clerical a.办事员的;办公室工作的 tote v.背负 节省;勉强过日子 ervasive a.普遍的 toll n.重大代价;损失 tackle y.处理;解决 premenopausal a.停经前的 menstrual a.月经的 excrete v.分泌 vigilance n.警戒,警惕 Reading Comprehension Directions: There are four suggested answers to each of the following questions. Choose the best one according to the passage you have just read. 1. The passage is mainly about A. family problems among mothers in clerical and customer service jobs B. stress experienced by working women with children C. production of critical stress hormone D. new findings in heart disease 2. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A. Single women suffer greater mental strain than married ones B. The number of children affect stress endured by their mother C. Marriage status does not affect the degree of stress of the mothers D. Mothers should spend more time outside the workplace caring their children 3. Luecken's team would most likely draw which of the following conclusion A. Women with children to care for tend to suffer greater stress than childless women B. Married status should not be considered as a factor determining stress of a woman C.Women should have at least one child to reduce the risk of heart disease. D. Married women tend to suffer greater stress than single women 4. As far as husbands are concerned. light suggests A. they are less concerned about household tasks than their spouse B. they are constantly unaware of their share of household tasks C. they are less responsible than their spouse D. they relax more often than their spouse Which of the following might reduce mental strain endured by the working mothers? A. Greater sense of vigilance of their spouse in tackling family problems B. Doing less housework and having more relaxation. C. Quitting their job when raising their children D. Increased production of cortisolclerical a. 办事员的；办公室工作的 tote vt. 背负 scrape vi. 节省；勉强过日子 pervasive a. 普遍的 toll n. 重大代价；损失 tackle vt. 处理； 解决 premenopausal a. 停经前的 menstrual a. 月经的 excrete v. 分泌 vigilance n. 警戒，警惕 Reading Comprehension Directions: There are four suggested answers to each of the following questions. Choose the best one according to the passage you have just read. 1. The passage is mainly about A. family problems among mothers in clerical and customer service jobs. B. stress experienced by working women with children. C. production of critical stress hormone. D. new findings in heart disease. 2. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A. Single women suffer greater mental strain than married ones. B. The number of children affect stress endured by their mothers. C. Marriage status does not affect the degree of stress of the mothers. D. Mothers should spend more time outside the workplace caring their children. 3. Luecken’s team would most likely draw which of the following conclusions? A. Women with children to care for tend to suffer greater stress than childless women. B. Married status should not be considered as a factor determining stress of a woman. C. Women should have at least one child to reduce the risk of heart disease. D. Married women tend to suffer greater stress than single women. 4. As far as husbands are concerned, Light suggests A. they are less concerned about household tasks than their spouse. B. they are constantly unaware of their share of household tasks. C. they are less responsible than their spouse. D. they relax more often than their spouse. 5. Which of the following might reduce mental strain endured by the working mothers? A. Greater sense of vigilance of their spouse in tackling family problems. B. Doing less housework and having more relaxation. C. Quitting their job when raising their children. D. Increased production of cortisol