题文
Sex prejudices are based on and justified by the ideology(意识形态) that biology is destiny. According to this ideology, basic biological and psychological differences exist between the sexes. These differences require each sex to play a separate role in social life. Women are the weaker sex both physically and emotionally. Thus, they are naturally suited, much more so than men, to the performance of domestic(家庭的) duties. A woman’s place, under normal circumstances, is within the protective environment of the home. Nature has determined that women play caretaker roles, such as wife and mother and homemaker. On the other hand, men are best suited to go out into the competitive world of work and politics, where serious responsibilities must be taken on. Men are to be the providers; women and children are “dependents”.The ideology also holds that women who wish to work outside the household should naturally fill these jobs that are in line with the special capabilities of their sex. It is appropriate for women, not men, to be employed as nurses, social workers, elementary school teachers, house-hold helpers, clerks and secretaries. These positions are simply an extension of women’s domestic role. Informal distinctions between “women’s work” and “men’s work” in the labor force, according to the ideology, are simply a functional reflection of the basic differences between the sexes.
Finally, the ideology suggests that nature has worked her will in another significant way. For the human species to survive over time, its members must regularly reproduce. Thus, women must, whether at home or in the labor force, make the most of their physical appearances.
So goes the ideology. It is, of course, not true that basic biological and psychological differences between the sexes require each to play sex-defined roles in social life. There is enough evidence that sex roles vary from society to society, and those role differences that do exist are largely learned.
But to the degree people actually believe that biology is destiny and that nature intended for men and women to make different contributions to society, sex-defined roles will be seen as totally acceptable.
小题1:According to the biology-is-destiny ideology, women_______.A．cannot compete with men in any fieldB．are suited more to domestic jobs than menC．are sensitive enough to be a good caretakerD．are too weak to do any agricultural work at all小题2:Those who have prejudices against women think that_______.A．women shouldn’t go out for workB．women should earn money to add the family incomeC．women going out for work should only do “women’s work”D．women should take jobs to drill the special capabilities of the sex小题3:The author thinks that the positions women hold outside_______.A．are determined by what they are better suited toB．grow out of their household responsibilitiesC．represent their breakthrough of sex discriminationD．are physically and emotionally suitable to them小题4:What does the underlined sentence imply?A．Sex roles are socially determinedB．Sex roles are emotionally and physically determinedC．Sex roles are biologically and psychologically determinedD．Sex roles are determined by education people take 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:A
解析
按照传统的意识形态来讲，性别歧视是相当严重的。男人们一般要在外边工作，而妇女们就得是家庭主妇，操持家务。性别不同，就要扮演不同的社会角色，这就是意识形态的体现。
小题1:细节理解题。由“Thus, they are naturally suited, much more so than men, to the performance of domestic(家庭的) duties.”可知，按照传统的观点妇女还是要主管家务劳动。故选B。
小题2:细节理解题。由“These positions are simply an extension of women’s domestic role. Informal distinctions between “women’s work” and “men’s work” in the labor force, according to the ideology, are simply a functional reflection of the basic differences between the sexes.”可知传统观点认为女性应该做适合女性的工作。故选C。
小题3:细节理解题。根据第二段的内容可知，意识形态还持有这样的观点：那些希望在家庭以外工作的妇女应自然地做符合女性自身特殊能力的工作，如护士、 社会工作者、 小学教师、 家政服务、 文员、 秘书。故选B。
小题4:句意猜测题。由上文可知，社会决定了性别角色在社会中的作用，因此后面说也决定了社会性别角色的不同。故选A。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Sex prejudices are b.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
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该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
