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1、2015年下半年大学英语（三）第三次作业Passage1Themassmediainfluencesallaspectsofourlives,includingthelearningofgenderroles.Newspapersandmagazines,television,andfilmallhaveaninfluenceonhowweviewtherolesofwomenandmenandonhowwethinktheyshouldbehave.Fourdecadesago,traditionalwomen’smagazin
2、essuchasGoodHousekeepingandFamilyCircletalkedtowomenasthoughtheywerechildrenwhoneededtolearnthebasicsofhowtocarefortheirfamilies.Today,magazinesdonotdothis.However,theystilltendtodefinethefemaleroleintermsofhomemakingandmotherhood,andtoofferbeautyadvicetohelpwomenattr
3、actmenandpleasehusbands.TherearenowafewlesstraditionalmagazinessuchasMs.thatshowwomeninarangeofrolesandthatcoveramuchwiderrangeoftopics.Televisioncommercialshavealso,untilrecently,presentedwomenprimarilyassexobjectsandashousewives.Youngsexywomenwereshownadmiringolderm
4、enwhosmokedaparticularcigarettebrand.Housewiveswereshownsmilingjoyfullyabouttheircleanbathrooms,orlookingguiltyfornotusingtherightlaundrysoaptowashtheirhusband’sclothes.Thesedaysadvertisersaremorecarefulaboutthewaytheypresentwomen,andtheyarepresentedinavarietyofroles.
5、However,itisstillquitecommontoseeadvertisementswherebeautifulyoungwomenaredressedinsexyclothestosellcarsorotherproducts.Onestudyalsofoundthatthechangesaremainlyonnighttimetelevision,withdaytimecommercialsstilltendingtoportraywomendoinghouseholdchores.Prime-timetelevis
6、ionprogramsalsooftenusedtostereotypewomen.Inpastdecades,womenwereusuallyportrayedaslovers,asmothers,orasweak,passivegirlfriendsofpowerful,effectivemen.Today’sTVprogramsaresomewhatdifferent.Womenaremorelikelytobepresentedassuccessfulandabletosupportthemselvesandtheirfa
7、milies,butthetraditionalstereotypesofwomenarestillthere.Evenwhenwomenaredepictedascareerwomen,thestorylinessuggestthattheyshouldbesexyaswell.1.Thebesttitleforthispassageis____A___________.A.GenderRolesintheMediaB.InfluenceofMassMediainOurLivesC.DifferentTypesofMediaDW
8、omen’sMagazinesandTelevisions2.2.WhatmakesMs.differentfromotherwomen’smagazines?C A.Ms.offerswomentipsofcaringfortheirfamili
