Section A Mirages (海市蜃楼) are produced by refraction (折射) of light within a layer of air. This layer of air resists 1 up, even in a fairly strong wind. Probably the most popular mirage picture is one of a lake in a 2 desert. There may even be the appearance of 3 breaking on the shore. The easiest form of mirage to study, however, is one that has been seen by millions of people-those seeming strips of water on asphalt-surfaced (柏油路面的) roads that disappear suddenly when one 4 them. The scientist considers the long distance mirage as the most 5 of mirage forms, since it is against a basic law of physics. The law states that the apparent size of an 6 seems smaller as we move away from it; however, this kind of mirage will carry a 7 of a ship, a town, or an island a thousand miles and set it up in the sky as big as life. Mirages may have had an 8 on history: A World War I story deals with a battle between the Turks and the British. 9 the stronger Turkish army was gaining the advantage when one of the soldiers reported that British troops were advancing. After a hurried meeting, the Turkish forces withdrew (撤退). In reality there were no 10 British troops—what had been reported was a mirage showing men who were a hundred miles away. A. similarly B. supposedly C. puzzling D. waves E. negotiates F. advancing G. effect H. hostile I. breaking J. waterless K. liberty L. picture M. object N. approaches O. humble
1.
I
此处应为动名词,可与up搭配,作resists的宾语。句末提到的even in a fairly strong wind表明这层大气不会被强风吹散,因此,resists后应用breaking up,这样才符合句意。
Over a hundred years ago, Charles Dickens shocked many of his readers when he described the conditions under which young children worked in British factories. The conditions Dickens described continue almost 11 today in many parts of the world. The only difference is that today 12 of children is limited to small industries and family businesses, such as hotels, restaurants and 13 farms, rather than to large factories. Girls 14 more from child labor practices than boys. Many of them are forced to start work when they are only ten years old. Although the work they are given to do is often 15 , it is often harmful to their health. 16 , children as young as six years were found to be working in Asian factories, and the children were working from eight to fourteen hours a day in overcrowded and unhealthy working 17 . Sometimes a whole family group is employed, with the 18 going to a parent or older relative. The children not only receive nothing or very little for their long hours of work, but also they are prevented from attending school. Therefore, when they become older they are unable to do any other kind of work. The 19 to the problem of child labor is clearly better laws to protect young children, greater supervision of industry and heavier frees for those who break the laws. Only in this way can young boys and girls be allowed to enjoy the most 20 time of their lives—children. A. elsewhere B. employment C. dissolved D. light E. recently F. solution G. unchanged H. suffer I. conditions J. perspective K impatient L. valuable M. particularly N. proceed O. payment
11.
G
此处应为形容词,表明continue状态。由本句的almost和下一句的the only difference可知这种情况几乎没有改变,只有unchanged最合适。
12.
B
此处应为名词。本句提到的industries and family businesses,hotels,restaurants等都是小孩受雇的地方,由此可推断空白处应为employment。
A. What do you think your children are served at school? The children were served chips and other "junk foods" (powder and water for soup!) on a daily basis. They shunned any vegetables placed on their plates despite genuine efforts made by the cooks at the canteens to make them food from fresh vegetables. Wastage of food is an enormous issue in these canteens. This article will be focused mostly on vegetables because these are the main foods which are a problem for children. B. Educate your children about the different types of vegetables. Try the following experiment. Take some junk foods like chips, burgers, nuggets, etc. and add a few vegetables like beet, spinach, watercress, celery, or choose any other vegetables from this list of culinary vegetables and ask your kid the names of each food item. I'll bet you that your child will know all the junk foods and will fail to know the names of about 30% of the vegetables you'll place in front of him/her. So the first thing I'll recommend is to familiarize your kids with the different vegetables there are, their tastes, their textures, their colors, their flavors in food. Let them actually experience the joy of fresh vegetables and hopefully this will help them get rid of the bad image vegetables ingrained in children's minds. C. Stop rewarding your kids. Most parents try to bribe their children into eating vegetables by coaxing them with rewards. This kind of behavior will instill the idea that vegetables are something that they are forced to eat for a reward. If there are no rewards, your children won't bother eating the vegetables. If you are doing this, you must STOP it now because you will only be fooling yourself and your kids for a "short period". If you want your kids to gain healthy eating habits for the rest of his/her life, you must start by explaining to them why eating vegetables are good for them. They won't be able to understand this at first but be inflexible (not forceful). Explain each time that kids must eat vegetables to stay healthy and smart. D. Stop punishing your kids. Like the rewarding kids, there are some parents who go to extreme measures in order to make their children finish their meals. These experiences will make the children create an aversion for vegetables. Don't shove the vegetables down his/her throat but rather be patient and take the time to explain to your children that vegetables will do their health good. E. Actually cook them food. Most parents actually buy foods for their kids or just microwave something they put together like the "powder and water to make soup" food. Most of the instantaneous foods which take just a few minutes to cook are actually junk foods. Let your kids taste a real carrot soup with real carrots in it instead of just powder and water. If you are like me and don't have enough time on your hands, just wake up one hour earlier to cook food and get your spouse to help you if you are married. You may also want to cook in large quantifies and freeze the food. Next time you want to serve the foods, just heat them. If you do not know how to cook, it's never late to learn. F. Limit the pocket money. Kids today have too much money and not enough control. Teaching kids how to manage money is one of the biggest challenges facing any parent. If you can teach your child the difference between needs and wants, how to budget and how to save, your child will know more than many adults. Limit their pocket money so that they don't buy candy or a chocolate bar every time they are hungry. Prepare them a healthy lunch meal instead of giving them money to buy food to eat. G. Give your kids healthy snacks. Instead of giving him two chocolates, two candies, or one chocolate and biscuit, why not treat him to a chocolate and an apple or a yogurt and some biscuit. Kids must eat sweets but also healthy foods. So create a combination of sweets and healthy foods and each time he wants a chocolate, give him an apple dipped in some chocolate or a chocolate cake with oranges in it. He will like it and also eat healthily at the same time. H. Hide the vegetables in the dishes. Despite your various attempts and you find your kid still not enjoying the vegetable you have cooked for him, then it is time for you to resort to some guerrilla tactics. You must try to hide the vegetables in the dishes you prepare for him. You can puree vegetables for pasta sauces or you put the vegetables on a pizza. You can also make shakes and smoothies from fresh vegetables. There are many sneaky ways to prepare dishes with vegetables which are not so apparent. If you are discovered by your kids, you may be accused of "cheating" but at least you are sacrificing yourself for the goods of your children. I. Encourage family meals. Children get some motivation and actually love the family atmosphere where everybody sits around the table for a meal. Even if you are busy all day, at least take some time to enjoy a meal with your children. Learn to know what they are not eating. Encourage them to eat by telling them how such a vegetable will benefit their health. J. Make them watch educational cartoons on food and nutrition. Children are easily influenced by what they watch on TV. A cartoon from Ireland known as Food Dudes is already getting children hooked on vegetables. The Food Dudes are 4 preteens called Razz, Rocco, Charlie and Tom who fight against the evil Junk Punks (General Junk and his sidekicks) who are depriving the world of fruits and veggies! The teens get their superpowers by consuming healthful foods like raspberries (Razz), broccoli (Rocco), carrots (Charlie) and tomatoes (Tom). K. And last but not least, be a model to your kids. Avoid bad eating habits in front of your children as children are very intelligent persons and they can learn very quickly to emulate your eating habits. Also if you're practicing healthy eating habits, it's a lot easier to convince children to do the same. Kids are very smart nowadays. You will lose many battles at first but you will win the war eventually if you stick to the above guidelines. Use your imagination.
1. Children's bad eating habits may derive from their parents' unhealthy diet.
3. When children are still unwilling to eat vegetable, parents can use some guerilla strategies like hide the vegetables in the dishes for their children.
H
[解析] 根据题目的guerilla strategies,hide the vegetables定位到H段。题目信息为该段第2、3句的概括,故选H。
4. It is not a good way for parents to reward their children for eating vegetables.
8. Children are not likely to know all the vegetables, but they may know all the junk foods instead.
B
[解析] 根据know all the vegetables和junk:foods可定位到B段。该段第4句表明小孩可能知道所有的垃圾食物,而可能不知道所有的蔬菜,题目所述与此相符。
9. Children are now being induced into eating vegetables by an Ireland TV cartoon called Food Dudes.
J
[解析] 根据Ireland TV cartoon,Food Dudes定位到J段第3句。该句中的known as与题目中的called意思,being induced into...与原文中getting...hooked on近义,故选J。
10. Food can be cooked in large quantifies and saved for the next meal.
E
[解析] 根据题目的cooked in large quantities可定位到E段倒数第3句。该句及下一句提到,你或许需要煮很多食物并冷冻,下次需要食用时,加热即可,题目意思与此相符。
A Nice Cup of Tea
The Legendary Origins of Tea A. The story of tea began in ancient China over 5,000 years ago. According to legend, Shen Nung, an early emperor was a skilled ruler, creative scientist and lover of the arts. One summer day while visiting a distant region of his realm, he and the court stopped to rest. The servants began to boil water for the court to drink. Dried leaves from the nearby bush fell into the boiling water, and a brown liquid was infused into the water. As a scientist, the Emperor was interested in the new liquid, drank some, and found it very refreshing. And so, according to legend, tea was created. B. Tea consumption spread throughout the Chinese culture reaching into every aspect of the society. In 800 A.D. Lu Yu wrote the first definitive book on tea, the Ch'a Ching. This amazing man was an orphan and raised by scholarly Buddhist monks in one of China's finest monasteries. However, as a young man, he rebelled against the discipline of priestly training which had made him a skilled observer. His fame as a performer increased with each year, but he felt his life lacked meaning. Finally, in mid-life, he retired for five years into seclusion. Drawing from his vast memory of observed events and places, he codified (编撰) the various methods of tea cultivation and preparation in ancient China. The vast definitive nature of his work, projected him into near sainthood within his own lifetime. Patronized by the Emperor himself, his work clearly showed the Zen Buddhist philosophy to which he was exposed as a child. It was this form of tea service that Zen Buddhist missionaries would later introduce to imperial Japan. Europe Learns of Tea C. While tea was at this high level of development in both Japan and China, information concerning this then unknown beverage began to filter back to Europe. Earlier caravan leaders had mentioned it, but were unclear as to its service format or appearance. (One reference suggests the leaves be boiled, salted, buttered, and eaten!) The first European to personally encounter tea and write about it was the Portuguese Jesuit Father Jasper de Cruz in 1560. Portugal, with her technologically advanced navy, had been successful in gaining the first right of trade with China. It was as a missionary on that first commercial mission that Father de Cruz had tasted tea four years before. D. The Portuguese developed a trade route by which they shipped their tea to Lisbon, and then Dutch ships transported it to France, Holland, and the Baltic countries. (At that time Holland was politically affiliated with Portugal. When this alliance was altered in 1602, Holland, with her excellent navy, entered into full Pacific trade in her own right.) Great Britain was the last of the three great sea-faring nations to break into the Chinese and East Indian trade routes. This was due in part to the unsteady ascension to the throne of the Stuarts and the Cromwellian Civil War. The first samples of tea reached England between 1652 and 1654. Tea quickly proved popular enough to replace ale as the national drink of England. E. As in Holland, it was the nobility that provided the necessary stamp of approval and so insured its acceptance. King Charles Ⅱ had married, while in exile, the Portuguese Infanta Catherine de Braganza (1662). Charles himself had grown up in the Dutch capital. As a result, both he and his Portuguese bride were confirmed tea drinkers. When the monarchy was re-established, the two rulers brought this foreign tea tradition to England with them. As early as 1600 Elizabeth I had founded the John Company for the purpose of promoting Asian trade. When Catherine de Braganza married Charles she brought as part of her dowry the territories of Tangier and Bombay. Suddenly, the John Company had a base of operations. F. Tea mania swept across England as it had earlier spread throughout France and Holland. Tea importation rose from 40,000 pounds in 1699 to an annual average of 240,000 pounds by 1708. Tea was drunk by all levels of society. G. Prior to the introduction of tea into Britain, the English had two main meals—breakfast and dinner. Breakfast was ale, bread and beef. Dinner was a long, massive meal at the end of the day. It was no wonder that Anna, the Duchess of Bedford (1788-1861) experienced a "sinking feeling" in the late afternoon. Adopting the European tea service format, she invited friends to join her for an additional afternoon meal at five o'clock in her rooms at Belvoir Castle. The menu centered around small cakes, bread and butter sandwiches, assorted sweets, and, of course, tea. This summer practice proved so popular, the Duchess continued it when she returned to London, sending cards to her friends asking them to join her for "tea and a walking the fields." (London at that time still contained large open meadows within the city.) The practice of inviting friends to come for tea in the afternoon was quickly picked up by other social hostesses. A common pattern of service soon merged. The first pot of tea was made in the kitchen and carried to the lady of the house who waited with her invited guests, surrounded by fine porcelain from China. The first pot was warmed by the hostess from a second pot (usually silver) that was kept heated over a small flame. Food and tea was then passed among the guests, the main purpose of the visiting being conversation. Tea Cuisine H. Tea cuisine quickly expanded in range to quickly include wafer thin crustless sandwiches, shrimp or fish paste, toasted breads with jams, and regional British pastries such as scones (Scottish) and crumpets (English). At this time two distinct forms of tea services evolved: "High" and "Low". "Low" Tea (served in the low part of the afternoon) was served in aristocratic homes of the wealthy and featured small delicious food rather than solid meals. The emphasis was on presentation and conversation. "High" Tea or "Meat Tea" was the main or "High" meal of the day. It was the major meal of the middle and lower classes and consisted of mostly full dinner items such as roast beef, mashed potatoes, peas, and of course, tea. I. Tea was the major beverage served in the coffee houses, but they were so named because coffee arrived in England some years before tea. Exclusively for men, they were called "Penny Universities" because for a penny any man could obtain a pot of tea, a copy of the newspaper, and engage in conversation with the sharpest wits of the day. The various houses specialized in selected areas of interest, some serving attorneys, some authors, others the military. They were the forerunner of the English gentlemen's private club. One such beverage house was owned by Edward Lloyd and was favored by shipowners, merchants and marine insurers. That simple shop was the origin of Lloyd's, the worldwide insurance firm. Attempts to close the coffee houses were made throughout the eighteenth century because of the free speech they encouraged, but such measures proved so unpopular they were always quickly revoked. J. Experiencing the Dutch "tavern garden teas", the English developed the idea of Tea Gardens. Here ladles and gentlemen took their tea out of doors surrounded by entertainment such as orchestras, hidden arbors, flowered walks, bowling greens, concerts, gambling, or fireworks at night. It was at just such a Tea Garden that Lord Nelson, who defeated Napoleon by sea, met the great love of his life, Emma, later Lady Hamilton. Women were permitted to enter a mixed, public gathering for the first time without social criticism. As the gardens were public, British society mixed here freely for the first time, cutting across lines of class and birth.
11. Throughout the eighteenth century, coffee houses were once forced to close because they encouraged the free speech.
17. It was in the Tea Garden that British society mixed freely for the first time, regardless of class and birth.
J
[解析] 根据关键词Tea Garden不难定位到J段,该段最后一句表示在茶园各阶层可以自由交流,其中across lines of class and birth对应题目中的regardless of class and birth,故选J。
18. In order to improve Asian trade, Queen Elizabeth I established the John Company.
E
[解析] 根据题目中的Queen Elizabeth I以及John Company等关键词可定位到E段,该段倒数第3句提到,伊丽莎白一世成立约翰公司以促进亚洲贸易,由此可看出题目信息来自本段,应选E。
19. Tea, drunk by all levels of society, swept across England quickly as it landed in the country.
F
[解析] 根据题目的关键信息all levels of society,swept across England可定位到F段。F段第一句就表明了茶在英国的狂热形势,再结合F段最后一句的内容即为本题的意思。
20. A Portuguese priest was the first person to write about tea in Europe.
C
[解析] 根据Portuguese以及he first person可迅速定位到C段,该段倒数第3句中的Father指的是“神父”,题目的priest是对其的同义改写。
Section C
Passage One In the 1960s, medical researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a checklist of stressful events. They appreciated the tricky point that any major change can be stressful. Negative events like "serious illness of a family member" were high on the list, but so were some positive life-changing events, like marriage. When you take the Holmes-Rahe test you must remember that the score does not reflect how you deal with stress—it only shows how much you have to deal with. And we now know that the way you handle these events dramatically affects your chances of staying healthy. By the early 1970s, hundreds of similar studies had followed Holmes and Rahe. And millions of Americans who work and live under stress worried over the reports. Somehow, the research got boiled down to a memorable message. Women's magazines ran headlines like "Stress causes illness!" If you want to stay physically and mentally healthy, the articles said, avoid stressful events. But such simplistic advice is impossible to follow. Even if stressful events are dangerous, many—like the death of a loved one—are impossible to avoid. Moreover, any warning to avoid all stressful events is a prescription (处方) for staying away from opportunities as well as trouble. Since any change can be stressful, a person who wanted to be completely free of stress would never marry, have a child, take a new job or move. The notion that all stress makes you sick also ignores a lot of what we know about people. It assumes we're all vulnerable (脆弱的) and passive in the face of adversity (逆境). But what about human initiative and creativity? Many come through periods of stress with more physical and mental vigor than they had before. We also know that a long time without change or challenge can lead to boredom, and physical and mental strain.
1. The result of Holmes-Rahe's medical research tells us ______.
A.the way you handle major events may cause stress
B.what should be done to avoid stress
C.what kind of event would cause stress
D.how to cope with sudden changes in life
A B C D
C
根据文章的第1句话可知,这两位科学家对造成人们压力的事件列了一个清单,故C与此相符,为正确答案。
2. The studies on stress in the early 1970's led to ______.
A.widespread concern over its harmful effects
B.great panic over the mental disorder it could cause
C.an intensive research into stress-related illnesses
D.popular avoidance of stressful jobs
A B C D
A
根据文章第2段第2句“...millions of Americans...worried over the reports.”可见此研究报告引起了widespread concern,故选A。
3. The score of the Holmes-Rahe test shows ______.
A.how much pressure you are under
B.how positive events can change your life
C.how stressful a major event can be
D.how you can deal with life-changing events
A B C D
A
根据第1段第4句中的does not reflect...,it only shows...可知本题答案应为破折号后的内容,其中how much指的是how much stress,故可知A为正确答案。
4. Why is "such simplistic advice" (Line 1, Para. 3) impossible to follow?
A.No one can stay on the same job for long.
B.No prescription is effective in relieving stress.
5. According to the passage people who have experienced ups and downs may become ______.
A.nervous when faced with difficulties
B.physically and mentally strained
C.more capable of coping with adversity
D.indifferent toward what happens to them
A B C D
C
根据文章倒数第2句“很多人经历一段时间的压力后,无论是身体还是精神都比原来更有活力”,故选C。
In a step that should help make the Internet safer for consumers, anti-virus giant Symantec on Wednesday will introduce a protection system designed to anticipate new ill-meaning programs that try to steal onto your computer. For decades, anti-virus protection has worked by reacting to new ill-meaning programs. Researchers rush to identify bad code, then create and distribute filters for it. But cybercriminals have got so fast at escaping the latest filters that protection often comes too late. Symantec's new system, called Quorum, continuously predicts whether any new program that attempts to run on your PC is good or bad. It then takes steps to isolate the bad code. "We're closing a major gap the bad guys have been using to deliver their ill-meaning software," says Rowan Trollope, senior vice president of consumer products. Symantec becomes the fourth major anti-virus firm—and the largest—to add predictive capabilities to traditional reactive anti-virus systems. Since February, McAfee, Panda Security and Trend Micro have introduced similar predictive technologies. Computer infectious most often spread when a PC user clicks on an altered Web link that arrives in an e-mall or social-network message, or appears in search results for questions on Google, Bing and Yahoo Search. What's more, millions of lawful Web pages—unknowingly altered by hackers—can also infect a PC during a page visit. Cybercriminals use infected PCs to spread junk e-mails, steal data and hijack online banking accounts. Infectious can change hourly, forcing anti-virus Firms to create and deliver thousands of filters each day. "The amount of ill-meaning software produced today has required all of us to change the approach we take in combating it," says Trend Micro senior manager Jon Clay. Trend began offering predictive protection to business customers in May. A consumer version is due next year. "There is a natural evolution taking place," says Mike Gallagher, chief technology officer for McAfee, which rolled out its Artemis system for consumers and businesses in February. Symantec introduces Quorum in its new Norton Internet Security 2010 system for consumers priced at $70 for a one-year subscription; McAfee's consumer subscription is priced similarly. Panda Security's free consumer version of its Panda Cloud anti-virus product has been out since April.
6. In the past decades, anti-virus protection hasn't worked effectively because ______.
A.researchers didn't create filters in time
B.filters were soon escaped by cybercriminals
C.ill-meaning programs were too complex
D.cybercriminals were smarter than researchers
A B C D
B
第2段第3句明确指出保护程序失灵的原因是网络犯罪分子很快能避开过滤器,因此,本题应选B。
7. How does Quorum protect your computer?
A.It continuously updates the anti-virus database in your computer.
B.It reacts to the ill-meaning programs once they run on your computer.
C.It evaluates every new program before it can run on your computer.
D.It automatically refuses unfamiliar software to run on your computer.
A B C D
C
第3段第1句中的predicts及其后的宾语从句表明Quorum系统可以在程序运行之前就识别它是良性的还是恶意的,因此,C的说法正确。A没有原文依据;B中的once it runs in the computer不正确,因为Quorum系统是在一个程序运行前就对其作出评估;D中的unfamiliar software过于绝对,如果这些不熟悉的程序是良性的话,Quorum系统是会允许其运行的。
8. Computers are usually infected by connecting to ______.
A.e-mall boxes or social-network messages
B.search engines of Google, Bing and Yahoo
C.lawful web pages
D.spoiled web links
A B C D
D
第5段第1句中的an altered Web link及其后的定语从句表明,连接到被修改了的网络链接最容易让电脑中毒,被破坏的网络链接一定被修改过,因此,本题应选D。
9. According to Jon Clay, there are so many ill-meaning programs every day that ______.
A.anti-virus firms should put more effort to combat them
B.anti-virus firms should speed up their research
C.filters should be predictive instead of reactive
D.filters should be delivered hourly instead of daily
Passage Two Every so often, late at night, David Woodland steals away to the den of his home in Aberdeen, Washington, so that he can check stock prices on the Internet. Mr. Woodland, a 78-year-old retired insurance salesman, delights at how with the click of a mouse, he can tap into the facts and fortunes of Wall Street. "If I get a bright idea late at night," Mr. Woodland said, "I go into the office, fire up the computer and put a buy or sell order in." While online trading is popularly regarded as the province of any traders in their 20s and 30s, jumping in and out of the market to make quick profits, it is now being invaded by millions of people like Mr. Woodland—senior investors who bring much larger accounts and more stability to this fast-growing corner of the markets. The low cost of doing business online—now as little as $7 a trade—and the excitement of riding a bull market are the lures (诱惑) for many older investors—just as they are for the young. They are dismissing their full-service brokers, who offer research and advice but often charge more than $100 a trade, and instead are picking their own stocks, after downloading companies' annual reports and other research basics. "These things are incredible tools, now in the hands of an individual investor," said Carol Ports, 56, a retired crafts designer in Santa Barbara, California. "There's no reason for me to have financial advisers. I am very analytical, and I like to get involved in research." According to a survey this fall of 630 people over 50 by Charles Schwab & Co., many older investors say the Internet has made them more confident about their investments and more willing to trust their own judgment. But such confidence may also cause some to gamble away their retirement nest eggs, financial experts warn. "If stocks enter a bear market, it could prove disastrous for retirees, who are so dependent on their savings."
1. The main idea of the passage is that ______.
A.online trading attracts more and more retirees to get involved
B.online trading is more suitable for the old than for the young now
C.online trading enables the retirees to get rid of their advisers
D.online trading offers incredible tools and high profits to investors
Women are on the verge of outnumbering men in the workforce for the first time, a historic reversal caused by long-term changes in women's roles and massive job losses for men during this recession. Women held 49.83% of the nation's 132 million jobs in June and they're gaining the vast majority of jobs in the few sectors of the economy that are growing, according to the most recent numbers available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's a record high for a measure that's been growing steadily for decades and accelerating during the recession. At the current pace, women will become a majority of workers in October or November. "Women have struggled long and hard to get to this point," says labor economist Heidi Hartmann, president of the Institute for Women's Policy Research. The change reflects the growing importance of women as wage earners, but it doesn't show full equality, Hartmann says. On average, women work fewer hours than men, hold more part-time jobs and earn 77% of what men make, she says. Men also still dominate higher-paying executive ranks. Women have been a growing share of the once heavily male labor force for nearly a century, recording big bumps during epoch-making events such as World War Ⅱ. This time, the boost came from a severe recession that has been brutal on male-dominated professions such as construction and manufacturing. The only parts of the economy still growing—health care, education and government—have traditionally hired mostly women That dominance has increased in part because federal stimulus funding directed money to education, health care and state and local governments. The gender transformation is especially remarkable in local government's 14.6 million-person workforce. Cities, schools, water authorities and other local legal power have cut 86,000 men from payrolls during the recession—while adding 167,000 women, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Equality in workforce numbers reflects a long-term cultural change, says Maureen Honey, author of Creating Rosie the Riveter, a book about the government's campaign to persuade women to work outside the home during World War Ⅱ. "The image that the man has to be the breadwinner has changed," Honey says.
6. What happens to the workforce during this recession?
A.Women take the most jobs in the economy.
B.Women outnumber men in few sectors.
C.Men become substantially unemployed.
D.Men make up the most profitable sectors.
A B C D
C
第1段最后一句中的massive job losses for men表明在经济衰退期间,大量男性失业,C是对此内容的近义改写,为本题答案。B最具干扰性,其中的few sectors和第2段the few sectors看起来非常相似,但所指并不相同,B意为“女性就业人数只在少数领域超过男性”,而第2段第1句意为“女性就业人数在几个经济处于增长状态的领域超过男性”,few sectors前有没有定冠词the,对其范畴的影响很大,因此,B不正确。
7. What does Hartmann think of women working fewer hours than men?
A.It's one of the reasons why women have to do part-time jobs.
B.It's resulted from men's domination of higher-paying jobs.
C.It reflects women's financial importance in their family.
D.It reflects women are still regarded as unequal to men.