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四级阅读理解练习(10)

You're late for a job interview when traffic slows to a crawl. At the supermarket, a customer wheeling a full cart cuts ahead of you in the check-out line. You spend monthsona make-it or break-it project, and your lazy colleague lands the promotion.

Feel that burn? Before you explode with rage a fury, take a deep breath and remember this: Anger hurts. Study after study has found that high levels of anger and hostility are associated with greater risk for heart disease, poor immune responses, and even a tendency for obesity(肥胖). Men with high anger scores were three times more likely to develop heart disease than their calmer companions, a Harvard School of Public Health study found. And in women, arguments with spouses raise hormone levels and lower immunity-a real problem, since lower immune response may increase women's risk of cancer.It doesn't seem to matter whether you release the anger or hold it in, experts say. The effects on your health are the same. "Anger is anger," says Redford Williams, M.D), director of the Behavioral Medicine Research Center at Duke Univer

sity Medical Center and co-author of the book Life Skills. "Both are harmful to health."

The good news is, it is possible to control your anger. "By evaluating it and using various techniques, you can talk yourself out of it," Williams says, "That's what's nice about us humans: We can always do something or not do something to change our behavior."

1. From the passage we learn that____.

A) irritable people are more likely to suffer than cheerful ones

B) high levels of anger and hostility are caused by poor immune responses

C) men suffer more from high levels of anger and hostility than women

D) high levels of anger and hostility will inevitably result in heart disease, obesity and cancer

2. By saying "Anger is anger", Redford Williams means that____.

A) anger is inevitable in life

B) one should hold in anger instead of releasing it for the sake of health

C) one should release anger instead of holding it in for the sake of health

D) anger does harm regardless of its different forms of expressions

3. "Talk yourself out of it" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning

to ____.

A) control your anger by talking to yourself

B) talking helps you hold in your anger

C) persuade yourself not to get anger

D) release your anger by talking it out

4. It can be inferred from the passage that ____.

A) fresh air helps one control his feeling

B) higher hormone levels are unfavorable to the health of females

C) humans can always control their feelings by instinct

D) the angrier one is, the fatter one will be

5. What is the best title for the passage?

A) Anger Is Anger

B) Releasing Anger or Holding It in

C) Controlling Anger Before It Controls You

D) Anger, A Big Killer

答案与解析:

1.A

易发怒的人比快乐的人更可能患某些疾病。细节判断题。根据文章第二段第三句话: Study after study has found that high levels of anger and hostility are associated

with greater risk for heart disease, poor immune responses, and even a tendency for obesity. 可知正确答案为A: 易发怒的人比快乐的人更可能患某些疾病。BCD 选项明显与文章内容不符, 故均为错误答案。

2.D

发怒有害健康尽管发怒的表现形式不同。句子理解题。根据文章第三段第一句: It doesn't seem to matter whether you release the anger or hold it in, experts say. The effects on your health are the same. "Anger is anger,".... 可知D选项: 发怒有害健康尽管发怒的表现形式不同, 为正确答案。ABC选项明显与文章内容不符, 故均为错误答案。

3.C

劝说自己不要发怒。短语理解题。talk somebody out of something/doing something: 意思就是说服某人不做某事, 与persuade somebody not to do something同义, 故C选项为正确答案。其它选项与题目不符和, 故均为错误答案。

4.B

更高的荷尔蒙含量对女性身体健康不利。推理判断题。根据文章第二段最后一句话: And in women, arguments with spouses raise hormone levels and lower immunity-a real problem, since lower immune response may increase women's risk of cancer. 可知B选项为正确答案。ACD选项都与原文信息明显无关, 故均为错误答案。

5.C

在愤怒控制住你之前控制住它。中心思想题。C选项：在愤怒控制住你之前控制住它，最有概括性，最能概括文章中心思想，因此C为正确答案，A选项：愤怒就是愤怒，B选项：释放愤怒或控制住它，D选项：愤怒是一大杀手，这三个选项均太片面只是断章取义, 故均为错误答案。

四级阅读理解练习(9)

Material culture refers to what , held, felt, used -what a culture produces. Examining a culture's tools andtechnology can tell us about the group's history and way of life. Similarly, research into the material culture of music can help us to understand the music-culture. The most vivid body of material culture in it, of course, are musical instruments. We cannot hear for ourselves the actual sound of any musical performance before the 1870s when the phonograph(留声机) was invented, so we rely on instruments for important information about music-cultures in the remote past and their development. Here we have two kinds of evidence: instruments well preserved and instruments pictured in art. Through the study of instruments, as well as paintings, written documents, and so on, we can explore the movement of music from the Near East to China over a thousand years ago, or we can outline the spread of Near Eastern influence to Europe that resulted in the development of most of the instruments in the symphony orchestra（交响乐）.

Sheet music（乐谱）or printed music, too, is material culture. Scholars once defined folk music-cultures as those in which people learn and sing music by earrather than from print, but research shows mutual influence among oral and written sources during the past few centuries in Europe, Britain, and America. Printed versions limit variety because they tend to standardize any song, yet they stimulate people to create new and different songs. Besides, the ability to read music notation （乐谱）has a far-reaching effect on musicians and, when it becomes widespread, on the music-culture as a whole.

One more important part of music's material culture should be singled out: the influence of the electronic media-radio, record player, tape recorder, television, and videocassette, with the future and singing computers and other developments. This is all part of the “information revolution”, a twentieth-century phenomenon as important as the industrial revolution was in the nineteenth. These electronic media are not just limited to modern nations; they have affected music-cultures all over the globe.

1. Research into the material culture of a nation is of great importance because ____.

A) it helps produce new cultural tools and technology

B) it can reflect the development of the nation

C) it helps understand the nation's past and present

D) it can demonstrate the nation's civilization

2. It can be learned from this passage that ____.

A) the existence of the symphony was attributed to the spread of Near Eastern and Chinese music

B) Near Eastern music had an influence on the development of the instruments in the symphony orchestra

C) the development of the symphony shows the mutual influence of Eastern and Western music

D) the musical instruments in the symphony orchestra were developed on the basis of Near Eastern music

3. According to the author, music notation is important because____.

A) it has a great effect on the music-culture as more and more people are able toread it

B) it tends to standardize folk songs when it is used by folk musicians

C) it is the printed version of standardized folk music

D) it encourages people to popularize printed versions of songs

4. It can be concluded from the passage that the introduction of electro

nic media into the world of music ____.

A) has brought about an information revolution

B) has speeded up the appearance of a new generation of computers

C) has given rise to new forms of music culture

D) has led to the transformation of traditional musical instruments

5. Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage?

A) Musical instruments developed through the years will sooner or later be replaced

by computers.

B) Music cannot be passed on to future generations unless it is recorded.

C) Folk songs cannot be spread far unless they are printed on music sheets.

D) The development of music culture is highly dependent on its material aspect.

答案与解析:

1.C这有助于了解该国的过去和现在。细节判断题。根据文章第一段第二句: “Examining a culture's material civilization can tell us about the nation's history and way of life. ”可知C选项这有助于了解该国的过去和现在。符合原文和题目要求, 故C为正确答案。A，B，D三选项文中都未论及, 故均为错误答案。

2.B近东音乐影响了欧洲交响乐中大多数乐器的发展。细节判断题。B选项: 近东音乐影响了欧洲交响乐中大多数乐器的发展。此选项与第一段最后半句话: or we can outline the spread of Near Eastern influence to Europe that resulted in the development of most of the instruments in the symphony orchestra.意思一致, 符合

原文和题目要求, 所以为正确答案。A选项：交响乐的存在归因于近东和中国音乐的传播。C选项：交响乐的发展表明了东西方音乐的相互影响。D选项：交响乐中的乐器是在近东音乐的基础上发展而来的。这三选项在文章中均未如此论述, 故均为错误答案。

3.A 随着越来越多的人能够识乐谱, 因而乐谱对音乐文化产生了巨大影响。细节判断题。A选项:随着越来越多的人能够识乐谱, 因而乐谱对音乐文化产生了巨大影响。符合文章第二段最后一句话: Besides, the ability to read music notation has a far-reaching effect on musicians and, when it becomes widespread, on the

music-culture as a whole.的意思, 并符合题目要求, 因此为正确答案。B: 乐谱往往把民歌标准化被民歌音乐家所使用时。C: 乐谱是标准化的民间音乐的印刷版本。D: 乐谱鼓励人们去传播, 普及歌曲的印刷版本。这三项都与原文和题目要求不符, 故BCD均为错误答案。

4.C(电子媒介引入到音乐领域)已创造了新的音乐文化形式。推理判断题。C选项: (电子媒介引入到音乐领域)已创造了新的音乐文化形式和符号，最后一段第一句:One more important part of music's material culture should be singled out: the influence of the electronic media-radio, record player, tape recorder, television, and videocassette……意思符合原文以及题目要求, 因此为正确答案。A选项：导致了信息革命。B选项：加速了新一代计算机的出现。D选项：使音乐文化得到了普及。都与原文信息不符, 故均为错误答案。

5.D音乐文化的发展相当依靠它的物质层面的发展。中心思想题。D选项:音乐文化的发展相当依靠它的物质层面的发展，符合原文中心思想,故为正确答案。A 选项：乐器早晚会被电脑代替。B选项：音乐如果不被录下来就无法传给下一代。C选项：民歌如果不被印刷就不可能传播很远。都与原文主旨不符, 故均为错误答案。

四级阅读理解练习(8)

Cell phones, pages, laptop computer, and personal digital assistants are here to stay, bringing increased productivity and efficiency to millions of users. A

survey,however, suggests that the torrent of information these portable devices supply may be getting out of control. From palm top computer e-mail to cell phone voice mail, controlling these ways of receiving information is becoming a serious management problem for those who use them.

With their advanced features and compact size, portable electronic devices offer customers freedom, productivity and organization. However, the ease and speed with which messages can be sent and received has increased to such an extent that many people are receiving hundreds of electronic messages of all kinds each day. As a result, many are unable to make full use of the features that will help them manage their information overload.

Most people are still struggling with incoming paper flow, and find they now have the additional burden of managing electronic information. Information overload has implications that extend beyond the professional world. The stress and anxiety it causes can have negative effects on family relationships and friendships. People may feel overwhelmed, leading them to become stressed and preoccupied and actually have less time to spend with their family and friends.

1. Millions of people enjoy using electronic devices to ____.

A) show they are better equipped now

B) keep up with technological advances

C) improve their efficiency and productivity

D) receive e-mails every day

2. What are users of electronic devices concerned in the passage?

A) They cannot get all information in time.

B) The electronic devices are getting more and more expensive.

C) Their family members and friends don't like these devices.

D) They find it hard to manage so much information received every day.

3. What does the phrase “information overload” (at the end of the 2nd paragraph) mean according to the passage?

A) Information flow.

B) Information management.

C) Too much information.

D) Too little information.

4. Which of the following statements is true?

A) People like these electronic devices because of their compact size.

B) People send and receive all information at a moderate speed.

C) People only receive information they need every day.

D) Users find themselves faced with the problem of information management.

5. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A) People using the electronic devices welcome all information because they are thus well-informed.

B) The problem of information overload is not limited to the professional field.

C) Information overload makes people feel stressed and anxious.

D) Information overload can do harm to family relationships and friendships.

KEYS AND ANALYSIS：

1.C 细节判断题。提高效率和生产率。第一段第一句:“Cell phones, pages, laptop computer, and personal digital assistants are here to stay, bringing increased productivity and efficiency to millions of users. ”第二段第二句后半部分...portable electronic devices offer customers freedom, productivity, and organization. 由此可知C选项符原文和题目要求, 故为正确答案。A选项显示他们的装备更好。B选项技术进步保持一致而不落后。D选项每天接收电子邮件。都与原文及题目要求不符, 故A，B，D均为错误答案。

2. D 细节判断题。他们发现很难处理每天接收到的大量信息。正如第二段最后一句:“As a result, many are unable to make full use of the features that will help them manage their info rmation overload.”所说的, D选项他们发现很难处理每天接收到的大量信息, 符合原文和题目要求, 所以D为正确答案。A，B，C选项意思文中都未提到, 故均为错误答案。

3.C 短语理解题。太多信息。根据文章内容可知, C选项太多信息，为正确答案。A，B，D明显与原文不符, 故均为错误答案。

4.D 中心思想题。电子工具使用者发现他们面临着信息管理的问题。根据原文第一段最后一句话后半句: “...controlling these ways of receiving informatio n is becoming a serious management problem who use them,” 第二段最后一句话“As a result, many are unable to make full use of the features that will help them manage their information overload. ”可知: D选项符合原文意思所以为正确答案。A，B，C三选项都与原文意思不符, 故均为错误答案。

5.A 细节判断题。电子工具使用者欢迎所有信息, 因为这样他们可以见多识广。A选项: 电子工具使用者欢迎所有信息, 因为这样他们可以见多识广。与原文意思不符和, 故为正确答案。B，C，D三选项意思都可以在文章最后一段找到, 故

B，C，D均为错误答案。

四级阅读理解练习7

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四级阅读理解练习(7)

This story began about 10 years ago. I was coming out of a very bad marriage. For seven long years my husband spent his every moment telling me just what was wrong with me. When I finally asked for a divorce, he answered by telling me that I would never find anyone to love me because I was just so unattractive. This went on for about two years. One night one of my friends convinced me to go out with her. We went to a nightclub and that is when I met him.

Clint was playing a game with a girl. I sat in the corner watching him. I didn't feel that I had whatever it took to get up and mix with others because of my

self-esteem problem. Finally I got up the courage to order a drink for him. When he got it, he gave me the most dazzling smile. We spent the rest of the evening talking until I realized that it was almost morning. I figured that he was simply being nice to me because I had bought him a drink, but the very next day he called and told me that he could not stop thinking about me and that he wanted to meet my kids too.

About 3 months later, my divorce was final and Clint sat my boys down and asked them if it was all right with them if he asked me to marry him because he could not imagine life without the three of us anymore. I was so touched that he went to my boys and asked for their approval the “men of the house” at the ripe old ages of 2 and 4. They said yes and we have all been together ever since. Clint gave me and my boys a second chance at a wonderful life. Not a day goes by that he doesn't tell us that we are the best thing that ever happened to him and that he

loves us.

1. The writer's first marriage was unsuccessful because ____.

A) her husband often woke her up at midnight

B) her husband kept criticizing her

C) she was unattractive

D) she had a self-esteem problem

2. When the writer asked for a divorce, her husband ____.

A) told her that she would never find one who loved her as he did

B) delayed two years before giving her a reply

C) accused her of having an affair

D) said that she was unattractive and not worth loving

3. When the writer first met Clint, she felt that ____.

A) she should have listened to her friend and met Clint earlier

B) Clint was a nice, dazzling young man

C) Clint could not be really interested in her

D) she would find true love in Clint

4. The writer was particularly touched by Clint because ____.

A) he loved the kids and asked for their approval of the marriage

B) he said that he could not imagine a life without her and the kids

C) he believed that at 2 and 4, the two kids were the “men of the house”

D) he kept her company and talked with her until the next morning

5. The writer's marriage to Clint is important to her mainly because ____.

A) it gave her and her sons a second chance to live a happy life

B) every day Clint would tell the writer that he loved her

C) it helped her to regain her self-respect

D) it made her kids happy, which is all she cared about

答案及解析：

1.B细节判断题。她丈夫总是不断地批评她。第一段第二句“For seven long years my husband spent his every moment telling me just what was wrong with me.”(在长达七年的时间里我的丈夫总是说我这也不对那也不对.) 丈夫的这种态度是她要求离婚以结束这种不幸婚姻的原因，因此B符合原文和题目要求, 是正确答案. A.丈夫经常在晚上叫醒我, 文章未提到。 C.她不迷人。

D.她有自尊心太强的问题, 都不是她婚姻失败的原因, 因此均为错误答案。

2.D细节判断题。她丈夫说她不迷人不值得爱。第一段第三句“When I finally asked for a divorce, he answered by telling me that I would never find anyone to love me because I was just so unattractive.”(当我终于提出离婚时, 他说我永远都不会找到爱我的人, 因为我一点都不迷人。), 因此D 选项符合原文与题目要求, 为正确答案；A选项：告诉她她永远都不会找到象他那样爱她的人；B选项：拖了两年才给她答复；C选项：指责她与别的男人有染。都与原文不符, 故均为错误答案。

3.C 推理判断题。Clint不可能真的喜欢她。文章第二段说到, 作者第一次见到Clint时, 她鼓起勇气给他买了饮料, Clint 报以迷人的微笑。后来, 他们几乎聊了一整夜。不过, 作者认为Clint对她有好感只是因为她给他买了饮料, 故C选项为正确答案。A选项：她早该听她朋友的话早点见Clint, 文中没有有关信息。B选项：Clint是个迷人的不错的年轻男子, 文中并未这样总结概括Clint, 只是说他的笑很迷人, 那一会对她也不错(I figured that he was simply being nice to me because I had bought him a drink...),D 选项：她会在Clint那里找到真爱, 文中并未这样说, 故A，B，D均为错误答案。

4.A 细节判断题。他爱她的两个儿子并请求他们同意他娶他们的妈妈。文章第

三段第二句“I was so touched that he went to my boys and asked for their approval because they were the “men of the house”at the ripe old ages of 2 and 4. ”(他去见了我的儿子并请求他们同意他娶他们的妈妈, 这让我

很感动) 符合题目要求, 因此A选项为正确答案。B选项里他说他无法想象没

有我们母子三人的生活. 这是他求婚的原因而不是他让她特别感动的原因. C

选项他认为她的两个分别是两岁, 四岁的儿子是她们家的“当家人”。D选项

他陪着她一直聊到第二天凌晨。B，C，D都与问题不符, 故均不是答案。

5. A 细节判断题。这给了她和她的儿子幸福生活的第二次机会。A选项这给

了她和她的儿子幸福生活的第二次机会, 符合原文及题目要求,因此是正确答案。B 每天Clint都会告诉她他爱她，太片面。C 与Clint的婚姻帮助她恢复

了自尊心. 与题目无关, 文中也未提到。D与Clint的婚姻给孩子带来了快乐, 这就是她所在乎的。不符合题意，文中也没有有关信息。故B，C，D均为错误

答案。

四级阅读理解练习(5)

Social change is more likely to occur in societies where there is a mixture of different kinds of people than in societies where people are similar in many ways. The simple reason for this is that there are more different ways of looking at things present in the first kind of society. There are more ideas, more interest, and more groups and organizations with different beliefs. In addition, there is usually a greater worldly interest and greater tolerance in mixed societies. All these factors tend to promote social change by opening more areas of life to decision. In a society where people are quite similar in many ways, there are fewer occasions for people to see the need or the opportunity for change because everything seems to be the same. And although conditions may not be satisfactory, they are at least customary and undisputed.

Within a society, social change is also likely to occur more frequently and more readily in the material aspects of the culture than in the non-material, for example, in technology rather than in values; in what has been learned later in life rather than what was learned early; in the less basic and less emotional aspects of society than in their opposite; in the simple elements rather than in the complex ones; in form rather than in substance; and in elements that are acceptable to the culture rather than in strange elements.

Furthermore, social change is easier if it is gradual. For example, it comes more readily in human relations on a continuous scale rather than one with violent changes. This is one reason why change has not come more quickly to Black Americans as compared to other American minorities, because of the sharp difference in appearance between them and their white counterparts.

1.The following factors tend to promote social change except ____.

A) different kinds of people

B) different points of view

C) different interests

D) different conditions

2.The expression “greater tolerance” refers to “____”.

A) more respect for different beliefs and behaviors

B) quicker adaptation to changing circumstances

C) greater willingness to change

D) greater readiness to agree to different opinions and ideas

3. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE within a society?

A) Social change is less likely to occur in technology than in values.

B) What people learned in their early times tends to change quickly.

C) The basic and emotional aspects of society tend to slow down social change.

D) Strange elements are likely to quicken social change.

4. Social change is easier if it takes place ____.

A) step by step

B) among Black Americans

C) between Black Americans and their white counterparts

D) between Black Americans and other Americans minorities

5.The passage mainly discusses ____.

A) the necessity of social change.

B) certain factors that determine the ease with which social change occurs.

C) the way to slow down social change.

D) how to promote social change.

答案及解析：

1. D 细节题。一误三正，通过题干回到文章中找相对应的句子，便可以得知答案。根据短文得知，除了不同的条件，以下三个因素都可以促进社会变革。见文章中第一段All these factors tend to promote social change by opening more areas of life to decision. 可以判断促使社会变革的因素出现在该句子前面：Social change is more likely to occur in societies where there is a mixture of different kinds of people（答案A） than in societies where people are similar in many ways. The simple reason for this is that there are more different ways of looking at things present in the first kind of society. There are more ideas, more disagreements in interest (答案C), and more

groups and organizations with different beliefs (答案B). In addition, there is usually a greater worldly interest and greater tolerance in mixed societies. 这里提到了different kinds of people（答案A），different beliefs(答案B)，more disagreements in interest (答案C)，所以答案为D。

2. A 词义题。通过上下文可以得知答案。根据短文得知，greater tolerance 指的是对不同的信仰和行为的尊重。见文章中的tolerance一词，该词常用来表示“忍受，容忍”，结合上文：There are more ideas, more disagreements in interest, and more groups and organizations with different beliefs. In addition, there is usually a greater worldly interest and greater tolerance in mixed societies，此处的tolerance指的是对more ideas, more disagreements in interest, and more groups and organizations with different beliefs的容忍，即尊重，所以答案为A。

3. C 细节题。一正三误，通过选项回到文章里找相对应的句子，便可以得知答案。根据短文得知，在社会内部，技术方面的变化比价值方面的变化更有可能发生。见文章第二段：Within a society, social change is also likely to occur more frequently and more readily in the material aspects of the culture than in the non-material, for example, in technology rather than in values （答案A不对）; in what has been learned later in life rather than what was learned early（答案B不对）; in the less basic and less emotional aspects of society than in their opposite（答案C对）; in the simple elements rather than in the complex ones; in form rather than in substance; and in elements that are acceptable to the culture rather than in strange elements（答案D不对）。所以答案为C。

4. A 词义题。通过对gradual的理解，便可以得知答案。根据短文得知，社会变革如果一步一步进行的话，则容易一些。见文章第三段第一句social change is easier if it is gradual.gradual与step by step近义。所以答案为A。

5. B 主旨大意题。通过文章的主题句以及各段落的主题句可以得知答案。根据短文得知，文章主要讨论有些因素决定了社会变革的产生。见文章每一段的主题句（Para.1）Social change is more likely to occur in societies where there is a mixture of different kinds of people than in societies where people are similar in many ways. (Para.2) Within a society, social change is also likely to occur more frequently and more readily in....(Para. 3) Furthermore, social change is easier if it is gradual，每个主题句里都含有social change，所以答案为B。

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Though some people have suggested that women should return to housework in order to leave more jobs for men, the idea has been rejected by both women and

men in public opinion polls . Lately some union officials have suggested that too many women are employed in type of work more suitable for men and that women should step aside to make way for unemployed young men. They argue that women — especially women in their childbearing years actually delay economic development and result in lower productivity, poor quality and inefficiency.

To solve the problem, they have suggested that the working women stay at home while their husbands or brothers were given double wages. They argue that under these circumstances, families would retain their same level of income, and women could run the house and raise children much better.

The suggestion has been rejected by 9 out of 10 people polled. A hundred persons in a big city were questioned last summer. Out of 50 women, 46 said they were unwilling to leave their jobs, no matter what the situation was. The other 4

said they would like to return home if their jobs could be taken by their sons or daughters. Of 50 men polled, only 6 said they would like to see their wives give up their jobs, if it meant higher wages for themselves.

Some other people have suggested another way called “phased employment

theory”. The theory suggests that a woman worker take leave from her job when she is seven months pregnant and stay off the job until her baby reaches the age of 3. It suggests that women on leave receive 75 percent of their normal salary and be allowed to return to work after the 3-year period. This will benefit children, women, their families and the society. Some of those polled, both women and men, felt the idea is a good one. It definitely seems to be more acceptable than the suggestion that women return to home forever.

1. Some union officials have suggested that women should return home because

_____.

A. all of them are employed in unsuitable types of work

B. most skilled male workers are now unemployed

C. their participation in work has a had influence on the economic development

D. nowadays no one can take care of children except women

2. Some union officials have suggested that if women resign their jobs, _____.

A. they should be allowed to attend school to be trained

B. their jobs should be taken over by the male members of their families

C. the male employees in their families should receive double wages

D. their children should also leave their kindergartens

3. According to the passage, the suggestion that women should return to housework was ____.

A. opposed by most men and women

B. welcomed by men only

C. welcomed by women only

D. welcomed by men and women

4. From the passage we can see" phased employment" means _____.

A. two or more women share the same job

B. women stay at home on weekdays and go to work on weekends or holidays

C. a woman should resign her job forever if she has a child

D. women are allowed to take leave from their jobs during their childbearing years

5. According to the" phased employment" theory, during a woman's leave from her job ___.

A. her work should be done by her husband or brothers

B. either her husband or her brothers will be given double wages

C. her family can still keep the same level of income

D. her family's income level will be a little lower than it normally is

答案及解析：

1.C。答案可以在第一段的最后一句话找到，他们认为妇女：尤其是生育期的

妇女，阻碍了经济发展，结果导致生产效率低，质量差。因此可以断定：他们

认为妇女应该回家的理由是妇女们工作会对经济的发展有不利的影响。C是正

确答案。

2.C。答案在第二段的第一句话，他们建议：如果妇女辞职，她们家庭中的男

性雇员应当挣双份工资。

3.A。答案在第三段。“对50名妇女的调查结果是：46位妇女不愿意辞职回家, 不管是什么情况；4位妇女愿意回家,如果她们的子女能接替他们的工作

的话。”“对50名男性的调查结果是：只有6名愿意他们的妻子放弃工作,

如果他们的工资能提高的话。”因此，绝大多数男女都反对妇女回家做家务。

4.D。文章的第四段告诉我们，妇女可以在怀孕七个月的时候请假，一直到孩

子三岁的时候再来上班。因此妇女生育期间可以请假是正确的。

5.D。第四段中有一句话“It suggests that women on leave receive-75 percent of their normal salary and be allowed to return to work after the 3---year period.”因此妇女在此期间她的收入比平常要低。

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Is teaching important? Well, of course it is. There was a time when the necessary knowledge could be taught to the young by family members. But as societies became more complex and division of labor more common, it was impossible for family members to teach the information and skills young people needed to become useful members of the society. As the need for specialists appeared, the job of teaching came into being in our county, and teaching as a job has been of increasing importance over

the past hundred years. Today, we have strict rules for teachers. We hope all children can attend schools. Many things tell us that teaching is indeed an " important" job.

In recent years, there has been an increasing need for teachers to be "responsible". This means that the public expects teachers to succeed in teaching important information to the young. Teachers’ salaries today, while not much, certainly are much higher than they were in past year. These increases have come about because people have realized that without enough salaries, people who have abilities will not become teachers. Today almost no one says that " anybody will do " for a teacher. The public expects" quality people "to teach the young, and progress is being made to give salaries that will make people who have abilities become teachers.

1. Before the job of teaching came into being, _____.

A. family members had been responsible for the education of the young

B. specialists had been in charge of teaching young people

C. young people had had to be self--educated

D. the society had played an important role in educating young people

2. The job of teaching came into being mainly because of _____.

A. the development of the society

B. the explosion of information

C. the need for specialists

D. the civilization of human beings

3. Teachers’ salaries are raised today in order to _____.

A. show the importance of teaching as a job

B. attract more qualified people to become teachers

C. make teachers " responsible" in their teaching

D. improve the quality of public teaching

4. "Anybody will do" for a teacher means that _____.

A. almost all people want to become a teacher

B. a teacher is so highly respected that people all want to help him

C. a teacher will do whatever he can for his students

D. the job of teaching is so easy that everybody can do it

5. We know from the passage that _____.

A. it is important to be successful in teaching the young

B. enough salaries are necessary in making quality people become teachers

C. greater progress has to be made in teaching

D. teaching is a product of the society’s division of labor

答案及解析：

1.A。通过第一段的第三句话可以断定:在有教师的工作之前,家庭成员负责孩子们的教育是正确的。

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【阅读练习】 What is it about America ns and food? We love to eat, but we feel 1 about it afterward. We say we want only the best, but we strangely enjoy junk food. We re 2 with health and weight loss but face an unprecedentedepidemic of obesity（肥胖）.Perhapsthe 3 to this ambivale nee矛盾情结）lies in our history. The first Europea ns came to this continent searchi ng for new spices but went in vain. The first cash crop经济作物）was n‘ t eate n but smoked. Then there was Prohibition, intended to prohibit drinking but actually en couragi ng more 4 ways of doing it. The immigra nt experie nee, too, has bee n one of in harm ony. Do as Roma ns do means eati ng what “real America ns” eat, but our n ati on' s food has come to be 5 by imports —pizza, say, or hot dogs. And some of the country s most treasured cooking comes from people who arrived here in shackles. Perhaps it should come as no surprise then that food has been a medium for the n ati on' s defi ning struggles, whether at the Bost on Tea Party or the sit ins at souther n lunch counters. It is integral to our concepts of health and even morality whether one refrains from alcohol for religious reas ons or evades meat for political 6 But strong opinions have not brought 7 . America ns are ambivale nt about what they put in their mouths. We have become 8 of our foods, especially as we lear n more about what they contain. The 9 in food is still prosperous in the American consciousness. ' s no coincidenee, then, that the first Thanksgiving holds the American imagination in such bondage（束缚）.

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