专升本英语辅导阅读理解.docx
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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.
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