(   )34. Men believe that they are better and cleverer than women because___.

A. they invent things             B. they do their work well

C. they change history            D. they run machines

(   )35. Why was life so difficult and dangerous before agriculture was invented?

A. Because only men went out for food every day.

B. Because men had to fight against animals.

C. Because women had to go hunting with their husbands.

D. Because animals sometimes killed men.

(   )36.Why did men begin civilization after women invented agriculture ?

A. Because they didn’t have to stay at home to help women with crops

B. Because they had to build villages and cities.

C. Because they didn’t have to go hunting for food all their time.

D.Because they raised animals at home.

(   )37.Which of the following is TRUE,according to the passage ?

A. Women were weak in civilization    B. Women played a very important role in agriculture

C. Women invented many things like men D. Women are better and cleverer than men.

(C)

Last year I was on holiday there. Riding along a road one sunny morning, I found the air above me suddenly became thick with bees. Although it was hot, I went cold all over. To run away fast seemed the only thing to do, but my horse was frightened, too. He jumped and kicked out in all directions to get rid of the bees that were attacking him, and then threw me to the ground.

The village was about half a mile away. I began to run. But by now I was covered from head to foot with bees. They crawled all over me, stinging (刺) with terrible pain. I tore them away, but made room for others. Each time I opened my lips for breath, more bees entered my mouth. I could hardly breathe.

Then I reached the village. I ran towards a house that was being built. As soon as the men working there saw the bees, they ran for safety at top speed.

My eyes had completely closed. I fell into a pile of something soft. I pushed myself down into this until my head and shoulders were covered. This made bees angry and they began to attack my legs. I struggled but soon became tired out. The bees had won.

At last I was saved by two clever soldiers. They ran to a pile of dry grass and quickly surrounded me with a thick wall of fire and smoke until the bees were driven away. They remained with me, I later learned, looking after me for the next three hours until a doctor was found and brought.

(   )38. When the air suddenly became thick with bees, _________.

A. it became cold                    B. the writer went cold with fear

C. it was rather cold, though fine        D. the horse threw the writer to the ground

(   )39. The writer tore the bees away __________.

A. in order to make room for other bees   B. but they flew away slowly

C. but other bees took the space again     D. in order to let his breath out

(   )40. When the men building the house saw the bees they ran away quickly __________.

A. in order not to be attacked by the bees  B. to look for something to drive the bees away

C. to help the writer to cover his head and shoulders with soft things

D. because they were afraid of the writer

(   )41. The two soldiers ___________.

A. built a thick wall to protect the writer  B. surrounded the writer to protect him

C. looked for the doctors for three hours

D. burnt the dry grass around the writer to drive away the bees

(D)

Most people have heard of Shakespeare and probably know something of the plays that he wrote. However, not everybody knows much about the life of this remarkable man, except perhaps that he was born in the market town of Stratford-upon-Avon and that he married a woman called Anne Hathaway. We know nothing of his school life. We do not know, for example, how long it lasted, but we presume(推测)that he attended the local grammar school, where the principal subject taught was Latin.