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第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1 5分，满分30分)
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the United States more than 80 colleges now accept just only women. Most of them were founded in the 19th century. They were set up to   36   women the education they could not get anywhere else. At that time    37   of the universities and colleges    38   only men. In the past 20 years many young women have    39    to study at colleges that accept both men and women. As a    40  ，some women's colleges decided to accept men students, too. Others still refused to change. Now the women's colleges are   41    again.
The president of Trinity College in Washington      D. C said by the end of the 1980s women had come to    42   that studying at the same colleges with men and women did not mean    43    had the same chance to    44   . The president of Smith College in Massachusette said “A women’s college    45    women to choose classes and activities    46   . For example, if a woman student wants to learn maths, she will be given the chance. So the percentage of students who like to study maths in a women’s college is    47   than that in a college with men and women. ”
Experts say men students in the United States    48    have enough courage to speak in class.    49    , women students can't. In a women’s college, women feel free to say    50    they want to. According to a report, women colleges also   51   leadership ability in many fields. At a women college, every    52   office is held by women. Recent studies    53    that this leadership continues after    54   . The studies also prove that it is easier for the American women who went to women’s college to    55    successful jobs later in life. Maybe that is why this kind of college is liked by people now.
36. A. make       B. elect      C. offer      D. call
37. A. some       B. most      C. few        D. none
38. A. liked       B. accepted     C. attracted     D. helped
39. A. chosen     B. failed     C. regretted    D. hated
40. A. goal        B. model     C. result     D. level
41. A. separate          B. troublesomeC. special       D. popular
42. A. forget      B. realize     C. expect     D. remember
43. A. students       B. presidents   C. men       D. women
44. A. work       B. visit       C. choose          D. survive
45. A. permits     B. forbits     C. forces     D. reminds
46. A. obviously    B. freely     C. exactly       D. immediately
47. A. smaller     B. more      C. higher     D. lower
48. A. usually     B. never     C. sometimes  D. seldom
49. A. Finally     B. Therefore   C. However    D. Besides
50. A. how        B. what      C. when     D. where
51. A. bring down  B. bring over  C. bring round       D. bring about
52. A. governing    B. cleaning     C. serving       D. booking
53. A. mean       B. show      C. warn      D. conclude
54. A. school     B. work      C. graduation  D. death
55. A. hold        B. gather     C. lose       D. require