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Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)
1.根據“‘Man’”部分第一段“Man once was a truly generic word referring to all humans，but has gradually narrowed in meaning to become a word that refers to adult male human beings. Anglo-Saxons used the word to refer to all people. One example of this occurs when an Anglo- Saxon writer refers to a seventh-century English princess as‘a wonderful man.’”可見，“man”這個詞最初是泛指所有人的，到了17世紀還有作家把公主描述成“a wonderful man。”。故此句判斷為YES。
2.由“‘Man’”部分第二段中的“By the 18th century，the modern，narrow sense of man was firmly established as the predominant one...Jefferson had to be using the word men in its principal sense of“males，”and it probably never occurred to him that anyone would think otherwise。”可知到了18世紀“man”這個詞已經狹義指男性了。接著作者舉了兩個例子。第二個例子是杰斐遜的《獨立宣言》。由于當時女性沒有選舉權，杰斐遜所用的“man”是專指男性的。故此句判斷為NO。
3.由“The Pronoun Problem”部分第二段最后一句“In 1879，for example，a move to admit female physicians to the all-male Massachusetts Medical Society was effectively blocked on the grounds that the society's by-laws describing membership used the pronoun he。”可知拒絕女醫生加入協會的原因是該協會的細則在描述其成員時用的是代詞“he”。因此；原文只是說明了拒絕接納女成員的原因，并沒有提及多少人被拒之門外。故信息不充分。此句判斷為NOT GIVEN。
4.根據“The Pronoun Problem”部分第一段第一、二句“The first grammars of modern English were written in the 16th and 17th centuries.They were mainly，intended to help boys from upper class families prepare for the study of Latin，a language most scholars considered superior to English。”可知現代英語的語法最初寫于16、17世紀，是為了上流社會家庭的男孩于學習拉丁語而寫的。故此句判斷為YES。
5.由“‘Man’”部分第一段第三句“Man paralleled the Latin word homo，‘a member of the human species，’not vir，‘an adult male of the species.’”。可知此題正確答案為“a member of the human species”。
6.由“‘Man’”部分第二段倒數第二句“Studies of college students and school children indicate that even when the broad definitions of‘man’and‘men’are taught, they tend to conjure up images of male people only。”可見即使教學生了解了這兩個詞的廣義含義是指泛指人，他們仍然還是只想到男性。故本題正確答案為“male people only。”
7.由“The Pronoun Problem”部分第二段第一句“‘He’started to be used as a generic pronoun by grammarians who were trying to change a long-established tradition of using ‘they’as a singular pronoun。”可知語法學家用“he”來作泛指代詞是試圖改變用“they”來作單數代詞的傳統。故此題正確答案為“a singular pronoun”。
8.由“The Pronoun Problem”部分第三段第二句“Studies have confirmed that most people understand‘he’to refer to men only。”可見人們看到代詞“he”想到的只是男性。故此題答案為“men only”。
9.由“Solving the Pronoun Problem”部分第一段中的“Most people，when writing and speaking informally，rely on singular they as a matter of course...Some people are annoyed by the incorrect grammar that this solution necessitates，but this construction is used more and more frequently。”可見人們經常把“they”用作單數代詞來解決代詞的性別歧視問題。盡管有人認為這種用法不合語法，但它的使用頻率越來越高。故本題的正確答案是“the incorrect grammar”。
10.由“Solving the Pronoun Problem”部分第三段中的“Pluralizing—A writer can often recast material in the plural.For Instance，instead of‘As he advances in his program，the medical student has increasing opportunities for clinical work，’try‘As they advance in their program，medical students have increasing opportunities for clinical work.’”可見避免代詞的性別歧視的另一個方法是用復數替代單數。故此句正確答案為“the plural”。
Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension(聽力原文在光盤中)
Tape Script of Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A)， B)， C) and D)， and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center。
11. W: How do you like the play?
M: Oh, I've seen worse。
Q: What does the man mean?
12. M: What's happening with the new library building?
W: The work crew is just finishing it up。
Q: What does the woman say about the library?
13. M: I'm not quite sure how to use this calculator you lent me. I dropped it, and now the on-button doesn't light up。
W: Oh, that's okay, it hasn't been working right for some time now。
Q: What was the man's problem?
14. M: The city is going to tear down those old houses and put up a new shopping center。
W: Another shopping center, that's nothing new。
Q: What does the woman mean?
15. W: Do you know anyone who would do some typing on short notice?
M: How big is the job?
Q: What does the man want to know?
16. W: I suggest we go to the concerts for the weekend。
M: Whatever you decide is fine with me。
Q: What does the man mean?
17. W: I am sorry I am having trouble reading my notes. Did you say three lunches in that first paragraph?
M: No. I said free lunches, the children don’t have to pay for them. And there are many lunches involved, you know, a lot more than three。
Q. What did the man say about the lunches?
18. W: If Tom and Marry don’t come to the party, I’ll have 13.
M: Let’s invite two more just in case。
Q: If everyone comes, how many will be at the party?
Now you’ll hear two long conversations。
Conversation One
M: Hello, how can I help you?
W: My son isn't feeling well and I'd like to get some advice。
M: What seems to be the problem?
W: Well, he has been coughing for several days now. I'm wondering if he should come in and see the doctor。
M: How old is he?
W: He is 3 years old。
M: Does he have any other symptoms like fever, runny nose, or loss of appetite?
W: No, actually other than the cough, he seems healthy. I am concerned though, because some of his sister's friends have whooping cough and I know that it can be very contagious. Isn't that a pretty serious illness?
M: It can be serious with babies. Has your son been immunized against whooping cough?
W: I'm not sure. He did get all of the suggested vaccinations. I will look it up in our records。
M: If he has been immunized recently, it is very unlikely that he would catch whooping cough, even if he has been exposed。
W: Sounds like I don't have to worry about that, but what shall I do about his cough?
M: It will help if you give him lots of fluids and a hot bath before bedtime. Keep an eye on the cough to watch to see if it gets worse. Call us again if he has a fever or if you are still concerned。
W: Thanks for your advice。
M: You are welcome. Good-bye。
W: Bye-bye。
