In sport the sexes(性别)are separate. Women andmen do not run or swim in the same races. Womenare less strong than men. That at least is whatpeople say. Women are called the weaker sex, or, ifmen want to please them, the fair sex. But boys andgirls are taught together at schools and universities.There are women who are famous Prime Ministers,scientists and writers. And women live longer thanmen . A European woman can expect to live until the age of 74, a man only until he is 68.Arewomen's bodies really weaker?

　　The fastest men can run a mile in under 4 minutes. The best women need 4.5 minutes.Women's time are always slower than men's, but some facts are a surprise. Some of the fastestwomen swimmers today are teenage girls. One of them swam 400 metres in 4 minutes 21.2seconds when she was only 16.The first‘Tartan’in film was an Olympic swimmer, JohnnyWeissmuller. His fastest 400 metres was 4 minutes 49.1 seconds, which is 37.9 seconds slowerthan a girl 50 years later! This does not mean that women are catching men up. Conditions arevery different now and sport is much more serious. It is so serious that some women athletesare given hormone (荷尔蒙)injections(注射). At the Olympics a doctor has to check whether thewomen athletes are really women or not. It seems sad that sport has such problems. Life can bevery complicated(复杂的) when there are two separate sexes!

　　1.Women are called the weaker sex because ______ .

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　　A.women do as much as men

　　B.people think women are weaker than men

　　C.sport is easier for men than for women

　　D.in sport the two sexes are always together

　　2.Which of the following is true?

　　A.Boys and girls study separately everywhere.

　　B.Women do not run or swim in races with men.

　　C. Famous Prime Ministers are women .

　　D.Men can expect to live longer than women in Europe.

　　3.“That at least is what people say”means people ______ .

　　A.say other things , too

　　B.don't say this much

　　C.say this but may not think so

　　D.only think this

　　4.What problems does sport have?

　　A.Some women athletes are actually men.

　　B.Some women athletes are give hormone injections.

　　C.Women and men do not run or swim in the same races.

　　D.It is difficult to check whether women athletes are really women.

　　5.In this passage the author implies that ______

　　A.women are weaker than wen , but faster

　　B.women are slower than men, but stronger

　　C.men are not always stronger and faster than women

　　D.men are faster and stronger than women

　　答案

　　1.B

　　2.B

　　3.C

　　4.B

　　5.C

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