【正文】 sored by a large corporate organization and offered to the public free of charge as a cultural service and support for the arts. The free concerts feature all kinds of music from rock and roll, jazz, country, western to the classics. In addition, free performances may include the plays of Shakespeare or experimental theatre of modern dramatists. In New York39。32. Gang members wear the tattoo of “Xs” to show their____.A individualityC sense of honorB powerD sense of belonging The desire to be part of a group to be accepted by one’s friends or peers can have a great influence on what a person does. Sometimes, wearing a tattoo can be a sign that you belong to a certain group, Gangs often use special clothes and tattoos to identify their particular group. For example, in one gang all the members may wear green army jackets and have large “Xs” tattooed on their arms. It is not only gangs that have this type of special “uniform”. Young people often belong to a certain group of friends. Some of these groups wear only brandname clothes. Others wear tattoos. When a person’s friends are all doing something, such as getting a tattoo, that person is more likely to do the same thing, and get a tattoo too.43. Job sharing is popular with young mothers mainly because _____.A they can take care of both work and familyB they are over ideal working agesC they seek equal opportunities with menD they have difficulty finding fulltime jobs Job sharing refers to the situation in which two people divide the responsibility of one fulltime job. The two people willingly act as parttime workers, enough hours between them to fulfill the duties of a fulltime worker. If they each work half the job, for example, they each receive 50 per cent of the job’s wages, its holidays and its other benefits. Of course, some job sharers take a smaller or larger share of the responsibilities of the position, receiving a lesser or greater share of the benefits.55. The gender gap needs to be closed because ______.A. it isn’ t fair that boys are allowed to use puters all the timeB. there isn’ t enough money for upgrading putersC. most of the causes may boil down to a question of moneyD. the ability to use puters is important in today’ s worldThe girls in this sixth grade class in East Palo Alto, California, all have the same access to puters as boys. But researchers say, by the time they get to high school, they are victims of what the researchers call a major new gender（性別）gap in technology. Janice Weinman of the American Association of University Women says, ＂Girls tend to be less fortable than boys with the puter. They use it more for word processing rather than for problem solving, rather than to discover new ways in which to understand information.＂After reexamining a thousand studies, the American Association of University Women researchers found that girls make up only a small percentage of students in puter science classes. Girls consistently rate themselves significantly lower than boys in their ability and confidence I using puters. And they use puters less often than boys outside the classroom.An instructor of a puter lab says he’ s already noticed some differences. Charles Cheadle of Cesar Chavez School says, ＂Boys are not so afraid they might do something that will harm the puter, whereas girls are afraid they might break it somehow.＂Six years ago, the software pany Purple Moon noticed that girls’ puter usage was falling behind boys. Karen Gould says, ＂The number one reason girls told us they don’ t like puter games is not that they’re too violent, or too petitive. Girls just said they’ re incredibly boring.＂Purple Moon says it found what girls want, characters they can relate to and story lines relative to what’ s going on in their own lives. Karen Gould of Purple Moon Software says, ＂What we definitely found from girls is that there is no intrinsic（固有的）reason why they wouldn’ t want to play on a puter。52. Girls often feel ______.A.