Men and women are still treated unequally in the workplace. Women continue to earn less, on average, for the same performance. Research has shown that both conscious(有意识的) and subconscious biases (偏见) contribute to this problem. But we’ve discovered another source of inequality: Women often don’t get what they want and deserve because they don’t ask for it. In three separate studies, we found that men are more likely than women to negotiate for what they want.

The first study found that the starting salaries of male MBAs who had recently graduated from Carnegie Mellon were 7.6%, or almost $4,000, higher on average than those of female MBAs from the same program. That’s because most of the women had simply accepted the employer’s salary offer; in fact, only 7% had attempted to negotiate. But 57% of their male counterparts--or eight times as many men as women—had asked for more.

Another study tested this gender difference in the lab. Subjects were told that they would be observed playing a word game and that they would be paid between $3 and $10 for playing. After each subject completed the task, an experimenter thanked the participant and said, “Here’s $3. Is $3 OK?” For the men, it was not OK, and they said so. Their requests for more money are nine times as many as the women’s.

The largest of the three studies surveyed several hundred people over the Internet, asking them about the most recent negotiations they’d attempted or started and when they expected to negotiate next. The study showed that men place themselves in negotiation situations much more often than women do.

There are several reasons accounting for the phenomenon. First, women often are taught from an early age not to promote their own interests and to focus instead on the needs of others. The messages girls receive—from parents, teachers, other children, the media, and society in general—can be so powerful that when they grow up they may not realize that they’ve made this behavior part of them, or they may realize it but not understand how it affects their willingness to negotiate. Women tend to think that they will be recognized and rewarded for working hard and doing a good job. Unlike men, they haven’t been taught that they can ask for more.

1.According to this passage, what causes the inequality in the workplace?

A. social bias

B. women’s poorer working ability

C. women’s worse academic background

D. women’s less negotiating

2.Which can be the result of the following survey, according to Para 4?

When do you expect to negotiate next?

3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Women are more likely to accept the employer’s salary offer.

B. Men tend to ask for more money than woman.

C. Women care more about other’s interest instead of themselves’.

D. Men believe that the better they work, the better they’re paid.

4.What will be discussed in the following paragraph?

A. The suggestions given to women.

B. The warnings to men.

C. Another reason for women’s not asking.       

D. Another reason for men’s asking.

第三部分 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I will never forget a special trip to the grocery store some years ago. My father had just recently    51  . I was missing him terribly and hardly getting through a day without    52  . I needed to pull myself together to get some groceries for my young children.

As I entered the store, I    53   had to control my emotions as the    54   smell of my daddy’s favorite cinnamon buns (肉桂卷) made there filled the whole    55  . I made my way up and down the busy passages and    56   my cart (手推车) as I read my list, which I had prepared that morning. I was    57   the in-store bakery when I just couldn’t    58   myself any longer. I held the    59   and quietly cried as I looked at the cinnamon buns.

A gentleman came to my    60   and simply said, “Would you like me to    61   here with you for a moment?” I nodded and the man simply put his hand on top of mine, and stood there    62   supporting me as I cried. Once I gathered myself, I looked into his wonderful eyes and thanked him,    63   I had just lost my father. He simply said there had been such    64   in his life too, when he just needed to cry.

This man    65   me deeply. I realized too many times, we see someone    66   and make guesses about the happenings in their life, when really we should recognize we are all    67   and just need a little    68   sometimes.

Before leaving, I    69   again in the store for this man, but could not find him. I hope that maybe, he or someone who has done this same thing reads this and learns how the gesture    70   the heart of another person.

51. A. calmed down                   B. passed away                 C. turned up                       D. turned away

52. A. crying                                 B. sleeping                          C. researching                   D. worrying

53. A. slowly                                B. successfully          C. immediately                  D. unluckily

54. A. different                            B. unpleasant                     C. bad                                   D. sweet

55. A. car                                      B. store                                C. room                                D. bakery

56. A. watched                                     B. emptied                         C. filled                                 D. discovered

57. A. approaching                     B. admiring                         C. leaving                            D. running

58. A. behave                            B. control                                      C. enjoy                                D. defend

59. A. note                                   B. position                           C. money                             D. cart

60. A. side                                    B. attention                        C. help                                  D. head            

61. A. work                                 B. wait                                 C. stand                               D. sit

62. A. nervously                          B. angrily                             C. proudly                            D. quietly

63. A. meaning                            B. explaining                       C. arguing                           D. reminding

64. A. moments                          B. chances                          C. dreams                           D. duties

65. A. pleased                             B. touched                          C. disappointed                D. shocked

66. A. unfriendly                         B. impolite                          C. ill                             D. sad

67. A. relatives                            B. strangers                       C. humans                           D. volunteers

68. A. support                             B. wealth                             C. humor                             D. energy

69. A. asked                                 B. paid                                  C. looked                             D. called

70. A. won                                    B. opened                            C. beat                                 D. warmed

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第三部分 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I will never forget a special trip to the grocery store some years ago. My father had just recently    51  . I was missing him terribly and hardly getting through a day without    52  . I needed to pull myself together to get some groceries for my young children.

As I entered the store, I    53   had to control my emotions as the    54   smell of my daddy’s favorite cinnamon buns (肉桂卷) made there filled the whole    55  . I made my way up and down the busy passages and    56   my cart (手推车) as I read my list, which I had prepared that morning. I was    57   the in-store bakery when I just couldn’t    58   myself any longer. I held the    59   and quietly cried as I looked at the cinnamon buns.

A gentleman came to my    60   and simply said, “Would you like me to    61   here with you for a moment?” I nodded and the man simply put his hand on top of mine, and stood there    62   supporting me as I cried. Once I gathered myself, I looked into his wonderful eyes and thanked him,    63   I had just lost my father. He simply said there had been such    64   in his life too, when he just needed to cry.

This man    65   me deeply. I realized too many times, we see someone    66   and make guesses about the happenings in their life, when really we should recognize we are all    67   and just need a little    68   sometimes.

Before leaving, I    69   again in the store for this man, but could not find him. I hope that maybe, he or someone who has done this same thing reads this and learns how the gesture    70   the heart of another person.

51. A. calmed down              B. passed away              C. turned up                 D. turned away

52. A. crying                       B. sleeping                   C. researching               D. worrying

53. A. slowly                       B. successfully              C. immediately             D. unluckily

54. A. different                    B. unpleasant                C. bad                          D. sweet

55. A. car                                   B. store                        C. room                       D. bakery

56. A. watched                            B. emptied                   C. filled                       D. discovered

57. A. approaching               B. admiring                  C. leaving                     D. running

58. A. behave                     B. control                            C. enjoy                       D. defend

59. A. note                          B. position                    C. money                            D. cart

60. A. side                           B. attention                   C. help                         D. head         

61. A. work                        B. wait                         C. stand                        D. sit

62. A. nervously                   B. angrily                            C. proudly                    D. quietly

63. A. meaning                    B. explaining                C. arguing                    D. reminding

64. A. moments                    B. chances                    C. dreams                     D. duties

65. A. pleased                      B. touched                    C. disappointed            D. shocked

66. A. unfriendly                  B. impolite                   C. ill                            D. sad

67. A. relatives                     B. strangers                  C. humans                    D. volunteers

68. A. support                      B. wealth                      C. humor                      D. energy

69. A. asked                         B. paid                         C. looked                            D. called

70. A. won                          B. opened                     C. beat                         D. warmed

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps. She   36    the driver and, using her hands to feel the   37    of the seats, walked down and found the   38    which the driver had told her was empty. Then she settled in.

It had been a year since Mary, 34,   39    a medical misdiagnosis (误诊), was suddenly thrown into a world of   40   . Mark, her husband, was an Air Force officer and he loved Mary with all his heart. He   41    her how to rely on her other   42   , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and   43    to adapt herself to the new environment. He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could   44    for her, and save her a seat.

  45   , Mary decided that she was ready to try the   46    on her own. Monday morning, she said good-bye and for the first time, they went their   47   ways.

On Friday morning, Mary took the bus to work as usual. As she was   48    the bus, the driver said, “Boy, I   49    envy you.” Mary had no   50  what the driver was talking about, and asked, “What do you   51   ?”

The driver answered, “You know, every morning for the   52    week, a fine-looking gentleman   53  a military uniform has been standing across the corner   54    you as you get off the bus. He   55    you cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building. You are one lucky lady.”           

Tears of gratitude poured down Mary’s cheeks.     

36．A． thanked  B． asked      C． discovered      D． paid

37．A． location  B． shape      C． size D． cost

38．A． ticket      B． bus  C． seat D． bag

39．A． according to   B． instead of       C． thanks to D． due to

40．A． anger      B． darkness  C． happiness       D． light

41．A． asked      B． encouraged     C． taught     D． praised

42．A． feelings  B． sights      C． senses     D． abilities

43．A． how       B． when      C． where     D． who

44．A． make out       B． watch out       C． find out  D． work out

45．A． Finally   B． Luckily   C． However D． Besides

46．A． visit       B． trip  C． bus  D． work

47．A． opposite  B． separate  C． difficult  D． usual

48．A． getting on      B． getting in       C． getting off      D． getting up

49．A． must       B． may C． will D． do

50．A． idea B． opinion   C． way D． thought

51．A． want       B． mean      C． say  D． suggest

52．A． next       B． old  C． past D． following

53．A． by   B． on   C． with       D． in

54．A． searching       B． watching C． calling    D． noticing

55．A． looks out       B． takes up  C． believes in      D． makes sure