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When Major Mary Jennings Hegar was serving as a captain in Afghanistan,her aircraft was shot down by enemy fire while she and her crew were taking back injured soldiers.Though injured,she completed the rescue mission (任务) while under tire on the ground and received the Purple Heart and the Distinguished Flying Cross for"outstanding heroism and selfless devotion to duty."However,Hegar did not get credit for serving in combat (战斗),for it is illegal for women to be in official combat positions and to get the benefits that come with them.Hegar and three other service women filed a lawsuit(诉讼) in federal court in San Fransico on Nov.27 in a long-overdue challenge to the Pentagon's (五角大楼) ban.Women have always served in the military (and lost their lives),but Congress and the Pentagon have limits on them,In 1988 the military adopted the"risk rule,"which allowed women to be kept out of even noncombat positions if they were likely to be at risk of being fired on or captured(被俘).In 1994 it dropped that rule,but then Secretary of Defense Les Aspin adopted the ban on placing women in official ground combat positions after a poll showed weak public support for allowing women to volunteer for combat.Many military women who constitute 14% of the 1.4 million active members of the military object to the policy because it stops them from applying for some 238,000 jobs and excludes (排除) them from certain promotions.It is particularly unfair because it doesn't protect women in service.Fully 85% of women,who have served since Sept.11,report having served in a combat zone or an area where they were faced with combat or immediate danger according to the lawsuit,and half reported being involved in combat operations.At least 860 female troops have been wounded and 144 killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.In fact,as Hegar's suit argues,the ban actually puts women in greater danger,la many cases,women fight alongside men in"female engagement teams"that endure the same conditions,but because they are thought not combat eligible (有资格的) they may not have received proper training.The ban does another bad thing:drive talented women out of service.Hegar says she is asked to leave the Air National Guard for a Reserve Liaison position because she is excluded from jobs she would like to apply for.Another woman who is suing,Captain Alexandra Zoe Bedell who was sent twice to Afghanistan,left active duty last year,because of the combat exclusion policy.It is hard to sec how the Pentagon could meet this burden.Clearly,women are capable of taking challenging,dangerous combat assignment,because as the careers of Hegar and others like her have shown they are doing it now.The Pentagon's policy is based on"outdated idea of women",just the sort of thing the Constitution forbids.But the Pentagon should not wait for the courts to order it to treat female service members equally.There can be little doubt that a court will eventually do just that and little doubt that,in the very near future,the no-combat rule,like the racial segregation (隔离) of troops and"Don't ask,don't tell,"will seem like an ancient relic (遗物) of unenlightened (愚昧无知的) times.66.What can we know about Major Mary Jennings Hegar from the first paragraph? ______A.She failed in the rescue mission.B.Her deeds were awarded by authoritiesC.While taking back the injured soldiers some crew died.D.When she was serving as a captain her aircraft crashed.67.The underlined word‘'constitute"in the fourth paragraph means ______.A.take upB.make upC.set upD.build up68.Many military women objected to the policy mainly because ______.A.it had an effect on women's rightsB.it was unfair to protect women in serviceC.it prevented them from some jobs and promotionsD.it was opposed to women's volunteering for combat69.What does the writer want to tell us in the last two paragraphs? ______A.Pentagon should stop the ban immediately.B.Pentagon will not obey the court's decision.C.Pentagon should have more women soldiers.D.The public should be patient with the Pentagon.70.Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage? ______A.Hegar was popular with other military women.B.The ban in fact reduced the number of the wounded.C.Women can carry out dangerous combat assignments.D.Pentagon's policy treated military men and women equally..

When Major Mary Jennings Hegar was serving as a captain in Afghanistan,her aircraft was shot down by enemy fire while she and her crew were taking back injured soldiers.Though injured,she completed the rescue mission (任务) while under tire on the ground and received the Purple Heart and the Distinguished Flying Cross for"outstanding heroism and selfless devotion to duty."
However,Hegar did not get credit for serving in combat (战斗),for it is illegal for women to be in official combat positions and to get the benefits that come with them.Hegar and three other service women filed a lawsuit(诉讼) in federal court in San Fransico on Nov.27 in a long-overdue challenge to the Pentagon's (五角大楼) ban.
Women have always served in the military (and lost their lives),but Congress and the Pentagon have limits on them,In 1988 the military adopted the"risk rule,"which allowed women to be kept out of even noncombat positions if they were likely to be at risk of being fired on or captured(被俘).In 1994  it dropped that rule,but then Secretary of Defense Les Aspin adopted the ban on placing women in official ground combat positions after a poll showed weak public support for allowing women to volunteer for combat.
Many military women who constitute 14% of the 1.4 million active members of the military object to the policy because it stops them from applying for some 238,000 jobs and excludes (排除) them from certain promotions.It is particularly unfair because it doesn't protect women in service.Fully 85% of women,who have served since Sept.11,report having served in a combat zone or an area where they were faced with combat or immediate danger according to the lawsuit,and half reported being involved in combat operations.At least 860 female troops have been wounded and 144 killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
In fact,as Hegar's suit argues,the ban actually puts women in greater danger,la many cases,women fight alongside men in"female engagement teams"that endure the same conditions,but because they are thought not combat eligible (有资格的) they may not have received proper training.
The ban does another bad thing:drive talented women out of service.Hegar says she is asked to leave the Air National Guard for a Reserve Liaison position because she is excluded from jobs she would like to apply for.Another woman who is suing,Captain Alexandra Zoe Bedell who was sent twice to Afghanistan,left active duty last year,because of the combat exclusion policy.
It is hard to sec how the Pentagon could meet this burden.Clearly,women are capable of taking challenging,dangerous combat assignment,because as the careers of Hegar and others like her have shown they are doing it now.The Pentagon's policy is based on"outdated idea of women",just the sort of thing the Constitution forbids.
But the Pentagon should not wait for the courts to order it to treat female service members equally.There can be little doubt that a court will eventually do just that and little doubt that,in the very near future,the no-combat rule,like the racial segregation (隔离) of troops and"Don't ask,don't tell,"will seem like an ancient relic (遗物) of unenlightened (愚昧无知的) times.
66.What can we know about Major Mary Jennings Hegar from the first paragraph? ______
A.She failed in the rescue mission.
B.Her deeds were awarded by authorities
C.While taking back the injured soldiers some crew died.
D.When she was serving as a captain her aircraft crashed.
67.The underlined word‘'constitute"in the fourth paragraph means ______.
A.take up
B.make up
C.set up
D.build up
68.Many military women objected to the policy mainly because ______.
A.it had an effect on women's rights
B.it was unfair to protect women in service
C.it prevented them from some jobs and promotions
D.it was opposed to women's volunteering for combat
69.What does the writer want to tell us in the last two paragraphs? ______
A.Pentagon should stop the ban immediately.
B.Pentagon will not obey the court's decision.
C.Pentagon should have more women soldiers.
D.The public should be patient with the Pentagon.
70.Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage? ______
A.Hegar was popular with other military women.
B.The ban in fact reduced the number of the wounded.
C.Women can carry out dangerous combat assignments.
D.Pentagon's policy treated military men and women equally..

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66.B.细节理解题.根据"received the Purple Heart and the Distinguished Flying Cross for"outstanding heroism and selfless devotion to duty."可知她的行为受到了当局的嘉奖.故选B项.
67.B.词义猜测题.句意:占现役军队14%的女军人反对这项政策.make up"组成",故画线单词与B项意义接近.故选B
68.C.细节理解题.根据短文第四段"because it stops them from applying for some 238,000 jobs and excludes (排除) them from certain promotions.'可知这项政策导致她们不能申请238000个工作岗位,并且不能得到某些特定的升职机会.故选C.
69.A.推理判断题.根据"But the Pentagon should not wait for the courts to order it to treat female service members equally."可知五角大楼不应该等待法庭来命令他们平等地对待女性,也就是应立即取消这项禁令.故选A.
70.C.推理判断题.由倒数第二段Clearly,women are capable of taking challenging,dangerous combat assignment,可知女性也可以完成危险的、有挑战性的任务,故选C.

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