夏倚荣英语学习系列·全国研究生入学英语考试·考前冲刺试卷CB [ B the United States surpasses all its rivals with respect to producing SUMMER: NETEM: CB7 mathematics and science college graduates [C] the quality of higher education in the United States degrade owing to its aimless expansions and poor teaching strategies. [D] total govermment spending on educational institutions in the United States is comparable to that in other 50. The best title for this passage would be A]Those who Benefit from Economic Expansions [CJAn Impressive Image Projecting to Outsiders B] Higher Dropout Rates in the Us I Education Study Finds US Falling Short. Text 3 The road signs have been changed no longer "Men at Work" but "People Work ing. Every occupation recorded by the Census Bureau, up to and including stevedores and boilermakers, lists women as well as men. poses a question: Are the gains being made by women in the workplace coming at the expense or men?" e, which Forty-four percent of all employed Amer icans are women. What's more, the percentage continues to ris On the face of it, the answer is clear. Unless total emp loyment in the nation expands more rap idly than it has some substantial number of men are going to continue to lose out in the job race to women. But the process by which the change is taking place is complex, and the exp lanation goes beyond the political and legal pressure that are part of women's campaign for equal rights There have been changes in the character of work that have motiv ated that hiring of women. In the insurance industry, for example, the positions of ad justers and examiners were once largely held by men, who went out and inspected dented fenders. Today, the work consists mainly of sitting at a computer terminal, entering insurance claims. Women now hold 65 percent of these jobs, up from 27 percent in 1970. In general, women are filling the new, lower-paying jobs in offices and the service industry. Some jobs that were once all-male preserves changed with the introduction of modern equipment That happened in the meatpacking industry, where automatic machines for moving sides of beef have eased the need for so much heaving and hoisting. Since 1970, the proportion of pack inghouse butchers who are women ha increased by more than one-thire Among the most vivid cases of displacement are those in the upper reaches of the workplace. The proportion of women among graduate students has been increas ing dramatically, provid ing stiff competition for young men who, a generation earlier, might have been all but certain of executive or professional careers Of course, discriminat ion against women continues. Moreover, only rarely is there a one-for-one substitution. the discharge of a man so that a woman can be hired to take his place. Yet the trend to ward the displacement of male workers goes on. Accord ing to the United States Labor Department, two-thirds of the growth in the labor force between now and 1995 will be accounted for by women, by that year, the department expects, only 65 percent of men aged 55 to 64 will be in the labor force In a nation that prides itself on a commitment to equal ity of opportunity, womens progress in the workplace can only be seen as inevitable and fair. That should not, however, blind us to the major this change will have, not only in terms of jobs but in terms of the society as a whole, unsettling the balance of relationships in the family and raising new problems concerning male self-esteem 51. It can be seen that womens status today is j beyond dispute C] an odd phenomenon [B] on the rise. D]a laughing stock. 52. In the upper hierarchies of the workplace A] men still possess dominance over women. [C] women are being ignored increasingly [B] men are denied access to central positions [] women will plough a new ground 53. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? 启迪广袤思维 COPE英语3HOW夏徛荣英语学习系列·全国研究生入学英语考试·考前冲刺试卷 CB 启迪广袤思维 7 COPE 英语 3HOW [B] the United States surpasses all its rivals with respect to producing mathematics and science college graduates. [C] the quality of higher education in the United States degrade owing to its aimless expansions and poor teaching strategies. [D] total government spending on educational institutions in the United States is comparable to that in other nations abroad. 50. The best title for this passage would be [A] Those who Benefit from Economic Expansions . [B] Higher Dropout Rates in the US. [C] An Impressive Image Projecting to Outsiders. [D] Education Study Finds US Falling Short. Text 3 The road signs have been changed —— no longer “Men at Work” but “People Working.” Every occupation recorded by the Census Bureau, up to and including stevedores and boilermakers, lists women as well as men. Forty-four percent of all employed Americans are women. What’s more, the percentage continues to rise, which poses a question: Are the gains being made by women in the workplace coming at the expense of men? On the face of it, the answer is clear. Unless total employment in the nation expands more rapidly than it has, some substantial number of men are going to continue to lose out in the job race to women. But the process by which the change is taking place is complex, and the explanation goes beyond the political and legal pressures that are part of women’s campaign for equal rights. There have been changes in the character of work that have motivated that hiring of women. In the insurance industry, for example, the positions of adjusters and examiners were once largely held by men, who went out and inspected dented fenders. Today, the work consists mainly of sitting at a computer terminal, entering insurance claims. Women now hold 65 percent of these jobs, up from 27 percent in 1970. In general, women are filling the new, lower-paying jobs in offices and the service industry. Some jobs that were once all-male preserves changed with the introduction of modern equipment. That happened in the meatpacking industry, where automatic machines for moving sides of beef have eased the need for so much heaving and hoisting. Since 1970, the proportion of packinghouse butchers who are women has increased by more than one-third. Among the most vivid cases of displacement are those in the upper reaches of the workplace. The proportion of women among graduate students has been increasing dramatically, providing stiff competition for young men who, a generation earlier, might have been all but certain of executive or professional careers. Of course, discrimination against women continues. Moreover, only rarely is there a one-for-one substitution, the discharge of a man so that a woman can be hired to take his place. Yet the trend toward the displacement of male workers goes on. According to the United States Labor Department, two-thirds of the growth in the labor force between now and 1995 will be accounted for by women; by that year, the department expects, only 65 percent of men aged 55 to 64 will be in the labor force. In a nation that prides itself on a commitment to equality of opportunity, women’s progress in the workplace can only be seen as inevitable and fair. That should not, however, blind us to the major impact this change will have, not only in terms of jobs but in terms of the society as a whole, unsettling the balance of relationships in the family and raising new problems concerning male self-esteem. 51. It can be seen that women’s status today is [A] beyond dispute. [B] on the rise. [C] an odd phenomenon. [D] a laughing stock. 52. In the upper hierarchies of the workplace [A] men still possess dominance over women. [B] men are denied access to central positions. [C] women are being ignored increasingly. [D] women will plough a new ground. 53. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? SUMMER : NETEM: CB7