I was addressing a small gathering in a suburban Virginia living room—a women"s group that had invited men to join them. Throughout the evening, one man had been particularly talkative, frequently offering ideas and anecdotes, while his wife sat silently beside him on the couch. Toward the end of the evening, I commented that women frequently complain that their husbands don"t talk to them. This man quickly nodded in agreement. He gestured toward his wife and said, "She"s the talker in our family. " The room burst into laughter; the man looked puzzled and hurt. "It"s true, " he explained. "When I come home from work I have nothing to say. If she didn"t keep the conversation going, we"d spend the whole evening in silence. This episode crystallizes the irony that although American men tend to talk more than women in public situations, they often talk less at home. And this pattern is wreaking havoc with marriage. The pattern was observed by political scientist Andrew Hacker in the late 1970s. Sociologist Catherine Kohler Riessman reports in her new book Divorce Talk that most of the women she interviewed—but only a few of the men—gave lack of communication as the reason for their divorces. Given the current divorce rate of nearly 50 percent, that amounts to millions of cases in the United States every year—a virtual epidemic of failed conversation. In my own research, complaints from women about their husbands most often focused not on tangible inequities such as having given up the chance for a career to accompany a husband to his, or doing far more than their share of daily life-support work like cleaning, cooking and social arrangements. Instead, they focused on communication; "He doesn"t listen to me. " "He doesn"t talk to me. " I found, as Hacker observed years before, that most wives want their husbands to be, first and foremost, conversational partners, but few husbands share this expectation of their wives. In short, the image that best represents the current crisis is the stereotypical cartoon scene of a man sitting at the breakfast table with a newspaper held up in front of his face, while a woman glares at the back of it, wanting to talk.What is most wives" main expectation of their husbands?A．Talking to them.B．Trusting them.C．Supporting their careers.D．Sharing housework.

Questions 16 and 18 are based on the news reportyou have just heard.(1) (单选题)What does the speaker say about being alone?A.It's a horrible feeling.B.It can be a blessing.C.It's boring and dangerous.D.It's the most comfortable state.(2) (单选题)What does the speaker say helps reduce one's feeling of loneliness?A.To be active.B.To meet up with your friends.C.To travel abroad.D.To seek advice from others.(3) (单选题)What is an advantage of spending one's time alone?A.It provides a chance for people to think deeply.B.It makes us treasure the time.C.It enables one to identify true friends.D.It helps us take care of problems more efficiently.

You had better stop watching too much TV unless you want to __ your eye-|||-sight.-|||-A.ruin B.crash C.block D.break

I ________ ten minutes to decide whether I should reject the offer． [　　] A． gave B． was given C． was giving D． had given

(2分)“You can’t have this football back ______ you promise not to kick it at my cat again.” the old man said firmly.· A. because· B. since· C. when· D. unless纠错得分： 2

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Going on a__has become a fashion among many young girls who wish to keep slim.A. figureB. wreckC. dietD. lawn

That people often experience trouble sleeping in a different bed in unfamiliar surroundings is a phenomenon known as the "first-night" effect. If a person stays in the same room the following night they tend to sleep more soundly. Yuka Sasaki and her colleagues at Brown University set out to investigate the origins of this effect.Dr. Sasaki knew the first—night effect probably has something to do with how humans evolved. The puzzle was what benefit would be gained from it when performance might be affected the following day. She also knew from previous work conducted on birds and dolphins that these animals put half of their brains to sleep at a time so that they can rest while remaining alert enough to avoid predators (捕食者). This led her to wonder if people might be doing the same thing. To take a closer look, her team studied 35 healthy people as they slept in the unfamiliar environment of the university's Department of Psychological Sciences. The participants each slept in the department for two nights and were carefully monitored with techniques that looked at the activity of their brains. Dr. Sasaki found, as expected, the participants slept less well on their first night than they did on their second, taking more than twice as long to fall asleep and sleeping less overall. During deep sleep, the participants' brains behaved in a similar manner seen in birds and dolphins. On the first night only, the left hemispheres (半球) of their brains did not sleep nearly as deeply as their right hemispheres did.Curious if the left hemispheres were indeed remaining awake to process information detected in the surrounding environment, Dr. Sasaki re-ran the experiment while presenting the sleeping participants with a mix of regularly timed beeps (蜂鸣声) of the same tone and irregular beeps of a different tone during the night. She worked out that, if the left hemisphere was staying alert to keep guard in a strange environment, then it would react to the irregular beeps by stirring people from sleep and would ignore the regularly timed ones. This is precisely what she found.What did researchers find puzzling about the first—night effect?A.To what extent it can trouble people.B.What role it has played in evolution.C.What circumstances may trigger it.D.In what way it can be beneficial.What do we learn about Dr. Yuka Sasaki doing her research?A.She found birds and dolphins remain alert while asleep.B.She found birds and dolphins sleep in much the same way.C.She got some idea from previous studies on birds and dolphinsD.She conducted studies on birds' and dolphins' sleeping patterns.What did Dr. Sasaki do when she first did her experiment?A.She monitored the brain activity of participants sleeping in a new environment.B.She recruited 35 participants from her Department of Psychological Sciences.C.She studied the differences between the two sides of participants' brains.D.She tested her findings about birds and dolphins on human subjects.What did Dr. Sasaki do when re-running her experiment?A.She analyzed the negative effect of irregular tones on brains.B.She recorded participants' adaptation to changed environment.C.She exposed her participants to two different stimuli.D.She compared the responses of different participants.What did Dr. Sasaki find about the participants in her experiment?A.They tended to enjoy certain tones more than others.B.They tended to perceive irregular beeps as a threat.C.They felt sleepy when exposed to regular beeps.D.They differed in their tolerance of irregular tones.

4.______(过去认为不可能的事)has now become a reality.__________________________________________________________________________________________

Passage Two（题干） Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage. It’s time to reevaluate how women handle conflict at work. Being overworked or over-committed at home and on the job will not get you where you want to be in life. It will only slow you down and hinder your career goals. Did you know women are more likely than men to feel exhausted？ Nearly twice as many women than men ages 18-44 reported feeling “very tired” or “exhausted”, according to a recent study. This may not be surprising given that this is the age range when women have children. It's also the age range when many women are trying to balance careers and home. One reason women may feel exhausted is that they have a hard time saying "no." Women want to be able todo it all volunteer for school parties or cook delicious meals-and so their answer to any request is often “Yes, I can.” Women struggle to say “no” in the workplace for similar reasons, including the desire to be liked by their colleagues. Unfortunately, this inability to say "no" may be hurting women's heath as well as their career. At the workplace, men use conflict as a way to position themselves, while women often avoid conflict or strive to be the peacemaker, because they don't want to be viewed as aggressive or disruptive at work. For example, there’s a problem that needs to be addressed immediately, resulting in a dispute over should be the one to fix it. Men are more likely to face that dispute from the perspective of what benefits them most, whereas women may approach the same dispute from the perspective of what's the easiest and quickest way to resolve the problem-even if that means doing the boring work themselves. This difference in handling conflict could be the deciding factor on who gets promoted to a leadership position and who does not. Leaders have to be able to delegate and manage resources wisely – including staff expertise. Shouldering more of the workload may not earn you that promotion. Instead, it may highlight your inability to delegate effectively. What does the author say is the problem with women？A.They are often unclear about the career goals to reach. B.They are usually more committed at home than on the job. C.They tend to be over-optimistic about how far they could go. D.They tend to push themselves beyond the limits of their ability. Why do working women of child-bearing age tend to feel drained of energy？A.They struggle to satisfy the demands of both work and home. B.They are too devoted to work and unable to relax as a result. C.They do their best to cooperate with their workmates. D.They are obliged to take up too many responsibilities. What is important to a good leader？A. dominant personality. B.The ability to delegate. C.The courage to admit failure D.A strong sense of responsibility. Men and woman differ in their approach to resolving workplace conflicts in that______.A.women tend to be easily satisfied B.men are generally more persuasive C.men tend to put their personal interests first D.women are much more ready to compromise What may hinder the future prospects of career women？A.Their unwillingness to say “no”. B.Their desire to be considered powerful. C.An underestimate of their own ability. D.A lack of courage to face challenges.