歷年英語四級閱讀理解真題及答案

歷年英語四級閱讀理解真題及答案歷年英語四級閱讀理解真題及答案歷年英語四級閱讀理解真題及答案資料僅供參考文件編號：2022年4月歷年英語四級閱讀理解真題及答案版本號：A修改號：1頁次：1.0審核：批準:發(fā)布日期：2013年12月大學英語四級考試真題（一）Inrecentyears,agrowingbodyofresearchhasshownthatourappetiteandfoodintakeareinfluencedbyalargenumberoffactorsbesidesourbiologicalneedforenergy,includingoureatingenvironmentandourperceptionofthefoodinfrontofus.Studieshaveshown,forinstance,thateatinginfrontoftheTV(orasimilardistraction)canincreasebothhungerandtheamountoffoodconsumed.Evensimplevisualcues,likeplatesizeandlighting,havebeenshowntoaffectportionsizeandconsumption.Anewstudysuggestedthatourshort-termmemoryalsomayplayaroleinappetite.Severalhoursafterameal,people'shungerlevelswerepredictednotbyhowmuchthey’deatenbutratherbyhowmuchfoodthey'dseeninfrontofthem—inotherwords,howmuchtheyrememberedeating.Thisdisparity(蓋棄）suggeststhememoryofourpreviousmealmayhaveabiggerinfluenceonourappetitethantheactualsizeofthemeal,saysJeffreyM.Brunstrom,aprofessorofexperimentalpsychologyattheUniversityofBristol."Hungerisn'tcontrolledsolelybythephysicalcharacteristicsofarecentmeal.Wehaveidentifiedanindependentroleformemoryforthatmeal，"Brunstromsays."Thisshowsthattherelationshipbetweenhungerandfoodintakeismorecomplexthanwethought."Thesefindingsechoearlierresearchthatsuggestsourperceptionoffoodcansometimestrickourbody’sresponsetothefooditself.Ina2011study,forinstance,peoplewhodrankthesame3S0-calorie(卡路里）milkshakeontwoseparateoccasionsproduceddifferentlevelsofhunger-relatedhormones（荷爾蒙），dependingonwhethertheshake’slabelsaiditcontained620or140calories.Moreover,theparticipantsreportedfeelingmorefullwhentheythoughtthey'dconsumedahigher-calorieshake.WhatdoesthismeanforoureatinghabitsAlthoughithardlyseemspracticaltotrickourselvesintoeatingless,thenewfindingsdohighlightthebenefitsoffocusingonourfoodandavoidingTVandmultitaskingwhileeating.Theso-calledmindful-eatingstrategiescanfightdistractionsandhelpuscontrolourappetite,Brunstromsays.56.Whatissaidtobeafactoraffectingourappetiteandfoodintake?A)Howweperceivethefoodweeat.C)Whenweeatourmeals.B)Whatingredientsthefoodcontains.D)Howfastweeatourmeals.57.Whatwouldhappenatmealtimeifyourememberedeatingalotinthepreviousmeal?A)Youwouldprobablybemorepickyaboutfood.B)Youwouldnotfeellikeeatingthesamefood.C)Youwouldhaveagoodappetite.D)Youwouldnotfeelsohungry.58.Whatdowelearnfromthe2011study?A)Foodlabelsmaymisleadconsumersintheirpurchases.B)Foodlabelsmayinfluenceourbody’sresponsetofood.C)Hungerlevelsdependonone'sconsumptionofcalories.D)Peopletendtotakeinalotmorecaloriesthannecessary.59.WhatdoesBrunstromsuggestwedotocontrolourappetite?A)Trickourselvesintoeatingless.C)Concentrateonfoodwhileeating.B)Choosefoodwithfewercalories.D)Pickdishesoftherightsize.60.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A)Eatingdistractionsoftenaffectourfooddigestion.B)Psychologicalfactorsinfluenceourhungerlevels.C)Ourfoodintakeisdeterminedbyourbiologicalneeds.D)Goodeatinghabitswillcontributetoourhealth.56.A57.D58.B59.C60.BAsasocietywemightwanttorethinkthetimeandmoneyspentoneducation,sothattheseresourcescanbenefitagreaterpercentageofthepopulation.Ideally,bothhighschoolsandcollegescanprepareindividualsfortheever-changingrolesthatarelikelytobeexpectedofthem.Highschooldegreesofferfarlessinthewayofpreparationforworkthantheymight,orthanmanyothernationscurrentlyoffer,creatingagrowingskillsgapinoureconomy.Weencouragestudentstogoontocollegewhethertheyarepreparedornot,orhaveaclearsenseofpurposeorinterest,andnowhavethehighestcollegedropoutrateintheworld.Wemightlooktoothercountriesformodelsofhowhighschoolscanofferbettertraining,aswellasthedevelopmentofaworkethic(勤奮工作的美德）andtheintellectualskillsneededforcontinuedlearninganddevelopment.IrecommendHarvard's2011"PathwaystoProsperity"reportformoreattentiontothe"forgottenhalf"(thosewhodonotgoontocollege)andideasabouthowtoaddressthisissue.Simultaneously,theliberalartsbecomemoreimportantthanever.Inaknowledgeeconomywhereprofessionalroleschangerapidlyandmanycollegestudentsarepreparingforpositionsthatmaynotevenexistyet,theskillsetneededisonethatpreparesthemforchangeandcontinuedlearning.Learningtoexpressideaswellinbothwritingandspeech,knowinghowtofindinformation,andknowinghowtodoresearchareall-solidbackgroundskillsforawidevarietyofroles,andsuchtrainingismoreimportantthananyparticularmajorinaliberalartscollege.Weneedtocontinuetovaluebroadpreparationinthinkingskillsihatwillserveforalifetime.Studentsalsoneedtolearntoworkindependentlyandtomakeresponsibledecisions.Thelengtheningpathtoadulthoodappearsexacerbated(惡化）byparentalinvolvementinthecollegeyears.Giventherisinginvestmentincollegeeducation,parentalconcernisnotsurprising,butlearningwhereandwhentointervene(干預）willhelpstudentstakemoreownershipoftheoutcomesoftheseincreasinglycostlyeducations.61.Whatkindofeducationdoestheauthorthinkisideal?A)Itbenefitsthegreatmajorityofthegeneralpopulation.B)Itpreparesstudentstomeetthefutureneedsofsociety.C)Itencouragesstudentstolearnthroughouttheirlives.D)Itensuresthatstudents'expectationsaresuccessfullyfulfilled.62.Whatdoestheauthorsayistheproblemwithpresenthighschooleducation?A)Ignoringtheneedsofthosewhodon'tgotocollege.B)Teachingskillstobeusedrightaftergraduationonly.C)Givinglittleattentiontothosehavingdifficultylearning.D)Creatingthehighestdropoutrateinthedevelopedworld.63.Whatcharacterizesaknowledgeeconomyaccordingtothepassage?A)Peoplehavetoreceivehighereducationtoqualifyforaprofessionalposition.B)Studentsmajoringinliberalartsusuallyhavedifficultysecuringajob.C)Newpositionsareconstantlycreatedthatrequirepeopletokeeplearning.D)Collegesfindithardtoteachstudentshowtocopewiththechangingeconomy.64.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaliberalartscollegeshouldfocuson?A)Solidbackgroundknowledgeinaparticularfield.B)Practicalskillsurgentlyneededincurrentsociety.C)Basicskillsneededforchangeandlifelonglearning.D)Usefulthinkingskillsforadvancedacademicresearch.65.Whatsuggestiondocstheauthoroffertoparents?A)Rethinkingthevalueofhighereducation.B)Investingwiselyintheirchildren'seducation.C)Helpingtheirchildrenlobringtheirtalentintofullplay.D)Avoidingtoomuchinterventionintheirchildren’seducation.答案詳解61.B62.D63.C64.C65DAccordingtoareport,around30,000pupilsstartedsecondaryschoollastyearwiththemathskillsofaseven-year-old.MPs(國會議員)warnedthatmanyyoungpeoplewouldneed“expensive”remediallessonsinlaterlifetogetajob—posingmajorproblemsfortheeconomy.ThefindingscamejustmonthsafterOfsted(教育標準辦公室)claimedalmosthalfofmathlessonsinEnglishschoolswerenotgoodenough.Itsaidmanyteachersreliedontextbooksandmundaneexercisestomakesurepupilspassedexamsattheexpenseofaproperunderstandingofthesubject.MPsbackedtheconclusions,sayingtoomanypupilsfoundlessons“boring”.TheyinsistedimprovementshadbeenmadeunderLaborbutachievementhad“l(fā)eveledoff”inrecentyears.In2008,79percentofpupilsmettheGovernment’sexpectedstandardattheendofprimaryschool,wellshortofthe85percenttargetsetfor2006.Aroundfivepercentmovedtosecondaryschoolwiththemathskillsofaseven-year-old,saidthecommittee.In2006,￡2.3billionwasspentteachingthesubject.Itequatestoaroundaquarterofthe￡10billiontotalbudgetforprimaryteachingandsupportstaff.ThereportsaidtheDepartmentforChildren,SchoolsandFamilies(DCSF)neededto“radicallyrethinkitsstrategyforimprovingpupilattainment;otherwiseweseriouslydoubtthatthedepartmentwillmeetits2011target”.Thetargetdemandsthat84.5percentofpupilswillmakethenecessaryprogressbetween7and11.Lastyear,theDCSFpublishedamajorreviewofmatheducationinEnglandtobooststandards.Itcalledforamathspecialistineveryprimaryschoolwithin10yearsandmoreemphasisonmathematical“play”innurseryschools.Mr.Leighsaid,“Thedepartment’s10-yearprogramtotrain13,000specialistmathteacherswillnotbenefitsomeprimaryschoolsforanotherdecade.That’sfartoolong;thedepartmentneedstolookforwaystoacceleratetheprogram.”SarahMcCarthyFry,theSchoolsMinister,said,“Wehavealreadyacceptedthemainrecommendationfromarecentindependentreviewofprimarymaththateveryschoolshouldhaveaspecialistmathteacherandhavepledged￡24millionoverthenextthreeyearsforatrainingprogramforteachers.”NickGibb,theToryshadowschoolssecretary,said,“TheGovernmentisnotgettingvalueforthemoneytheyhavepiledintoeducationandthecountryisfallingbehindininternationalleaguetablesasaresult.TheGovernmenthasfailedtoreplacemethodsofteachingwhichhavefailedwithtriedandtestedmethodsusedincountriesthathavemuchhigherlevelsofmathachievement.”57.Whatdowelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A)30,000pupilsstartedsecondaryschoolwithpoormathskills.B)MPsinsistmoreimprovementsshouldbemadeunderLabor.C)Youngpeopleneedmedicallessonstogetajob.D)HalfofEnglishschoolswerenotgoodenough.58.Accordingtothepassage,whathappenedin2006?A)21%ofpupilsdidn’tmeettheGovernment’sexpectedstandard.B)Thetargetsetfor2006was87percent.C)￡2.3billionwasspentonmathteaching.D)Thetotalbudgetforprimaryteachingandsupportstaffwas￡5billionin2006.59.WhatwillpeopleprobablydotoimprovematheducationinEngland?A)Spendmoneyontrainingspecialistmathteachers.B)Hireamathspecialistforeveryprimaryschool.C)Allowpupilstohavemoremathematical“play”.D)Spendmoretimeonmatheducation.60.WhatdoNickGibb’swordsmean?A)TheBritishgovernmentshouldputmoremoneyintomatheducation.B)Britainisfallingbehindintheinternationalknowledgecompetition.C)TheBritishgovernmentshouldlearnfromothercountries’failures.D)TheBritishgovernmentshouldchangetheirteachingmethodseveryfewyears.61.What’sthepassagemainlytalkingabout?A)Therearen’tenoughmathteachersinBritishprimaryschools.B)TheBritishgovernmentdidn’tspendenoughmoneyonmatheducation.C)Britishpupilsarenotgoodatmath.D)MathlessonsinBritishprimaryschoolsneedtobeimproved.Conservationistscallthemhotspots—habitatsthatcoverjust1.4percentoftheearth’slandsurfacebutaresorichinbiologicaldiversitythatpreservingthemcouldkeepanastonishingnumberofplantandanimalspeciesofftheendangeredlist.Since1988,whenDr.NormanMyersandhiscolleaguesbegandescribingthesehotspotsinaseriesofscientificpapersandarguingfortheirprotection,theyhavebecomeafocusofworldwideconservationefforts.Privateorganizationsandgovernmentagencies,includingtheWorldBank,havemadepreserving25suchecologicalarksatoppriorityforfinancingandprotectivelegislation.Butagrowingchorusofscientistsiswarningthatdirectingconservationfundstohotspotsmaybearecipeformajorlossesinthefuture.Ofspeciesthatliveonland,nearlyhalfofallplantsandmorethanathirdofallanimalsarefoundonlyinthehotspots.Buttheydonotincludemanyrarespeciesandmajoranimalgroupsthatliveinlessbiologicallyrichregions(“coldspots”).Andthehot-spotconceptdoesnotfactorintheimportanceofsomeecosystemstohumanbeings,thescientistsargue.Thisdebatehasbeensimmeringquietlyamongbiologistsforyears;however,itiscomingtoaboilnowwiththepublicationofanarticleinthecurrentissueofAmericanScientistarguingthat“callstodirectconservationfundingtotheworld’sbiodiversityhotspotsmaybebadinvestmentadvice.”“Thehot-spotconcepthasgrownsopopularinrecentyearswithinthelargerconservationcommunitythatitnowriskseclipsingallotherapproaches,”writetheauthorsofthepaper.“Theofficersanddirectorsofalltoomanyfoundations,non-governmentalorganizationsandinternationalagencieshavebeenseducedbythesimplicityofthehotspotidea,”theygoon.“Weworrythattheinitiallyappealingideaofgettingthemostspeciesperunitareais,infact,athoroughlymisleadingstrategy.”Buthotspotshavetheirardentdefenders,notablyDr.NormanMyersandDr.RussellMittermeier.Dr.Myerssayshotspotshavebeensuccessfulatattractingattentionandfinancingforconservationintropicalcountries.“Andthathasbeengood,”hesaid.“Nooneissuggestingthatoneinvestsolelyinhotspots,butifyouwanttoavoidextinctions,youhavetoinvestinthem.”62.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe________.A)ADebateonPreservingHotSpotsB)AnIntroductiontoHotSpotsC)HotSpotsvs.ColdSpotsD)HowtoFinanceHotSpots63.Hotspotsoccupyasmallpercentageoftheearth’slandsurfacewith_____________.A)athirdofallplantsB)manymajoranimalgroupslivingincoldspotsC)richbiologicaldiversityD)manyrarespecieslivingincoldspots64.Criticsofhotspotsholdtheopinionthat________.A)hotspotsarealwaysasimportantascoldspotsB)itisunwisetoinvestlargelyinhotspotsC)governmentsshouldchoosethebesttimetoinvestinhotspotsD)thehot-spotapproachisamisleadingstrategyfromtheverybeginning65.AccordingtoDr.NormanMyers,_________.A)protectingandinvestinginhotspotscansavespeciesfromextinctionB)conservationeffortsshouldnotcenteronhotspotsC)governmentsshouldinvestmostincoldspotsD)thehot-spotapproachnowisnotasgoodasitwasinthepast66.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthehot-spotapproach?A)Critical.B)Neutral.C)Supportive.D)Doubtful.2012年6月英語四級

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Intimesofeconomiccrisis.Americansturntotheirfamiliesforsupport.IftheGreatDepressionisanyguide,wemayseeadropinourskyhighdivorcerate.Butthiswon'tnecessarilyrepresent.anincreaseinhappymarriages.Inthelongrun,theDepressionweakenedAmericanfamilies,andthecurrentcrisiswillprobablydothesame.

WetendtothinkoftheDepressionasatimewhenfamiliespulledtogethertosurvivehugejoblosses,By1932.whennearlyone-quarteroftheworkforcewasunemployed,thedivorceratehaddeclinedbyaround25%from1929Butthisdoesn'tmeanpeopleweresuddenlyhappierwiththeirmarriages.Rather,withincomesdecreasingandinsecurejobs,unhappycouplesoftencouldn'taffordtodivorce.Theyfearedneitherspousecouldmanagealone.

Today,giventhejoblossesofthepastyear,fewerunhappycoupleswillriskstartingseparatehouseholds,Furthermore,thehousingmarketmeltdownwillmakeitmoredifficultforthemtofinancetheirseparationsbysellingtheirhomes.

Afterfinancialdisastersfamilymembersalsotendtodowhatevertheycantohelpeachotherandtheircommunities,A1940book.TheUnemployedManandHisFamily,describedafamilyinwhichthehusbandinitiallyreactedtolosinghisjob"withtirelesssearchforwork."Hewasalwaysactive,lookingforoddjobstodo.

TheproblemisthatsuchanimpulseishardtosustainAcrossthecountry,manysimilarfamilieswereunabletomaintaintheinitialboostinmorale(士氣).Forsome,thehardshipsoflifewithoutsteadyworkeventuallyoverwhelmedtheirattemptstokeeptheirfamiliestogether.Thedivorcerateroseagainduringtherestofthedecadeastherecoverytookhold.

MillionsofAmericanfamiliesmaynowbeintheinitialstageoftheirresponsestothecurrentcrisis,workingtogetherandsupportingoneanotherthroughtheearlymonthsofunemployment.

Today'seconomiccrisiscouldwellgenerateasimilarnumberofcoupleswhoserelationshipshavebeenirreparably(無法彌補地)ruined.Soit'sonlywhentheeconomyishealthyagainthatwe'llbegintoseejusthowmanybrokenfamilieshavebeencreated.

57．Intheinitialstage,thecurrenteconomiccrisisislikelyto__________.

A)tearmanytroubledfamiliesapart

B)contributetoenduringfamilyties

C)bringaboutadropinthedivorcerate

D)causealotofconflictsinthefamily

58.IntheGreatDepressionmanyunhappycouplesclosetosticktogetherbecause

A)startinganewfamilywouldbehard

B)theyexpectedthingswouldturnbetter

C)theywantedtobetterprotecttheirkids

D)livingseparatelywouldbetoocostly

59.Inadditiontojoblosses.Whatstandsinthewayofunhappycouplesgettingadivorce?

A)Mountingfamilydebts

B)Asenseofinsecurity

C)Difficultyingettingaloan

D)Fallinghousingprices

60.Whatwillthecurrenteconomiccrisiseventuallydotosomemarriedcouples?

A)Itwillforcethemtopulltheireffortstogether

B)Itwillunderminetheirmutualunderstanding

C)Itwillhelpstrengthentheiremotionalbonds

D)Itwillirreparablydamagetheirrelationship

61.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A)Theeconomicrecoverywillseeahigherdivorcerate

B)Fewcouplescanstandthetestofeconomichardships

C)Astablefamilyisthebestprotectionagainstpoverty.

D)Moneyisthefoundationofmanyahappymarriage

57.B.58.C.59.D.60.C.61.D.

Peoplearebeinglured(引誘)ontoFacebookwiththepromiseofafun,freeservicewithoutrealizingthey'repayingforitbygivinguptoadsofpersonalinformation.Facebookthenattemptstomakemoneybysellingtheirdatatoadvertisersthatwanttosendtargetedmessages.

MostFacebookusersdon'trealizethisishappening.Eveniftheyknowwhatthecompanyisupto,theystillhavenoideawhatthey'repayingforFacebookbecausepeopledon'treallyknowwhattheirpersonaldataisworth.

Thebiggestproblem,however,isthatthecompanykeepschangingtherulesEarlyonyoukeepeverythingprivate.Thatwasthegreatthingaboutfacebookyoucouldcreateownlittleprivatenetwork.Lastyear.Thecompanychangeditsprivacyrulessothatmanythingsyoucity.Yourphoto,yourfriends'names-wereset,bydefault(默認)tobesharedwitheveryoneontheInternet.

AccordingtoFacebook'svice-presidentElliotSchrage,thecompanyissimplymakingchangestoimproveitsservice,andifpeopledon'tshareinformationTheyhavea"lesssatisfyingexperience".

SomecriticsthinkthisismoreaboutFacebooklookingtomakemoremoney.Inoriginalbusinessmodel,whichinvolvedsellingadsandputtingthenAtthesideofthepagestotallyWhowantstotookatadswhenthey'reonlineconnectingwiththeirfriends?

TheprivacyissuehasalreadylandedFacebookinhotwaterinWashington.InApril.SenatorCharlesSchumercalledonFacebooktochangeitsprivacypolicy.HealsourgedtheFederalTradeCommissiontosetguidelinesforsocial-networkingsites."Ithinkthesenatorrightlycommunicatedthatwehadnotbeenclearaboutwhatthenewproductswereandhowpeoplecouldchoosetousethemornottousethem,"Schrageadmits.

IsuspectthatwhateverFacebookhasdonesofartoinvadeourprivacy,it'sonlythebeginning.WhichiswhyI'mconsideringdeactivating(撤銷)myaccount.Facebookisahandysite,butI'mupsetbytheideathatmyinformationisinthehandsofpeopleIdon'tThat'stoohighapricetopay.

62.WhatdowelearnaboutFacebookfromthefirstparagraph?

A)Itisawebsitethatsendsmessagestotargetedusers.

B)Itmakesmoneybyputtingonadvertisements.

C)Itprofitsbysellingitsusers'personaldata.

D)Itprovidesloadsofinformationtoitsusers.

63.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutmostFacebookusers?

A)Theyarereluctanttogiveuptheirpersonalinformation.

B)Theydon'tknowtheirpersonaldataenrichesFacebook.

C)Theydon'tidentifythemselveswhenusingthewebsite.

D)Theycareverylittleabouttheirpersonalinformation.

64.WhydoesFacebookmakechangestoitsrulesaccordingtoElliotSchrage?

A)Torenderbetterservicetoitsusers.

B)ToconformtotheFederalguidelines.

C)Toimproveitsusers'connectivity.

D)Toexpanditsscopeofbusiness.

65.WhydoesSenatorCharlesSchumeradvocate?

A)Settingguidelinesforadvertisingonwebsites.

B)Banningthesharingofusers'personalinformation.

C)Formulatingregulationsforsocial-networkingsites.

D)Removingadsfromallsocial-networkingsites.

66.WhydoestheauthorplantocancelhisFacebookaccount?

A)Heisdissatisfiedwithitscurrentservice.

B)Hefindsmanyofitsusersuntrustworthy.

C)Hedoesn'twanthispersonaldataabused.

D)Heisupsetbyitsfrequentrulechanges.62.

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C)2011年12月全國大學英語四級考試試題Boys'schoolsaretheperfectplacetoteachyoungmentoexpresstheiremotionsandinvolvetheminactivitiessuchasart,danceandmusic.Farfromthetraditionalimageofacultureofaggressivemasculinity(陽剛),theabsenceofgirlsgivesboysthechancetodevelopwithoutpressuretoconformtoastereotype.aUSstudysays.Boysatsingle-sexschoolsweresaidtobemorelikelytogetinvolvedinculturalandartisticactivitiesthathelpeddeveloptheiremotionalexpressiveness,ratherthanfeelingtheyhadtoconformtothe"boycode"ofhidingtheiremotionstobea"realman".Thefindingsofthestudysoagainstreceivedwisdomthatboysdobetterwhentaughtalongsidegirls.TonyLittle,headmasterofEton,warnedthatboyswerebeingfadedbytheBritisheducationsystembecauseithadbecometoofocusedongirls.Hecriticizedteachersforfailingtorecognizethatboysareactuallymoreemotionalthangirls.Theresearcharguedthatboysoftenperformbadlyinmixedschoolsbecausetheybecomediscouragedwhentheirfemalepeersdobetterearlierinspeakingandreadingskills.Butinsingle-sexschoolsteacherscantailorlessonstoboys'learningstyle,lettingthemmovearoundtheclassroomandgettingthemtocompeteinteamstopreventboredom,wrotethestudy'sauthor,AbigailJames,oftheUniversityofVirginia.Teacherscouldencourageboystoenjoyreadingandwritingwith"boy-focused"approachessuchasthemesandcharactersthatappealtothem.Becauseboysgenerallyhavemoreacutevisionlearnbestthroughtouch,andarephysicallymoreactive,theyneedtobegiven"hands-on"lessonswheretheyareallowedtowalkaround."Boysinmixedschoolsviewclassicalmusicasfeminine(女性的)andpreferthemodemgenre(類型)inwhichviolenceandsexismaremajorthemes,"Jameswrote.Single-sexeducationalsomadeitlesslikelythatboyswouldfeeltheyhadtoconformtoastereotypethatmenshouldbe"masterfulandincharge"inrelationships."Inmixedschoolsboysfeelcompelledtoactlikemenbeforetheyunderstandthemselveswellenoughtoknowwhatthatmeans,"thestudyreported.57.Theauthorbelievesthatasingle-sexschoolwould____.A)forceboystohidetheiremotionstobe"realmen"B)helptocultivatemasculineaggressivenessinboysC)encourageboystoexpresstheiremotionsmorefreelyD)naturallyreinforceinboysthetraditionalimageofaman58.Itiscommonlybelievedthatinamixedschoolboys_____.A)PerformrelativelybetterC)behavemoreresponsiblyB)growupmorehealthilyD)receiveabettereducation59.WhatdoesTonyLittlesayabouttheBritisheducationsystem?A)Itfailsmoreboysthangirlsacademically.B)Itfocusesmoreonmixedschooleducation.C)Itfailstogiveboystheattentiontheyneed.D)Itplacesmorepressureonboysthanongirls.60.AccordingtoAbigailJames,oneoftheadvantagesofsingle-sexschoolsis______.A)teachingcanbetailoredtosuitthecharacteristicsofboysB)boyscanfocusontheirlessonswithoutbeingdistractedC)boyscanchoosetolearnwhatevertheyareinterestedinD)teachingcanbedesignedtopromoteboys'teamspirit61.WhichofthefollowingischaracteristicofboysaccordingtoAbigailJames'report?A)Theyenjoybeingincharge.C)Theyhavesharpervision.B)Theyconformtostereotypes.D)Theyareviolentandsexist.57—61CACACIt'sanannualargument.Doweordowenotgoonholiday

Mypartnersaysnobecausetheboilercouldgo,ortherooffalloffandwehavenosavingstosaveus.Isayyouonlyliveonceandweworkhardandwhat'sthepointifyoucan'tgoonholiday.Thejoyofarecessionmeansnoargumentnextyear-wejustwon'tgo.

Sincemoneyisknowntobeoneofthethingsmostlikelytobringarelationshiptoitsknees,weshouldbegrateful.FormanyfamiliestherecessionmeansmorethannotbookingaholidayAYouGovpollof2,000peoplefound22%saidtheywerearguingmorewiththeirpartnersbecauseofconcernsaboutmoney.What'slesscleariswhetherdivorceandseparationratesriseinarecession-financialpressuresmeancouplesarguemorebutmakesplittinguplessaffordable.Arecentresearchshowsargumentsaboutmoneywereespeciallydamagingtocouples.Disputeswerecharacterizedbyintenseverbal(言語上的)aggression,tendedtoberepeatedandnotresolvedandmademen,morethanwomen,extremelyangry.KimStephenson,anoccupationalpsychologist,believesmoneyissuchabigdealbecauseofwhatitsymbolizes,whichmaybedifferentthingstomenandwomen."Peoplecansaythesamethingsaboutmoneybuthavedifferentideasofwhatit'sfor."heexplains."They'llsayit'stosavetospend,forsecurity,forfreedom,toshowsomeoneyoulovethem."Hesaysmenaremorelikelytoseemoneyasawayofbuyingstatusandofshowingtheirparentsthatthey'veachievedsomething."Thebiggestproblemis