【正文】 _（ leave） the business of making a living to their husbands. For those 32 do want a career of their own, opportunities are limited, and working women usually have to settle for 33 （ low）wages, fewer promotions, and less responsible positions. In America, 34 the other hand, most women, including wives and mothers, work most of their lives. But until recently, few have had real careers. American women work mainly because they have to。 in these days of inflation and luxurious living, only one ine per family is 35 （ simple） not enough to live on. So American women actually have 36 jobs: one ninetofive position 37 the home, and the other inthehome job as wife, housemaid, cook and nurse. One of the main goals of the modern women39。s liberation movement, which started in 38 early 1960s, was to eliminate sex discrimination in the work force, and to open up opportunities for women 39 were previously reserved for men. 40 there is still a long way to go, a lot of progress has been made. 第三部分：閱讀（共 兩節(jié) ，每題 2 分，滿 分 50 分） 第一節(jié) 閱讀理解（共 20 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 40 分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（ A、 B、 C 和 D）中，選出最佳選項。 A Many years ago my student asked me the question, Mrs. Kindred, why do you teach? Without taking time to reflect（ 深思） , I answered, Because someday I might say something that might make a difference in someone39。s life. Even though I was sincere（真誠的） , that wasn39。t a very good answer and my student didn39。t let it slide（溜掉） . Let me get this straight, he said, You went to college for four years so you 4 could e here every day because you have the hope that someday you might say something that will influence someone? He shook his head as if I were crazy and walked away looking confused. I39。m one of those people who look back and wish they had said something smart or witty（詼諧的） , or swift（ 機警的） . Even though that particular student might no longer wonder why I teach, there are days when I wonder. On those days, I remind myself of the real reasons I teach: It39。s in my blood. My mother was my most influential teacher, and she was a 6th grade reading teacher until her death in 1990. She instilled(逐漸灌輸 ) in me a love of reading and the knowledge that education opens doors. Teaching is a way to make a difference. If you throw a stone in a pond the ripples （ 漣漪） go on and on until they reach the shore. You can39。t have ripples without a stone. Good teachers throw stones that make a positive difference, and that39。s what I strive（努力） to do. I genuinely love teenagers. I want to share with others what I know and what I have learned through the years. Life is full of ups and downs, and if I can help students avoid some potholes（坑洼） on the road of life, I want to do so. If they39。ll allow me to celebrate their victories with them, I want to do too. Teaching isn39。t for（適合） everyone, but I know I made the right career choice. 41. Why did the student continue to ask the question about the writer’s being a teacher? A. Because he thought her answer was unbelievable. B. Because the writer was insincere. C. Because the student was naughty. D. Because the answer was difficult to understand. 42. What do you think of the writer? A. Stupid. B. Honest. C. Conservative. D. Polite. 43. According to the text, which of the following is NOT true? A. The writer’s mother has the greatest influence on her. B. The writer’s answer made the student confused. C. In the writer’s opinion, some people in the world are unfit to teach. D. The writer annoyed the student who asked the question. 44. We can infer from the text that _________. A. the writer was also a good teacher in school B. the writer often plays with her students beside a pond C. the writer devotes herself to teaching and her students D. the writer often acpanies the students on their way home 45. What’s the main idea of the text? A. A student’s silly question. B. A good teacher who likes students. 5 C. A confused student. D. The reason why I teach. B Among various programs, TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style. But no two shows are more opposite in content, while at the same time standing out （出色） above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and Oprah Winfrey shows. Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of rubbish talk. The topics on his show are as surprising as can be. For example, the show takes the evermon talk show titles of love, sex, cheating, and hate, to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society, yet people are wi