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Nowthatwomenarethemajorityofcollegestudentsandsurpassmeninboththenumberofundergraduateandadvanceddegreesawarded,onemightthinkthecollegecampusisaprettyequalplace.Itisnot.Studiesshowthatwhilegirlsdobetterthanboysinhighschool,theystarttotrailoffduringtheircollegeyears.Theyenrollindifferentkindsofclasses,tendtomajorinlessrigorous(非常严格的)subjects,andgenerallyheadoffwithlessambitiousplans.
Asaresult,it'
snotsurprisingthateventhebesteducatedyoungwomenentertheworkplacewithaslightdisadvantage.Theircollegeexperienceleavesthemsomewhatconfused,stillstumbling(栽倒)overthedilemmastheirgrandmothers'
generationsoughttodestroy.AretheysupposedtobeprettyorsmartStrongorsexy(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.Theironeleadershiptoolisvolume:
iftheythinkyouaren'
tworkingashardastheythinkyoushould,theirdemandsbecomeincreasinglylouderandharsher.
Trueleadersunderstandthevalueofaction,ofcourse,butitisn'
ttheironlytool.Infact,itisn'
teventheirprimarytool.Greatleadersseemorethaneveryoneelse:
answers,solutions,patterns,problems,opportunities.Theyknowit'
svitallyimportanttodo,buttheyalsoknowthatthinking,understanding,reflectionandinterpretationareequallyimportant.
Ifyou'
retooconcernedwithoutcomestotheextentthatyoumanipulateandintimidateotherstoachievethoseoutcomes,thenyouaren'
tleadingatall,you'
redictating.Atrueleaderissomeonewhodevelopshisorherteamsothattheycananddohittheirtargetsandachievetheirgoals.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
61.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheleadersheknows?
A)Manyofthemareusedtotakingcharge.
B)Fewofthemareequaltotheirpositions.
C)Manyofthemfailtofullydeveloptheirpotential.
D)Fewofthemarefamiliarwithleadershipliterature.
62.Whyaresomepeopleeagertogrableadershippositions?
A)Theybelievetheyhavethenaturalgifttolead.
B)Theybelieveinwhatleadershipliteraturesays.
C)Theyhaveprovedcompetentinmanysituations.
D)Theyderivegreatsatisfactionfrombeingleaders.
63.Whatcharacterizesagreatleaderaccordingtotheauthor?
A)Beingabletotakepromptactionwhenchancespresentthemselves.
B)Havingawhole-hearteddedicationtotheirdivineresponsibilities.
C)Havingafullunderstandingoftheirownmeritsandweaknesses.
D)Beingabletoassessthesituationcarefullybeforetakingcharge.
64.Howwillmanybusinessexecutivesrespondwhentheircommandfailstogenerateaction?
A)Theyreassessthesituationathand.
B)Theybecomeimpatientandrude.
C)Theyresorttoanytoolavailable.
D)Theyblametheirteammembers.
65.Whatistheauthor'
sadvicetoleaders?
A)Concentrateononespecifictaskatatime.
B)Usedifferenttoolstoachievedifferent,goals.
C)Buildupastrongteamtoachievetheirgoals.
D)Showdeterminationwhenfacedwithtoughtasks.
第三套
Hospitals,hopingtocurbmedicalerror,haveinvestedheavilytoputcomputers,smartphonesandotherdevicesintothehandsofmedicalstaffforinstantaccesstopatientdata,druginformationandcasestudies.
Butlikemanycures,thissolutionhascomewithanunintendedsideeffect;
doctorsandnursescanbefocusedonthescreenandnotthepatient,evenduringmomentsofcriticalcare.Apollshowedthathalfofmedicaltechnicianshadadmittedtextingduringaprocedure.
Thisphenomenonhassetoffanintensifyingdiscussionathospitalsandmedicalschoolsaboutaproblemperhapsbestdescribedas"
distracteddoctoring."
Inresponse,somehospitalshavebegunlimitingtheuseofelectronicdevicesincriticalsettings,whileschoolshavestartedremindingmedicalstudentstofocusonpatientsinsteadofdevices.
"
Youjustifycarryingdevicesaroundthehospitaltodomedicalrecords,butyoucansurftheInternetordoFacebook,andsometimesFacebookismoretempting,"
saidDr.PeterPapadakosattheUniversityofRochesterMedicalCenter.
Mygutfeeling(本能的感觉)islivesareindanger,"
saidDr.Papadakos."
renoteducatingpeopleabouttheproblem,andit'
sgettingworse."
Asurveyof439medicaltechniciansfoundthat55percentoftechnicianswhomonitorbypassmachinesacknowledgedthattheyhadtalkedoncellphonesduringheartsurgery.Halfsaidtheyhadtextedwhileinsurgery.Thestudyconcluded,"
Suchdistractionshavethepotentialtobedisastrous."
Medicalprofessionalshavealwaysfacedinterruptionsfromcellphones,andmultitaskingissimplyafactoflifeformanymedicaljobs.Whathaschanged,saydoctors,especiallyyoungerones,isthattheyfaceincreasingpressuretointeractwiththeirdevices.
Thepressurestemsfromamantra(信条)ofmodemmedicinethatpatientcaremustbe"
datadriven,"
andinformedbythelatest,instantlyaccessibleinformation.Bymanyaccounts,thetechnologyhashelpedreducemedicalerrorbyprovidinginstantaccesstopatientdataorprescriptiondetails.
Dr.PeterCarmel,presidentoftheAmericanMedicalAssociation,saidtechnology"
offersgreatpotentialinhealthcare,"
butheaddedthatdoctors'
firstpriorityshouldbewiththepatient.
56.Whydohospitalsequiptheirstaffwithcomputers,smartphonesandotherdevices?
57.A)Toreducemedicalerror.
58.B)Tocopewithemergencies.
59.C)Tofacilitateadministration.
60.D)Tosimplifymedicalprocedures.
57.Whatdoestheauthorrefertoby"
distracteddoctoring"
A)Thedisservicedonebymodemdevicestodoctors,nurses,aswellaspatients.
B)Thetenden