题目内容
16．Would the world be more peaceful if women were in charge？A challenging new book by the Harvard University psychologist Steven Pinker says that the answer is"yes"．In The Better Angels of Our Nature，Pinker presents data showing that human violence，while still very much with us today，has been gradually declining．Moreover，he says，"over the long sweep of history，women have been and will be a peaceful force．Traditional war is a man's game：tribal women never band together to attack neighboring villages．"As mothers，women tend to maintain peaceful conditions in which to bring up their children．
Skeptics（怀疑者）immediately reply that women have not made war simply because they have rarely been in power．If they were empowered as leaders．the disorder of the world would force them to make the same waxlike decisions that men do．Margaret Thatcher，Golda Meir，and Indira Gandhi were powerful women；all of them led their countries to war．
But it is also true that these women rose to leadership by playing according to the political rules of"a man's world．"It was their success consistent with male values that enabled their rise to leadership in the first place．In a world in which women were in the majority of leadership positions，they might behave differently in power．
So we are left with the broader question：does gender（性别）really matter in leadership？In terms of traditional opinion，various psychologieM studies show that men tend towards the hard power ofcommand，while women are cooperative and naturally understand the soft power of attraction and persuasion．
The key choices about war and peace in our future will depend not on gender，but on how leaders combine hard and soft power skills to produce smart policies．Both men and women will make those decisions．
61．Which of the following does Pinker agree？B
A．Human violenee has been increasing．
B．Men play a vital role in traditional war．
C．Women have not made war due to their powerlessness．
D．Women prefer to take care of their babies at home．
62．The author mentions Margaret Thatcher，Golda Meir，and Indira Gandhi to sayD．
A．they were all women
B．they also acted as leaders
C．they were all heroes
D．they also made war
63．How did these women rise to leadership？B
A．By entering a famous university．
B．By following values similar to men's．
C．By showing their good character．
D．By playing political games．
64．In terms of traditional opinion，C．
A．men prefer cooperation
B．men are wiser than women
C．women know well about soft power
D．women are excellent leaders
65．What does the writer intend to tell us？A
A．War and peace depend on wise policies made by men or women．
B．We had better choose women as our leaders if we want peace．
C．Women are more likely to nlake smart policies than men．
D．Men tend to lead their countries to war．
分析 这是一篇议论文，讨论了男性和女性在领导世界战争或者和平的角色．
解答 61-65 BDBCA
61题答案是B．细节理解题．根据Traditional war is a man's game 传统的战争是男人的游戏，即男人是传统战争中扮演着重要的角色，故选B．
62题答案是D．细节理解题． 根据Margaret Thatcher，Golda Meir，and Indira Gandhi were powerful women；all of them led their countries to war．他们也带领他们的国家进行战争，故选D．
63题答案是B．细节理解题．根据But it is also true that these women rose to leadership by playing according to the political rules of"a man's world．"It was their success consistent with male values that enabled their rise to leadership in the first place．可知这些妇女和男人有着一样的政治价值观，故选B．
64题答案是C．细节理解题．根据In terms of traditional opinion，various psychologieM studies show that men tend towards the hard power ofcommand，while women are cooperative and naturally understand the soft power of attraction and persuasion可知传统观念里妇女对吸引和说服这些软力量有更好的理解．故选C．
65题答案是A．主旨大意题．根据文章最后一段The key choices about war and peace in our future will depend not on gender，but on how leaders combine hard and soft power skills to produce smart policies．Both men and women will make those decisions．
可知世界的和平取决于男人或女人做出的明智政策．故选A．
点评 本文是政治经济类阅读理解．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．
