56. Why couldn't women become teachers easily? Because _____.

A. the first profession open to them was writing

B. most schools and colleges were open only to men

C. they wanted to be nurses instead

D. they had to work in the business world

55. It is believed that some scribes thought_______.

　 A. it important to add an ‘e’ to every English word

　 B. the letter ‘e’ at the end of any word shouldn't be pronounced

　 C. it natural to change the spelling of sonic Latin words

　 D. an English word should be ended neither by ‘u’ nor by ‘v’

　(B)

As late as 1800, women's only place was in the home. The idea of women in the business world was unthinkable(不可思议的). Men were certain that no woman could do a good job outside her home. This was such a widely accepted idea that when the well-known Bronte sisters began writing books in 1864, they had to sign their books with men's names instead.

　　 Teaching was the first profession (职业) open to women soon after 1800. But even that was not an easy profession for women to enter because most schools and colleges were open only to men. Oberlin College in Ohio was the first college in America to accept women.

　　 Hospital nursing became respectable (值得尊敬的) work for women only after Nightingale became famous. Seeing that she was not only a nurse but also a rich and well-educated woman, people began to believe it was possible for women to nurse the sick and still be “'ladies”. Miss Nightingale opened England's first training school for nurses in 1860.

　　 The invention of the typewriter (打字机) in 1867 helped to bring women out of the home and into the business world. By 1900 .thousands of women were working at real jobs in schools, hospitals, and offices in both England and America. Some women even managed to become doctors or lawyers. The idea that women could work in the business world had been accepted.

54. The scribes changed ‘u’ before ‘m’ to ‘o’ because______.

A. the change helped them write faster

B. the change made reading easier

C. ‘um’ and ‘om’ had the same pronunciation

D. ‘om’ was the right order

53. Sometimes people couldn’t read easily________.

A. because there were too many u’s and v’s in sonic English words

B. because most of the writing was in Latin

C. when the writing was in English

D. When tile writing was done hurriedly

52. Which of the following is false?

A. Often the scribes had to work with great speed.

B. The spelling of some English words was changed.

C. Several letters were written with short vertical strok that all looked like each other.

D. Some scribes of the day were quite sure about the spelling of many English words.

51. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Everything has been written by hand in English since 1476.

B. More than 500 years ago no people made a living by writing for other people.

C. The church set up schools to train scribes before 1476.

D. Scribes in England worked only for kings and traders.

34. The factory produces half a million pairs of shoes every year, 80%_____are sold abroad. 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

A. of which 　　　　　 　B. which of 　　　　　　　 C. of them 　　　　　 D. of that

33. _____is reported in the newspaper, talks between the two countries are making progress. 　 　　

A. It 　 　　　　　　　　　 B. As 　 　 　　　　　　 　　C. That 　 　　　　　　 D. What 　

32. I don’t like _____ you speak to her.

A. the way　 　　　　　　 B.the way in that　 C.the way which　 D.the way of which