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Women are on their way to holding more than half of all American jobs. The latest government report shows that their share of non-farm jobs nearly reached fifty percent in September, 2009.

The job market continues to suffer the effects of last year’s financial crash. On the one hand more women have entered the labor market over the years, and on the other hand the economic recession (衰退) has hit men harder than women. In October the unemployment rate for men was almost 11% compared to 8% for women.

Industries that traditionally use lots of men have suffered deep cuts. For example, manufacturing (制造业) 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 a recent study from the University of California, Davis, reveals that women hold fifty-one percent of well-paid management and professional jobs. Yet the study also shows that men still hold about nine out of every ten top positions at most companies. The results have remained largely unchanged for five years.

Also, a new research paper in the journal Sex Roles looks at the experiences of women who are the main earners in their families. Rebecca Meisenbach at the University of Missouri in Columbia interviewed fifteen women. She found that they all value their independence and many enjoy having the power of control, though not all want it. But they even feel more pressure and worry. That is partly because of cultural expectations that working women should still take care of the children. Also, men who are not the main earners may feel threatened.

1.Which of the following is a reason why women have a larger share of jobs?

2.There have been an increasing number of jobs for women in ________.

3.In the late 1970s, if a man earned 500 dollars a month, a woman probably earned ________.

4.If a woman is the main earner in her family, she probably ________.

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Women ________ a more and more important part in today’s society. They hold up half the sky.

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Many people spend half their time______ways of getting rich.

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Endangered species are animals that are on their way to becoming extinct. Some of the reasons why animals become endangered are caused by humans. 1. Forests and grasslands are being destroyed for farm land Pollution is another leading cause of endangered animals. Air, water, and land pollution can harm animals by destroying their living environment. 2. For example, the arrival of new animal species in an area can endanger wild animals. All the reasons above have caused more and more animals to become endangered. So we should take action to help them. Here are some useful ways.

First, plant trees. Trees recycle oxygen, returning it to the air for us to breathe. 3.

Second, pick up trash. Picking up trash not only protects the environment and keeps our surroundings beautiful, but it can also save wild animals by giving them a safer and cleaner environment. 4.

5. The population increase threatens the wildlife as our resources become fewer and fewer, which influences wild animals” living environment greatly. So keep an eye on the latest news about endangered animals and reach out our hands! By contributing money, things or just volunteering, we will play a valuable role in the protection of wildlife and in helping our earth!

A.Third, donate something.

B.One reason is the loss of habitat.

C.The third reason is the arrival of new animal species.

D.Third, learn about the latest information about wild animals.

E.They also help to create a complete and lively global ecosystem.

F.So pick up as much trash as we can to help protect wild animals.

G.There are other causes of endangered species that are indirectly caused by humans.

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More and more women are working in this factory, ______ more than 40% of the workers.

A. putting up 　　　 B. making up

C. picking up　　　　 D. giving up

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People always think men are more skilled than women in driving. Nowadays women appear to have a positive image of themselves as safer drivers than men.

In a survey done by insurer MetLife, 51% of women said they drive more safely. The evidence is on their side: Men are 3.4 times more likely than women to get a ticket for careless driving and 3.1 times as likely to be punished for drunk driving. “Women are on average less aggressive and more law abiding(手法的) drivers, which leads to fewer accidents,” the report says. However, not all male drivers share the same opinion. Of the men surveyed by MetLife, 39% claimed male drivers were safer. The findings did back them up on one point: automotive knowledge. The report showed that more men are familiar with current safety equipment such as electronic stability control, which helps prevent rollover accidents.

Auto safety unavoidably matters to money. Insurance companies focus on what classes of drivers have the lowest dollar amounts of claims, and for now, that mainly includes women. In general, women pay about 9% less for auto insurance than men. A study by the website Insweb also showed that auto insurance rates are lower for women in most states. Among individual states, women get the greatest advantage in Wyoming(where they pay 20% less), South Dakota and Washington, D.C., where their insurance costs are 16% lower.

“More than 11,9000 male drivers died in U.S. traffic accident in 2009, compared with just under 4,900 women drivers,” according to the study. “Based on miles traveled, men died at a rate of 2.5 deaths per 100 million miles traveled, vs. 1.7 deaths for women.”

1.According to the study, male drivers __________.

A. are less aggressive while driving

B. are more skilled at auto knowledge

C. are more likely to stick to driving laws

D. are less familiar with safety equipment

2.Insurance companies focus on female driver clients(客户) probably because they __________.

A. cause more accidents on the road but ask for little

B. cause little damage and pay more money to the insurance companies

C. are more careful drivers and cause less damage

D. make up the most part of the insurance clients

3.We can infer from the passage that __________.

A. men are 3.1 times more likely to get tickets than women

B. all women in the USA pay the same for their auto insurance

C. more female drivers die every year than male drivers

D. women are generally safer drivers than the opposite sex

4.The writer mainly develops paragraphs by __________.

A. giving examples　　 B. making comparisons

C. drawing a conclusion　　 D. presenting an argument

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More than half of the world’s population live in cities. Traffic and pollution are becoming big problems in big cities all over the world. In cities like Mexico City, Shanghai or Cairo the quality of air is getting worse every day. In the United States, people spend more time sitting in traffic jams.

Some of the world’s cities have already found the answer to the problem. In Bogota, the capital of Columbia, the government has taken measures to improve the quality of life for the city’s 8 million people. They created over a thousand new parks, a new public transport system, and built hundreds of cycling and walking paths. People who live in the city also joined in making their city one of the most livable (适合居住的) places in South America.

Today city planners around the world are looking for ways to provide more room for living and less room for cars. In America, public transport has increased over 2 % since the mid 1990s — not much but a start. More and more people leave their cars at home and get on buses, trains or even ride a bike to work. Some cities are far better at planning than others. In Amsterdam, for example, only 40 % of the population use their cars to get to work, 35 % ride bikes while 25% use public transport. In Paris, about half of the city’s workers drive their cars to work.

For cities in developing countries, the problems have just started. Traffic is getting worse as more and more people can afford to buy a car.

1.The writer listed Mexico City, Shanghai and Cairo as examples of cities of ______.

A. heavy traffic          B. air pollution

C. rapid development        D. large population

2.What did Bogota do to improve the quality of life for its people?

A. It shut down some factories in the city.

B. It introduced a foreign public transport system.

C. It encouraged people to plant trees in the city.

D. It built new parks and a new public transport system.

3.From the third paragraph, we can learn that ______.

A. 35% of the population in Paris ride bikes to work

B. half of the people in Amsterdam drive their cars to work

C. a quarter of the people in Amsterdam use public transport

D. American public transport has increased much since the 1990s

4.What would be the best title of the text?

A. Ways to solve traffic jams

B. New changes in transport systems

C. People’s new choice in big cities

D. Parks instead of cars for cities

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More women are graduating from colleges than men.The situation is causing some people to worry about the future.The trend could cause social problems，according to a report on July 8 by the Washington Post.

Women received about 57 percent of the bachelor’s degrees awarded this year from colleges and universities in the United States.The figure of 57 percent has been the highest since World War Ⅱ ended in 1945.During the war，many men were in the military.

The gap between men and women is greater among African Americans and Hispanics.Two African­American women receive a degree for every African­American man.Only 40 percent of Hispanics who get a degree are males.

The USA Department of Education estimates 698,000 females received bachelor’s degree this year.The number of male graduates was 529,000.The trend toward more female graduates began in the mid­1980s.Nobody seems to know why.However，many theories exist.

Researchers say the trend could lead to social problems.They also say this may indicate two things.It may reflect the increasing success of women.But it also may show the educational problems affecting men.

High school graduation rates are slightly lower for men than for women.Males also make up the vast majority of students in special education classes.

The Business Roundtable is studying the trend.The group is an organization of chief executives of some of the nation’s largest corporations.Susan Traiman is the director of the group’s education policy.Traiman said the nation couldn’t afford to let half its population fail to develop skills needed for the future.

1.Some people worry about the future because ________.

A．there are many social problems in America

B．more and more men don’t like the life in college

C．more African­American women receive a degree

D．fewer and fewer men receive a degree than women in America

2.Which one of the following statements is right according to this passage?

A．There must be something wrong with the education system.

B．40% of the Hispanics get a degree in America.

C．Nobody knows the reason why more women get a degree than men.

D．More than half of the men received bachelor’s degrees this year.

3.The underlined word “estimates” in the fourth paragraph means ________.

A．guesses 　　 B．explains　　 C．introduces　 　 D．discovers

4.What Susan Traiman said means that ________.

A．the nation should prevent the women from receiving further education

B．the nation would be too poor to develop its education

C．the nation didn’t have enough money for women’s further education

D．the nation should encourage men to develop skills for the future

5.What is the main subject discussed in the text?

A．Women are more successful in America than men.

B．More women than men are graduating from college.

C．Men are more successful in America than women.

D．There are two kinds of social problems in America.

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Medical ______ shows that men are more likely to have heart attacks than women.

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Do not　　　　　　 the role women are playing in today’s society. In most cases, they hold up half the sky.

A. look up to　　　　 B. look down upon

C. look forward to　　　 D. look back on

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