【正文】 board, which is responsible for setting educational policy, looks into the matter and conducts public hearings. It is not too late for . Unified to do homework right?！　A] is receiving more criticism　　[B]is no longer an educational ritual　　[C]is not required for advanced courses　　[D]is gaining more preferences　　 has made the rule about homework mainly because poor students_____?！　A]discourage students from doing homework　　[B]result in students39。 power in education　　24. As mentioned in Paragraph 4, a key question unanswered about homework is whether______. [A] it should be eliminated　　[B]it counts much in schooling　　[C]it places extra burdens on teachers　　[D]it is important for grades　　 suitable title for this text could be______?！　irls’ attraction to pink may seem unavoidable, somehow encoded in their DNA, but according to Jo Paoletti, an associate professor of American Studies, it is not. Children were not colourcoded at all until the early 20th century: in the era before domestic washing machines all babies wore white as a practical matter, since the only way of getting clothes clean was to boil them. What’s more, both boys and girls wore what were thought of as genderneutral nursery colours were introduced, pink was actually considered the more masculine colour, a pastel version of red, which was associated with strength. Blue, with its intimations of the Virgin Mary, constancy and faithfulness, symbolised femininity. It was not until the mid1980s, when amplifying age and sex differences became a dominant children’s marketing strategy, that pink fully came into its own, when it began to seem inherently attractive to girls, part of what defined them as female, at least for the first few critical years?！　rade publications counselled department stores that, in order to increase sales, they should create a “third stepping stone” between infant wear and older kids’ clothes. Tt was only after “toddler”became a mon shoppers’ term that it evolved into a broadly accepted developmental stage. Splitting kids, or adults,into evertinier categories has proved a surefire way to boost profits. And one of the easiest ways to segment a market is to magnify gender differences – or invent them where they did not previously exist?！　A]should not be the sole representation of girlhood　　[B]should not be associated with girls39。 lack of imagination　　[D]cannot influence girls39。 DNA?！　C]Pink used to be a neutral colour in symbolising genders?！　?author suggests that our perception of children39。　　[A]the marketing of products for children　　[B]the observation of children39。s behavior　　[D]studies of childhood consumption　　 may learn from Paragraph 4 that department stores were advised to_____。 clothes　　[B]attach equal importance to different genders　　[C]classify consumers into smaller groups　　[D]create some mon shoppers39。 attraction to pink seems to be____。%(BIO)，atradegroup,assuredmembersthatthiswasjusta“preliminarystep”inalongerbattle。,apanyinUtah,saidtherulingwasablessingtofirmsandpatientsalike。genepatentssuppressinnovationratherthanrewardit。monopoliesrestrictaccesstogenetictestssuchasMyriad39?！薄　espitetheappealscourt39。　　AS the industry advances ,however,other suits may have an even greater are unlikely to file many more patents for human DNA moleculesmost are already patented or in the public domain .firms are now studying how genes intcract,looking for correlations that might be used to determine the causes of disease or predict a drug’s efficacy,panies are eager to win patents for ‘connecting the dits’,expaains hans sauer,alawyer for the BIO?！　?canbe learned from paragraph I that the biotech panies would like　　 executives to be active　　 to rule out gene patenting　　 to be pattablc　　 BIO to issue a warning　　 who are against gene patents believe that　　 tests are not reliable　　 manmade products are patentable　　 on genes depend much on innovatiaon　　 should restrict access to gene tic tests　　 to hans sauer ,panies are eager to win patents for　　 disease elations　　 gene interactions　　 pictures of genes　　 human DNA　　 saying “each meeting was packed”(line4,para6)the author means that 　　 supreme court was authoritative　　 BIO was a powerful organization　　 patenting was a great concern　　 were keen to attend conventiongs　　 speaking ,the author’s attitude toward gene patenting is　　　　　　　　Text 4　　The great recession may be over, but this era of high joblessness is probably beginning. Before it ends,　　it will likely change the life course and character of a generation of young adults. And ultimately, it is likely to resha