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最新英语四级仔细阅读真题总三套题及答案

2014年6月英语四级仔细阅读真题（第一套）及答案

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Whenyoungwomenwerefoundtomakeonly82percentofwhattheirmalepeersdojustoneyearoutofcollege,manywereatalosstoexplainit.

Allthetraditionalreasonsputforwardtointerpretthepaygap-thatwomenfallbehindwhentheyleavetheworkforcetoraisekids,forexample,orthattheydon'tseekasmanymanagementroles-failedtojustifythisone.Theseyoungwomendidn'thavekidsyet.Andbecausetheywerejustoneyearremovedfromtheirundergraduatedegrees,fewofthesewomenyethadthechancetogoafter（muchlessdecline）leadershiproles.

Butthereareotherreasonswhythepaygapremainssopersistent.Thefirstisthatnomatterhowmanywomenmaybegettingcollegedegrees,theuniversityexperienceisstillanunequalone.Thesecondisthatourhighereducationsystemisnotdesignedtofocusontheeconomicconsequencesofourstudents'yearsoncampus.

Nowthatwomenarethemajorityofcollegestudentsandsurpassmeninboththenumberofundergraduateandadvanceddegreesawarded,onemightthinkthecollegecampusisaprettyequalplace.Itisnot.Studiesshowthatwhilegirlsdobetterthanboysinhighschool,theystarttotrailoffduringtheircollegeyears.Theyenrollindifferentkindsofclasses,tendtomajorinlessrigorous（非常严格的）subjects,andgenerallyheadoffwithlessambitiousplans.

Asaresult,it'snotsurprisingthateventhebesteducatedyoungwomenentertheworkplacewithaslightdisadvantage.Theircollegeexperienceleavesthemsomewhatconfused,stillstumbling（栽倒）overthedilemmastheirgrandmothers'generationsoughttodestroy.Aretheysupposedtobeprettyorsmart?

Strongorsexy（性感的）Alltheirlives,today'syoungwomenhavebeenpushedtoembracebothperfectionandpassion-topursuescienceandsports,mathandtheater-anddoitallaswellastheypossiblycan.Nowondertheyarenotnegotiatingforhighersalariesassoonastheygetoutofschool.Theyaretooexhausted,andtooscaredoffailing.

56.Traditionally,itisbelievedthatwomenearnlessthanmenbecause______.

A）theyhavefailedtotakeasmanyrigorouscourses

B）theydonotfeelasfitformanagementroles

C）theyfeelobligedtotakecareoftheirkidsathome

D）theydonotexhibittheneededleadershipqualities

57.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutAmerica'shighereducationsystem?

A）Itdoesnotofferspecificcareercounselingtowomen.

B）Itdoesnotconsideritseconomicimpactongraduates.

C）Itdoesnottakecareofwomenstudents'specialneeds.

D）Itdoesnotencouragewomentotakerigoroussubjects.

58.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouttoday'scollegeexperience?

A）Itisdifferentformaleandfemalestudents.

B）Itisnotthesameasthatofearliergenerations.

C）Itismoreexhaustingthanmostwomenexpect.

D）ItisnotsosatisfyingtomanyAmericanstudents.

59.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutwomenstudentsincollege?

A）Theyhavenoideahowtobringouttheirbest.

B）Theydropacoursewhentheyfindittoorigorous.

C）Theyarenotaspracticalasmeninchoosingcourses.

D）Theydon'tperformaswellastheydidinhighschool.

60.Howdoestheauthorexplainthepaygapbetweenmenandwomenfreshfromcollege?

A）Womenaretoowornouttobeambitious.

B）Womenarenotreadytotakemanagementroles.

C）Womenarecaughtbetweencareerandfamily.

D）Womenarenotgoodatnegotiatingsalaries.

PassageTwo

Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Headingleadershipliterature,you'dsometimesthinkthateveryonehasthepotentialtobeaneffectiveleader.

Idon'tbelievethattobetrue.Infact,IseewayfewertrulyeffectiveleadersthanIseepeoplestuckinpositionsofleadershipwhoaresadlyincompetentandseriouslymisguidedabouttheirownabilities.

Partofthereasonthishappensisalackofhonestself-assessmentbythosewhoaspireto（追求）leadershipinthefirstplace.

We'veallmetthetypeofindividualwhosimplymusttakecharge.Whetherit'sadecision-makingsession,abasketballgame,orafamilyouting,theycan'thelpgrabbingtheleaddogpositionandclingingontoitfordearlife.Theybelievethey'renaturalbornleaders.

Truthis,they'renothingofthesort.Trueleadersdon'tassumethatit'stheirdivine（神圣的）right,totakechargeeverytimetwoormorepeoplegettogether.Quitetheopposite.Agreatleaderwillassesseachsituationonitsmerits,andwillonlytakechargewhentheirposition,thesituation,and/ortheneedsofthemomentdemandit.

Manybusinessexecutivesconfuseleadershipwithaction.Theybelievethatconstantmotionsomehowgeneratesleadershipasabyproduct.Facedwithanysituationthatcan'tbesolvedbythesheerforceofactivity,theygenerateadustcloudofimpatience.Theironeleadershiptoo