题目内容
_____ is commonly believed that the play was written by Shakespeare.
A. It B. That C. What D. As
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It is commonly believed that school is where people go to get education. 21 , it has been said that today children 22 their education to go to school. The 23 between schooling and education suggested by this is important.
Education is 24 , compared with schooling. Education has no 25 . It can take place 26 , whether in the shower or on the bus, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the 27 learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of learning out of class.
28 the experience of schooling can be known in advance, education quite often produces 29 . A chance talk with a 30 may lead to a person to discover how 31 he knows of another country. People obtain education from 32 on. Education, 33 ,is a very 34 and unlimited term. It is lifelong experience that starts long 35 the start of school, and one that should be a necessary part of one’s entire life.
Schooling, on the other hand, is a 36 experience, whose style changes 37 from one way to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at the same time, take 38 seats, use similar textbooks, do homework ,and 39 ,and so on. Schooling has usually been 40 by the edges of the subjects being taught.
【小题1】..
| A.Then | B.However | C.Thus | D.Therefore |
| A.understand | B.need | C.enjoy | D.interrupt |
| A.difference | B.importance | C.use | D.problem |
| A.unexpected | B.endless | C.countless | D.simple |
| A.answers | B.ways | C.edges | D.meanings |
| A.anywhere | B.anywhere else | C.some where | D.somewhere else |
| A.part-time | B.public | C.standard | D.strict |
| A.If | B.Because | C.So | D.Though |
| A.pride | B.surprises | C.knowledge | D.progress |
| A.neighbor | B.friend | C.foreigner | D.teacher |
| A.wonderfully | B.well | C.greatly | D.little |
| A.babies | B.grown-ups | C.women | D.men |
| A.still | B.next | C.then | D.yet |
| A.long | B.broad | C.narrow | D.short |
| A.that | B.when | C.after | D.before |
| A.basic | B.strict | C.final | D.irregular |
| A.unusually | B.differently | C.little | D.frequently |
| A.large | B.new | C.fixed | D.small |
| A.take exams | B.hold exams | C.mark papers | D.read papers |
| A.changed | B.limited | C.chosen | D.controlled |
Women are on their way to holding more than half of all American jobs. The latest government report shows that their share of nonfarm jobs nearly reached fifty percent in September.
Not only have more and more women entered the labor market over the years, but the depression has been harder on men. In October the unemployment rate for men was almost eleven percent compared to eight percent for women.
Industries that traditionally use lots of men have suffered deep cuts. For example, manufacturing and building lost more jobs last month. But health care and temporary employment services have had job growth. Both of those industries employ high percentages of women.
Thirty years ago, women earned sixty-two cents for every dollar that men earned. Now, for those who usually work full time, women earn about eighty percent of what men earn. And women hold fifty-one percent of good-paying management and professional jobs.
Yet a study released Thursday said men still hold about nine out of every ten top positions at the four hundred large companies in California. The results have remained largely unchanged in live years of studies from the University of California, Davis.
Also, a new research paper in the journal Sex Roles looks at the experiences of women who are the main earners in their family. Rebecca Meisenbach at the University of Missouri in Columbia interviewed fifteen women. She found they all valued their independence and many enjoyed having the power of control, though not all wanted it.
But they also felt pressure, worry and guilt. Partly that was because of cultural expectations that working women will still take care of the children. Also, men who are not the main earners may feel threatened.
The job market continues to suffer the effects of last year’s financial crash. Now, a judgment has been reached in the first case involving charges of criminal wrongdoing on Wall Street.
Last week, the government lost its case against two managers at Bear Stearns, the first investment bank to fail last year. A jury found Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin not guilty of lying to investors.
The hedge funds they supervised lost their value in two thousand seven. But jurors said there was no clear evidence that they meant to mislead investors.
The Justice Department continues to investigate other companies.
【小题1】Why is the unemployment rate for men higher.
| A.Because there are more men workers in industries. |
| B.Because many industries mainly employing men now don’t need so many workers. |
| C.More and more women take the place of men. |
| D.Because health care and temporary employment services don’t employ men. |
| A.women haven’t got complete equality as men |
| B.only by becoming the main earners in their family can women gain a high position |
| C.all women now value independence and the power of control |
| D.taking care of children is now shared by men and women |
| A.Men hate that women earn more money. |
| B.It is commonly believed that women should take care of children. |
| C.The job market has recovered from the effect of the financial crisis. |
| D.Now women working full time earn more than men. |
| A.They contributed to the financial crash. | B.They led a corrupt life. |
| C.They lied to investors. | D.A jury found them misleading investors. |
Marriages improve after children grow up and move out,according to an academic study, which suggests an “empty nest” is not always a bad thing.
Popular wisdom has it that parents’ relationships may suffer once their young fly the coop, because they feel they have lost their purpose in life.However, a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, has found that many couples actually feel happier when their children leave home because they are able to enjoy spending time together.
In total,123 American mothers born in the 1930s were tracked for 18 years and asked to rate their satisfaction levels shortly after marrying, when they were bringing up babies, once their children reached their teenage years and finally at age 61, when almost all had “empty nests”.
Although not all said they were happier in general, most claimed their marriages had improved since their children had left home. Researchers believe this is not just because the spouses were spending more time together, but because they were able to enjoy each other’s company more.
One of the participants in the study,which is published in the journal Psychological Science,said:“Once the kids grow up...there’s some of that stress removed...that responsibility removed,so things are a little more relaxed.”
Psychologist Sara Gorchoff,who carried out the investigation,said: “The takehome message for couples with young children is ‘hang in there’.” Her coauthor Oliver John added:“Don’t wait until your kids leave home to schedule quality time with your partner.”
However, Dr Dorothy Rowe,from the British Psychological Society,said the effects of living in an “empty nest” will depend on the parents’ relationship with their children.“If you’re just waiting for them to leave home so you can get on with your life,then of course you’ll be pleased to see them go,” she said, “But if you’ve built your life around your children you’ll be terribly lonely.For some parents,their world falls apart when their children leave.”
【小题1】It is commonly believed that___________.
| A.marriages improve after children leave home |
| B.an “empty nest” is always a happy thing |
| C.parents’ relationships may suffer once their young grow up and move out |
| D.parents will be pleased after their children leave home |
| A.At age 61, when almost all had “empty nests”. |
| B.Shortly after marrying. |
| C.Once their children reached their teenage years. |
| D.When they were bringing up babies. |
| A.many couples are able to spend time together |
| B.many couples are able to enjoy each other’s company |
| C.things are a little more relaxed |
| D.many couples needn’t work at all |
| A.parents should build their life around their kids |
| B.parents should schedule quality time with each other before kids leave home |
| C.parents’ relationship with their kids has no effect on marriages at all |
| D.parents should be pleased to see their kids leave home |