级备战材料仔细阅读测试及参考答案

四、六级备战材料仔细阅读专项测试（三）06/12四级仔细阅读ThefloodofwomenintothejobmarketboostedeconomicgrowthandchangedU.S.societyinmanyways.Manyin-homejobsthatusedtobedone__47__bywomen—rangingfromfamilyshoppingtopreparingmealstodoing__48__work—stillneedtobedonebysomeone.Husbandsandchildrennowdosomeofthesejobs,a__49__thathaschangedthetargetmarketformanyproducts.Oraworkingwomanmayfaceacrushing“povertyoftime”andlookforhelpelsewhere,creatingopportunitiesforproducersoffrozenmeals,childcarecenters,drycleaners,financialservices,andthelike.Althoughthereisstillabigwage__50__betweenmenandwomen,theincomeworkingwomen__51__givesthemnewindependenceandbuyingpower.Forexample,womennow__52__abouthalfofallcars.Notlongago,manycarsdealers__53__womenshoppersbyignoringthemorsuggestingthattheycomebackwiththeirhusbands.Nowcarcompanieshaverealizedthatwomenare__54__customers.It’sinterestingthatsomeleadingJapanesecardealerswerethefirstto__55__payattentiontowomencustomers.InJapan,fewerwomenhavejobsorbuycars—theJapanesesocietyisstillverymuchmale-oriented.Perhapsitwasthe__56__contrastwithJapanesesocietythatpromptedAmericanfirmstopaymoreattentiontowomenbuyers.A)scaleI)potentialB)retailedJ)gapC)generateK)voluntaryD)extremeL)excessiveE)technicallyM)insultedF)affordableN)purchaseG)situationO)primarilyH)really2007/12六级仔细阅读Men,thesedays,areembracingfatherhoodwiththeround-the-clockinvolvementtheirpartnershavealwaysdreamedof—handlingnightfeedings,packinglunchesandbandagingknees.Butunlikewomen,manyfindthey’renegotiatingtheirnewroleswithlittlesupportorinformation.“Meninmygeneration(aged25-40)haveafearofbecomingdadsbecausewehavenorolemodels,”saysJonSmith,awriter.Theyoftenfindthemselvesexcludedfrommothers’supportnetworks,andareeyedwarily(警觉地)ontheplayground.Thechallengeisparticularlyevidentinthework-place.There,menarestillexpectedtobebreadwinnersclimbingthecorporateladder:traditionally-mindedbossesareoftenunsympathetictofamilyneeds.InDenmarkmostnewfathersonlytaketwoweeksofpaternityleave(父亲的陪产假)—eventhoughtheyareallowed34days.Asmuchasifnotmoresothanwomen,fathersstruggletobetakenseriouslywhentheyrequestflexiblearrangements.ThoughWilfried-FritzMaring,54,adata-bankandInternetspecialistwithGermanfirmFIZKarlsruhe,feelsthatthetimehespendswithhisdaughteroutweighsanydisadvantages,headmits,“WithmydecisiontoworkfromhomeIdismissedanyopportunityforpromotion.”Mind-sets(思维定势)arechanginggradually.WhenMaringhadadaughter,thecompanyequippedhimwithahomeofficeandallowedhimtochooseajobthatcouldbeperformedfromthere.DanishtelecomcompanyTDCinitiatedaninternalcampaignlastyeartoencouragedadstotakepaternityleave:97percentnowdo.“Whenanemployeegoesonpaternityleaveandiswithhiskids,hegetsanewkindoftraining:inhowtokeepcoolunderstress.”saysspokespersonChristineElbergHolm.Foranewgenerationofdads,kidsmaycomebeforethecompany－butit’sashiftthatbenefitsboth.47.Unlikewomen,menoftengetlittlesupportorinformationfrom_________..48.Besidessupportingthefamily,menwerealsoexpectedto_________..49.Likewomen,menhopethattheirdesireforaflexibleschedulewillbe_________..50.WhenMaringwasonpaternityleave,hewasallowedbyhiscompanytowork_________..51.ChristineHolmbelievespaternityleaveprovidesanewkindoftrainingformeninthatitcanhelpthemcopewith__________.四、六级备战材料仔细阅读专项测试（三）参考答案06/12四级仔细阅读47.O48.K49.G50.J51.C52.N53.M54.I55.H56.D[词性分析]名词：A)scale规模G)situation情况J)gap距离；差距D)extreme（极端的；极端）I)potential（潜在的；潜力）N)purchase（购买；产品）动词：M)insulted侮辱C)generate产生N)purchase（购买；产品）形容词：B)retailed零售的D)extreme（极端的；极端）F)affordable付得起的I)potential（潜在的；潜力）K)voluntary自愿的；义务的，无偿的L)excessive过度的副词：E)technically技术性地H)really真实地O)primarily主要地[解析]47-48题句子分析：47题缺少副词，根据下文Husbandsandchildrennowdosomeofthesejobs现在很多丈夫和孩子开始分担其中的一些工作，说明之前主要的工作室由妇女承担。47题选O)primarily48题缺少形容词修饰work，48题选K)voluntary，义务工作很多以前大部分由妇女完成的家务活--从家庭采购、一日三餐到义务工作--现在仍然需要有人来完成。49题句子分析：缺少名词，a_______thathaschangedthetargetmarketformanyproducts作为job的同位语，根据上下文，这里是一种形势的转变，选G)situation现在很多丈夫和孩子开始分担其中的一些工作，这种情况已经改变了很多产品的目标市场。50-51题句子分析：50题中，由abigwage_______betweenmenandwomen可知，是在对男女的工资进行比较，只有J)gap符合语义，表示男女工资水平差距大。51题中，主语是income,谓语是gives,而workingwomen_______作为定语修饰income,定语中缺少动词，选C)generate，workingwomengenerateincome职业女性产生的收入虽然男女之间的工资水平仍存在很大差距，但是职业女性的收入却赋予她们新的独立性和购买力。52题句子分析：缺少谓语动词，选N)purchase，purchasecars购买车比如，目前市场上有近一半的汽车是女性购买的。53题句子分析：缺少谓语动词，by后接做事情的方式，选M)insulted在不久前，很多汽车经销商还这样侮辱女性消费者：他们无视她们的存在或暗示她们应该和丈夫一起来选车。54题句子分析：缺少形容词修饰customers,现在，汽车公司意识到了女性是_______客户选I)potential，potentialcustomers潜在客户现在，汽车公司意识到了女性是潜在客户。55题句子分析：缺少副词修饰pay,选H)really，reallypayattention真正开始关注有趣的是，真正开始关注女性消费者的是一些主要的日本汽车经销商。56题句子分析：缺少形容词修饰contrast，_______的对比选D)extreme，extremecontrast极端的对比也许正是与日本社会的强烈对比促使美国公司国家关注女性消费者。2007/12六级仔细阅读47.mother’ssupportnetwork.48.climbthecorporateladder.49.takenseriously.50.athome./inahomeoffice51.stress.