PASSAGE 32 Reading the news these days is often a depressing and anxiety inducing task Mass shooting, pipe bombs, assassinations, and – over it all – climate change haunt the discussion The sources of these modern human malignancies are generally the same: male leaders who want to maintain economic, political, and religious power no matter the cost Cognitive scientists know that the female brain is different from the male Women are less likely to commit mass murder, less inclined to start a war, more likely to be in touch with and express their emotions, and more interested in nuance, rather than decisiveness History shows that Egyptians knew than women ruled differently from men And so they used them to protect the patriarchy, to act as stopgaps, placeholders, until the next man could fill the top spot on the social pyramid But no matter how much power they held, even though many of them were called nothing less than King, these formidable women of ancient Egypt were not able to transcend the patriarchal agenda and change the system itself When their reigns ended, the masculine Egyptian power structure remained intact These queens call out from the past, challenging us to place women into political power, not as representatives of a patriarchal dynasty, but as women who serve their own, different agendas of social connection and emotional cohesion, instead of aping the aggression of the fathers, brothers, and sons Question What is the passage mainly about? A an uncertain world B Egyptian queens C female leading D gender differences Question The following sentence would best be placed at the end of which paragraph? It begs the question: Might women rule differently from men? A Paragraph B paragraph C Paragraph D Paragraph Question The word “inclined” in paragraph is closest in meaning to A reluctant B slow C opposed D willing Question The word “them” in paragraph refers to A women B men C Egyptians D emotions Question Which of the following is NOT true about the Egyptian female leaders? A They held the positions which were equal to male leaders B They had real power when they were leaders C They could change the Egyptian system D They were sometimes more favorable than male ones Page ĐÁP ÁN 1-C 2-A 3-D 4-A 5-B LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT Question 1: C Ý gì? A giới bất định B Nữ hoàng Ai Cập C lãnh đạo nữ D khác biệt giới tính Question 2: A Câu sau đặt phù hợp cuối đoạn nào? Nó đặt câu hỏi: Phụ nữ cai trị khác với đàn ông không? A Đoạn B đoạn C Đoạn D Đoạn Question 3: D Từ ngữ “ inclined ’’trong đoạn có nghĩa gần với A miễn cưỡng B chậm C phản đối D sẵn sàng DẪN CHỨNG: Women are less likely to commit mass murder, less inclined to start a war, more likely to be in touch with and express their emotions, and more interested in nuance, rather than decisiveness DỊCH: Phụ nữ có khả phạm tội giết người hàng loạt, có khuynh hướng bắt đầu chiến tranh, có nhiều khả tiếp xúc thể cảm xúc họ, quan tâm nhiều đến sắc thái, đốn Question 4: A Từ “them” có nghĩa họ đoạn nói đến A phụ nữ B đàn ông C Ai Cập D cảm xúc DẪN CHỨNG: History shows that Egyptians knew than women ruled differently from men And so they used them to protect the patriarchy, to act as stopgaps, placeholders, until the next man could fill the top spot on the social pyramid DỊCH: Lịch sử cho thấy người Ai Cập biết phụ nữ cai trị khác với đàn ơng Và vậy, người Ai Cập sử dụng phụ nữ để bảo vệ chế độ phụ hệ, đóng vai trị điểm dừng, giữ chỗ, người đàn ơng lấp đầy vị trí hàng đầu kim tự tháp xã hội Question 5: B Điều sau KHÔNG nhà lãnh đạo nữ Ai Cập? A Họ giữ vị trí ngang với nhà lãnh đạo nam B Họ có quyền lực thực họ nhà lãnh đạo C Họ thay đổi hệ thống Ai Cập D Họ thuận lợi nam giới Page