题目

Life as a woman in, the colonial(殖民的)America seems quite different from it is today. Women were considered inferior to men, a fact 56 in tradition, law, and religion. Their place was in the home, 57 they ware to serve as devoted wives and mothers. They were therefore considered unfit to operate 58 political beings and unable to 59 the benefits of citizenship given to men. Very few women 60 a college education, secured a well-paid job, or pursued a fruitful career. Other in marrying well, they could do 61 to improve their economic status.62 their secondary status, women 63 play a central role in developing, civilizing, and advancing the nation long before the United State gained its independence 64 Great Britain. During the colonial period, they made great contributions to family and community. They worked alongside their husbands 65 family survival demanded that chores (杂事)be shared by all. Women helped to sow, plant, and harvest crops. They 66 pigs and chickens, planted gardens and milked cows. This need for shared male and female labor 67 a constant theme(主题)as families moved to the frontier, where all family members’ having to work 68 essential. 69 scholars still debate the nature of white women’s standing during the colonial period, many of them admit that colonial women 70 some standing in their families and communities 71 their contributions were so essential. A woman might 72 chores in the home but also assist her husband in 73 a newspaper or a store. But this cooperative (合作的)approach did not translate into 74 rights for women; instead, it 75 the realities and uncertainties of colonial life. A. forB. asC. inD. along

Life as a woman in, the colonial(殖民的)America seems quite different from it is today. Women were considered inferior to men, a fact 56 in tradition, law, and religion. Their place was in the home, 57 they ware to serve as devoted wives and mothers. They were therefore considered unfit to operate 58 political beings and unable to 59 the benefits of citizenship given to men. Very few women 60 a college education, secured a well-paid job, or pursued a fruitful career. Other in marrying well, they could do 61 to improve their economic status.62 their secondary status, women 63 play a central role in developing, civilizing, and advancing the nation long before the United State gained its independence 64 Great Britain. During the colonial period, they made great contributions to family and community. They worked alongside their husbands 65 family survival demanded that chores (杂事)be shared by all. Women helped to sow, plant, and harvest crops. They 66 pigs and chickens, planted gardens and milked cows. This need for shared male and female labor 67 a constant theme(主题)as families moved to the frontier, where all family members’ having to work 68 essential. 69 scholars still debate the nature of white women’s standing during the colonial period, many of them admit that colonial women 70 some standing in their families and communities 71 their contributions were so essential. A woman might 72 chores in the home but also assist her husband in 73 a newspaper or a store. But this cooperative (合作的)approach did not translate into 74 rights for women; instead, it 75 the realities and uncertainties of colonial life.

A. for
B. as
C. in
D. along

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解析

本题考查介词的用法。解题的关键在于理解句子中“operate”与“political beings”之间的逻辑关系，从而选择合适的介词。

对于“operate as”这个短语，“as”表示“作为”的意思。在句子“They were therefore considered unfit to operate 58 political beings”中，表达的是“她们因此被认为不适合作为政治个体行事”，“operate as political beings”符合句子的逻辑和语义。
选项A“for”通常表示“为了”，“operate for”不符合此处表达“作为”的语境。
选项C“in”一般表示“在……里面”等含义，“operate in”不能准确表达“作为政治个体”的意思。
选项D“along”意为“沿着”，“operate along”与句子的逻辑不相符。