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专升本英语辅导阅读理解

专升本英语辅导：

阅读理解

高职升本科《英语综合》辅导ReadingComprehension阅读理解旅游学院英语系

ReadingComprehension（PartOne）

Passage1

MostpeoplecanmeasuretheirstatusatworkbyfourP’s---paychecks,

promotions,performancereviewsandperk（特殊待遇）.Forwomen,itispaychecks

thatoftenspeaktheloudestabouthowemployersvaluethem---orundervaluethem.Despitegains,manywomenstillearn,onaverage,just74centseverydollarmenearn,reportstheUS.CensusBureau.

Dothemath:

that’s26centsperdollarlost.Overaworkinglifetime,thepotentialincomeaddsuptostaggeringlosses,asoneexample,theInstitutesforwomen’s

policyresearchinWashingtoncalculatesthattheaverage29-year-oldworkingwomanwithacollegedegreewilllose990,000dollarstothepaygapoverhercareer.

Toemphasizejusthowmuchthatincomegapbetweenmenandwomencostswomen,theworkingwomen’sdepartmentoftheAFL-CIOlastweeklaunchedan

unusualwebsite---www.alfcio.org/equalpay.htm---forequalpay.Avisitortothesitesimplyentershercurrentsalary,agegroup,andeducationlevel,thenthescreenshowshowmuchthepaygapcouldcosther.

Forahypothetical40-year-oldcollegeeducatedwomanearning40,000dollars,thefigureis844,107dollars.Inreallife,ofcourse,somewomen’slosseswillbe

lower---orevennonexistent.

Wagediscriminationhasbeenagainstthelawfor35years.Yetsystematicunderpaymentonthebasisofsexandracestillpervadestheworkplace.SincetheEqualPayActwassignedin1963,thewagegaphasclosedattherateoflessthanhalfapennyayear,givingnewmeaningtotheterm―snail’space.‖

Womensecretaries,forexample,earnabout100dollarsaweeklessthanmaleclerks,accordingtotheNationalCommitteeonPayEquity.Forwomenlawyers,medianweeklyearningsarenearly300dollarslessthanthoseofmalelawyers.Medianpayforwomenprofessorsis170dollarslessthantheirmalecounterparts.Thelistofdisparitiesgoeson.

Twomythspersist.Thefirstisthatwomenworkforextras—vocation,clothes,

secondcars.Intruth,womenworkforthesameeconomicreasonsmendo—topay

therent,buyfood,financecollegeeducation,saveforretirement,andyes,buyextrastoo.

Thesecondmythholdsthatthepaygapisawoman’sissue.Nottrue.

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1.Accordingtothepassage,whichonebestshowsemployers’evaluationofwomen

employees?

A.PaychecksB.Promotions.C.Performancereviews.D.Perks.2.Women’saverageincomeis______ofmen’saccordingtooneoftheU.S.Census

Bureau’sreports.

A.26%B.morethan70%C.80%D.85%

3.TheequalpayWebsiteisopened______.

A.toappealforhigherpayforwomen

B.toexpandthevisitor’svision

C.tomakeknownhowseriousthepaygapforwomenis

D.toarousewomentostrugglefortheirownbenefits

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Americanwomencouldn’tgetequalpaywithmenforlackofalawagainstwagediscrimination.

B.TheEqualPayAct,signedin1963,isnoteffectiveingettingridofwagediscrimination.

C.Althoughthereisalawforequalpay,itsenforcementisnotsatisfactory.D.Inreallife,allthewomen’slossesarelowerthan40,000dollarsayear.

5.Themostappropriatetitleofthepassageis______.

A.thePayGapforWomenB.WageDiscrimination

C.TheEqualPayactD.FourP’s

Passage2

Whatisbothersomethough,istheimplicationthatifwomenaregoingtobetakenseriously,theyneedtoprovethattheycouldholdtheirownagainstmen.It’s

tiresome,it’ssexist,it’old—thenotionthatwomen’sactivitiesholdvalueonlyif

theyareacceptedintheeyesofmen.Andincompetitivesports,thatvalueseeminglyhastoarisefromtheabilitytoplayagainst,andemergevictoriousover,men.Thentheywillrespectus.Andnotuntil.

Andwhatisthelikelihoodofthisoccurring?

Notgreat.Therearedifferencesinphysiologythatmakesmen,onthewhole,strongerandlarger.Thisisanirrefutablefact.Doesitmakemensuperior?

Well,ifyoumeasurethatsuperioritybythepotentialtoscoremorepointsinagameofwomenagainstmen,thentheanswerwould

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probablyhavetobeyes.Aretherewomenwhocanseethefloor,handletheball,understandthegameandmaketherightmovesaswellasmencan?

Undoubtedly.Isitpossiblethatthereareasyetunmeasuredareasinwhichmenexcelinbasketballskills?

It’squitepossible.Butdoesitmatter?

Probablynot.

Still,thereareactuallysomegoodreasonstocomparethegamesofmenandwomen.Amongthemisthefactthatincompetition,comparisonisthenameofthegame.Women’sbasketballisarelativelyyoungsport.Thereisnotenoughhistorytohaveproducedayardstickagainstwhichtomeasureperformance.Asinswimminginthelasttwentyyears,women’sskillsinthesporthaveimproved,andcontinuetoimprove,atatremendousrate.Inswimmingtoday,women’sracetimeshavereached

thelevelsofmen’stimesinthe60’sand70’s.Thequestionmaybenot―Howgood

arethewomen?

‖But―Howgoodwilltheybecome?

‖Whatarethelimits?

Wehave

beguntofindthattherearelimits,astherateofchangeintheworldrecordsinswimmingandtrackshow.Wehaven’tcomeclosetothoselimitsyetinwomen’s

basketball.

Inmen’sbasketball,arguably,thegamehasn’tchangedthatmuchinthelast20

years.Ifyouwanttomeasureagainstafairlystablestandard,men’sbasketball

providesone—whichiswhatmentendtowant,andwomensometimesbuyinto.

Andfromtherecomesthespeculationthatnomatterhowgoodwomenare,justputthemonthecourtwithmen,andwe’llfindouttherealtruth—thatwomen

wouldbenothingifonlytheyhadtoplayagainstsomerealcompetition.

1.Itcanbeinferredthatthewriterofthepassage______theideathatthevalueofwomen’sactivitiesisjudgedbymen.

A.approvesofB.doubtsC.disapprovesofD.accepts2.Itisanirrefutablefactthat______.

A.menaresuperiortowomeninphysiology

B.menaresuperiortowomeninbasketballandothergames

C.mencanscoremorepointsinagamethanwomen

D.womenexcelinbasketballskillsinotherareas

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Women’sbasketballisrelativelyyoung,sowehavenoyardsticktomeasureperformance

B.Inswimming,womenhavemadegreaterprogressthanmeninthelasttwenty

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years.

C.Therearelimitstohowgoodwomenwillbecomeingames.

D.Womenhavereachedthoselimitsinbasketball.

4.______ifwomenhadtoplayagainstsomerealcompetition.

A.Therewouldbenoloserorwinner

B.Bothmenandwomenwouldbewinners

C.Menwouldbelosers

D.Womenwouldbelosers

Passage3

Thereseemstobeawidegapinthewaymenandwomenviewmarriage.Inasurvey52percentofthemalerespondersagreedwiththeconceptthat―amanshouldgotowork,butawomanshouldstayhomeandkeephouse,‖whileonlytwentypercentdisagreed.Inthefollow-upsurveyconductedin1990,theratioofprosandconsturnedouttobealmostequalat35and34percent.Howevertheproportionofdisagreeingmenwasstillsmallerthanthe43percentoffemaleresponders.

Womengenerallybelievedthat,whilewomen’srolesinJapan’spostwarsocietyhavebecomediversified,menhaveessentiallyremainedunchanged.Undersuchcircumstances,communicationbetweenthesexesisfarfromeasy.

Today,therehasemergedtheviewthatpsychologicalfactorsmayberesponsibleforthetroublemenandwomenhaveincommunicationwitheachother.Thus,thementalaspectisbeginningtoloomasamajorissue.

DuringthewholeperiodfromMeijiera（明治时代1868-1912）totheendof

WorldWarII,marriagemeantaunionoffamiliestomostJapanese.ItwasacomingtogetheroftwofamiliesunderJapan’stime-honoredfamilysystem.Therefore,not

surprisingly,neithermennorwomenpossessedthefreedomtochoosetheirownmarriagepartners.

Afterthewar,suchfreedomwasguaranteedbyArticle24ofthenewconstitution.Butoldcustomsdonotchangeovernight,andtheoldfamilysystempersisted.Atthedoorofaweddingpartyataweddinghallyouwillseethefamiliarsign:

―Wedding

CeremonyofFamilyAandFamilyB.‖

Despitesuchoutwardappearances,however,individualismhasbeguntotakeroot.The50yearssincetheendofwarmayberegardedastheprocessofshiftfromthefamily-centeredtotheindividual-centeredwayofthinking.

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Recently,especiallyinthecities,therehaveappearedmanyphenomenathatsuggestthattheJapanesearefreeingthemselvesfromtherigidfamilysystem.Youngpeoplenowregardtheirmarriageintermsofthehusband-and-wifeunit.Andmaritalbondscannowassumevariousforms,withsomecoupleschoosingnottohavethewife’snameenteredinthefamilyregisterandothersselectingnottoshareacommon

domicile.

Ofcourse,thereisstillabigdifferencebetweenJapan’surbanandruraldistricts.

ConservativeviewsstillprevailinruralareasanditwilllikelytakeconsiderabletimebeforepeopleinthecountrysidecometothinkinthesamewayasTokyoresidents.

1.Thesurveysmentionedinthepassageareusedtosupporttheviewthat____________.

A.menandwomanviewmarriagedifferently

B.menthinkthatwomenshouldstayhome

C.thenumberofthedisagreeingmenequalsthatofthedisagreeingwomenD.women’sroleshavechangedwhilemen’shaven’t

2.DuringtheperiodfromtheMeijieratoWorldWarII,______inJapan.A.thefamily-centeredwayofthinkingprevailed

B.