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t12sobad.Inone2011experiment,behavioralscientistsNicholasEpleyandJulianaSchroederaskedcommuterstodotheunthinkable:

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4.[A]message [B]cede [C]notice [D]sign

5.[A]under [B]beyond [C]behind [D]from

6.[A]misinterpret [B]misapplied [C]misadjusted [D]mismatched

7.[A]fired [B]judged [C]replaced [D]delayed

8.[A]unreasonable [B]ungrateful [C]unconventional[D]unfamiliar

9.[A]comfortable [B]anxious [C]confident [D]angry

10.[A]attend [B]point [C]take [D]turn

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12.[A]hurt [B]resist [C]bend [D]decay

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14.[A]trainees [B]employees [C]researchers [D]passengers

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16.[A]voyage [B]flight [C]walk [D]ride

17.[A]wentthrough[B]didaway [C]caughtup [D]putup

18.[A]Inturn [B]Inparticular[C]Infact [D]Inconsequence

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SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET.（40points）

Text1

Anewstudysuggeststhatcontrarytomostsurveys,peopleareactuallymorestressedathomethanatwork.Researchersmeasuredpeople’scortisol,whichisastressmarker,whiletheywereatworkandwhiletheywereathomeandfoundithigheratwhatissupposedtobeaplaceofrefuge.

“Furthercontradictingconventionalwisdom,wefoundthatwomenaswellasmenhavelowerlevelsofstressatworkthanathome,”writesoneoftheresearchers,SarahDamske.Infactwomenevensaytheyfeelbetteratwork,shenotes.“Itismen,notwomen,whoreportbeinghappierathomethanatwork.”Anothersurpriseisthatfindingsholdtrueforboththosewithchildrenandwithout,butmoresofornonparents.Thisiswhypeoplewhoworkoutsidethehomehavebetterhealth.

Whatthestudydoesn’tmeasureiswhetherpeoplearestilldoingworkwhenthey’reathome,whetheritishouseholdworkorworkbroughthomefromtheoffice.Formanymen,theendoftheworkdayisatimetokickback.Forwomenwhostayhome,theynevergettoleavetheoffice.Andforwomenwhoworkoutsidethehome,theyoftenareplayingcatch-up-with-householdtasks.Withtheblurringofroles,andthefactthatthehomefrontlagswellbehindtheworkplaceamakingadjustmentsforworkingwomen,it’snotsurprisingthatwomenaremorestressedathome.

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