题目内容
2.Women are overtaking men in education and in the workplace,a senior Government minister said yesterday-creating a new generation of stay-at-home fathers.Universities minister David Willetts predicted relationships and traditional household structures will be transformed as the female's power ahead,and women earn more than their male partners.
Successful women will have to"marry down"by choosing partners less qualified than them-and may increasingly select men based on how supportive they might be to their careers,rather than whether they can support them financially.
And experts say women will often become the main breadwinners,with more men staying at home to look after children.
Mr.Willetts said there was clear evidence from schools that boys are"lagging behind",and are being overtaken by female students at university.He said:"I am not against women having those advantages but there is now a rather striking gap,if you look at the statistics,where it looks as if approximately 50percent of women are graduating from university by the time they're 30and perhaps about 40percent of men."He added:"It may lead to changes in the patterns of household living.So there are some deep questions here."
The Philadelphia-based Pew Research Centre study,published in The Atlantic magazine,suggests female graduates are being put in similar situation to that faced for some time by black women.In America,70percent of black women have no husband and there are twice as many black women as black men with university degrees.
Many educated British women believe there is already a dearth of traditional husbands.Claire Davis,33,who works in financial services and lives in south London,told The Times:"I have a good job and my own flat and I can pretty much do what I want,but a lot of them I meet aren't really of the right quality.If I look at the friends I went to university with,the men don't tend to be doing as well as the women."
28.David Willetts'attitude toward women's overtaking men in education and in the workplace could be described asA.
A.worried B.positive C.supportive D.excited
29.Claire Davis'example is used to indicate thatD.
A.a lot of women prefer to be single
B.black women do not want to be married
C.women are less excellent than men in general
D.excellent women have difficulty in looking for a good husband
30.The underlined word"dearth"in the last paragraph most probably meansA.
A.shortage B.respect C.oversupply D.pride
31.The best title of this passage would probably beA.
A.Successful Women Forced to"Marry Down"
B.A Poor Generation of Stay-at-home Fathers
C.The Marriages'Influence on Economy
D.The Advantages of the Traditional Family Pattern.
分析 本文主要讲的是现在的女人都是普遍比男人强,因此产生了一些社会问题,特别是会被迫"下嫁"不如自己的男子.
解答 28.A 推理判断题.根据文章David Willetts predicted relationships and traditional household structures will be transformed as the female's power ahead,and women earn more than their male partners.内容可知,由于女子比男子强,因此可能不容易找到另一半,这是值得担忧的问题之一.
29.D 推理判断题.根据最后一段段中的"a lot of the men I meet aren't really of the right standard"可知她想找对象,但没有符合她标准的.结合选项,故选D
30.A 词义猜测题.根据文章内容Many educated British women believe there is already a dearth of traditional husbands.以及后面的例子可知,现在的男子多数不如女子. shortage 短缺;pride 傲慢;骄傲;respect 尊敬;over supply 供给过多.结合选项,故选A
31.A主旨大意题.本文主要讲的是现在的女人都是普遍比男人强,因此产生了一些社会问题,特别是会被迫"下嫁"不如自己的男子.结合选项,故选A
点评 本文是社会文化类阅读理解.做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.
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