[問題]GWD 29 /Q4~Q6

[evelyn_yeh]

In a 1984 book, Claire C.
Robertson argued that,
before colonialism, age was
Line a more important indicator
(5) of status and authority than
gender in Ghana and in
Africa generally. British
colonialism imposed
European-style male-
(10) dominant notions upon
more egalitarian local
situations to the detriment
of women generally, and
gender became a defining
(15) characteristic that weak-
ened women’s power and
authority.
Subsequent research in
Kenya convinced Robertson
(20) that she had overgeneralized
about Africa. Before colo-
nialism, gender was more
salient in central Kenya than
it was in Ghana, although age
(25) was still crucial in determin-
ing authority. In contrast with
Ghana, where women had
traded for hundreds of years
and achieved legal majority
(30) (not unrelated phenomena),
the evidence regarding
central Kenya indicated that
women were legal minors
and were sometimes treated
(35) as male property, as were
European women at that
time. Factors like strong
patrilinearity and patrilocality,
as well as women’s inferior
(40) land rights and lesser
involvement in trade, made
women more dependent on
men than was generally the
case in Ghana. However,
(45) since age apparently
remained the overriding
principle of social organiza-
tion in central Kenya, some
senior women had much
(50) authority. Thus, Robertson
revised her hypothesis
somewhat, arguing that
in determining authority in
precolonial Africa age was a
(55) primary principle that super-
seded gender to varying
degrees depending on the
situation.
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Q4:
The passage indicates that Robertson’s research in Kenya caused her to change her mind regarding which of the following?

A. Whether age was the prevailing principle of social organization in Kenya before colonialism
B. Whether gender was the primary determinant of social authority in Africa generally before colonialism
C. Whether it was only after colonialism that gender became a significant determinant of authority in Kenyan society
D. Whether age was a crucial factor determining authority in Africa after colonialism
E. Whether British colonialism imposed European-style male-dominant notions upon local situations in Ghana
Answer:
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Q5:
The passage suggests that after conducting the research mentioned in line 18, but not before, Robertson would have agreed with which of the following about women’s status and authority in Ghana?

A. Greater land rights and greater involvement in trade made women in precolonial Ghana less dependent on men than were European women at that time.
B. Colonialism had a greater impact on the status and authority of Ghanaian women than on Kenyan women.
C. Colonialism had less of an impact on the status and authority of Ghanaian women that it had on the status and authority of other African women.
D. The relative independence of Ghanaian women prior to colonialism was unique in Africa.
E. Before colonialism, the status and authority of Ghanaian women was similar to that of Kenyan women.
Answer:

4.ANS(C)
5ANS(B)

請問這2題答案在文中呢??

[yellowten]

不好意思 在這邊問一下
請問GWD29是哪裡來的呢？
我沒有找到ＧＷＤ２９耶＠＠

[evelyn_yeh]

已經搞不清打哪來的??
反正一定是在咖啡店底找到的,你去找找資料庫吧.

[eiswein]

這兩題我也都錯...還有第六題我也錯......
真的不是普通的慘...

Q6:
The author of the passage mentions the status of age as a principle of social organization in precolonial central Kenya in lines 24-26 most likely in order to

A.indicate that women’s dependence on men in precolonial Kenya was not absolute
B.contrast the situation of senior women to that of less senior women in precolonial Kenyan society
C.differentiate between the status and authority of precolonial Kenyan women and that of precolonial Ghanaian women
D.explain why age superseded gender to a greater extent in precolonial Kenya than it did elsewhere in Africa
E.identify a factor that led Robertson to revise her hypothesis about precolonial Africa

答案是E...我選A...
有人能夠幫忙的嗎?THX

[medi66]

However,
(45) since age apparently
remained the overriding
principle of social organiza-
tion in central Kenya, some
senior women had much
(50) authority. Thus, Robertson
revised her hypothesis
somewhat, arguing that
in determining authority in
precolonial Africa age was a
(55) primary principle that super-
seded gender to varying
degrees depending on the
situation.

這一整段話 其實就是Q6的解答

[fsab00037748]

這整篇大概在講這些, 我看了好幾次才看懂關係
Robertson一開始認為在colonialism之前的Ghana and Africa,age是主要權力指標,
後來在Kenya的研究發現in Kenya, gender才是重要的指標,
所以認為自己的學說overgeneralized



Q4: The passage indicates that Robertson’s research in Kenya caused her to change her mind regarding which of the following?

A. Whether age was the prevailing principle of social organization in Kenya before colonialism

重點在於她發現before colonialism, gender已經是指標, 所以此選項錯!
從如下可看出"Before colo-nialism, gender was more salient in central Kenya than it was in Ghana, although age
(25) was still crucial in determining authority.


B. Whether gender was the primary determinant of social authority in Africa generally before colonialism
(這是在kenya的發現,沒有提到整個Africa都是這樣)

C. Whether it was only after colonialism that gender became a significant determinant of authority in Kenyan society

(原本Robertson認為gender是因為British colonialism imposed European-style male-dominant觀念來的,
後來發現其實在before colonialism就有了..., 正確!)

D. Whether age was a crucial factor determining authority in Africa after colonialism
(age都是講在before conloialism的,錯)

E. Whether British colonialism imposed European-style male-dominant notions upon local situations in Ghana
(這點Robertson並無提出什麼疑問)

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Q5:
The passage suggests that after conducting the research mentioned in line 18, but not before, Robertson would have agreed with which of the following about women’s status and authority in Ghana?

A. Greater land rights and greater involvement in trade made women in precolonial Ghana less dependent on men than were European women at that time.
(此選項超級誘惑人的, 不過文中只有說到Ghana有參與trade,並沒有說有Greater land rights ; Greater land rights 是出現在描述Kenyawomen’s inferior land rights and lesser involvement in trade所以比Ghana更依賴男人)


B. Colonialism had a greater impact on the status and authority of Ghanaian women than on Kenyan women.
(這個用推論的, 全文討論殖民前後是age還是gender重要, 殖民前在kenya已應是gender主要了,所以影響較小,反之殖民前Ghanaian是age重要,女性地位也因為參予trade的關係比較高,所以被影響大; 關係正確!)

C. Colonialism had less of an impact on the status and authority of Ghanaian women that it had on the status and authority of other African women. (關係相反嚕,錯)

D. The relative independence of Ghanaian women prior to colonialism was unique in Africa.
(age在prior to colonialism 還是主要的, 無法推論出Ghanaian women 是unique的,錯!)

E. Before colonialism, the status and authority of Ghanaian women was similar to that of Kenyan women. (不一樣,錯!)

Answer:B

[mimieye]

我想請問第六題
Q6:
The author of the passage mentions the status of age as a principle of social organization in precolonial central Kenya in lines 24-26 most likely in order to

A. indicate that women’s dependence on men in precolonial Kenya was not absolute
B. contrast the situation of senior women to that of less senior women in precolonial Kenyan society
C. differentiate between the status and authority of precolonial Kenyan women and that of precolonial Ghanaian women
D. explain why age superseded gender to a greater extent in precolonial Kenya than it did elsewhere in Africa
E. identify a factor that led Robertson to revise her hypothesis about precolonial Africa
Answer: E

我選A
不懂為什麼舉age的status可以使他revise her hypothesis?
應該是gender吧?!
請高人指點!

[A級垂耳兔]

Q4: The passage indicates that Robertson’s research in Kenya caused her to change her mind regarding which of the following?

B. Whether gender was the primary determinant of social authority in Africa generally before colonialism
(這是在kenya的發現,沒有提到整個Africa都是這樣)

這裡我有不同看法...我是認為主要錯在"gender was the primary determinant of social authority".....
因為不管如何在殖民前性別都不是主要的決定因子....請看24行....
殖民前年齡在文中非洲兩個地區都是權力重要決定因素....所以本選項無關....

我想請問第六題
Q6:
The author of the passage mentions the status of age as a principle of social organization in precolonial central Kenya in lines 24-26 most likely in order to

A. indicate that women’s dependence on men in precolonial Kenya was not absolute
B. contrast the situation of senior women to that of less senior women in precolonial Kenyan society
C. differentiate between the status and authority of precolonial Kenyan women and that of precolonial Ghanaian women
D. explain why age superseded gender to a greater extent in precolonial Kenya than it did elsewhere in Africa
E. identify a factor that led Robertson to revise her hypothesis about precolonial Africa
Answer: E

我選A
不懂為什麼舉age的status可以使他revise her hypothesis?
應該是gender吧?!
請高人指點!

答案A若是細節題...內容是沒錯的...
但是請注意本題是功能題...著重該句在前後文的因果關係....若是只用回文定位穩掛的(這也是我不玩小安閱讀法的原因...而採用大衛前輩土法煉鋼硬提升理解力)..
稍微說明一下...原來R這個人認為殖民前年齡是地位和權力的象徵..是超過性別的...而且在整個非洲都是如此...但是在肯亞要視情況而定....性別和年齡同樣有影響...
24-26主要在說"雖然年齡仍然是重要因素".....作者寫這個就是為了說明性別也有影響....導致R去修正理論.....
你說的沒錯...確實性別導致修正理論...但是題目是問該句的功能....功能就是如你所想的"性別導致修正理論"...24-26是副詞子句...不就是為了要說明主要子句的內容...

[keane0727]

我想請問第六題
Q6:
The author of the passage mentions the status of age as a principle of social organization in precolonial central Kenya in lines 24-26 most likely in order to

A. indicate that women’s dependence on men in precolonial Kenya was not absolute
E. identify a factor that led Robertson to revise her hypothesis about precolonial Africa
Answer: E

我選A
不懂為什麼舉age的status可以使他revise her hypothesis?
應該是gender吧?!
請高人指點!

我也選A
gender was more salient in central Kenya than it was in Ghana, although age was still crucial in determining authority.
這句話中應該是"gender was more salient in kenya than it was in Ghana" 這一部份identify a factor that led Roberston to revise her hypothesis...；後面although副詞子句的功能不是emphasize這個identify的動作，比較像是在qualify 這個factor；也就是說although age.....這句話的功能是在說雖然在kenya性別區別明顯但是年齡還是凌駕之上，所以Robertson不用大修her hypothesis只需revise it somewhat

所以A, 這樣有通嗎？ (有點疑惑)