My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a ________ of bad news.

1. A.
   symptom
2. B.
   solution
3. C.
   subject
4. D.
   sign

As I walked home one freezing day, I stumbled(绊脚) on a wallet in the street. I picked it up and looked inside to find some   21  so that I could call the owner. But the wallet   22  only three dollars and a letter, which looked as if it had been in there for years. The envelope was   23   and the only thing on it was the return address. I started to open the letter,   24  to find some clue. Then I saw the dateline－1924. The letter had been written almost sixty years earlier! It was written in a beautiful handwriting, on blue paper with a little flower in the left-hand corner. It was a “Dear John”(绝交) letter that told the   25  , Michael, that the writer could not see him any more because her mother   26   it. Even so, she wrote that she would  27   love him. It was signed Hannah.

It was a beautiful letter, but there was no   28  , except for the name Michael, to identify the owner.   29   if I called the information center, the operator could find a phone listing for the address on the envelope. Actually, I took great   30   to find both Hannah and Michael, who still remained single. Then, after sixty years’ separation, they married each other in their late seventies. And I was invited to be their best man!

21．A．identification          B．qualification            C．recognition             D．description

22．A．cost                       B．filled                      C．contained         D．included

23．A．new                       B．worn                      C．pretty                     D．attractive

24．A．managing               B．wondering              C．supposing               D．hoping

25．A．receiver                  B．owner                     C．friend                     D．partner

26．A．allowed                  B．forced                    C．forbade                   D．promised

27．A．ever                       B．never               C．always                    D．even

28．A．problem                 B．way                        C．mark                      D．sign

29．A．Only                      B．Even                      C．As                          D．Maybe

30．A．pains                      B．risks                       C．actions                    D．cautions

In our culture, the sources of what we call a sense of "mastery"—feeling important and worthwhile—and the sources of what we call a sense of "pleasure"—finding life enjoyable—are not always the same．Women often are told "You can't have it all．" Sometimes what the speaker really is saying is: "You choose a career, so you can't expect to have closer relationships or a happy family life．" or "You have a wonderful husband and children—what's all this about wanting a career?" But women need to understand and develop both aspects of well-being, if they are to feel good about themselves．

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

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

    A woman's well-being is developed when she takes on multiple （多项的） roles．At least ?by middle adulthood, the women who are involved in a combination of roles —marriages, motherhood, and employment —are the highest in well-being, in spite of warnings about stress and strain．

It can be inferred from the first paragraph that __    __．

    A．for women, a sense of "mastery" is more important than a sense of "pleasure"

    B．for women, a sense of "pleasure" is more important 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

The author's attitude towards women having a career is_    __．

    A．negative         B．positive        C．neutral （中立）     D．realistic

One can conclude from the passage that if a woman takes on several social roles, _    __．

    A．her life will be richer and more meaningful

    B．she will be more successful in her career

    C．her chances of getting promoted will be greater

    D．it will be easier for her to overcome stress and strain

The most appropriate title for the passage would be _    __．

    A．The Well-Being of Career Women

    B．Sources of Mastery and Pleasure

    C．Two Aspects of Women's Well-Being

    D．Multiple Roles of Women in Society