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  Women might have a higher position at work, but at home their careers tend to give way to their husband’s job, with women most likely to quit when both are working long hours, according to a U.S.study.

  Researcher Youngjoo Cha, from Cornell University, found that working women with a husband who worked 50 hours or more a week found themselves still doing most of the housework and the care giving and were more likely to end up quitting their jobs.

  An analysis of 8,484 professional workers and 17,648 nonprofessionals from dual-earner(双职工)families showed that if women had a husband who worked 60 hours or more per week it increased the woman’s possibility of quitting her paid job by 42 percent.Cha said the possibility of quitting increased to 51 percent for professional women whose husbands work 60 hours or more per week, and for professional mothers the possibility they would quit their jobs jumped 112 percent.

  However, it did not significantly affect a man’s possibility of quitting his job if his wife worked 60 hours or more per week, according to the study published in the American Sociological Review in April.For professional men, both parents and non-parents, the effects of a wife working long hours were negligible, according to the study.

  “As long work-hours introduce conflict between work and family into many dual-earner families, couples often solve conflict in ways that prioritize husbands’ careers,”Cha, who used data from the U.S.Census Bureau, said in a statement.“This effect is magnified(突出)among workers in professional and managing occupations, where the criterion of overwork and the culture of looking after children tend to be strongest.The findings suggest that the popularity of overwork may lead many dual-earner couples to return to a traditional family pattern-breadwinning men and homemaking women.”

(1)

According to the text, we know that ________.

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A.

men prefer work long hours

B.

women prefer to work outside

C.

men’s careers are unimportant

D.

women are more likely to quit jobs

(2)

The underlined word“negligible”in Paragraph 4 most probably means ________.

[  ]

A.

unimportant

B.

limited

C.

different

D.

obvious

(3)

Which statement is true according to the text?

[  ]

A.

When there’s conflict between work and family, a husband will give up his work.

B.

Women may still do most of the housework and care for babies or children.

C.

Professional women are more likely to quit the job than professional mothers.

D.

A man’s chance of quitting jobs was influenced if his wife works long hours.

(4)

We can infer from the last sentence that ________.

[  ]

A.

all the workers pay more attention to looking after children

B.

overwork may have no influence on dual-earner couples

C.

traditionally, men usually worked to support the family

D.

most dual-earner couples will return to a traditional family pattern

(5)

In which column of China Daily can you find this passage?

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A.

Health

B.

Life

C.

Sport

D.

Entertainment

下面是上海博物馆展品的介绍,请阅读下列应用文和相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。

A: A collection of over 3,000 pieces covers the history of the birth and development of Chinese currency. The ancient Silk Road coins record the economic history of those ancient nations along the Silk Road.

B: About 100 pieces of furniture illustrate the elegant simplicity of Ming style and the brilliant appearance of Qing style. A Ming­style reception hall and a study, together with a set of furniture models unearthed from a Ming tomb, represent the household life of centuries back.

C: Beginning with the writing carved on oracle bones and bronzes, to the age of bamboo slips and stone steles (石碑), many masterpieces, including those by Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi, present the interpretations of seal, official, running, cursive and regular scripts.

D: Long long rolls by masters from Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties are displayed in the showcases by the long corridor, unfolding the glorious history of Chinese painting.

E: Over 400 bronzes of unique shapes, delicate decor and excellent techniques tell you the 1500­year history of the great Chinese Bronze Age from 18th century B. C. till 3rd century B. C.

F: About 120 statues in the gallery cover the development of Chinese sculpture art from the Warring States to the Ming dynasty. The Buddhist sculptures show how Buddhism confronted and harmonized with Chinese traditional culture over the history.

下面是部分参观者的信息,请为他们找到各自需要的展馆。

(  ) 1.Liu Qiang is a middle school student, who is fond of art handwriting. He is curious about the development of all art handwriting in history.

(  ) 2.Cha Leon is from Thai and he is a devoted Buddhism believer. He wants to learn what Buddhism has brought into Chinese culture, especially at an aspect of art.

(  ) 3.Mr. Chang is a successful businessman. One of his hobbies is to collect house fittings in old look, especially beds, chairs or desks centuries ago. He won't lose a chance to appreciate such kind of things.

(  ) 4.Mai Ya is studying in a university majoring in economy. Next week she will present her project with a lot of pictures of ancient money in her PPT, but she still needs to learn more about the money and the history period.

(  ) 5.Xiao Yang is fond of fine art. He believes enjoying masterpieces is a shortcut for him to develop painting ability, and he is fond of Chinese traditional ones.

 

Of the three major beverages of the world — tea, coffee and cocoa — tea is consumed by the largest number of people.

China is the homeland of tea. It is believed that China had tea-shrubs(茶树) as early as five thousand years ago. Tea from China, along with silk and porcelain, began to be known to the world over more than a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export. At present more than forty countries in the world grow tea and Asian countries produce 90% of the world’s total output.

Chinese tea may be put into several categories according to the different methods by which it is processed(加工).

Green tea is the variety which keeps the original colour of the tea leaves without fermentation(发酵) during the processing. This category consists mainly of Longjing of Zhejiang Province, Maofeng of Huangshan Mountain in Anhui Province and Biluochun produced in Jiangsu.

Black tea, known as “red tea” (hong cha) is the category which is fermented before baking. It is a later variety developed on the basis of the green tea. The best brands of black tea are Qihong of Anhui, Dianhong of Yunnan, Suhong of Jiangsu, Chuanhong of Sichuan and Huhong of Hunan.

Wulong tea is a variety half way between the green and the black tea, being made after partial fermentation. It is a specialty from the provinces on the southeast coast of China — Fujian, Guangdong and Taiwan.

Scented tea(花茶) is made by mixing fragrant flowers in the tea leaves in the course of processing. The flowers commonly used for this purpose are jasmine(茉莉) and magnolia(玉兰) among others. Jasmine tea is a well-known favorite with the northerners of China and with a growing number of foreigners.

1. According to the passage, we know ______.

A. Chinese tea has been famous for five thousand years

B. tea is one of the chief exports of some Asian countries

C. tea shrubs are planted mainly in western countries

D. tea is classified into different groups according to its colour

2. According to the passage, ______ is fully fermented and _____ is not completely fermented.

A. black tea; green tea   B. green tea; scented tea 

C. black tea; Wulong tea  D. Wulong tea; green tea

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Famous green tea is mainly produced in the south of China.

B. Black tea needs to be baked after being fermented.

C. Wulong tea enjoys popularity in southeastern China.

D. Scented tea is made up of different flowers and tea leaves.

 

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