Life as a woman in, the colonial(殖民的) America seems quite different from it is today. Women were considered inferior to men, a fact 56  in tradition, law, and religion. Their place was in the home, 57 they ware to serve as devoted wives and mothers. They were therefore considered unfit to operate  58  political beings and unable to  59  the benefits of citizenship given to men. Very few women  60  a college education, secured a well-paid job, or pursued a fruitful career. Other in marrying well, they could do  61  to improve their economic status.
 62  their secondary status, women  63  play a central role in developing, civilizing, and advancing the nation long before the United State gained its independence   64  Great Britain. During the colonial period, they made great contributions to family and community. They worked alongside their husbands   65   family survival demanded that chores (杂事) be shared by all. Women helped to sow, plant, and harvest crops. They  66  pigs and chickens, planted gardens and milked cows. This need for shared male and female labor   67   a constant theme(主题) as families moved to the frontier, where all family members’ having to work   68   essential.
  69   scholars still debate the nature of white women’s standing during the colonial period, many of them admit that colonial women   70  some standing in their families and communities  71  their contributions were so essential. A woman might   72   chores in the home but also assist her husband in   73   a newspaper or a store. But this cooperative (合作的) approach did not translate into   74   rights for women; instead, it   75   the realities and uncertainties of colonial life.
56. A. rooted   
B. rooting   
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D. causing
57. A. that   
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D. where
58. A. for    
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C. in    
D. along
59. A. view   
B. star   
C. enjoy   
D. spread
60. A. trained   
B. designed  
C. acquired  
D. studied
61. A. fewer   
B. few    
C. less   
D. little
62. A. In spite of 
B. In place of  
C. Instead of 
D. In need of
63. A. do    
B. did    
C. were   
D. Was
64.A. for    
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C. to   
D. from
65. A. since   
B. before   
C. Although  
D. while
66.A. Raised  
B. Rose   
C. Arose  
D. aroused
67. A. hesitated  
B. Sacrificed 
C. Remained  
D. changed
68. A. improved  
B. proved   
C. Swelled  
D. founded
69. A. After   
B. Since  
C. A1though  
D. Because
70. A. Switched  
B. balanced  
C. spared   
D. achieved
7I. A. because   
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C. Although  
D. while
72. A. thrive   
B. perform   
C. Supply  
D. process
73. A. reading   
B. Requiring 
C. Buying  
D. running
74. A. loyal   
B. Equal  
C. Upright  
D. proud
75. A. remains   
B. removes   
C. reflects  
D. reduces