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2013海淀高考二模阅读Your dilemma has two aspects: your employer demands loyalty, but you want to help another working woman. The question is whether you can act properly towards both. Your personal view about the unfair maternity policy makes it complicated. In the United States, paid maternity leave（带薪产假）is not an automatic benefit guaranteed by the government. Even unpaid leave is only permitted for a limited period with certain working hours. Its understandable that you feel such divided loyalties, said Gretchen Zetoony, a licensed clinical expert in Virginia. “On the other hand, you want to be careful not to provide information that might discomfort your employer in a negotiation; on the other hand, its natural to feel sympathetic toward someone in a similar situation. Particularly if you see the companys policy as unfair.” She said. Before you give advice on negotiating a better maternity-leave package, remember to be careful with what you say. “If you are nervous that your employer could learn you had advised her, that should be a guide for you that you may wander into a questionable area”. Zetoony said. What happens if your colleagues discover that this applicant benefits simply because of your advice. That may not be formal discrimination but it might create a bad feeling among colleagues who are not working mothers and who didnt join your organization armed with insider tips.” In this case, the risk isnt as much as about betraying your employer or your fellow women as possibly creating conflict in the workplace if colleagues notice that you helped an applicant gain an advantage because you share some personal characteristics.” Zetoony said. If that happens, and you find that your colleagues are whispering about you, or openly complaining, address the situation with a calm sit-down. Explain that you felt you had to help this woman pass her away through the organizations human-resources maze, and that you would do the same for anyone who asked you for advice. There might be a better way to help women negotiate maternity leave than advising them, Consider getting together with colleagues who also care about this issue to advocate for bettering family leave policies within your organization, Zetoony suggests. The more employees who join you, the more likely management are to listen. It is also applicable in other components of an employment offer where you will face such a dilemma. 1. One may fall into a dilemma mainly because_A. he thinks the maternity policy unfairB. his employer breaks the maternity policy C. the US government protects his employer D. his woman colleague asks for a paid leave2. According to Zetoony, your nervousness might lead to _A. your employers forgivenessB. an even more embarrassing situation C. your employers sympathy D. an exposure to your characteristics3. From the passage, in a similar dilemma, youd better_A. talk to your employer directly B. put forward more applicable solutions C. give your colleagues a helping hand sincerely D. gather more colleagues to work out better policies4. Whats the authors attitude towards maternity leave?A. Supportive B. Neutral C. Negative D. Critical 答案与解析：1. A.根据第二段On the other hand, you want to be careful not to provide information that might discomfort your employer in a negotiation; on the other hand, its natural to feel sympathetic toward someone in a similar situation. Particularly if you see the companys policy as unfair.可知一方面想忠诚于雇主，很小心的不让雇主发现是自己提供信息而使其感到不安，另一方面又因为不公平的政策对类似情形的人感到同情，这是一个人陷入进退两难的困境中主要原因，故选A。2. B.根据第三段If you are nervous that your employer could learn you had advised her, that should be a guide for you that you may wander into a questionable area可知，如果你担心你的领导认为是你建议他如何去做，那么事情就会更加糟糕。故选B。3. D.根据最后一段Consider getting together with colleagueswho also care about this issue to advocate for bettering family leave policies within your organization可知，面对这样的困境的解决方法就是与更多的人商量如何去做，故选D。4. A.根据文章第二段Its understandable that you feel such divided loyalties；you see the companys policy as unfair和文章最后一段话There might be a better way to help.可知作者觉得美国的带薪产假制度不公平，然后针对进退两难的困境提出了解决问题的方法可知，作者是支持带薪产假的，故选A。重点单词：基础词汇loyalty忠诚，忠心dilemma困境complicated复杂的benefit利益guarantee保障permit允许discomfort使.不安negotiation谈判sympathetic同情的questionable可疑的conflict冲突betray背叛advocate倡导risk冒险applicable适用的提高词汇maternity产妇的discrimination歧视，区别component成分重点短语：wander into步入whisper about悄悄议论armed with拥有长难句分析：1. That may not be formal discrimination but it might create a bad feeling among colleagues who are not working mothers and who didnt join you