactive than men in home and workplace because too many people think that women are the cause of the discase .This is not at all true.They get it from a man.They don't just simply have HIV.Of cause,there's a social discrimination against all people with HIV.They are scared that other peo- ple will know they are HIV-positive and that they will,therefore be discriminated against.For ex-ample,it's very difficult for people with HIV to travel.They are not allowed to enter many coun- tries,including the United States,China and Russia.The biggest difficulty an HIV-positive woman must face is the isolation.Once the woman knows she's HIV-positive,she lives in fear that other people will find out. She's so frightened she will go into hiding,into an isolated place by herself. It's not at all uncommon to meet a woman who has been HIV-positive for nearly 10 years and has never told anyone,except her doctor. And the resulting stress is enough to make her sick.But HIV-positive women who get support,who can discuss their trouble and then do something about it-whether that means taking better care of them-selves or going to the United Nations to struggle for their rights-are likely to live longer. Active women don't die out of shame in a corner. This happens to too many HIV-positive women.A: RightB: WrongC: Not mentioned
共用题干Women with AIDSFor a long time women with HIV were ignored because the focus was totally on HIV men.The gay community was very much in sight and vocal and successfully got support for its cause.Now we are rapidly approaching the point where about one half of all AIDS cases in the world are women .But no one is taking this dangerously high level of infection among women seriously enough.Women usually have a worse time dealing with HIV than men do.In most cases,the woman is taking care of children as well as her sick partner. She may not even have time to take care of her-self. The HIV- positive woman ends up shouldering the family as well as her own personal prob- lems.Men,however,are usually the ones who have insurance income and access to doctors.They get care.Women often do not.The discrimination against HIV-positive women is simply terrible.They are likely to be more inactive than men in home and workplace because too many people think that women are the cause of the discase .This is not at all true.They get it from a man.They don't just simply have HIV.Of cause,there's a social discrimination against all people with HIV.They are scared that other peo- ple will know they are HIV-positive and that they will,therefore be discriminated against.For ex-ample,it's very difficult for people with HIV to travel.They are not allowed to enter many coun- tries,including the United States,China and Russia.The biggest difficulty an HIV-positive woman must face is the isolation.Once the woman knows she's HIV-positive,she lives in fear that other people will find out. She's so frightened she will go into hiding,into an isolated place by herself. It's not at all uncommon to meet a woman who has been HIV-positive for nearly 10 years and has never told anyone,except her doctor. And the resulting stress is enough to make her sick.But HIV-positive women who get support,who can discuss their trouble and then do something about it-whether that means taking better care of them-selves or going to the United Nations to struggle for their rights-are likely to live longer. Active women don't die out of shame in a corner. This happens to too many HIV-positive women. The high level of infection among women has been taken seriously.A: RightB: WrongC: Not mentioned
共用题干Women with AIDSFor a long time women with HIV were ignored because the focus was totally on HIV men.The gay community was very much in sight and vocal and successfully got support for its cause.Now we are rapidly approaching the point where about one haff of all AIDS cases in the. world are women. But no one is taking this dangerously high level of infection among women seriously enough.Women usually have a worse time dealing with HIV than men do.In most cases,the woman is taking care of children as well as her sick partner. She may not even have time to take care of herself. The HIV-positive woman ends up shouldering the family as well as her own personal problems. Men,however,are usually the ones who have insurance income and access to doctors.They get care.Women often do not.The discrimination against HIV-positive women is simply terrible.They are likely to be more inactive than men in the home and workplace because too many people think that women are the cause of the disease.This is not at all true.They get it from a man.They don't just simply have HIV.Of course,there's a social discrimination against all people with HIV.They are scared that other people will know they are HJV-positive and that they will,therefore be discriminated against. For example,it's very difficult for people with HIV to travel.They are not allowed to enter many countries,including the United States,China and Russia.The biggest difficulty an HIV-positive woman must face is the isolatjon.Once the woman knows she's HIV-positive,she lives in fear that other people will find out.She's so frightened she will go into hiding,into an isolated place by herself. It's not at all uncommon to meet a woman who has been HIV-positive for nearly 10 years and has never told anyone,except her doctor. And the resulting stress is enough to make her sick.But HIV-positive women who get support,who can discuss their trouble and then do something about it一whether that means taking better care of themselves or going to the United Nations to struggle for their rights一are likely to live longer. Active women don't die out of shame in a corner. This happens to too many HIV-positive women.There are more AIDS cases in the United States,China and Russia.A:Right B:Wrong C:Not mentioned
共用题干Beauty or Comfort?People in Beijing wear a lot of clothing during winter to fend off the cold.In the United States, however,people wear(51)________,partly because the car is the primary mode of transportation. Cars take(52)________straight to their workplaces,which are heated well. The American diet is full of calories,so their(53)_______can afford to burn heat more quickly.Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay(54)_______.Lots of Yales girls wear skirts(55)________when it's 10 degree Centigrade outside.Some of them at least wear boots,tights,and leg-warmers.Some,however,really just go for the look(56)_________the risk of health.These girls have nothing to prevent their legs(57)_________the wind,and no socks to protect their feet.A mini skirt and a pair of stilettos are all that they wear.Typically,the ones pursuing fashion are(58)_______,with little body fat. Just by the nature of their bodies,they are already at a disadvantage compared with normal people in (59)________ weather. I have always(60)_______whenever I pass these girls,how they manage to refrain from shivering and just smile like spring had arrived.And then there are the guys.The girls can be said to(61)_________health for beauty.But why do guys(62)_________so little?It is not like,once they shed some layers, they suddenly become better-looking. They are not exactly being fashionable when they(63)_________wear sporty shorts and shower slippers in the midst of winter. It's not cute.Of course,people have the freedom to look whatever(64)__________they want. I am just surprised that,given the vast difference between winter and summer temperatures in Connecticut,they can still(65)________like they are partying on the beach in the middle of February._________(52)A:.people B:studentsC:shoppers D:them
共用题干HomosexualsMany homosexuals prefer to be called gay or,for women,lesbian.Most of them live quiet lives just ________(51)anyone else.Some gay people have always raised children,________(52)or with partners, and the use of artificial insemination is increasing among lesbians.Gay people are in every kind of job.Some are very open about their homosexuality,and some are more private.Some________(53)their sexual orientation as a biological given and others as a choice.For those women who see it as a choice,one reason often given is the inequality in most heterosexual relationships.Homosexuality has been common in most cultures throughout history and generally________(54).As a result,homosexual activity became a crime,________(55)which the penalty in early courts was death. Homosexual behavior is still________(56)in many countries and U.S.states.Homosexuality later came to be viewed widely as less a sin than a sickness,but now no mental一health profession any longer________(57)homosexuality an illness.More recent theories to________(58)for homosexuality have included those based on biological and sociological factors.To date,________(59), there is no conclusive general theory that can explain the cause of homosexuality.Attitudes________(60)homosexuality began to change in the second half of the 20th century.Gaysattribute this,in part,to their own struggle for their rights and pride in their orientation.Some large companies now________(61)health-care benefits to the life partners of their gay employees.Many cities also have officially appointed lesbian and gay advisory committees.________(62)some attitudes have changed,however,prejudice still exists,and in the late 1980s and early 1990s there were considerable shouts against homosexuals,with attempts to________(63)laws forbidding the granting of basic civil rights to gays.The AIDS epidemic,which started in the 1980s,has devastated the gay community and brought it together as never before.The organized gay response to the lack of government financial support for fighting AIDS and to the needs of the thousands of AIDS victims,________(64)they be gays or not,has been a model of community action.AIDS,however,has also________(65)people with another reason for their prejudice._________(52)A:loneB:lonelyC:alongD:alone
共用题干HomosexualsMany homosexuals prefer to be called gay or,for women,lesbian.Most of them live quiet lives just ________(51)anyone else.Some gay people have always raised children,________(52)or with partners, and the use of artificial insemination is increasing among lesbians.Gay people are in every kind of job.Some are very open about their homosexuality,and some are more private.Some________(53)their sexual orientation as a biological given and others as a choice.For those women who see it as a choice,one reason often given is the inequality in most heterosexual relationships.Homosexuality has been common in most cultures throughout history and generally________(54).As a result,homosexual activity became a crime,________(55)which the penalty in early courts was death. Homosexual behavior is still________(56)in many countries and U.S.states.Homosexuality later came to be viewed widely as less a sin than a sickness,but now no mental一health profession any longer________(57)homosexuality an illness.More recent theories to________(58)for homosexuality have included those based on biological and sociological factors.To date,________(59), there is no conclusive general theory that can explain the cause of homosexuality.Attitudes________(60)homosexuality began to change in the second half of the 20th century.Gaysattribute this,in part,to their own struggle for their rights and pride in their orientation.Some large companies now________(61)health-care benefits to the life partners of their gay employees.Many cities also have officially appointed lesbian and gay advisory committees.________(62)some attitudes have changed,however,prejudice still exists,and in the late 1980s and early 1990s there were considerable shouts against homosexuals,with attempts to________(63)laws forbidding the granting of basic civil rights to gays.The AIDS epidemic,which started in the 1980s,has devastated the gay community and brought it together as never before.The organized gay response to the lack of government financial support for fighting AIDS and to the needs of the thousands of AIDS victims,________(64)they be gays or not,has been a model of community action.AIDS,however,has also________(65)people with another reason for their prejudice._________(51)A:alikeB:likeC:likelyD:liking
共用题干Life Expectancy in the Last Hundred YearsA hundred years ago,life expectancy in developed countries was about 47;in the early 21 st century,men in the United States and the United Kingdom can expect to live to about 74,women to about 80, and these______(51)are rising all the time .What has brought______(52) these changes?When we look at the life______(53)of people 100 years ago,we need to look at the greatest______(54)of the time .In the early 20th century,these were the acute and of-ten______(55)infectious diseases such as smallpox.Many children died very young from these diseases and others,and the weak and elderly were always at risk.In the______(56)world these diseases are far______(57)today,and in some cases have almost disappcarcd.A number of______(58)have led to this:improvements in sanita- tion and hygiene,the discovery and use of antibiotics,which______(59)bacterial diseases much less dangerous,and vaccinations______(60)common diseases.______(61), people's general health has improved with improvements in our general environment:cleaner air,better means of preserving food,better and warmer housing,and better understanding of nutrition.Genetically,we should all be able to live to about 85 but______(62)people do live longer today,there are still some big killers around that are preventing us from consistently reaching that age .The problems that affect people today are the more chronic illnesses,such as heart disease and strokes,and those______(63)by viruses,such as influenza and AIDS.Of course,cancer is a huge killer as well.In most cases these diseases affect______(64)people,but there are worrying trends in the developed world with problems such as obesity______(65)more heart disease and illnesses such as diabetes at younger ages.The killers today can be classed as"lifestyle diseases",which means that it may be possiblem to halt their progress.52._________A: inB: aboutC: toD: with
共用题干Prolonging Human LifeProlonging human life has increased the size of the human population. Many people alivetoday would have died of childhood diseases if they had been born 100 years ago.Becausemore people live longer,there are more people around at any given time. In fact,it is a decrease in death rates,not an increase in birthrates,that has led to the population explosion.Prolonging human life has also increased the dependency load. In all societies,people who are disabled or too young or too old to work are dependent on the rest of society to provide for them. In hunting and gathering cultures,old people who could not keep up might be left behind to die. In times of famine,infants might be allowed to die because they could not survive if their parents starved,whereas if the parents survived they could have another child. In most contemporary societies,people feel a moral obligation to keep people alive whether they can work or not. We have a great many people today who live past the age at which they want to work or are able to work;we also have rules which require people to retire at a certain age. Unless these people were able to save money for their retirement,some-body else must support them. In the United States many retired people live on social security checks which are so little that they must live in near poverty. Older people have more illness than young or middle-aged people;unless they have wealth or private or government insur-ance,they must often“go on welfare” if they have a serious illness.When older people become senile or too weak and ill to care for themselves,they create grave problems for their families. In the past and in some traditional cultures,they would be cared for at home until they died. Today,with most members of a household working or in school,there is often no one at home who can care for a sick or weak person. To meet this need,a great many nursing homes and convalescent hospitals have been built.These are of-ten profit-making organizations,although some are sponsored by religious and other nonprofit groups.While a few of these institutions are good,most of them are simply“dumping grounds”for the dying in which“care”is given by poorly paid,overworked,and under-skilled personnel.According to the passage,which of the following statements about retired people in the United States is true?A: Many of them have a very hard life.B: They cannot live a decent life without enough bank savings.C: They rely mainly on their children for financial support.D: Most of them live with their children and therefore are well looked after.
共用题干Women with AIDSFor a long time women with HIV were ignored because the focus was totally on HIV men.The gay community was very much in sight and vocal and successfully got support for its cause.Now we are rapidly approaching the point where about one haff of all AIDS cases in the. world are women. But no one is taking this dangerously high level of infection among women seriously enough.Women usually have a worse time dealing with HIV than men do.In most cases,the woman is taking care of children as well as her sick partner. She may not even have time to take care of herself. The HIV-positive woman ends up shouldering the family as well as her own personal problems. Men,however,are usually the ones who have insurance income and access to doctors.They get care.Women often do not.The discrimination against HIV-positive women is simply terrible.They are likely to be more inactive than men in the home and workplace because too many people think that women are the cause of the disease.This is not at all true.They get it from a man.They don't just simply have HIV.Of course,there's a social discrimination against all people with HIV.They are scared that other people will know they are HJV-positive and that they will,therefore be discriminated against. For example,it's very difficult for people with HIV to travel.They are not allowed to enter many countries,including the United States,China and Russia.The biggest difficulty an HIV-positive woman must face is the isolatjon.Once the woman knows she's HIV-positive,she lives in fear that other people will find out.She's so frightened she will go into hiding,into an isolated place by herself. It's not at all uncommon to meet a woman who has been HIV-positive for nearly 10 years and has never told anyone,except her doctor. And the resulting stress is enough to make her sick.But HIV-positive women who get support,who can discuss their trouble and then do something about it一whether that means taking better care of themselves or going to the United Nations to struggle for their rights一are likely to live longer. Active women don't die out of shame in a corner. This happens to too many HIV-positive women.Active women with AIDS tend to live longer.A:Right B:Wrong C:Not mentioned
共用题干Want to Be 100? Listen to These 5 Centenarians（百岁老人）Five neighbors at a central Missouri retirement community who are all centenarians get asked allthe time:"How did you live to be 100?"If you want to live to 100 or more,this rare group of five golden girls says the key to longevity（长寿）is working hard at a job you love and taking care of your body while you're at it.Even though an estimated 70,000 people in the country are currently at the century mark or beyond in age,it is unusual to find five 1 00-year-olds living in one place.The average life-span（寿命）of Americans is about two or three years short of an 80th birthday party.And most people don't want to cut out coffee,soda,alcohol,cigarettes, and eat healthy food."People tell me all the time, 'I don't want to live to be 100',"said Mildred Leaver, who turned 100 in June."I think that's just sad.Aging is attitude and I don't feel old,"said Leaver,a former educator who still drives her Buick around town.It doesn't take long to see that Leaver and her neighbors Mildred Harris,Grace Wolfson,Gladys Stuart and Viola Semas,have a lot more in common than their longevity and lifelong healthy habits.All are 100 except Stuart,who is 101.Even though their sight and hearing aren't what they used to be,they've all avoided illnesses that many elderly people are stricken with.It's been 50 years since Leaver beat cancer for the first and only time.The common thread that connects these women is the decades of service to jobs each loved as a farmer,designer,school principal,bookkeeper and secretary,In the early years of their lives,gainfully employed women like them were just as rare as 100-year-olds are today. None of the five centenarians have any children.A:Right B:Wrong C:Not mentioned
共用题干Homosexuals（同性恋者）Many homosexuals prefer to be called gay or,for woman,lesbian.Most of them live quiet lives just______(51)anyone else.Some gay people have always raised children,______(52)or with partners,and the use of artificial insemination（人工受精）is increasing among lesbians.Gay persons are in every kind of job.Some are very open about their homosexuality,and some are more private.Some______(53)their sexual orientation as a biological given and others as a choice.For those women who see it as a choice,one reason often given is the inequality in most heterosexual（异性恋的）relationships.Homosexuality has been common in most cultures throughout history and generally______ (54).As a result,homosexual activity became a crime,______(55)which the penalty in early courts was death.Homosexual behavior is still______(56)in many countries and the United States.Homosexuality later came to be viewed widely as less a sin than a sickness,but now no mentalhealth professional（具有专业资格的人）any longer ______ (57) homosexuality an illness. More recent theories to______(58)for homosexuality have included those based on biological and sociological factors.To date.______(59),there is no conclusive general theory that can explain the cause of homosexuality.Attitudes______(60)homosexuality began to change in the second half of the 20th century. Gays attribute this,in part,to their own struggle for their rights and pride in their orientation. Some large companies now______(61)health-care benefits to the life partners of their gay employees. Many cities also have officially appointed lesbian and gay advisory（咨询的）committees.______(62)some attitudes have changed,however,prejudice（偏见）still exists,and in the late 1980s and early 1990s,there were considerable shouts against homosexuals,with attempt to ______(63)laws forbidding the granting of basic civil rights to gays.The AIDS epidemic,which started in the 1980s,has devastated（毁坏）the gay community and brought it together as never before,The organized gay response to the lack of government financial support for fighting AIDS and to the needs of the thousands of AIDS victim______(64)they be gays or not,has been a model of community action.AIDS,however,has also______(65)people with another reason for their prejudice._________(55)A:against B:from C:for D:of
共用题干Homosexuals（同性恋者）Many homosexuals prefer to be called gay or,for woman,lesbian.Most of them live quiet lives just______(51)anyone else.Some gay people have always raised children,______(52)or with partners,and the use of artificial insemination（人工受精）is increasing among lesbians.Gay persons are in every kind of job.Some are very open about their homosexuality,and some are more private.Some______(53)their sexual orientation as a biological given and others as a choice.For those women who see it as a choice,one reason often given is the inequality in most heterosexual（异性恋的）relationships.Homosexuality has been common in most cultures throughout history and generally______ (54).As a result,homosexual activity became a crime,______(55)which the penalty in early courts was death.Homosexual behavior is still______(56)in many countries and the United States.Homosexuality later came to be viewed widely as less a sin than a sickness,but now no mentalhealth professional（具有专业资格的人）any longer ______ (57) homosexuality an illness. More recent theories to______(58)for homosexuality have included those based on biological and sociological factors.To date.______(59),there is no conclusive general theory that can explain the cause of homosexuality.Attitudes______(60)homosexuality began to change in the second half of the 20th century. Gays attribute this,in part,to their own struggle for their rights and pride in their orientation. Some large companies now______(61)health-care benefits to the life partners of their gay employees. Many cities also have officially appointed lesbian and gay advisory（咨询的）committees.______(62)some attitudes have changed,however,prejudice（偏见）still exists,and in the late 1980s and early 1990s,there were considerable shouts against homosexuals,with attempt to ______(63)laws forbidding the granting of basic civil rights to gays.The AIDS epidemic,which started in the 1980s,has devastated（毁坏）the gay community and brought it together as never before,The organized gay response to the lack of government financial support for fighting AIDS and to the needs of the thousands of AIDS victim______(64)they be gays or not,has been a model of community action.AIDS,however,has also______(65)people with another reason for their prejudice._________(52)A:lone B:lonely C:along D:alone
共用题干Homosexuals（同性恋者）Many homosexuals prefer to be called gay or,for woman,lesbian.Most of them live quiet lives just______(51)anyone else.Some gay people have always raised children,______(52)or with partners,and the use of artificial insemination（人工受精）is increasing among lesbians.Gay persons are in every kind of job.Some are very open about their homosexuality,and some are more private.Some______(53)their sexual orientation as a biological given and others as a choice.For those women who see it as a choice,one reason often given is the inequality in most heterosexual（异性恋的）relationships.Homosexuality has been common in most cultures throughout history and generally______ (54).As a result,homosexual activity became a crime,______(55)which the penalty in early courts was death.Homosexual behavior is still______(56)in many countries and the United States.Homosexuality later came to be viewed widely as less a sin than a sickness,but now no mentalhealth professional（具有专业资格的人）any longer ______ (57) homosexuality an illness. More recent theories to______(58)for homosexuality have included those based on biological and sociological factors.To date.______(59),there is no conclusive general theory that can explain the cause of homosexuality.Attitudes______(60)homosexuality began to change in the second half of the 20th century. Gays attribute this,in part,to their own struggle for their rights and pride in their orientation. Some large companies now______(61)health-care benefits to the life partners of their gay employees. Many cities also have officially appointed lesbian and gay advisory（咨询的）committees.______(62)some attitudes have changed,however,prejudice（偏见）still exists,and in the late 1980s and early 1990s,there were considerable shouts against homosexuals,with attempt to ______(63)laws forbidding the granting of basic civil rights to gays.The AIDS epidemic,which started in the 1980s,has devastated（毁坏）the gay community and brought it together as never before,The organized gay response to the lack of government financial support for fighting AIDS and to the needs of the thousands of AIDS victim______(64)they be gays or not,has been a model of community action.AIDS,however,has also______(65)people with another reason for their prejudice._________(51)A:alike B:like C:likely D:liking
单选题For a long time people believe that ______.Amen and women have exactly the same brains in their headsBmen and women have quite different brains in their headsCmen are better at mathematics while women better at languagesDmen and women see the world around them in different ways
单选题From the whole passage, we know that ______.Amen and women have exactly the same brains in their headsBmen and women have quite different brains in their headsCmen think of mathematical problems while women think of languagesDmen and women see the world around them in just the same way