2022-2023年江苏省镇江市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)

2022-2023年江苏省镇江市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(20题)1.

Sincethebeginningoffileyear,thewon,SouthKorea'scurrencyhadfallen______againsttileU.S.Dollar.

2.

WelearnfromthepassagethatconditionsfortheearlywhitestravelingtoAmericabyshipsweremuchbetterthan

3.

AccordingtoDr.Weeks,sleephasa(n)______function.

A.time-savingB.energy-savingC.life-savingD.money-saving

4.

Manyswimmingpoolsofferlessonsto______.

A.peoplewhoarebeginnersofswimming

B.localresidentswholivedowntown

C.swimmersofyearsofexperience

D.athleteswhowanttoimprovetheirtechniques

5.

Theauthorwasgoodatcomputer.

A.YB.NC.NG

6.

Whatdomostliarsfeelwhentheyareabletogetawaywithlying?

A.Fortunate.B.Ashamed.C.Proud.D.Fun

7.Itispossibleforthosewhocan'tcurrentlyaffordinsurancetopurchasecoveragetoreceive______iftheydonotgetitfromtheiremployers.

8.

In1930,TheGreenPastures,amusicalperformedbyjustblackactorsandactresses,opensonBroadway,February2

A.YB.NC.NG

9.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

GeneticallyModifiedFoods--FeedtheWorld?

Ifyouwanttosparkaheateddebateatadinnerparty,bringupthetopicaboutgeneticallymodifiedfoods.Formanypeople,theconceptofgeneticallyaltered,high-techcropproductionraisesallkindsofenvironmental,health,safetyandethicalquestions.Particularlyincountrieswithlongagrariantraditions--andvocalgreenlobbies--theideaseemsagainstnature.

Infact,geneticallymodifiedfoodsarealreadyyewmuchapartofourlives.AthirdofthecornandmorethanhalfthesoybeansandcottongrownintheUSlastyearweretheproductofbiotechnology,accordingtotheDepartmentofAgriculture.Morethan65millionacresofgeneticallymodifiedcropswillbeplantedintheUSthisyear.Thegeneticisoutofthebottle.

Yetthereareclearlysomeveryrealissuesthat,needtoberesolved,lakeanynewproductenteringthefoodchain,geneticallymodifiedfoodsmustbesubjectedtorigoroustesting.Inwealthycount,des,thedebateaboutbiotechistemperedbythefactthatwehavearicharrayoffoodstochoosefrom--andasupplythatfarexceedsourneeds.Indevelopingcountriesdesperatetofeedfast-growingandunderfedpopulations;theissueissimplerandmuchmoreurgent:Dothebenefitsofbiotechoutweightherisks?

Thestatisticsonpopulationgrowthandhungeraredisturbing.Lastyeartheworld'spopulationreached6billion.Andby2050,theUNestimates,itwillbeprobablynear9billion.Almostallthatgrowthwilloccurindevelopingcountries.Atthesametime,theworld'savailablecultivablelandperpersonisdeclining.Arablelandhasdeclinedsteadilysince1960andwilldecreasebyhalfoverthenext50years,accordingtotheInternationalServicefortheAcquisitionofAgri-BiotechApplications(ISAAA).

Howcanbiotechhelp?

Biotechnologistshavedevelopedgeneticallymodifiedricethatisfortifiedwithbeta-carotene(β-胡萝卜素)—whichthebodyconvertsintovitaminA--andadditionaliron,midtheyareworkingonotherkindsofnutritionallyimprovedcrops.Biotechcanalsoimprovefarmingproductivityinplaceswherefoodshortagesarecausedbycropdamageattributiontopests,drought,poorsoilandcropviruses,bacteriaorfungi(真菌).

Damagecausedbypestsisincredible.TheEuropeancornborer,forexample,destroys40milliontonsoftheworld'scorncropsannual]y,about7%ofthetotal.Incorporatingpest-resistantgenesintoseedscanhelprestorethebalance.Intrialsofpest-resistantcottoninAfrica,yieldshaveincreasedsignificantly.Sofar,fearsthatgeneticallymodified,pest-resistantcropsmightkillgoodinsectsaswellasbadappearunfounded.

Virusesoftencausemassivefailureinstaplecropsindevelopingcountries.Twoyearsago,Africalostmorethanhalfitscassava(树薯)crop---akeysourceofcalories--tothemosaicvirus.Geneticallymodified,virus-resistantcropscanreducethatdamage,ascandrought-tolerantseedsinregionswherewatershortageslimittheamountoflandundercultivation.Biotechcanalsohelpsolvetheproblemofsoilthatcontainsexcessaluminum,whichcandamagerootsandcausemanystaple-cropfailures.Agenethathelpsneutralizealuminumtoxicity(毒性)inricehasbeenidentified.

Manyscientistsbelievebiotechcouldraiseoverallcropproductivityindevelopingcountriesasmuchas25%andhelpprevent

A.geneticallymodifiedcropisbeneficial

B.geneticallymodifiedcropcausesenvironmentalproblems

C.high-techcropisagreatbenefittotheworld

D.geneticallymodifiedfoodsisaheatedtopic

10.

Thecellphoneindustrysaysthatfuturecellphonescanprovide______basedonitsabilitytodetectitsexactlocationanywhereintheworld.

11.

WhenathleteswonintheOlympicgames,theyenjoyedvariousprivilegesforthemto______.

12.

Insulatingandsealingupyourhousecansaveyou______.

13.

Whatdoyouknowabout“powerwalking”fromthepassage?

A.Itisakindwalkingpeopledointhepark.

B.Itmayburnmorecaloriesthanrunning.

C.Peoplewalkveryfasttobreakintoarun.

D.Thiskindofwalkingsetsapaceforrunning.

14.

Whathasasignificantpositioninthegrowthofhumanbodytissues?

A.Essentialaminoacids.

B.Non-essentialaminoacids.

C.Fat.

D.Proteins.

15.

Aftershegotanewjob,LisaPerezregrettedthatshehad.notdonevolunteeringworkearlier.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Overthepast20years,retailsalesinChinahaveincreasednearly______everyyear,tosome＄628billionin2004—makingitthethird-largestmarketonearth.

17.

______isatthecoreoftheArabworld.

18.

Physicaltroubles,suchas______,maybethereasonsforchildren'scomplaint.

19.WhichkindofcompaniesdotheKellyServicescontactwith?

A.Bothmulti-nationalandsmalllocalcompanies.

B.Listedcompanies.

C.Smallerlocalcompanies.

D.Internationalenterprise.

20.

Freudbelievedthatinchildhoodsomepeopleexperiencedeepfeelingstheyareashamedofandthesefeelingsoftenfadeawayintotheunconsciousmind,butmayreturnindreamsinlaterlife.

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(39)

22.

【B10】

23.(14)

A.He'ssurprisedshechosethatagency.

B.Hewonderswhyshe'skeptherjob.

C.Hedoesn'tknowwhenherclassesstarted.

D.Hedoubtsshemakesmuchmoneynow.

24.(36)

A.Bothprivateandpubliccollegesarediscountingtuition.

B.Schoolsarequiteconservativeondiscountingtuition.

C.Allfreshmenreceivevariousformsofdiscounts.

D.Tuitiondiscountsaresponsoredbylocalbanks.

25.听力原文：In1789theU.S.governmentpassedalawwhichsaidthatthelandoftheAmericanIndianscouldneverbetakenfromthemwithouttheiragreement.Onehundredyearslater,however,theIndiansonlyhadaverysmallpartofthelandthatoriginallybelongedtothem.Howdidthisgreatinjusticeoccur?

After1812,whitesettlersbegantomovewestacrossNorthAmerica.Atfirst,thesettlersandtheIndianslivedinpeace.However,thenumberofsettlersincreasedgreatlyeveryyear,(32)andslowlytheIndiansbegantoseethewhitesettlersasadangertotheirsurvival.Tofeedthemselves,thesettlerskilledmoreandmorewildanimals.TheIndians,whodependedontheseanimalsforfood,(33)hadtostruggleagainststarvation.TheSettleralsobroughtwiththemmanydiseaseswhichwerecommoninwhitesociety,butwhichwerenewfortheIndians.GreatnumbersofIndiansbecamesickanddied.Between1843and1854theIndianpopulationinoneareaofthecountrywentdownfrom100000to30000.

MorelandwasneededfortheIncreasingnumberofwhitesettlers.InWashington,theoldrespectfortherightsoftheIndiansdisappeared.TheoldpromisestotheIndianswerebroken,thefederalgovernmentbegantomovegroupsofIndiansfromtheiroriginalhomelandstootherpoorerpartsofthecountry.(34)SomeIndiansreactedangrilyandviolentlytothistreatment.Theybegantoattackwhitesettlers.AndtheIndianWarsbegan.Forthirtyyears,untilthelate1880s,differentgroupsofIndiansfoughtagainsttheinjusticesofthewhiteman.ManyIndianswerekilled,thesurvivorsweremovedfromtheirhomelandstodifferentareasofthecountry.(35)Itwasaterriblechapterinthehistoryofacountrythatpromisedfreedomandequalitytoeveryone.

(33)

A.Whenthewhitesettlersbegantomovewestin1812.

B.Whentheincreasingwhitesettlersbegantokillwildanimals.

C.WhenmanyIndiansbegantodiefromthediseases.

D.Whenthewhitesettlerswantedtooccupytheland.

26.(26)

A.Theyarenewerthantheformationsinmostcaves.

B.Theywereformedbysulfuricacid.

C.Theyhavebeenartificiallypreserved.

D.Theyaresmallerthanthoseinanyothercave.

27.

【B7】

28.听力原文：M:Why,MarySmith.Ihaven'tseenyouforages.Howhaveyoubeen?

W:John,JohnBrown.Ithasbeenalongtime,hasn'tit?Itmustbeatleastayear.

M:No,wetalkedattheJohnson'sChristmaspartylastDecember.Don'tyouremember?

W:That'sright.Well,howareyou?StillworkingfortheJonesandFrenchCompany?

M:No,Ichangedjobsabout3monthsago.I'mwiththeNationalBanknow.Howaboutyou?

W:I'mstillteachingattheuniversity.ButIswitchedfromtheGermandepartmenttotheSpanishdepartment.

M:Don'ttellmeyouspeakSpanish,too.

W:Sure.IgrewupinSpain,youknow.GermanwaswhatIstudiedincollege,butmySpanishismuchbetter.

M:AllI'veevermanagedtolearnisalittleItalian.IcangetapizzainRome,butnotmuchmore.

W:Well,howisyourfamily?Arethechildrenallinschoolnow?

M:No,Billyisstillathome.TomisinthethirdgradeandJane'sinthesecond.Billycouldhavegonetokindergarten,butwedidn'twanthimtostartschooltooearly.Sowe'rekeepinghimoutuntilnextyear.

W:Ourtwochildrenhaven'tstartedschoolyeteither.ButmydaughterSuewillgointhefall,too.Oh,mybusbandjustcamein.Iwanttogoaskhimsomething.I'lltalktoyouagainlater,John.

M:Itwasniceseeingyouagain,Mary.

(23)

A.TheNationalBank.

B.TheSpanishdepartment.

C.TheJonesandFrenchCompany.

D.AcompanyinRome.

29.听力原文：W:Ithasbeentwoweeks,butIstillhavenotreceivedthedressIboughtonline.

M:Oh,that'sterrible!Ifthesellerisnotcheating,itmustbethetransportationsystemtoblame.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheman?

(14)

A.Theselleronlineischeatingthewomen.

B.Maybethere'ssomethingwrongwiththetransportation.

C.Thedressisontransportationrightnow.

D.Thetransportationsystemwillblamethesellerforthemistake.

30.

【B6】

31.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

TheRMSTitanicslippedoutoftheharborinSouthampton,England,onApril10,1912.Itwasthefirstvoyageofthishuge(36)______linersaidtobethelargestandsafestvesselontheseas.Thepullofits(37)______propellersalmostcausedanaccidentbeforeiteverlefttheharbor.Anothershipwaspulledfromitsanchoringandcame(38)______closetohittingtheTitanic.Youmightsaythiswasan(39)______ofeventstocome.

Twooftheship'sbuilderswereonboardtomakesurethatnoproblemswerefound.They(40)______everyonethatthisbeautifulshipwaspractically(41)______forithadbeenconstructedto(42)______whattheybelievedwouldbetheworstpossibledisastertheshipwouldface.Eveniffourofitswatertightcompartmentswere(43)______,itwouldstayafloatasusual.(44)____________.

OnSunday,April14,1912,theTitanicwassailingpeacefullythroughthenorthernAtlanticOcean.Attwodifferenttimesduringtheday,(45)____________.Forsomeunknownreason,neitherofthesemessagesreachedthecaptain.At11:40p.m.,twolookoutsspottedalargeicebergstraightahead.Thefirstofficerwasincharge.Heorderedtheshiptoturnleftandtheenginestobereversed.Engineersnowbelievethat(46)____________.Asitwas,theshiphittheicebergonitssideanditsankeventually.

32.【B2】

33.(40)

34.听力原文：M:Excuseme,Miss.I'magraduatestudentofmathematics.I'vejustcomefromJapan,andI'veneverbeentoaWesternlibrarybefore.Iwonderifsomeonemighthavetimetoshowmearound?

W:I'dbegladtoshowyouaround,butI'mverybusyrightnow.Couldyoucomebackabout4:00?

Q:Whatisthestudentconcernedabout?

(18)

A.Makinganappointment.

B.Howtousethelibrary.

C.Comingbackabout4:00.

D.Howtochooseacourse.

35.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

听力原文：W:Ifoundaperfectbookbag，butI'mabout20dollarsshort．

M:Don'tlookatme.Idon'tgetpaidforanotherweek.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

(12)

A.Hispaycheckislate.

B.Thebookbagistooexpensive.

C.Hecan'tlendthewomananymoney.

D.Thewomandoesn'tneedanewbookbag.

36.(24)

A.InJulyorAugust.

B.InSeptemberorOctober.

C.InOctoberorNovember.

D.inNovemberorDecember.

37.(22)

A.9eachyear.

B.24eachyear.

C.12eachsemester.

D.9eachsemester.

38.(32)

A.Beginbreathingthroughthenostrils.

B.Slowdownsomewhat,butcontinuestraining.

C.Stoptheparticularexerciseatonce.

D.Closehismouthimmediately.

39.听力原文：M:Moreandmoreyoungstersareinterestedinthecauseofpublicgood.

W:Ithinkthegovernmentshouldkeepthepotboiling.

Q:Accordingtothewoman,whatshouldthegovernmentdo?

(17)

A.Thegovernmentshouldhelpthoseyoungsters.

B.Thegovernmentshouldtaketheplaceofthoseyoungsters.

C.Thegovernmentshouldencouragethoseyoungsters.

D.Thegovernmentshouldplacerestrictionsonthoseyoungsters.

40.听力原文：M：Hithere.(19)Haveyouheardthatthecompanyiscuttingstaff?IjusthopeIwouldn'tbethatunlucky.

W：Ha,don'tbeafraidofthat.Totellyou,actuallyIjusttookvoluntaryredundancyfouryearsago.

M：Ican'timaginethat!Buthowdoyougothroughit?

W：Oh,itisofcoursenotaveryhappyexperiencetogothrough.But,aswemayfindout,sometimesitcanbeablessingindisguise.

M：Idoneedsomeadvicetoturnitintoagoodthing.

W：(19)Myadvicewouldbetoseeitasanopportunitytocreateanewlife.Andifyoureinventyourlife,rememberthatyou'vegottoreeducateyourselfandthatmeansinvestinginyourself.(20)Andoneofthebestwaysistodoalowlypaidorunpaidinternshiportobeanapprentice.

M：Ithoughtyou'dtellmetogoandblowitonacruiseoraholiday.

W：Thatisnotbad.Butgettingsomeexperiencewillhelpyouintoanextkindoflife.

M：Oh,thenwhatwasyourplan?Youhadanythingdifferent?

W：Well,youknow,(21)IhavereceivedsomecompensationandIsawthatanopportunitytogetridofsomedebts,soIpaidoffsomebills.Andthefinancialfreedomthenallowedmetodevelopsomenewskills,findoutwhatIenjoyinlife.thingsthatIamgoodat.

M：Soundssensiblebuthowarethingswithyounow?

W：(22)BasicallyIhavenowdevelopedwhattheycallacareerportfolio.Thatmeansinsteadofbeingabletodojustonejobinlifeyouareabletodomorethanone.

19.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

(23)

A.Howtowinthebattleofstaffcuttinginthecompany.

B.Howtoavoidfailuresinpersonalinvestment.

C.Howtoturnjobredundancyintoanopportunity.

D.Howtogetthroughthetoughtimeoflosingajob.

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20题)41.

AllofthefollowingcanbeseenfromthepassagesascausesofterrorismEXCEPTthat______.

A.theyregardthemselvesasindependentpeople

B.theyfeelthatnowidelyrecognizedindependentgovernmentrepresentthem

C.theyarecitedbythosepeoplewithasovereignstategovernment

D.theydonothavemeanstoexercisepoliticalpower

42.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

It'sabrandnewworld—aworldbuiltaroundbrands.Hard-charging,noise-making,culture-shapingbrandsareeverywhere.They'reonsupermarketshelves,ofcourse,butalsoinbusinessplansfornetworkcompanystartupsandinthenamesofsportscomplexes.Brandsareinfiltrating(渗透)people'severydaylives—bystickingtheirlogosonclothes,inconcertprograms,onsubwaystationwalls,eveninelementaryschoolclassrooms.

WeliveinanageinwhichCBSnewscasterswearNikejacketsontheair,inwhichBurgerKingandMcDonald'sopenkiosks(小亭)inelementaryschoollunchrooms.Butasbrandsreach(andthenoverreach)intoeveryaspectofourlives,thecompaniesbehindtheminvitemorequestions,deeperscrutiny—andaninevitablebacklashbyconsumers.

"Ourintellectuallivesandourpublicspacesarebeingtakenoverbymarketingandthathasrealimplicationsforcitizenship,"saysauthorandactivistNaomiKlien."It'simportantforanyhealthyculturetohavepublicspace—aplacewherepeoplearetreatedascitizensinsteadofasconsumers.We'vecompletelylostthatspace."

Sincethemid-1980s,asmoreandmorecompanieshaveshiftedfrombeingaboutproductstobeingaboutideas,Starbucksisn'tsellingcoffee;it'ssellingcommunity!Thosecompanieshavepouredmoreandmoreresourcesintomarketingcampaigns.

Topayforthosecampaigns,thosesamecompaniesfiguredoutwaystocutcostselsewhere,forexample,byusingcontractlaborathomeandlow-wagelaborindevelopingcountries.Contractlaborersarehiredonatemporary,per-assignmentbasis,andemployershavenoobligationtoprovideanybenefit(suchashealthinsurance)orlong-termjobsecurity.Thissavescompaniesmoneybutobviouslyputsworkersinvulnerablesituations.IntheUnitedStates,contractlaborhasgivenrisetoso-calledMcJobs,whichemployersandworkersalikepretendaretemporary—eventhoughthesejobsareusuallyheldbyadultswhoaretryingtosupportfamilies.

Themassiveexpansionofmarketingcampaignsinthe1980scoincidedwiththereductionofgovernmentspendingforschoolsandformuseums.Thismadethoseinstitutionsmuchtoowilling,eveneager,topartnerwithprivatecompanies.Butcompaniestookadvantageoftheneedsofthoseinstitutions,reachingtoofar,andoverwhelmingthecivicspacewiththeirmarketingagendas.

Howcanbrandsinfiltratepeople'sdailylife?

A.Byhavingtheirlogosprintedinpeople'clothes.

B.Byhavingtheirbrandsreachinginprimaryschools.

C.Byfindingmeanstoputtheirproductsonsupermarketshelves.

D.Byputtingrelativeinformationoftheirproductsonpublicplaces.

43.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

The"standardofliving"ofanycountrymeanstheaverageperson'sshareofthegoodsandserviceswhichthecountryproduces.Acountry'sstandardofliving,therefore,dependsfirstandforemostonitscapacitytoproducewealth."Wealth"inthissenseisnotmoney,forwedonotliveonmoneybutonthingsthatmoneycanbuy:"goods"suchasfoodandclothing,and"services"suchastransportandentertainment.

Acountry'scapacitytoproducewealthdependsuponmanyfactors,mostofwhichhaveaneffectononeanother.Wealthdependstoagreatextentuponacountry'snaturalresources,suchascoal,go]d,andotherminerals,watersupplyandsoon.TheUSisoneofthewealthiestregionsoftheworldbecauseshehadvastnaturalresourceswithinherborders,hersoilisfertile,andherclimateisvaried.TheSaharaDesert,ontheotherhand,isoneoftheleastwealthy.

Nexttonaturalresourcescomestheabilitytoturnthemtouse.Somecountriesareperhapswelloffinnaturalresources,butsufferedformanyyearsfromcivilandexternalwars,andforthisandotherreasonshavebeenunabletodeveloptheirresources.Soundandstablepoliticalconditions,andfreedomfromforeigninvasion,enableacountrytodevelopitsnaturalresourcespeacefullyandsteadily,andtoproducemorewealththananothercountryequallywellservedbynaturebutlesswellordered.Anotherimportantfactoristhetechnicalefficiencyofacountry'speople.Industrializedcountriesthathavetrainednumerousskilledworkersandtechniciansarebetterplacedtoproducewealththancountrieswhoseworkersarelargelyunskilled.

Acountry'sstandardoflivingdoesnotonlydependuponthewealththatisproducedandconsumedwithinitsownborders,butalsouponwhatisindirectlyproducedthroughinternationaltrade.Forexample,Britain'swealthinfoodstuffsandotheragriculturalproductswouldbemuchlessifshehadtodependonlyonthosegrownathome.Trademakesitpossibleforhersurplusmanufacturedgoodstobetradedabroadfortheagriculturalproductsthatwouldotherwisebelacking.Acountry'swealthis,therefore,muchinfluencedbyitsmanufacturingcapacity,providedthatothercountriescanbefoundreadytoacceptitsmanufactures.

Thestandardoflivinginacountryisdeterminedby______.

A.itsgoodsandservice

B.thetypeofwealthproduced

C.howwellitcancreatewealth

D.whatanordinarypersoncanshare

44.Forthegenerationthatgrewupduringthefeministrevolutionandtherapidsocialchangeofthe1960sand1970s,itatfirstseemedachievementenoughjustto"makeit"inaman'sworldButcoupledwiththeirambition,today'swomenhavedevelopedafiercedeterminationtofindnewoptionsforbeingboth.parentandprofessionalwithoutsacrificingtoomuchtoeitherroleorburningthemselvesoutbeyondredemption(拯救).

Womenhavedonealloftheaccommodatingintermsoftime,energy,andpersonalsacrificethatishumanlypossible,andstilltheyhavenotreachedtrueintegrationintheworkplace.Foracomplicatedsetofreasons—manybeyondtheircontrol—theyfeelconflictbetweentheircareersandtheirchildren.Allbutararefewquicklydispelthemyththatsuperwomaneverexisted.

Formanywomen,professionandfamilyarepittedagainstoneanotheronahightakescollisioncourse.Women'svaluesarestackedagainstthetraditionsoftheirprofessions.Inthehome,menandwomenstruggletofigureouthowdual-careermarriagesshouldwork.Roleconflictforwomenreachesfarbeyondthefundamentalwork/familydilemmatoencompassawholeconstellationoffiercelycompetingpriorities.Womentodayfindthemselvesinanintensebattlewithasocietythatcannotletgoofanarrowlydefinedworkethicthatissupportedbyafamilystructurethathasnotexistedfordecades.Theunspokenassumptionpersiststhatthereisstillawomanathometoraisethechildrenandmanagethe,household.Buttheeconomicrealityisthatmostpeople,whetherintwo-parentorsingle-parentfamilies,needtoworkthroughouttheiradultlives.Asaconsequence,themajorityoftoday'smothersareinthelabormarket.

Thefirstfull-fledged(成熟的，羽翼丰满的)generationofwomenintheprofessionsdidnottalkabouttheiroverbookedagendaorthetollittookonthemandtheirfamilies.Theyknewthattheirpositionintheofficewasshakyatbest.Withvirtuallynochoiceinthematter,theyboughtintothetraditionalnotionofsuccessintheworkplace—usuallyattainedatthehighcostofgivingupaninvolvedfamilylife.Iftheysufferedself-doubtorfrustrationabouthowhollowprofessionalsuccessfeltwithoutcomplementaryrewardsfromthehome,theyblamedthemselves—eitherforexpectingtoomuchorfordoingtoolittle.Andtheyaskedthemselvesquestionsthatheldnoeasyanswers:AmIexpectingtoomuch?Isitme?AmIaloneinthisdilemma?Dootherwomentrulyhaveitall?

Untilnow,thishasbeenaprivatedilemma,unshared,aseachwomanwaslefttoforgeherownuniquesolutiontomergingherdualloyaltiestoworkandfamily.Toooftenshefeltthatshealonehadfailedtoachieveacomfortablebalancebetweenthetwo.

Accordingtothepassage,today'swomen______.

A.wanttoachieveabalancebetweenherloyaltiestoworkandfamily

B.arestrongeradvocatesofgenderequalitythantheoldergeneration

C.donotwanttosacrificeanythingatallforthedesiredliberation

D.aregettingnonearertoachievingtheirambition

45.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Whatissportsviolence?Thedistinctionbetweenunacceptableviciousnessandagame'snormalrough-and-tumbleisimpossibletomake,andsotheargumentruns.Thispositionmayappealtoourinclinationforlegalism,butthetruthismostofusknowquitewellwhenanactofneedlesssavageryhasbeencommitted,andsportsarelittledifferentfromcountlessotheractivitiesoflife.Thedistinctionisasapparentasthatbetweenadeliberatelyaimedblowandthearmfailingofthelosinghisbalance.Whenaplayerballshishandintoafist,whenhedriveshishelmetintoanunsuspectingopponentinshortswhenhecrossestheboundarybetweenplayinghardandplayingtohurt--hecanonlyintendanactofviolence.

Admittedly,violentactsinsportsaredifficulttopolice.Buthere,too,wefindreflectedtheconditionsofeverydaylife.Ambiguitiesinthelaw,confusionatthescene,andthereluctanceofwitnessescloud