Section B Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed

Section B

Directions: Read the following fourpassages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B, C and D. Choose the onethat fits best according to the information given in the passage you have justread.?

In our culture, the sources of what we calla sense of “mastery” — feeling important and worthwhile — and the sources ofwhat we call a sense of “pleasure”— finding life enjoyable — are not always thesame. Women often are told “You can’t have it all.” Sometimes what the speakerreally is saying is: “You choose a career, so you can’t expect to have closerrelationships or a happy family life.” or “You have a wonderful husband andchildren — what’s all this about wanting a career?” But women need tounderstand and develop both aspects of well-being, if they are to feel goodabout themselves.

Our study shows that, for women, well-beinghas two aspects. One is mastery, which includes self-respect, a sense ofcontrol over your life, and low levels of anxiety and depression. Mastery isclosely related to the “doing” side of life, to work and activity. Pleasure isthe other aspect, and it is made up of happiness, satisfaction and optimism. Itis tied more closely to the “feeling” side of life. The two are independent ofeach other. A woman could be high in mastery and low in pleasure, and vice versa（反之亦然）. For example, a woman whohas a good job, but whose mother has just died, might be feeling very goodabout herself and in control of her work life, but the pleasure side could bedamaged for a time.

The concepts of mastery and pleasure canhelp us identify the sources of well-being for women, and correct pastmistakes. In the past, women were encouraged to look only at the feeling sideof life as the source of all well-being. But we know that both mastery andpleasure are important. And mastery seems to be achieved largely through work.In our study, all the groups of employed women were valued significantly higherin mastery than women who were not employed.

A woman’s well-being is developed when shetakes on multiple roles. At least by middle adulthood, the women who wereinvolved in a combination of roles — marriages, motherhood, and employment —were the highest in well-being, in spite of warnings about stress and strain.

65. It can be inferred from the firstparagraph that ________.

A. for women, a sense of “mastery” is moreimportant than a sense of “pleasure”

B. for women, a sense of “pleasure” is moreimportant 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 necessary to women

66. The author’s attitude towards womenhaving a career is________.

A.negative                  B.positive                   C. indifferent               D. realistic

67. One can conclude from the passage thatif a woman takes on several social roles, ________.

A. it will be easier for her to overcomestress and strain

B. she will be more successful in hercareer

C. her chances of getting promoted will begreater

D. her life will be richer and more meaningful

68. Which of the following can beconsidered as a source of “pleasure” for women?

A. Familylife                                                 B. Multiple roles in society

C. Regularemployment                                   D. Freedom from anxiety

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【答案】

65----68    D B DA

【解析】略