17英语四六级阅读训练试卷及详解_(17)

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can insist on the development of all her children, ensuring that her daughters are given a fair chance. The education of her daughters then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls, as well as of boys, will be educated and healthy. The vicious circle is thus transformed into a virtuous circle…

Q: The author believes that a vicious circle can turn into a virtuous circle when _______.

I’ve been writing for most of my life. The book Writing without Teachers introduced me to one distinction and one practice that has helped my writing processes tremendously. The distinction is between the creative mind and the critical mind. While you need to employ both to get to a finished result, they cannot work in parallel no matter how much we might like to think so…..

When the author says the creative mind and the critical mind “cannot work in parallel” in the writing process, he means _______

A. no one can be both creative and critical

B. they cannot be regarded as equally important

C. they are in constant conflict with each other.

D. one cannot use them at the same time

正确答案：D

作者说 creative thinking和critical thinking两个阶段，可以推断they cannot work in parallel..指的是两个阶段是有先后次序的，不可能同时进行。所以选D。

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….An educated mother, on the other hand, has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set of choices. She is likely to have fewer but healthier children and can insist on the development of all her children, ensuring that her daughters are given a fair chance. The education of her daughters then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls, as well as of boys, will be educated and healthy. The vicious circle is thus transformed into a virtuous circle…

Q: The author believes that a vicious circle can turn into a virtuous circle when _______.

A. women care more about education

B. parents can afford their daughters’ education

C. girls can gain equal access to education

D. a family has fewer but healthier children

答案：选C。原文倒数第二句提到，如果女孩拥有了平等受教育的机会，将来她的女儿受教育的机会就会更大，这样一代一代便形成了良性循环。原文中的thus明确表明了这种关系。选项中的gain equal access to对应文中的are given a fair chance

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It is easier to negotiate initial salary requirement because once you are inside, the organizational constraints influence wage increases. One thing, however, is certain: your chances of getting the raise you feel you deserve are less if you don’t at least ask for it. Men tend to ask for more, and they get more, and this holds true with other resources, not just pay increases. Consider Beth’s story:

I did not get what I wanted when I did not ask ofr it. We had cubicle offices and window offices. I sat in the cubicles with several male colleagues. One by one they were moved into window offices, while I remained in the cubicles. Several males who were hired after me also went to offices. One in paritcular told me he was next in line for an office and that it had been part of his negotiations for the job.

I guess they thought me content to stay in the cubicles since I did not voice my opinion either way … .

Q: What can be inferred from Beth’s story?

A. Prejudice against women still exists in some organizations.

B. If people want what they deserve, they heve to ask for it.

C. People should not be content with what they have got.

D. People should be careful when negotiating for a job.

答案：

选B。又细节可知Beth由于没有提出要求而得到新的办公室。其实这个例子是为了说明第一段中的观点,your chances of getting the raise you feel you deserve are less if you don’t at least ask for it.。B是对这一观点的正确描述。

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Professionals seek career experience outside of their home countries for a variety of reasons. They may feel the need to recharge their batteries with a new challenge. They may want a position with more responsibility that encourages