Passage Four
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
In our culture, the sources of what we call a sense of "mastery" - feeling important and
worthwhile - and the sources of what we call a sense of "pleasure" - finding life enjoyable - are
not always identical. Women often are told "You can' t have it all. "Sometimes what the speaker
really is saying is: "You chose a career, so you can' t expect to have closer relationships or a
happy family life. "or "You have a wonderful husband and children - what' s all this about
wanting a career?" But women need to understand and develop both aspects of well - being, if
they are to feel good about themselves.
Our study shows that, for women, well - being has two dimensions. One is mastery, which
includes self- esteem (自尊), a sense of control over your life, and low levels of anxiety and depression. Mastery is closely related to the "doing" side of life, to work and activity. Pleasure is
the other dimension, and it is composed of happiness, satisfaction and optimism (乐观). It is
tied more closely to the "feeling" side of life. The two are independent of each other. A woman
could be high in mastery and low in pleasure, and vice versa. For example, a woman who has a
good job, but whose mother has just died, might be feeling very good about herself and in control of her work life, but the pleasure side could be damaged for a time.
The concepts of mastery and pleasure can help us identify the sources of well - being for
women, and remedy past mistakes. In the past, women were encouraged to look only at the feeling side of life as the source of all well - being. But we know that both mastery and pleasure are
critical. And mastery seems to be achieved largely through work. In our study, all the groups of
employed women rated signficantly higher in mastery than did women who were not employed.
A woman's well-being is enhanced(增进) when she takes on multiple roles. At least by
middle adulthood, the women who were involved in a combination of roles - marriages, mother-
hood, and employment - were the highest in well - being, despite warnings about stress and
strain.
36. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that
A) for women, a sense of "mastery" is more important than a sense of "pleasure"
B) for women, a sense of "pleasure" is more important than a sense of "mastery"
C) women can't have a sense of "mastery" and a sense of "pleasure" at the same time
D) a sense of "mastery" and a sense of "pleasure" are both indispensable to women
37. The author's attitude towards women having a career is
A) critical B) positive C) neutral D) realistic
38. ()ne can conclude from the passage that if a woman takes on several social roles,
A) it will be easier for her to overcome stress and strain
B) she will be more successful in her career
C) her chances of getting promoted will be greater
D) her life will be richer and more meaningful
39. Which of the following can be identified as a source of "pleasure" for women?
A) Family life. B) Regular employment.
C) Multiple roles in society. D) Freedom from anxiety.
40. The most appropriate title for the passage would be
A) The well - being of Career Women B) Sources of Mastery and Pleasure
C) Two Aspects of Women' s Well - Being D) Multiple Roles of Women in Society
Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 20 minutes)
41. He has______ strange hobbies like collecting bottle tops and inventing secret codes.
A) gone on B) gone in for C) gone with D) gone through with
42. Of all the soldiers they had the ______ of being the fiercest, the most patriotic, thetoughest.
A) recognition B) reservation C) recreation D) reputation
43. Why didn't you tell me you could lend me the money? I ______it from the bank.]
A) haven't needed to borrow B) will not need to borrow
C) needn' t have borrowed D) didn' t need to borrow
44. Advanced computer technology has ______ an answer to accurate weather forecasting.
A) set up B) come up with C) filled in D) faced up to
45. I stared into the blackness and wondered if he was as aware of my presence as ______
A) I was of his B) I was of him C) I did of him ID) I did of his
46. They are sure they have all the facts they need to ___ the existence of a black hole.
A) obtain B) maintain C) verify D) display
47. The new tourist hotel will have ______for more than one thousand people.
A) convenience B) accommodations C) capability D) capacities
48. Medical doctors sometimes can make mistakes that will cost ______
A) patients their lives B) patient lives
C) patients for their lives D) patients with their lives
49. He had been completely exhausted but felt considerably ________ after a meal and a rest.
A) renewed B) recreated C) reshaped D) refreshed
50. His intelligence and experience will enable him to ______ the complicated situation.
A) cope with B) settle down C) intervene in D) interfere with
51. At last she left her house and got to the airport, only ______the plane flying away.
A) having seen B) to have seen C) saw D) to see
52. He obviously displays a great ______ for some of your poems.
A) consent B) admiration C) respect D) pleasure
53. This law ______ the number of accidents caused by children running across the roadwhen they get off the bus.
A) intending to reduce B) intends reducing
C) intended reducing D) is intended to reduce
54. The fire must have ______ after the staff had gone home.
A) broken down B) broken up C) broken out D) broken off
55. Humidity is so intense in some parts of the tropics that Europeans find they are unable to______ it.
A) maintain B) persist C) endure D) sustain
56. The sight of a sick horse being driven along the streets of the village remained ______him for weeks.
A) of B) on C) to D) with
57. A series of border incidents would ______ead the two countries to war.
A) inevitably B) consistently C) uniformly D) persistently
58. They tried to restrict access to __ they believed to be dangerous areas.
A) what B) which C) that D) everywhere
59. If each manager makes his usual speech, the meeting will be. ______ for forty - fiveminutes.
A) expanded B) prolonged C) delayed D) exceeded
60. It was only after some progress ______ in the use and development of electric current
that men began to realize the importance and possibilities of magnetism.
A) was made B) would have been made
C) has been made D) had been made
61. The weatherman broadcasts the ______in temperature twice a day.
A) diversion B) variation C) variety D) modification
62. I seem to have reached a rather gloomy conclusion, but I think that something cheerful maystill be derived ______ it.
A) of B) off C) from D) with
63. Animals can become unusually ______ when they are upset by a sudden environmentalchange.
A) puzzled B) predominant C) vigorous D) aggressive
64. In no circumstances can more work be got out of a machine than______
A) is put into it B) to put it into it
C) to be put into it D) that puts into it
65. The winning team loudly ______its victory.
A) magnified B) proclaimed C) signified D) exclaimed
66. Last year, these ships transported a total of 83,34 million tons of cargo, a 4.4 per cent in-crease ______ the previous year.
A) over B) than C) up D) beyond
67. With an eighty- hour week and little enjoyment, life must have been very ________ for the
nineteenth- century factory workers.
A) hostile B) anxious C) tedious D) obscure
68. The Second World War______ the earlier one of 1914, prompted public concern about
the physical and intellectual well - being of the country' s human resources.
A) so as B) as were C) as did D) same as
69. Louis was asked to ______ the man who stole her purse.
A) confirm B) recognize C) claim D) identify
70. The bus that ______ outside the inn would soon take the visitors downtown.
A) held back B) pulled up C) got down D) set forth
