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1、 2022年职称英语考试完型填空习题(十二)1Many homosexuals prefer to be called gay or, for women, lesbian. Most of them live quiet lives just_1_anyone else. Some gay people have always raised children,_2_or with partners, and the use of artificial insemination is increasing among lesbians. Gay persons are in every kin
2、d of job. Some are very open about their homosexuality, and some are more private. Some_3_their sexual orientation as a biological given and others as a choice. For those women who see it as a choice, one reason often given is the inequality in most heterosexual relationships. Homosexuality has been
3、 common in most cultures throughout history and generally_4_. As a result, homosexual activity became a crime,_5_which the penalty in early courts was death. Homosexual behavior is still_6_in many countries and U.S. states. Homosexuality later came to be viewed widely as less a sin than a sickness,
4、but now no mental-health profession any longer_7_homosexuality an illness. More recent theories to_8_for homosexuality have included those based on biological and sociological factors. To date,_9_, there is no conclusive general theory that can explain the cause of homosexuality. Attitudes_10_homose
5、xuality began to change in the second half of the 20th century. Gays attribute this, in part, to their own struggle for their rights and pride in their orientation. Some large companies now_11_health-care benefits to the life partners of their gay employees. Many cities also have officially appointe
6、d lesbian and gay advisory committees. _12_some attitudes have changed, however, prejudice still exists, and in the late 1980s and early 1990s there were considerable shouts against homosexuals, with attempts to_13_laws forbidding the granting of basic civil rights to gays. The AIDS epidemic, which
7、started in the 1980s, has devastated the gay community and brought it together as never before. The organized gay response to the lack of government financial support for fighting AIDS and to the needs of the thousands of AIDS victims,_14_they be gays or not, has been a model of community action. AI
8、DS, however, has also_15_ people with another reason for their prejudice. 1. A) alike B) like C) likely D) liking 2. A) lone B) lonely C) along D) alone3. A) glare B) observe C) glance D) view4. A) condemned B) condemning C) to condemn D) being condemned5. A) against B) from C) for D) of6. A) legal
9、B) illegal C) resistible D) irresistible7. A) takes B) considers C) regards D) thinks of8. A) account B) look C) fight D) plead9. A) in addition B) therefore C) however D) consequently10. A) in B) at C) for D) toward11. A) exclude B) include C) extend D) intend12. A) Because B) While C) If D) In order that13. A) pass B) ban C) discontinue D) cancel14. A) whatever B) however C) whenever D) whether15. A) associated B) shared C) provided D) charged
