月MBA英语阅读定位和串联专项训练.docx
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月MBA英语阅读定位和串联专项训练
1月MBA英语阅读定位和串联专项训练(3)
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ThegirlsinthissixthgradeclassinEastPaloAlto,California,allhavethesameaccesstocomputersasboys.Butresearcherssay,bythetimetheygettohighschool,theyarevictimsofwhattheresearcherscallamajornewgender(性别)gapintechnology.JaniceWeinmanoftheAmericanAssociationofUniversityWomensays,"Girlstendtobelesscomfortablethanboyswiththecomputer.Theyuseitmoreforwordprocessingratherthanforproblemsolving,ratherthantodiscovernewwaysinwhichtounderstandinformation."
Afterre-examiningathousandstudies,theAmericanAssociationofUniversityWomenresearchersfoundthatgirlsmakeuponlyasmallpercentageofstudentsincomputerscienceclasses.GirlsconsistentlyratethemselvessignificantlylowerthanboysintheirabilityandconfidenceIusingcomputers.Andtheyusecomputerslessoftenthanboysoutsidetheclassroom.
Aninstructorofacomputerlabsayshe’salreadynoticedsomedifferences.CharlesCheadleofCesarChavezSchoolsays,"Boysarenotsoafraidtheymightdosomethingthatwillharmthecomputer,whereasgirlsareafraidtheymightbreakitsomehow."
Sixyearsago,thesoftwarecompanyPurpleMoonnoticedthatgirls’computerusagewasfallingbehindboys.KarenGouldsays,"Thenumberonereasongirlstoldustheydon’tlikecomputergamesisnotthatthey’retooviolent,ortoocompetitive.Girlsjustsaidthey’reincrediblyboring."
PurpleMoonsaysitfoundwhatgirlswant,characterstheycanrelatetoandstorylinesrelativetowhat’sgoingonintheirownlives.KarenGouldofPurpleMoonSoftwaresays,"Whatwedefinitelyfoundfromgirlsisthatthereisnointrinsic(固有的)reasonwhytheywouldn’twanttoplayonacomputer;itwasjustacontentthing."
Thesponsorofthestudysaysitallboilsdowntothis:
thetechnologygendergapthatseparatesthegirlsfromtheboysmustbeclosedifwomenaretocompeteeffectivelywithmeninthe21stcentury.
51.Accordingtothepassage,girlsarevictimsofthegendergapintechnologybecause_____.
A.theycannotdiscovernewwaystousecomputers
B.theyhavethesameaccesstocomputersasboys
C.theyarelikelytobelesscomfortablewithcomputers
D.theycanonlyusecomputersforwordprocessing
52.Girlsoftenfeel______.
A.boredwithcomputergamesB.comfortableusingcomputers
C.ithardtousecomputersinwordprocessingD.worriedaboutusingcomputers
53.Theresearchtogirlsandcomputersis______.
A.basedonafewrecentarticlesB.presentedbyoneperson
C.basedonthousandsofstudiesD.notconsideredwellgrounded
54.Thesoftwarecompanyseemstothink______.
A.ifgirlshadanequalchanceofplayinggames,theywouldlikecomputers
B.ifthesoftwarewasmoreviolent,girlswouldbemoreinterested
C.ifthesoftwarecontentwaschanged,girlswouldbemoreinterested
D.ifthecharacterwerefunny,girlswouldlikethembetter
55.Thegendergapneedstobeclosedbecause______.
A.itisn’tfairthatboysareallowedtousecomputersallthetime
B.thereisn’tenoughmoneyforupgradingcomputers
C.mostofthecausesmayboildowntoaquestionofmoney
D.theabilitytousecomputersisimportantintoday’sworld
太奇1月MBA英语阅读每日一练
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Jobsharingreferstothesituationinwhichtwopeopledividetheresponsibilityofonefull-timejob.Thetwopeoplewillinglyactaspart-timeworkers,enoughhoursbetweenthemtofulfillthedutiesofafull-timeworker.Iftheyeachworkhalfthejob,forexample,theyeachreceive50percentofthejob’swages,itsholidaysanditsotherbenefits.Ofcourse,somejobsharerstakeasmallerorlargershareoftheresponsibilitiesoftheposition,receivingalesserorgreatershareofthebenefits.
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Jobsharingdiffersfromconventionalpart-timeworkinthatitoccursmainlyinthemorehighlyskilledandprofessionalareas,whichrequirehigherlevelsofresponsibilityandemployeecommitment.
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Jobsharingshouldnotbeconfusedwiththetermworksharing,whichreferstoincreasingthenumberofjobsbyreducingthenumberofhoursofeachexistingjob,thusofferingmorepositiontothegrowingnumberofunemployedpeople.Jobsharing,bycontrast,isnotdesignedtoaddressunemploymentproblems;itsfocus,rather,istoprovidewell-paidworkforskilledworkersandprofessionalswhowantmorefreetimeforotheractivities.
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Aswouldbeexpected,womenconstitutethebulkofjobshares.Asurveycarriedoutin1988byBritain’sEqualOpportunitiesCommissionrevealedthat78percentofshareswerefemale,themajorityofwhomwerebetween20and40yearsofage.Subsequentstudieshavecomeupwithsimilarresults.Manyofthesewomenwerere-enteringthejobmarketafterhavinghadchildren,buttheychosenottoseekpart-timeworkbecauseitwouldhavemeantlowerstatus.Jobsharingalsoofferedanacceptableshiftbackintofull-timeworkafteralongabsence.
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Thenecessityofclosecooperationwhensharingajobwithanotherpersonmakestheactualworkquitedifferentfromconventionalone-positionjobs.However,toensureagreaterchancethatthepartnershipwillsucceed,eachpersonneedstoknowthestrengths,weaknessesandpreferencesofhisorherpartnerbeforeapplyingforaposition.Moreover,theremustbeafairdivisionofbothroutinetasksandinterestingones.Insum,forapositiontobejob-sharedwell,thetwoindividualsmustbewellmatchedandmusttreateachotherasequals.
41.“Employeecommitment”inParagraph2referstotheemployee’s____.
Aqualification
Cexperience
Bloyalty
Dachievement
42.Worksharingisdifferentfromjobsharinginthat____.
Aitrequiresmoreworkinghours
Bitprovidesmoreworkpositions
Citdependsontheemployer’sdecision
Ditoffersamoresatisfactorysalary
43.Jobsharingispopularwithyoungmothersmainlybecause_____.
Atheycantakecareofbothworkandfamily
Btheyareoveridealworkingages
Ctheyseekequalopportunitieswithmen
Dtheyhavedifficultyfindingfull-timejobs
44.Injobsharingthepartnersshould____.
Abesocialequals
Cknoweachotherverywell
Bbeintimatefriends
Dhavesimilarworkingexperience
45.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto____.
Arecommendjobsharingtowomen
Bdiscussawaytotackleunemployment
Ccriticizejobsharingasinefficient
Ddescribejobsharingingeneral
太奇1月MBA英语阅读每日一练(3)【答案和解析】
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Jack’sfriendTonyhadrecentlygottenatattoo(文身).,andJackwassoimpressedbyTony’sbraveryandhistattoothathedecidedtogetonetoo.WhydoalotofyoungpeopleinNorthAmericagettattoostoday?
Peerpressure,mediainfluence,andpersonalexpressionaresomeofthecommonreasons.
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Thedesiretobepartofagrouptobeacceptedbyone’sfriendsorpeerscanhaveagreatinfluenceonwhatapersondoes.Sometimes,wearingatattoocanbeasignthatyoubelongtoacertaingroup,Gangsoftenusespecialclothesandtattoostoidentifytheirparticulargroup.Forexample,inonegangallthemembersmayweargreenarmyjacketsandhavelarge“Xs”tattooedontheirarms.Itisnotonlygangsthathavethistypeofspecial“uniform”.Youngpeopleoftenbelongtoacertaingroupoffriends.Someofthesegroupswearonlybrand-nameclothes.Othersweartattoos.Whenaperson’sfriendsarealldoingsomething,suchasgettingatattoo,thatpersonismorelikelytodothesamething,andgetatattootoo.
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ThemediaisanotherbiginfluencebehindthepopularityoftattoosinNorthAmerica.Awidevarietyofmediaimagesshowtattoos.Tattooscanbeseenonpeopleappearingincommercialssellingexpensivecars.Famoussportsheroeswithtattoosareshowninmagazines.FashionmodelsareoftenseeninmagazinesandonTVwearingdesignerclothesthatshowtheirbodiestattooswithdetailedandcolorfulpatterns.Thesemediaimageslinktattoostoideasofwealth,success,andstatus.Asaresult,manypeopledecidetogetatattooforitsfashionandstatusvalue.
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Itisnotalwaystheinfluenceofotherpeopleorthemediathatresultsinapersongettingatattoo.Manypeopledecidetoweartattoosinordertoexpresstheirartisticnature,theirbeliefs,ortheirfeelings-inotherwords,toshowtheirindividuality.Amusicianinarockbandmaygetatattooofaguitaronthearm.Someenvironmentalistsmaytattoopicturesofendangeredanimalsontheirshoulders.Loversmaytattooeachothers’namesovertheirhearts.Atattoocanbeapublicsigntoshowwhatisimportantinaperson’slife.
31.Jackgotatattoobecauseof_____.
Atheinfluenceoffriends
Cadesiretoexpresshimself
Btheinfluenceofthemedia
Dadesiretobefashionable
32.Gangmemberswearthetattooof“Xs”toshowtheir____.
Aindividuality
Csenseofhonor
Bpower
Dsenseofbelonging
33.Whichofthefollowinggroupsofpeopleareseenwearingtattoosinthemedia?
ACarsellers
CFashiondesigners
BSportsstars
DMoviestars
34.Whichofthefollowingtattoosshowsone’sbelief?
AAmusicalinstrument
CApictureofendangeredspecies
BAlover’sname
DAbrandname
35.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_____.
AWhyPeopleGetTattoos
CThePopularityofTattoos
BTattoos’NewTrend
DTattoosTellWhoYouAre
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SomeofthemostpopularattractionsacrossAmericaarethemanyfreeconcertsofferedtopublicthroughouttheyear.Theseinvolvenotonlyamateurperformers,butprofessionalartistsaswell.Thepublicparksofmanycitiesacrossthecountryusuallyhavebandstandsandlargelawns.Asaservicetocitizens,theyrentoutspacetoperformersfree
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