学 海 无 涯Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:If you look closely at some of the early copies of the Declaration of Independence, beyond the flourished signature of John Hancock and the only 55 men who signed it, you will also find the name of one woman, Mary Katherine Goddard. It was she, a Baltimore printer, who published the first official copies of the Declaration, the first copies that included the names of its signers and therefore heralded the support of all thirteen colonies.Mary Goddard first got into printing at the age of twenty-four when her brother opened a printing shop in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1762. When he proceeded to get into trouble with his partners and creditors, it was Mary Goddard and her mother who were left to run the shop. In 1765 they began publishing the Providence Gazette, a weekly newspaper. Similar problems seemed to follow her brother as he opened businesses in Philadelphia and again in Baltimore. Each time Ms. Goddard was brought in to run the newspapers. After starting Baltimores first newspaper, The Maryland Journal, in 1773, her brother went broke trying to organize a colonial postal service. While he was in debtors prison, Mary Katherine Goddards name appeared on the newspapers masthead for the first time. When the Continental Congress fled there from Philadelphia in 1776, it commissioned Ms. Goddard to print the first official version of the Declaration of Independence in January 1777. After printing the documents, she herself paid the post riders to deliver the Declaration throughout the colonies. During the American Revolution, Mary Goddard continued to publish Baltimores only newspaper, which one historian claimed was “second to none among the colonies.” She was also the citys postmaster from 1775 to 1789appointed by Benjamin Franklinand is considered to be the first woman to hold a federal position.21. Which of the following subjects is the passage mainly concerned?A. The accomplishments of a female publisher. B. The weaknesses of the newspaper industry. C. The rights of a female publisher.D. The publishing system in colonial America.22. Mary Goddards name appears on the Declaration of Independence because .A. she helped write the original documentB. she published the documentC. she paid to have the document printedD. her brother was in prison23. According to the passage, Mary Goddard first became involved in publishing when she .A. was appointed by Benjamin FranklinB. signed the Declaration of IndependenceC. took over her brothers printing shopD. moved to Baltimore24. It can be inferred from the passage that Mary Goddard was.A. an accomplished businesswomanB. extremely wealthyC. a member of the Continental CongressD. a famous writer25. The word “position” in the last line of the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ?A. job B. Election C. Document D. location21-25 AB CA AQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:If women are mercilessly exploited year after year, they have only themselves to blame. Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores. Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion. When you come to think of it, only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear.Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste. Many women spend vast sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn. Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time altering the dresses they have. Skirts are lengthened or shortened; necklines are lowered or raised, and so on.No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth, comfort and durability. They are only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort, as long as they look right. There can hardly be a man who hasnt at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, or delicately picking her way through deep snow in high-heeled shoes.When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvious. Do the constantly changing fashions of womens cloth