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第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the United States more than 80 colleges now accept just only women. Most of them were founded in the 19th century. They were set up to  36  women the education they could not get anywhere else. At that time  37  of the universities and colleges  38  only men. In the past 20 years many young women have  39   to study at colleges that accept both men and women. As a  40 ,some women's colleges decided to accept men students, too. Others still refused to change. Now the women's colleges are  41  again.
The president of Trinity College in Washington D.C said by the end of the 1980s women had come to  42  that studying at the same colleges with men and women did not mean  43   had the same chance to  44   .The president of Smith College in Massachusette said “ A women’s college  45  women to choose classes and activities  46 . For example, if a woman student wants to learn maths, she will be given the chance . So the percentage of students who like to study maths in a women’s college is  47  than that in a college with men and women.”
Experts say men students in the United States  48  have enough courage to speak in class. 49 ,women students can’t. In a women’s college, women feel free to say  50  they want to. According to a report, women colleges also  51  leadership ability in many fields. At a women college, every  52  office is held by women. Recent studies  53   that this leadership continues after  54  . The studies also prove that it is easier for the American women who went to women’s college to  55  successful jobs later in life. Maybe that is why this kind of college is liked by people now.
36.A. make    B. elect       C. offer          D. call 
37.A. some    B. most       C. few           D. none 
38.A. liked    B. accepted    C. attracted       D. helped 
39.A. chosen   B. failed      C. regretted       D. hated 
40.A. goal     B. model      C. result         D. level 
41.A. separate   B. troublesome   C. special     D. popular 
42.A. forget     B. realize     C. expect        D. remember 
43.A. students   B. presidents   C. men         D. women 
44.A. work     B. visit       C. choose        D. survive 
45.A. permits   B. forbits     C. forces          D. reminds 
46.A. obviously   B. freely    C. exactly          D. immediately 
47.A. smaller    B. more      C. higher          D. lower 
48.A. usually    B. never      C. sometimes      D. seldom 
49.A. Finally     B. Therefore   C. However       D. Besides 
50.A. how         B. what     C. when          D. where 
51.A. bring down   B. bring over   C. bring round   D. bring about 
52.A. governing   B. cleaning   C. serving         D. booking 
53.A. mean       B. show      C. warn          D. conclude 
54.A. school      B. work      C. graduation      D. death 
55.A. hold       B. gather      C. lose           D. require

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A.lift up B. stay up C. sit up D. get up

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A.precious B. interesting C. obvious D. primary

A.questions B. requests C. demands D. expectations

A.although B. or C. if D. so

A.marked B. accepted C. earned D. left

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A.would B.could C.might D.should

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A.goal B.stage C.journey D.chance

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A.kept B.sent C.watched D.felt

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A.fierce B.fair C.close D.decisive

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