Question

Women nowadays do not just want to work to help meet the rising costs of living and education for their children. They also want a career that will enable them to bring out their skills and use their potentials so that they can experience a sense of fulfillment and pride that come from achievements and success. Some careers that have been traditionally dominated(支配)by the male species have been made open and filled up by women as well. It is no longer a surprising occurrence today to see many women working as pilots, astronauts, engineers, in construction sites, and in the printing business that operates high?tech machines.

Many women are also taking their chances on managerial and executive positions that mostly men are the ones sitting on. Many of them also do well in the line of education as teachers, deans and even presidents of universities. You can also see many women as lecturers and reviewers of different businesses. One example is that of the online printing company reviews where women usually have a say on what is the best choice for online printers for any marketing needs.

From the income that women are getting from their work, they are able to maintain a family and able to provide a better education for their children and able to enjoy a comfortable lifestyle.

However, there are still pronounced biases (偏见) against women in high leadership positions. There still exists the so?called gender?role stereotyping. Women need help to cope with and manage the typical stereotyping of women workers and managers. Those who look for jobs advertised in the classified sections of the newspaper often discover that many corporate positions are closed to women. And most often than not, many give preference to men by indicating in their ads phrases such as “male preferred” or “male applicants only”. Even in some family run or owned corporations, seldom can you see women managers and presidents.

Surveys show that although a man and a woman have the same level or handle the same position in an organization, the man would get a higher or bigger compensation package(薪酬) compared to women.? Because of this, many women are just contented，to be in subordinate positions in finance, human resources, sales, manufacturing and other supportive roles.

There are still other barriers that prevent women from reaching their full potentials in the world of employment. Our culture does not encourage women to excel in government and in business?related jobs. Women who are able to make it on top and handle leadership roles are sometimes regarded merely as tokens. The abilities and skills of women are normally questioned by their own peers, and sadly even by other women.

If you are a woman who have the interest, ability and drive to pursue management careers，career counseling is of great help to help you find direction and increase motivation to pursue your career goals. It will help you have the self?confidence to get you in the same career opportunities open to men in this society that still prefers men for top level positions.

1.From the first paragraph we know that women________.

A．work mainly to help meet the rising costs of living

B．want to provide their children with better education

C．also want to take some more challenging jobs

D．have taken up some work that men can do well

2.It can be inferred that in the past it was surprising to see women________.

A．taking jobs outside home

B．working as pilots or astronauts

C．educating their children at home

D．operating machines at home

3.The underlined word “subordinate” in the 5th paragraph has a similar meaning to“________”．

A．higher? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．lower

C．more rewarding? ????????????? ????????????? D．less demanding

4.What's the best title for the passage?

A．Women working out of houses

B．Women fighting against biases

C．Women getting larger income

D．Women aiming high in careers

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.D

【解析】随着社会的发展，更多的女性可以从事自己喜欢的工作，从而去体验成功带来的喜悦和自豪。然而面对世俗的偏见，女性从事一些高层职位仍有很大的压力。但女人能顶半边天，她们也信心十足地在拼搏着自己的事业。

1.细节理解题。难度中等。由第一段可知，当代女性不仅想工作以帮助应对生活开支和给孩子提供良好的教育，而也希望从事能提升自身技能和开发潜能的工作以体验成功带来的自豪和喜悦。故C项正确。

答案　C

2.推理判断题。难度中等。根据第一段中的“It is no longer a surprising occurrence today to see many women working as pilots，astronauts...”可知B项正确。

答案　B

3.词义猜测题。难度中等。根据第五段可知，尽管女性和男性有同等的水平或处于同样的位置，但她们的报酬比男性要低。因此许多女性就愿意做一些低职位的工作。故B项正确。

答案　B

4.标题概括。难度中等。

答案　D