六级冲刺练习：阅读（126）

　　14 tradition.

　　Perhaps the invention of agriculture 15 the beginning of a differentiation between mens and womens roles. Men continued to hunt, and women became food gatherers and tended the field. Men 16 became agriculturists as well, when the hunt no longer provided enough sustenance for the community. The biological fact that women 17 children, and that each time they give birth they are 18 , for a time, fully to play their role in the provision of sustenance and other work for the family, slowly gave rise to more distinct mens and womens roles. Men who are physically stronger 19 on such natural roles as warriors, and in most cases men became chiefs, commanders, and kings. In the 20 of history, as matriarchal systems became minorities in many cultures, the roles of men and women in many societies became increasingly gender-oriented and differentiated.

　　A. really B. police C. bear D. course

　　E. survival F. later G. forces H. unable

　　I. lately J. process K. remarked L. marked

　　M. same N. took O. unstable

　　II. A 12. E 13. G 14. M 15. L 16. F 17. C 18. H 19. N 20. D