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Onceitwaspossibletodefinemaleandfemaleroleseasilybythedivisionoflabor.Menworkedoutsidethehomeandearnedtheincometosupporttheirfamilies，whilewomencookedthemealsandtookcareofthehomeandthechildren.Theseroleswerefirmlyfixedformostpeople，andtherewasnotmuchopportunityforwomentoexchangetheirroles.Butbythemiddleofthiscentury，men'sandwomen'sroleswerebecominglessfirmlyfixed.examda
Inthe1950s，economicandsocialsuccesswasthegoalofthetypicalAmerican.Butinthe1960sanewforcedevelopedcalledthecounterculture.Thepeopleinvolvedinthismovementdidnotvaluethemiddle-classAmericangoals.Thecounterculturepresentedmenandwomenwithnewrolechoices.Takingmoreinterestinchildcare，menbegantosharechild-raisingtaskswiththeirwives.Infact，someyoungmenandwomenmovedtocommunalhomesorfarmswheretheeconomicandchildcareresponsibilitiesweresharedequallybybothsexes.Inaddition，manyAmericansdidnotvaluethetraditionalmaleroleofsoldier.SomeyoungmenrefusedtobedraftedassoldierstofightinthewarinVietnam.
Intermsofnumbers，thecounterculturewasnotaverylargegroupofpeople.ButitsinfluencespreadtomanypartsofAmericansociety.Workingmenofallclassesbegantochangetheireconomicandsocialpatterns.Industrialworkersandbusinessexecutivesalikecutdownon“overtime”worksothattheycouldspendmoreleisuretimewith
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theirfamilies.Somedoctors，lawyers，andteachersturnedawayfromhighpayingsituationstopracticetheirprofessionsinpoorerneighborhoods.
Inthe1970s，thefeministmovement，orwomen'sliberation，producedadditionaleconomicandsocialchanges.Womenofallagesandatalllevelsofsocietywereenteringtheworkforceingreaternumbers.Mostofthemstilltooktraditionalwomen'sjobsaspublicschoolteaching，nursing，andsecretarialwork.Butsomewomenbegantoentertraditionallymaleoccupations：policework，banking，dentistry，andconstructionwork.Womenwereaskingforequalwork，andequalopportunitiesforpromotion.examda
Todaytheexpertsgenerallyagreethatimportantchangesaretakingplaceintherolesofmenandwomen.Naturally，therearedifficultiesinadjustingtothesetransformations.
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1.WhichofthefollowingbestexpressthemainideaofParagraph1?
A.Womenusuallyworkedoutsidethehomeforwages.
B.Menandwomen'sroleswereeasilyexchangedinthepast.C.Men'srolesathomeweremorefirmlyfixedthanwomen's.D.Menandwomen'sroleswereusuallyquiteseparatedinthepast.2.WhichsentencebestexpressesthemainideaofParagraph2?A.Thefirstsentence.
B.Thesecondandthethirdsentences.
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C.Thefourthsentence.D.Thelastsentence.
3.Inthepassagetheauthorproposesthatthecounterculture___.A.destroyedtheUnitedStates.B.transformedsomeAmericanvalues.C.wasnotimportantintheUnitedStates.
D.broughtpeoplemoreleisuretimewiththeirfamilies.4.Itcouldbeinferredfromthepassagethat___.A.menandwomenwillneversharethesamegoals.
B.somemenwillbewillingtoexchangetheirtraditionalmaleroles.
C.mostmenwillbehappytosharesomeofthehouseholdresponsibilitieswiththeirwives.
D.moreAmericanhouseholdsareheadedbywomenthaneverbefore.5.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe___.A.ResultsofFeministMovementsB.NewinfluenceinAmericanLifeC.CountercultureandItsconsequence
D.TraditionalDivisionofMaleandFemaleRoles.答案：DCBCB
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