26  not uncommon to hear Chinese praising the play of their women on the volleyball court and  27  the play of the men. The topic is often laughed off as a joke, but  28 a reason for the perceived (感觉到)  29  of women’s athletics in China.
At the 2000 Sydeny Games, China’s women won  30  gold medals than the men. In Athens in 2004, the women won 19 gold medals, while the men won 12.  31  , American women accounted for 12 of the country’s 35 gold medals in 2004.
This summer, again the women are widely  32  to help with China’s medal tally(记录).wrestling coach Zhang Zhetian is counting  33  the women’s team for a wrestling medal. “Guys—you’ve got to push them more.” He told the Wall Street Journal.
Tennis coach Sun Jinfang shares this view: “Women know  34  eat bitterness,” she said. Sun has helped to put four double players into the Women’s Tennis Association top 30. no male Chinese tennis players are ranked.
Some experts believe they’ve  35  a reason for the disparity(不同). China has long respected strong women,  36  the folk hero Hua Mulan and the much-beloved former Vice-premier Wu Yi. This ideology(意识形态), they think, creates a space  37  women who are loyal, filial(孝顺) or who give service to the nation  38  .
“Besides China, no other nation gives equal financial support and media attention to  39  sports. That’s why China  40  challenge the US in medals---it treats men and women 41  ,” Susan Brownell, a professor at  42  University of Missouri in St. Louis who  43  Chinese sports, told the Wall Street Journal.
Now, however, more money is being  44  on men’s professional sports, which usually attract more views. This could change the gender gap as sports grow  45  commercialized (商业化的) in China, according to the Wall Street Journal.

A．That’s B．This is C．It’s D．They’re

A．praise B．praising C．criticize D．criticizing

A．there might B．there might be C．there must be D．there must

A．superiority B．shame C．compassion D．sorrow

A．less five B．more five C．five more D．five less

A．At the same time B．But C．Although D．By comparison

A．hoped B．expected C．wished D．wanted

A．to B．as C．for D．on

A．what to B．why to C．how to D．which to

A．come up with B．come on C．come back D．come in

A．for example B．such as C．except D．including

A．who B．that C．where D．which

A．respected B．are respected C．were respected D．respect

A．women’s B．woman’s C．men’s D．man’s

A．must B．may C．can D．might

A．equally B．unfairly C．unfair D．equal

A．an B．a C．/ D．the

A．specializes in B．majors in C．is good at D．specializes at

A．took B．spent C．cost D．paid

A．fewer B．less C．much D．more