Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)
Section A
Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.
Men, these days, are embracing fatherhood with the round-the-clock involvement their partners have always dreamed of –handling night feedings, packing lunches and bandaging knees. But unlike women, many find they’re negotiating their new roles with little support or information. “Men in my generation (aged 25-40) have a fear of becoming dads because we have no role models,” says Jon Smith, a writer. They often find themselves excluded from mothers’ support networks, and are eyed warily (警觉地) on the playground.
The challenge is particularly evident in the work—place. There, men are still expected to be breadwinners climbing the corporate ladder; traditionally-minded bosses are often unsympathetic to family needs. In Denmark most new fathers only take two weeks of paternity leave (父亲的陪产假)—even though they are allowed 34 days. As much as if not more so than women, fathers struggle to be taken seriously when they request flexible arrangements.
Though Wilfried-Fritz Maring, 54, a data-bank and Internet specialist with German firm FIZ Karlsruhe, feels that the time he spends with his daughter outweighs any disadvantages, he admits, “With my decision to work from home I dismissed any opportunity for promotion.”
Mind-sets (思维定势) are changing gradually. When Maring had a daughter, the company equipped him with a home office and allowed him to choose a job that could be performed from there. Danish telecom company TDC initiated an internal campaign last year to encourage dads to take paternity leave: 97 percent now do. “When an employee goes on paternity leave and is with his kids, he gets a new kind of training: in how to keep cool under stress,” says spokesperson Christine Elberg Holm. For a new generation of dads, kids may come before the company –but it’s a shift that benefits both.
47. Unlike women, men often get little support or information from ______________.
48. Besides supporting the family, men were also expected to ________.
49. Like women, men hope that their desire for a flexible schedule will be _____________.
50. When Maring was on paternity leave, he was allowed by his company to work___________.
51. Christine Holm believes paternity leave provides a new kind of training for men in that it can help them cope with _____________.
Section B
Passage One
Questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.
Like most people, I’ve long understood that I will be judged by my occupation, that my profession is a gauge people use to see how smart or talented I am. Recently, however, I was disappointed to see that it also decides how I’m treated as a person.
Last year I left a professional position as a small-town reporter and took a job waiting tables. As someone paid to serve food to people. I had customers say and do things to me I suspect they’d never say or do to their most casual acquaintances. One night a man talking on his cell phone waved me away, then beckoned (示意) me back with his finger a minute later, complaining he was ready to order and asking where I’d been.
I had waited tables during summers in college and was treated like a peon(勤杂工) by plenty of people. But at 19 years old. I believed I deserved inferior treatment from professional adults. Besides, people responded to me differently after I told them I was in college. Customers would joke that one day I’d be sitting at their table, waiting to be served.
Once I graduated I took a job at a community newspaper. From my first day, I heard a respectful tone from everyone who called me. I assumed this was the way the professional world worked-cordially.
I soon found out differently, I sat several feet away from an advertising sales representative with a similar name. Our calls would often get mixed up and someone asking for Kristen would be transferred to Christie. The mistake was immediately evident. Perhaps it was because money was involved, but people used a tone with Kristen that they never used with me.
My job title made people treat me with courtesy. So it was a shock to return to the restaurant industry.
It’s no secret that there’s a lot to put up with when waiting tables, and fortunately, much of it can be easily forgotten when you pocket the tips. The service industry, by definition, exists to cater to others’ needs. Still, it seemed that many of my customers didn’t get the difference between server and servant.
I’m now applying to graduate school, which means someday I’ll return to a profession where people need to be nice to me in order to get what they want. I think I’ll take them to dinner first, and see how they treat someone whose only job is to serve them.
52. The author was disappointed to find that ___________________.
A) one’s position is used as a gauge to measure one’s intelligence.
B) talented people like her should fail to get a respectable job
C) one’s occupation affects the way one is treated as a person
D) professionals tend to look down upon manual workers
53. What does the author intend to say by the example in the second paragraph?
A) Some customers simply show no respect to those who serve them.
B) People absorbed in a phone conversation tend to be absent-minded.
C) Waitresses are often treated by customers as casual acquaintances.
D) Some customers like to make loud complaints for no reason at all.
54. How did the author feel when waiting tables at the age of 19?
A) She felt it unfair to be treated as a mere servant by professionals.
B) She felt badly hurt when her customers regarded her as a peon.
C) She was embarrassed each time her customers joked with her.
D) She found it natural for professionals to treat her as inferior.
55. What does the author imply by saying “…many of my customers didn’t get the difference between server and servant” (Lines 3-4, Para.7)?
A) Those who cater to others’ needs are destined to be looked down upon.
B) Those working in the service industry shouldn’t be treated as servants.
C) Those serving others have to put up with rough treatment to earn a living.
D) The majority of customers tend to look on a servant as a server nowadays.
56. The author says she’ll one day take her clients to dinner in order to _______.
A) see what kind of person they are B) experience the feeling of being served
C）show her generosity towards people inferior to her D）arouse their sympathy for people living a humble life
Passage Two
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
What’s hot for 2007 among the very rich? A S7.3 million diamond ring. A trip to Tanzania to hunt wild animals. Oh. and income inequality.
Sure, some leftish billionaires like George Soros have been railing against income inequality for years. But increasingly, centrist and right-wing billionaires are starting to worry about income inequality and the fate of the middle class.
In December. Mortimer Zuckerman wrote a column in U.S News & World Report, which he owns. “Our nation’s core bargain with the middle class is disintegrating,” lamented (哀叹) the 117th-richest man in America. “Most of our economic gains have gone to people at the very top of the income ladder. Average income for a household of people of working age, by contrast, has fallen five years in a row.” He noted that “Tens of millions of Americans live in fear that a major health problem can reduce them to bankruptcy.”
Wilbur Ross Jr. has echoed Zuckerman’s anger over the bitter struggles faced by middle-class
Americans. “It’s an outrage that any American’s life expectancy should be shortened simply because the company they worked for went bankrupt and ended health-care coverage,” said the former chairman of the International Steel Group.
What’s happening? The very rich are just as trendy as you and I, and can be so when it comes to politics and policy. Given the recent change of control in Congress, popularity of measures like increasing the minimum wage, and efforts by California’ governor to offer universal health care, these guys don’t need their own personal weathermen to know which way the wind blows.
It’s possible that plutocrats(有钱有势的人) are expressing solidarity with the struggling middle class as part of an effort to insulate themselves from confiscatory (没收性的) tax policies. But the prospect that income inequality will lead to higher taxes on the wealthy doesn’t keep plutocrats up at night. They can live with that.
No, what they fear was that the political challenges of sustaining support for global economic integration will be more difficult in the United States because of what has happened to the distribution of income and economic insecurity.
In other words, if middle-class Americans continue to struggle financially as the ultrawealthy grow ever wealthier, it will be increasingly difficult to maintain political support for the free flow of goods, services, and capital across borders. And when the United States places obstacles in the way of foreign investors and foreign goods, it’s likely to encourage reciprocal action abroad. For people who buy and sell companies, or who allocate capital to markets all around the world, that’s the real nightmare.
57. What is the current topic of common interest among the very rich in America?
A) The fate of the ultrawealthy people. B) The disintegration of the middle class.
C) The inequality in the distribution of wealth. D) The conflict between the left and the right wing.
58. What do we learn from Mortimer Zuckerman’s lamentation?
A) Many middle-income families have failed to make a bargain for better welfare.
B) The American economic system has caused many companies to go bankrupt.
C) The American nation is becoming more and more divided despite its wealth.
D) The majority of Americans benefit little from the nation’s growing wealth.
59. From the fifth paragraph we can learn that ____________.
A) the very rich are fashion-conscious
B) the very rich are politically sensitive
C) universal health care is to be implemented throughout America
D) Congress has gained popularity by increasing the minimum wage
60. What is the real reason for plutocrats to express solidarity with the middle class?
A) They want to protect themselves from confiscatory taxation.
B) They know that the middle class contributes most to society.
C) They want to gain support for global economic integration.
D) They feel increasingly threatened by economic insecurity.
61. What may happen if the United States places obstacles in the way of foreign investors and foreign goods?
A) The prices of imported goods will inevitably soar beyond control.
B) The investors will have to make great efforts to re-allocate capital.
C) The wealthy will attempt to buy foreign companies across borders.
D) Foreign countries will place the same economic barriers in return.
answer 47. mother’s support networks 48. climb the corporate ladder 49. taken seriously
50. from home/ in a home office 51. stress
Section B
52. C 53.A 54.D 55.B 56.A 57. C 58. D 59.B 60.C 61. D
第四部分阅读理解（阅读深度） （ 25分钟）
A节
问题47至51是基于以下的通道。
男人，这些天来，是接受父亲的全天候的合作伙伴参与其梦寐以求的处理夜间喂养，包装午餐和包扎膝盖。但与妇女，很多人发现他们谈判新的角色几乎没有支持或信息。 “男人在我这一代（ 25-40岁）有一个担心成为爸爸，因为我们没有榜样，说： ”乔恩史密斯，一名作家。他们往往发现自己排除在母亲的支持网络，并正在眼睛警惕（警觉地）操场上。
目前的挑战是特别明显的工作场所。在那里，男子仍然预计将养家糊口攀登公司梯子;传统思想的老板往往是不同情的家庭需要。在丹麦的大多数新的父亲只需要两个星期的陪产假（父亲的陪产假） ，即使他们被允许34天。正如如果不是更多的话，使妇女相比，父亲斗争认真考虑他们的要求时，灵活安排。
虽然维尔弗里-弗里茨Maring ， 54 ，数据和互联网专业银行与德国公司卡尔斯鲁厄专业信息中心，认为他的时间花在与他的女儿超过任何弊端，他承认， “我的决定在家工作予驳回任何机会促进。 “
精神状态（思维定势）正在逐步改变。当Maring有一个女儿，他的公司配备了家庭办公和让他选择一个工作，可以从那里执行。丹麦电信公司内部贸易发展局发起了一个运动，去年采取鼓励爸爸陪产假：百分之九十七现在。 “当一名雇员接着陪产假，并与他的孩子，他得到了一种新的培训：如何在压力下保持冷静，说： ”外交部发言人克里斯蒂娜Elberg霍尔姆。新一代的爸爸，孩子可能会在公司，但是这是一个转变，对双方都有利。
47 。不同的妇女，男人往往获得的支持很少或信息______________ 。
48 。除了支持家庭，男人也预计________ 。
49 。如妇女，男人希望自己的愿望，一个灵活的时间表将_____________ 。
50 。当Maring是陪产假，他被允许他的公司work___________ 。
51 。克里斯蒂娜霍尔姆认为陪产假提供了一种新的培训的男子，它可以帮助他们应付_____________ 。
B节
通过一
问题52至56是基于以下的通道。
像大多数人来说，我一直明白，我将我的职业判断，即我的职业是衡量人们使用，看看聪明或天赋我。然而，最近我很失望地看到，它也决定如何对待我的人。
去年我留下了一个专业的地位，小城镇的记者，并找好工作表。正如有人向人民提供食品。我的顾客说，和做事情对我来说，我怀疑他们会不会说或做自己最休闲熟人。有一天晚上一个人谈了他的手机挥手我带走，然后招手（示意）我回到他的手指一分钟后，抱怨他愿意秩序和要求，我想了。
我已经等待表在大学期间和夏季治疗像一个雇农（勤杂工）的许多人。但在19岁。我认为我值得劣治疗专业成人。此外，人民给我不同的回答后，我告诉他们我是在大学。客户会开玩笑说，有一天我会坐在他们的桌子，等待着被伸张。
当我毕业的我在工作在社区报纸。从我的第一天，我听取了大家的尊重基调谁给我打电话。我以为这是世界上专业的方式工作，亲切。
我很快就发现了不同的，我坐在几个离广告销售代表一个名称类似。我们要求将经常混合有人要求克里斯汀将转移到克里斯蒂。错误立即明显。也许这是因为钱财卷入其中，但人们使用了口气与克里斯坦，他们从未使用过我。
我的职位，使人们对我的礼貌。所以这是一个震惊返回餐饮业。
这已经不是什么秘密，有很多忍受时，等候的桌子，和幸运的是，大部分是可以很容易地忘记当你口袋里的一些小窍门。服务行业，根据其定义，存在，以满足他人的需要。不过，看来我的许多客户没有区别服务器和仆人。
我现在申请研究生院，这意味着有一天我会回到专业，人们需要向我表达友好，以获得他们想要什么。我想我会带他们去吃饭，然后看他们如何对待别人，他们的唯一的工作是为他们服务。
52 。作者感到失望地发现， ___________________ 。
A ）一个的立场是用来作为衡量来衡量一个人的智力。
乙类）人才喜欢她不应该得到一个体面的工作
c ）一个占领的方式影响到一个被视为一个人
丁）专业人员往往看不起体力劳动工人
53 。请问作者打算说的例子在第二段？
a ）有些客户只是表明没有谁对这些为他们服务。
b ）人民沉浸在电话交谈往往是心不在焉。
丙类）服务员往往对待客户休闲熟人。
d ）有些客户要作大的投诉没有理由。
54 。怎么觉得作者表时，等候在19岁时？
甲）她觉得这不公平，被视为仅仅是仆人的专业人员。
乙）她觉得受重伤时，她的顾客把她作为一个雇农。
c ）款，她很尴尬，每次她开玩笑说她的客户。
丁类） ，她认为自然的专业人员来治疗她的劣势。
55 。请问作者暗示说， “ ...我的许多客户没有区别服务器和仆人” （系3-4 ，第7段） ？
a ）那些谁照顾别人的需求注定是瞧不起。
b ）这些工作在服务行业不应视为公务员。
c ）凡服务他人不得不忍受粗暴对待谋生。
d ）大多数客户都倾向于寻找一个仆人作为服务器现在。
56 。作者说，她会一天她带客户来吃饭，以_______ 。
a ）见什么样的人，他们是二）外国的经验的感觉送达
丙）查看她慷慨的人不如她深）引起他们的同情，人们过着谦卑的生活
通过两
问题57至61是基于以下的通道。
热门2007年之间的非常丰富的？阿S7.3万美元的钻石戒指。游坦桑尼亚狩猎野生动物。噢。和收入不平等。
当然，像一些leftish亿万富翁乔治索罗斯已经栏杆对收入不平等多年。但是，越来越多的中间派和右翼的亿万富翁也开始担心收入的不平等和命运的中产阶级。
在12月。莫蒂默朱克曼写了一篇专栏中美国新闻与世界报道，他拥有。 “我们国家的核心交易与中产阶级解体， ”遗憾（哀叹）的第117大富豪，在美国。 “我们大部分的经济增长已经到人的最上方收入阶梯。平均家庭收入的工作年龄人口，相比之下，减少连续5年。 “他指出， ”数以百万计的美国人生活在恐惧中，一个主要的健康问题可以减少他们破产。 “
威尔伯罗斯小了呼应朱克曼的愤怒了艰苦卓绝的斗争所面临的中产阶级
美国人。 “这是一种不能容忍任何美国人的预期寿命应缩短，只是因为该公司也进行了破产和结束的保健覆盖面， ”这位前主席的国际钢铁集团。
这是怎么回事？非常丰富的一样时髦的你和我，可这样说到政治和政策。鉴于最近的变化控制国会，普及等措施提高最低工资，并努力加州州长提供普遍的医疗保健，这些家伙不需要自己的个人气象知道顺风转舵。
这有可能是财阀（有钱有势的人）都表示声援挣扎的中产阶级的努力的一部分隔绝自己从没收（没收性的）的税收政策。但是，这样的前景，即收入不平等将导致更高的税，富人并没有财阀晚上。他们可以接受的。
不，他们担心的是，政治上的挑战，保持支持全球经济一体化将更加难以在美国，由于发生了什么事的收入分配和经济不安全。
换句话说，如果中产阶层的美国人继续斗争，财政作为ultrawealthy日益富裕，将越来越难以维持政治支持的自由流动，货物，服务和资本的跨越边界。当美国的地方障碍的外国投资者和外国货物，很可能鼓励国外互惠行动。谁的人购买和销售公司，或者谁分配资本市场在世界各地，这是真正的噩梦。
57 。什么是当前共同关心的话题之一非常丰富的美国？
甲）的命运ultrawealthy人。乙类）解体的中产阶级。
丙类）的不平等分配财富。 d ）在离开之间的冲突和右翼。
58 。我们如何学习莫蒂默朱克曼的悲叹？
a ）许多中等收入家庭都没有作出争取更好的福利。
乙）拉丁美洲经济体系造成了许多企业破产。
C ）对美国的国家正变得越来越分为尽管其财富。
d ）在大多数美国人受益不大，从一个国家的不断增加的财富。
59 。从第5段，我们可以了解到， ____________ 。
A ）是非常丰富的时尚
B ）在非常丰富的政治敏感
丙）普及卫生保健实施全美国
丁）已经获得了普及国会通过提高最低工资
60 。什么是真正的理由财阀声援中产阶级？
a ）他们要保护自己免受没收征税。
b ）他们知道，中产阶级对社会的贡献最大。
c ）他们想要获得支持全球经济一体化。
d ）他们感到日益受到威胁的经济不安全感。
61 。可能会发生什么，如果美国地方障碍外国投资者和外国商品？
甲）进口商品价格上涨将不可避免地超出控制。
乙）投资者将必须作出巨大努力，重新分配资金。
C ）对富人会尝试购买外国公司的跨越国界。
d ）外国国家将同经济壁垒的回报。
答案:47.母亲的支持网络 48.爬上企业阶梯 49.认真考虑 50.从家庭/家庭办公室中的 51.应力
B节 52. C 53.A 54.D 55.B 56.A 57. C 58. D 59.B 60.C 61. D
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