46 What is the main idea of this passage?
(A)In the 1960s, university funds were sufficient to meet all students’ needs.
(B)In the 1960s, there were more male students than female students.
(C)In the 1960s, females were considered to be less academically important than males.
(D)In the 1960s, common sense was enough to raise children.

My wife was one of the many bright聰明的 and industrious勤奮的、勤勞的 young women of the 1960s who worked their way through college. Somewhere late in her sophomore大二 year, her funds ran low她的錢快用光了 and she inquired要求 at the university about a small loan貸款 for books and supplies. She was told that her chance of getting a loan was slim微乎其微, because university funds were scarce缺乏的, too, and what resources remained for loans were being given almostexclusively獨佔地，只 to male students.有人告訴她，獲得貸款的機會微乎其微，因為大學的資金也很稀缺，剩下的貸款資源幾乎全都提供給男學生。 The only women getting loans at the moment were seniors who were about to graduate.

    She wasn't surprised—disappointed, but not surprised. The priorities優先權 were well known: male students first, regardless of academic status不管學歷高低, and then if there was enough money left, it would go to advanced female students.意思為，貸款會優先給男性，如果還有剩餘的貸款則會先給比較優越的女性 The university's loan policy was not unusual; it was just one more expression of an ancient value in the Western tradition. Education for male is practical, but for females, it is luxurious奢侈的. It is the males, after all, who are destined to注定要 hold jobs that require learning; Females—well, a measure of common sense常識 is sufficient for bringing up children.#第46、47題

Common sence常識

ran low減少

bring up 培養

Sofomore

在美国，二年级学生是高中或大学第二年的学生。 该术语来自希腊语σόφισμα，“获得技能，聪明的装置，方法”。 大二学期可能是希腊语“o”，“愚蠢的”，“愚蠢”的复合词。

The only women getting loans at the moment were seniors (大學)四年級的；畢業班的 who were about

to即將 graduate.