重点题目分析：
21.The primary purpose of the passage is to
(A) compare competing new approaches to understanding the role of women in ancient societies.
(B) investigate the ramifications of Bachofen's theory about the dominance of women in ancient societies.
(C) explain the burgeoning interest among historians in determining the actual status of women in various societies.
(D) analyze the nature of Amazonian society and uncover similarities between it and the Greek world.
(E) criticize the value of ancient myths in determining the status of women in ancient societies .
此题为主旨题，对选项先竖看，后横看，竖看主要比较各个选项的主动词。compare, investigate, explain, analyze均与原文结构不甚符合，只有选项E的criticize(to find fault with)比较符合原文意图，因此只看E选项的后半部分就可以了，其余选项不用细看。在选项E中，ancient myths是B观点的前提，the status of women in ancient societies是B的主要观点，选项E正确。
22. All of the following are stated by the author as problems connected with the sources for knowledge of premodern cultures EXCEPT
(A) partial completeness.
(B) restricted accessibility.
(C) difficulty of interpretation.
(D) limited quantity.
(E) tendency toward contradiction.
此题为Except题，看到Except，读者应当首先找原文中的列举标记，L6-7 L。定位后，将原文sources are restricted in number, fragmentary, difficult to interpret, and often contradictory与各个选项相比较，restricted in number对应limited quantity，fragmentary对应partial completeness，difficult to interpret对应difficulty of interpretation，contradictory对应tendency toward contradiction，故B为正确答案。
25. It can be inferred from the passage that the probable reactions of many males in ancient Greece to the idea of a society ruled by women could best characterized as
(A) confused and dismayed.
(B) wary and hostile.
(C) cynical and disinterested.
(D) curious but fearful.
(E) excited but anxious.
此题是态度题，问的是males in Greece对a society ruled by women的态度，此考点正在原文所做标记之列，L45-(原文负态度标记)。原文L45的负态度持有者是male Greek recorders，和题干所问是同一群人。在原文中，males in Greece把那些脱离传统社会的女性群体看作是destructive and dangerous(具有破坏性且危险的)。选项D，选项E应该首先被排除，因为but是反映复杂态度的特征词，选项A的confused and dismayed(困惑且沮丧)，选项C中的disinterested(漠不关心)均和原文所述不符，故选项B的wary and hostile(警觉且带有敌意)为正确答案。
