It’s time to reevaluate how women handle conflict at work. Being overworked or over-committed at home and on the job will not get you where you want to be in life. It will only slow you down and hinder(阻碍) your career goals.
Did you know women are more likely than men to feel exhausted? Nearly twice as many women than men ages 18-44 reported feeling drained of energy, according to a recent study.
This may not be surprising given that this is the age range when women have children. It’s also the age range when many women are trying to balance careers and home. One reason women may feel exhausted is that they have a hard time saying “no.” Women want to be able to do it all—volunteer for school parties or cook delicious meals—and so their answer to any request is often “Yes, I can.”
Women struggle to say “no” in the workplace for similar reasons, including the desire to be liked by their colleagues. Unfortunately, this inability to say “no” may be hurting women’s health as well as their career.
At the workplace, men use conflict as a way to position themselves, while women often avoid conflict or strive to be the peacemaker, because they don’t want to be viewed as aggressive at work. For example, there’s a problem that needs to be addressed immediately, resulting in a dispute over who should be the one to fix it. Men are more likely to face that dispute from the perspective of what benefits them most, whereas women may approach the same dispute from the perspective of what’s the easiest and quickest way to resolve the problem—even if that means doing the boring work themselves.
This difference in handling conflict could be the deciding factor on who gets promoted to a leadership position and who does not. Leaders have to be able to assign tasks and manage resources wisely. Shouldering more of the workload may not earn you that promotion. Instead, it may highlight you inability to effectively make use of what you have.
1.What does the author say is the problem with women?
A.They are often unclear about the career goals to reach.
B.They are usually more committed at home than on the job.
C.They tend to be over-optimistic about how far they could go.
D.They tend to push themselves beyond the limits of their ability.
2.The underlined word s “drained of energy” can be replaced by________
A.weak B.unhappy C.stressful D.tired
3.What do we learn about the difference of men and women on the job?
A.That women usually avoid conflict and strive to be the peacemaker is because their men colleagues are more aggressive.
B.When there is an urgent problem to address, women are more likely to do the task as they usually respond quicker than man.
C.Men and women differ in their approach to resolving workplace conflicts in that women are more ready to compromise.
D.Men have more chances to be leaders because they are able take advantage of others and shoulder less workload.
4.Which of the following event will the author have most interest to take part in?
A.A training course teaching women to say “no”.
B.A campaign for more women rights.
C.A debate on whether woman is capable of working on the job.
D.A sharing on how woman can balance work and family.
高三英语阅读选择困难题
It’s time to reevaluate how women handle conflict at work. Being overworked or over-committed at home and on the job will not get you where you want to be in life. It will only slow you down and hinder(阻碍) your career goals.
Did you know women are more likely than men to feel exhausted? Nearly twice as many women than men ages 18-44 reported feeling drained of energy, according to a recent study.
This may not be surprising given that this is the age range when women have children. It’s also the age range when many women are trying to balance careers and home. One reason women may feel exhausted is that they have a hard time saying “no.” Women want to be able to do it all—volunteer for school parties or cook delicious meals—and so their answer to any request is often “Yes, I can.”
Women struggle to say “no” in the workplace for similar reasons, including the desire to be liked by their colleagues. Unfortunately, this inability to say “no” may be hurting women’s health as well as their career.
At the workplace, men use conflict as a way to position themselves, while women often avoid conflict or strive to be the peacemaker, because they don’t want to be viewed as aggressive at work. For example, there’s a problem that needs to be addressed immediately, resulting in a dispute over who should be the one to fix it. Men are more likely to face that dispute from the perspective of what benefits them most, whereas women may approach the same dispute from the perspective of what’s the easiest and quickest way to resolve the problem—even if that means doing the boring work themselves.
This difference in handling conflict could be the deciding factor on who gets promoted to a leadership position and who does not. Leaders have to be able to assign tasks and manage resources wisely. Shouldering more of the workload may not earn you that promotion. Instead, it may highlight you inability to effectively make use of what you have.
1.What does the author say is the problem with women?
A.They are often unclear about the career goals to reach.
B.They are usually more committed at home than on the job.
C.They tend to be over-optimistic about how far they could go.
D.They tend to push themselves beyond the limits of their ability.
2.The underlined word s “drained of energy” can be replaced by________
A.weak B.unhappy C.stressful D.tired
3.What do we learn about the difference of men and women on the job?
A.That women usually avoid conflict and strive to be the peacemaker is because their men colleagues are more aggressive.
B.When there is an urgent problem to address, women are more likely to do the task as they usually respond quicker than man.
C.Men and women differ in their approach to resolving workplace conflicts in that women are more ready to compromise.
D.Men have more chances to be leaders because they are able take advantage of others and shoulder less workload.
4.Which of the following event will the author have most interest to take part in?
A.A training course teaching women to say “no”.
B.A campaign for more women rights.
C.A debate on whether woman is capable of working on the job.
D.A sharing on how woman can balance work and family.
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The greatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the proportion of a woman' s life spent in caring for the children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, four or five of whom lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman' s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five years and can be expected to live another thirty-five years and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty. Even while she has to take care of children, her work is lightened by modern living conditions.
This important change in women' s life-patterns has only recently begun to have its full effect on women' s economic position. Even a few years ago most girls took a full-time job after they left school. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school- leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women usually marry older, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Many more afterwards return to full-or-part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the home, according to the abilities and interests of each of them.
1.At what age did most women marry around the 1890 according to the passage?
A.At about twenty-five
B.In their earl fifties
C.At the age of fifteen
D.At any age from fifteen to forty-five
2.What happened to an ordinary family in about 1900?
A.The youngest child could live to fifteen.
B.Four of five children died after they were five.
C.Seven or eight children lived to be more than five.
D.Some children died when they were very young.
3.When she was over fifty, a late nineteenth-century mother ______.
A.was usually expected to die fairly soon
B.would expect to work until she died
C.would be healthy enough to take up paid jobs
D.was less like to find a job even if she wanted to
4.What do we know from the passage?
A.Husbands and wives share equal responsibilities at home.
B.More and more women are looked down upon by husbands.
C.Today women prefer to get married rather than get jobs.
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How do you kill your time when you go to work? Most of us stare at our cell phones, and refuse to make eye contact with others. We just read, chat with others online or play games online. Or maybe we’re using the time between stops to do our makeup, catch up on emails, or read a few chapters of a book. However, Dina Alfasi takes a very different approach.
Each day she has to travel hours on buses and trains to get to her engineering job at a hospital in Israel. Rather than look at her cell phone in silence, she uses one very special way to have connection with strangers. It is portraits of the people she meets on public transport every day that she is taking. The photographs catch those quiet and personal moments of people readying themselves for the day ahead. Some people lean (倚靠) their head against the window and go to sleep, some stare into space and have a daydream, and others sit quietly to read their documents or books. Each picture catches one tiny moment in people’s lives, ripe with potential for your imagination. It is wonderful for her to look at someone’s commute (上下班) and make up an entire story about the rest of their daily existence, from the father travelling with a baby to the woman welcoming a change.
“What inspires me very much are the little moments that happen every day,” Dina told My Modern Met. “My work is to tell stories through a single portrait, and it proves that all you need is just to look around and find those magic moments.”
1.What will most people do when going to work?
A.Enjoy reading a book loudly.
B.Make eye contact with others.
C.Have face-to-face talks with others.
D.Concentrate on their mobile phones.
2.What makes Dina different from others?
A.Staring into the space and having a daydream.
B.Leaning against the window and relaxing herself.
C.Using her mobile phone to appreciate pictures she draws.
D.Drawing people while travelling on buses and trains to work.
3.Which word can best describe Dina Alfasi?
A.Cool. B.Careful.
C.Generous. D.Considerate.
4.What is the main idea of the text?
A.Little moments make Dina special.
B.Cell phone is used to take special portraits.
C.Dina takes portraits of others when commuting.
D.People go to work with different ways to kill time.
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How to Calm Down at Work
The workplace can be a stressful place. Anxiety, conflict, bad management and overwork can lead to frustration and stress. 1.
Keep something you like to look at within sight. A photo of a loved one or a favorite personal souvenir are the best examples. Keep such an item somewhere you can glance at it whenever you wish to do so. 2.
Take a moment to engage your body. If you’re unable to leave your work area, stand and stretch for a moment. Muscle tension exercises can also help you calm down. 3. For instance, start by squeezing all of your face muscles as tightly as you can for twenty seconds and slowly releasing them.
Write down the reason why you are upset. 4. Getting your thoughts and feelings out on paper can help clarify the issue you’re having. Writing down your thoughts can even help you determine the best way to address your frustration or anxiety and move forward.
5. If you and another co-worker are constantly frustrated with one another, set up a time to speak with him or her. Say something like, “Hey, Sarah, let’s sit down sometime soon and chat to make sure we’re on the same page about our upcoming project.”
A. Turn to your workmates for help.
B. Communicate with your workmates.
C. A vase of flowers on your desk is another good example.
D. Focus on one particular muscle or muscle group at a time.
E. Here are the steps you can take to help you calm down at work.
F. Engage your body by rolling your head, shoulder, and ankles while sitting.
G. The best way to figure out exactly what’s bothering you is to write it down.
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I was at a loss for how to handle the fights among my kick- Many activities had been tried, but they didn’t work. After reading What I Know for Sure written by Oprah Winfrey, a thought occurred to me one day.
“Starting with Dora, I want everyone to find the chance to say ‘thank you’.” I declared.
“What?” Ashley asked. “What’s going on?’’
“Just do it.”
Naturally, the kid^ all thought I had lost my mind. I wasn’t sure if they were wrong, but I pressed on.
“Now, we’re going to keep going around and everyone tells what they’re thankful for.”
Clearly doubtful and frustrated, the kids launched in, and I kept them going.
“I’m thankful for our house.”
“I’m thankful for my clothes.”
“I’m thankful for my whole life and everyone in the world.”
“What? What am I supposed to say?”
‘‘Keep going.”
“I’m grateful for my underwear!” Instant laughter erupted, music to my ears!
“Great, lei it out!” I encouraged. “What else?”
And that was all we needed. The gratitude--great and small, serious and funny---came rolling out.
“My backpack.”
“My teachers.”
On and on it went until every face was lit with a new kind of joy and laughter. I could sense a new feeling of peace and comfort in the air a reminder of not only our blessings, but the love we really did have for each other.
“I’m grateful for being grateful!” Dora declared.
“Me, too!” was the unanimous response.
I don’t remember the activities that took place the rest of the day. But it was a day when our family was transformed by two simple words: thank you. Since then, it’s become a family motto.
1.Why did the author ask her kids to find the chance to say “thank you”?
A. To play games among them. B. To kill their free lime.
C. To solve their fights. D. To make them be polite.
2.How did Ashley react when hearing his mother’s suggestion at first?
A. He was puzzled. B. He felt very glad.
C. He supported it. D. He responded actively.
3.What does the underlined word “unanimous” probably mean?
A. Funny. B. Unimportant.
C. Unexpected. D. Agreed.
4.What may be the best title for the text?
A. Mom’s Big Heart B. A Sweet Home
C. Magic of a Family Motto D. A Meaningful Family Meeting
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I always had the preference to take on more than I should when I was young. At times, I wanted to prove to myself that I could handle it. At other times, my purpose was to please someone and gain recognition for my efforts. Sometimes this led to stress or frustration.
When I was an IT manager after college graduation I was assigned to work with a wealthy customer and be a go-between (中间人)for my company. I took on the assignment happily, thinking that this might be my time to shine. However, the customer’s demands proved to be more than I could do with. And the company chose to stand by the customer and try to meet his unreasonable requirements rather than stick to what we had originally offered in the contract. As you can imagine, this led to a lot of unexpected problems and arguing with some of the staff who refused to do anything outside their scope (范围) of work. I remember walking into my office one morning, opening my laptop and staring at the blank screen for long, thinking to myself: What should I do? That was a difficult time in my life and then I finally had to give up my first job and left that company sadly.
Perhaps, I thought then, I could find the job that didn’t involve dealing with difficult people and difficult situations. But later I realized: Is this possible in our modern world? No, it is impossible. Now, I know, I shouldn’t run away from the challenges I faced in life: I had to learn how to deal with them. I regret not persevering ( 坚 持 ) in my job. We should train ourselves to look at things from a positive point of view, because that is far better than being trapped in the bad circle depression. I’ve come to see that when faced with difficulties, I should not give up, but persevere.
1.Why did the author take the work assigned to him happily?
A.He wanted to please the boss.
B.The work was very easy for him to do.
C.He failed to find a job many times before.
D.He thought it was time to prove his ability.
2.What does the underlined word “this” in the second paragraph mean?
A.Arguing with some of the staff.
B.Meeting the customer’s unreasonable requirements.
C.Accepting the assignment without hesitation.
D.Sticking to what had been originally offered in the contract.
3.What made the author leave his first job?
A.The depressing job situation. B.The low payment.
C.His lack of ability. D.A better job waiting for him.
4.What’s the best title of the text?
A.Running away from challenges. B.Persevering instead of giving up.
C.Refusing to argue with customers. D.Leaning to take on more than one can.
高三英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析
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 ______．
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?
A．Health B．Life C．Sport D．Entertainment
高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
How to eat healthfully can be especially complex for working women who often have neither the desire nor the time to cook for themselves （or for anyone else）．Registered dietitian （营养专家） Barhara Morrissey suggests that a few simple rules can help．
“Go for nutrient dense foods,” she suggests, “foods that contain a multiple of nutrients．For example, select whole wheat bread as a breakfast food, rather than coffee cake．Or drink orange juice rather than orange drink, which contains only a small percentage of real juice — the rest is largely colored sugar water．You just can’t compare the value of these foods, the nutrient dense ones are so superior, ”she emphasizes．
Morrissey believes that variety is not only the spice of life—it’s the foundation of a healthful diet．Diets which are based on one or two foods are not only virtually impossible to keep up the strength, they can be very harmful, she says, because nutrients aren’t supplied in sufficient amounts or balance．
According to Morrissey, trying to find a diet that can cure your illnesses, or make you superwoman is a fruitless search．As women, many of us are too concerned with staying thin, she says, and we believe that vitamins are some kind of magic cure to replace food．
“We need carbohydrates, protein and fat—they are like the wood in the fireplace．The vitamins and minerals are like the match, the spark, for the fuel,” she explains．“We need them all, but in a very different proportions．And if the fuel isn’t there, the spark is useless．”
1.From the passage we know that working women________．
A．think cooking is especially complicated
B．do not share the same views with registered dietitians
C．are busy and may not interested in cooking
D． are likely to eat healthfully
2.Orange juice is different from orange drink in that________．
A．it contains only a small percentage of real juice
B．it is natural, nutritious and prepared from real oranges
C．it is largely orange-colored sugar water
D．it produces nothing but calories
3.In Paragraph 4, “a fruitless search” means________．
A．an effort with no results B．a search for a diet without fruits
C．a research on fruitless diet D．a diet serving as medicine
4.Many women take it for granted, according to passage that________．
A．a balanced diet can result in being fat
B．staying thin and healthy are both possible
C．lack of variety in diets leads to staying thin
D．vitamins are some kind of substitutions （替代品） for food
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Women work harder than men at university and get better degrees as a result, according to a study at Brunel University.
The research, which followed 200 students for four years, found that women consistently outperformed men in their studies even though they had started their courses with almost identical A-level grades.
An analysis of the results showed that while 65 percent of female graduates were awarded, only 35 percent of male graduates did as well. Girls are known to outperform boys at school, but this research showed that trend continued at university.
Fiona Smith, who led the research, said, “The research shows that the difference has something to do with schools in general.”
“It also shows something about the inequality for working women in terms of pay and promotion. Women work harder at school, harder at university, and do better at both, but they still receive less pay.”
The research found that female students were more faithful, less likely to miss lectures, and more likely to believe that their marks reflected their abilities than male students. Female students were also more likely to ask for and receive support from their professors.
Women were also more likely to choose their universities because they liked the courses offered.
In contrast, men were more likely than women to miss lectures due to “other affairs” and “laziness”, and to believe that playing sports was an important part of university life.
Generally, people think that women’s success comes from more emphasis on coursework, but the research showed that female geographers at Brunel did better in their exams than in their coursework.
Dr Smith said, “Most women feel that getting good grades is the most important part of university life. They believe that they need to work harder in order to compete in the male-dominated (男性主导的) environment they will encounter at work. Good grades are viewed as an ‘insurance policy’ for success. Men, on the other hand, prefer going out and playing sports to academic work.”
“This research shows how important it is to get all young people working hard and teach them the value of higher education,” he said.
1.The research at Brunel University showed that women ________.
A. did worse than men both at school and at university
B. got better grades than men
C. paid little attention to their courses
D. often missed classes
2.Which of the following about men is TRUE according to the passage?
A. They work as hard as women.
B. They spend as much time on courses as women.
C. They play a lot more than women.
D. They consider good grades to be an “insurance policy” for success.
3.We can infer from the results of the research that ________.
A. women do better both at school and at university
B. female students are more likely to ask for and receive support from their professors
C. compared with men, women are in an unfavorable condition in the male-dominated world
D. it’s easier for women to get rises in pay and promotion
4.The main purpose of the research is to _________.
A. give the government some advice on higher education
B. show us some information about higher education
C. show the sex difference in higher education
D. make all students work hard and realize the importance of higher education
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Sex prejudices are based on and justified by the ideology (意识形态) that biology is destiny. According to this ideology, basic biological and psychological differences exist between the sexes. These differences require each sex to play a separate role in social life. Women are the weaker sex both physically and emotionally. Thus, they are naturally suited, much more so than men, to the performance of domestic (家庭的) duties. A woman’s place, under normal circumstances, is within the protective environment of the home. Nature has determined that women play caretaker roles, such as wife and mother and homemaker. On the other hand, men are best suited to go out into the competitive world of work and politics, where serious responsibilities must be taken on. Men are to be the providers; women and children are “dependents”.
The ideology also holds that women who wish to work outside the household should naturally fill these jobs that are in line with the special capabilities of their sex. It is appropriate for women, not men, to be employed as nurses, social workers, elementary school teachers, house-hold helpers, clerks and secretaries. These positions are simply an extension of women’s domestic role. Informal distinctions between “women’s work” and “men’s work” in the labor force, according to the ideology, are simply a functional reflection of the basic differences between the sexes.
Finally, the ideology suggests that nature has worked her will in another significant way. For the human species to survive over time, its members must regularly reproduce. Thus, women must, whether at home or in the labor force, make the most of their physical appearances.
So goes the ideology. It is, of course, not true that basic biological and psychological differences between the sexes require each to play sex-defined roles in social life. There is enough evidence that sex roles vary from society to society, and those role differences that do exist are largely learned.
But to the degree people actually believe that biology is destiny and that nature intended for men and women to make different contributions to society, sex-defined roles will be seen as totally acceptable.
1.According to the biology-is-destiny ideology, women_______.
A.cannot compete with men in any field.
B.are suited more to domestic jobs than men.
C.are sensitive enough to be a good caretaker.
D.are too weak to do any agricultural work at all.
2.Those who have prejudices against women think that_______.
A.women shouldn’t go out for work.
B.women should earn money to add the family income.
C.women going out for work should only do “women’s work”.
D.women should take jobs to drill the special capabilities of the sex.
3.The author thinks that the positions women hold outside_______.
A.are determined by what they are better suited to.
B.grow out of their household responsibilities.
C.represent their breakthrough of sex discrimination.
D.are physically and emotionally suitable to them.
4.What does the underlined sentence imply?
A.Sex roles are socially determined.
B.Sex roles are emotionally and physically determined.
C.Sex roles are biologically and psychologically determined .
D.Sex roles are determined by education people take.
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