高二英语上册期中考试

　　33．A．rightB．wrongC．worriedD．uncertain

　　34．A．shortcomingsB．difficultiesC．prideD．description

　　35．A．paperB．pensC．handsD．eyes

　　第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题3分，满分60分）

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　A

　　Mother Knows Best?

　　Once while being prepared for a television interview, I was chatting with the host about stay-at-home fathers. I made the point that one reason we’re seeing more stay-at-home dads may be that it’s no longer a given (a known fact) that a man makes more money than his wife. Many families now take earning power into account when deciding which parent will stay home.

　　At that point, one of the male crew members commented, almost to himself but loud enough for my benefits, “It should be the better parent who stays at home”. A lot of guys say things like that.

　　I was a stay-at-home father for eight years, so what he said made me excited. It implied that our family’s choice could only have been correct if I was a “better” parent than my wife.

　　I think men shoot themselves in the foot with this kind of thinking. I suppose an argument could have been made that when I began staying home my wife was the “better” parent: she had spent more time with our son, could read him better and calm him more quickly. And given a choice, he’d have picked her over me. But as she was the more employable one, my wife went out to work and I looked after our son.

　　Know what? I caught up. Because of the increased time I spent with him, I soon knew him well, understood what he needed and could look after him more or less as my wife could.  Actually, the experience helped me unlock one of the world’s great secrets: Women are good at looking after the children because they do it. It’s not because of any born female gift or a mother’s instinct－which I think is mostly learned anyway. It’s because they put in the time and attention required to become good at the job.

　　Women obviously get a biological head start from giving birth and nursing, but over the long term experience is more important. When I got the experience myself, I was good, too. As good? I don’t know. Who cares? Children are not made of glass. Other people are capable of looking after them besides Mom.

　　36. Which of the following does the first paragraph imply?

　　A. Men are no longer given the chance to stay at home as they used to.

　　B. In some families the wives are earning more than their husbands.

　　C. The author is telling the readers that he works in the TV station.

　　D. There are more stay-at- home fathers than stay-at-home mothers.

　　37. The author decided to stay at home eight years ago because ______.

　　A. it was easier for his wife to find a job

　　B. he thought he was the better father

　　C. their son liked him a little bit better

　　D. he was earning more than his wife did

　　38. Women are better than men at taking care of children because ______.

　　A. they were born with the ability

　　B. they love children and enjoy it

　　C. they spend more time doing it

　　D. they have learned it at school

　　39. Which of the following is the author’s conclusion drawn at the end?

　　A. He is better than his wife at taking care of children.

　　B. He is as good as his wife at taking care of children.

　　C. Either fathers or mothers can take care of children.

　　D. Both fathers and mothers cannot take care of children.

　　B

　　Census figures (调查数据) published last Friday indicate that the number of women in management jobs rose by 95% between 1980 and 1990. Most evidenced shows that women are still in the lowest class of management and in the lowest-paying industries.

　　I first noticed that girls were different from boys when I was about 4 years old. No experiences either in my personal life or in my business life have caused me to change my opinion. Throughout my adult life, however, I have had to evaluate again and again these differences between men and women and how they affect the way men and women relate to one another and to the environment in which they work. Working with women has given me deep understanding I would never have gained in any other way.

　　Women are working at a decided disadvantage in the business world created by men to make things comfortable for men. To me, this means men often understand the rules without having to be taught or even having to think about them. It is not so easy for women. If I may fall back on typically male sports terms, women have had to learn both the game and the game plan at the same time.

　　At least in my own observation, women in business tend to be more honest than men. A direct question to a woman often results in a direct response. This quality makes it more difficult for women to “yes” an employer. It also makes women more trustworthy than the men who often can’t, or won’t, give a straight answer to a question. Women are also more open than men about their feelings their ambitions, and everyday situations in the office. This makes them easier to be hurt than men. Traditionally, women in business have been more severely judged than men. They have had to be better in a job than a man to get ahead.

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