[originaltext] Somehow the old male and female stereotypes no longer fit. Me

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问题  
Somehow the old male and female stereotypes no longer fit. Men and women in this country haven’t been fulfilling their traditional roles for some time now. And there seems to be fewer and fewer differences between the sexes. For instance, even though more women than men are still homemakers without paying jobs, women have been taking over more responsibility in the business world, earning higher salaries than ever before and entering fields of work that used to be exclusively male areas. At office meetings and in group discussions, they might speak up more often, express strong opinions and come up with more creative and practical ideas than their male colleagues. Several days ago, my 23-year-old daughter came to me with some important news. Not only had she found the highest paying job of her career, but she’d also accepted a date with the most charming man she’d ever met.
    ’’Really?’’ I responded, ’’tell me about them. ’’
    ’’Receptionist in an attorney’s office and a welder at a construction site. ’’ She answered in a matter-of-fact way. The interesting thing is that my daughter’s date is the receptionist and my daughter is the welder. The old stereotypes of men’s and women’s work have been changing more quickly than ever before, except perhaps in my own marriage.
    ’’Who’s going to mow the lawn? ’’ I asked my husband this morning.
    ’’Oh, I will,’’ he answered politely. ’’That’s men’s work. ’’
    ’’What?’’ Irritated, I raised my voice. ’’That’s a ridiculous stereotype. I’ll show you who can do the best job on the lawn. ’’
    The work took 3 hours and I did it all myself.
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.
9. What is the speaker mainly talking about?
10. What might women do at office meetings nowadays according to the speaker?
11. Why did the speaker mow the lawn herself that morning?

选项 A、The old stereotypes about men and women.
B、The changing roles played by men and women.
C、The division of labor between men and women.
D、The widespread prejudice against women.

答案 B

解析 浏览选项,考生可以推测听力篇章主要讨论男性、女性的社会角色。听力一开始就强调:传统的男性女性社会角色已经不合适了。所以B)为正确答案。选项A)是个强干扰项,文章主要不是讲传统的男女观念,而是对此的一个颠覆,传统男女的角色正在不断改变。
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