5.由Man部分第一段第三句Man paralleled the Latin word homo,a member of the human species,not vir,an adult male of the species.。可知此题正确答案为a member of the human species。
6.由Man部分第二段倒数第二句Studies of college students and school children indicate that even when the broad definitions ofmanandmenare taught, they tend to conjure up images of male people only.可见即使教学生了解了这两个词的广义含义是指泛指人,他们仍然还是只想到男性.故本题正确答案为male people only。
7.由The Pronoun Problem部分第二段第一句Hestarted to be used as a generic pronoun by grammarians who were trying to change a long-established tradition of using theyas a singular pronoun.可知语法学家用he来作泛指代词是试图改变用they来作单数代词的传统。故此题正确答案为a singular pronoun。
8.由The Pronoun Problem部分第三段第二句Studies have confirmed that most people understandheto refer to men only.可见人们看到代词he想到的只是男性。故此题答案为men only。
9.由Solving the Pronoun Problem部分第一段中的Most people,when writing and speaking informally,rely on singular they as a matter of course...Some people are annoyed by the incorrect grammar that this solution necessitates,but this construction is used more and more frequently.可见人们经常把they用作单数代词来解决代词的性别歧视问题。尽管有人认为这种用法不合语法,但它的使用频率越来越高。故本题的正确答案是the incorrect grammar。
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