When the male gorilla discovered the author and his party, he suddenly rose and was r

A.when

B.while

C.as

D.since

A、internal, external

B、male, female

C、old, young

D、maternal, paternal

A.high, low; senior, junior

B.low, high; senior, junior

C.low, high; junior, senior

D.high, low; junior, senior

In English culture, the introduction rule “____” is correct.

A、When introducing two males or two females, put the younger person's name first

B、Men don't have to take off their gloves before shaking hands

C、When a man and a woman are to shake hands, it is the man who extends his hand first

D、When introductions are made , start with first names, and add some descriptive notes

Passage Five

Billy Joel was born on Long Island, in New York State. He began taking piano lessons at an early age and joined his first rock band when he was fourteen. After playing in a number of Long Island groups, Billy began concentrating on his song-writing. His first album of completely original songs was Cold Spring Harbor. It was released in 1972. Two years later, after the release of the smash-hit albums Piano Man and Street-life Serenade. Billy was named "Best New Male Vocalist" by Cask Box magazine.

51. Billy Joel began taking piano lessons ______.

A. when he joined his first rock band

B. after he was named "Best New Male Vocalist"

C. at fourteen

D. before he was fourteen years old

Male sea horses have a fold of skin on their bellies that forms pocket, called a brood pouch. During the breeding season, the sea horse's pouch swells to receive eggs. A female sea horse lays up to 200 eggs at a time in the pouch. Then she swims off, leaving her male partner to care for the developing eggs and give birth to young sea horses. The female will return everyday to check on her mate and the eggs, but she doesn't stay long, nor does she take part in the birth.

It takes from two to six weeks for the eggs in the male's pouch to develop. During this time the male avoids open water and hides in sea grass. His big pouch makes it difficult for him to swim, so the male often uses his tail to grasp a piece of sea grass. Firmly gripping the grass, he will stay perfectly still for hours or even days. The male sea horse will change his color to blend with his surroundings and avoid being seen by predators who will try to eat him or poke holes in his pouch to get the eggs.

The eggs hatch inside the male's pouch. When the babies begin moving around, the male sea horse knows it's time for them to be born. He grabs a sea grass stem with his tail and begins rocking, bending, and stretching his body so that the rest of the babies can be born. Sometimes he has to press his pouch against a rock Or some stiff seaweed to force the young out.

Sea horse babies are born in groups of five or more. Sometimes it takes two days for the father sea horse to give birth to all his young. He is very tired when it's over.

Soon after giving birth to one brood, the male will approach his mate and show her his empty pouch. This tells her he is ready to receive eggs again.

What part does the female sea horse play in having babies？

A．Receiving eggs.

B．Laying eggs.

C．Hatching eggs.

D．Protecting eggs.

Conversational styles in boys and girls show up(显现)early. Even 5-year-old boys care about their ranks in the group, while 5-year-old girls care more about being in or out of the group. Therefore, men’s conversational styles often use competition(竞争), while women try to keep the appearance of equality(平等).

Women tend to apologize more than men, as an attempt(试图)to restore(恢复)the power balance (权力平衡) in conversation. When men simply accept the apology rather than part of the responsibility, women feel unjustly (不公正地)blameD.Western women favor indirect ways of speaking, which is interpreted(理解)by Western men as showing insecurity(局促不安) and lack of confidence(缺乏自信). However, this gender difference is also a cultural difference: Japanese business culture demands indirectness, and direct approach used by Western businessmen is often seen as rude by the Japanese.

1. Communication habits vary depending on individual personality, culture and diet.()

A.True

B.False

2. Business people normally act according to how men communicate with each other.()

A.True

B.False

3. Kids are concerned about similar things when they are about 5.()

A.True

B.False

4. Women tend to feel that it is not fair to be blamed when men don’t think they are also responsible for certain thing.()

A.True

B.False

5. Women in the west like indirect ways of speaking, which is taken by men as confident.()

A.True

B.False

A new batch of young women—members of the so-called Millennial (千禧的) generation—has been entering the workforce for the past decade. At the starting line of their careers, they are better educated than their mothers and grandmothers had been—or than their young male counterparts are now. But when they look ahead, they see roadblocks to their success. They believe that women are paid less than men for doing the same job. They think it's easier for men to get top executive jobs than it is for them. And they assume that if and when they have children, it will be even harder for them to advance in their careers.

While the public sees greater workplace equality between men and women now than it did 20-30 years ago, most believe more change is needed. Among Millennial women, 75% say this country needs to continue making changes to achieve gender equality in the workplace, compared with 57% of Millennial men. Even so, relatively few young women (15%) say they have been discriminated against at work because of their gender.

As Millennial women come of age they share many of the same views and values about work as their male counterparts. They want jobs that provide security and flexibility, and they place relatively little importance on high pay. At the same time, however, young working women are less likely than men to aim at top management jobs: 34% say they're not interested in becoming a boss or top manager; only 24% of young men say the same. The gender gap on this question is even wider among working adults in their 30s and 40s, when many women face the trade-offs that go with work and motherhood.

These findings are based on a new Pew Research Center survey of 2,002 adults, including 810 Millennials (ages 18-32), conducted Oct. 7-27, 2013. The survey finds that, in spite of the dramatic gains women have made in educational attainment and labor force participation in recent decades, young women view this as a man's world—just as middle-aged and older women do.

86.What do we learn from the first paragraph about Millennial women starting their careers_______

A.They can get ahead only by striving harder.

B.They expect to succeed just like Millennial men.

C.They are generally quite optimistic about their future.

D.They are better educated than their male counterparts.

87.How do most Millennial women feel about their treatment in the workplace_____

A.They are the target of discrimination.

B.They find it satisfactory on the whole.

C.They think it needs further improving.

D.They find their complaints ignored.

88.What do Millennial women value most when coming of age_____

A.A sense of accomplishment.

B.Job stability and flebility.

C.Rewards and promotions.

D.Joy derived from work.

89.What are women in their 30s and 40s concerned about_____

A.The welfare of their children.

B.The narrowing of the gender gap.

C.The fulfillment of their dreams in life.

D.The balance between work and family.

90.What conclusion can be drawn about Millennial women from the 2013 survey_____

A.They still view this world as one dominated by males.

B.They account for half the workforce in the job market.

C.They see the world differently from older generations.

D.They do better in work than their male counterparts.

Close Test

The manager of a small building company was very (21) to get a bill for two white mice which one of his workmen had bought. He sent for the workman and asked him why he had had the bill (22) to the company.

"well ," the workman answered , "you remember the house we were (23) in Newbridge last week. don't you？ One of the things we had to do there was to put in some

New electric wiring. Well , in one place we had to pass some wires through a pipe (24) and about an inch across ,

which was built into solid stone and had four big bends (弯角) in it. (25) could think how to do this unless I had a good idea. I went to a shop and bought two white mice ,

one of them male and the other female. Then I tied a thread to the body of the male mouse and put him into the pipe at one end , (26) Bill held the female mouse at the

other end and pressed her gently to make her squeak. When the male mouse heard the female mouse's squeaks ， he rushed along the pipe to help her. I suppose he was a gentleman (27) he was only a mouse. Anyway , as he ran through the pipe , he (28) the thread behind him. It was then quite easy for us to tie one end of the thread to the electric wires and pull them (29) the pipe. " The manager (30) the bill

for the white mice.

21. A. surprised B. sorry C. strange D. fearful

22. A. to be sent B. to sent C. send D. sent

23. A. mending B. cleaning C. repairing D. setting

24. A. thirty-feet-long B. thirty foots long

C. thirty feet long D. thirty feets long

25. A. None of us B. No one us

C. No of us D. None us

26. A. as B. so C. while D. when

27. A. even though B. as though

C. in fact D. sure enough

28. A. pulled B. pushed C. lifted D. brought

29. A. along B. through C. inside D. towards

30. A. received B. agreed C. paid D. cashed

回答题Text 2

Every year for more than a decade I"ve gone with some good male friends to the music festi- val. Women are not invited， but they do prepare a picnic for our trip. The better the food， the more likely we are to continue our annual tradition and give them peace at least one week out of the year.

When we"re not eating， we sit around in circles and talk about manly stuff: women， mostly.After years of this special journey I have figured out women are different from us， especially when it comes to how we communicate. Women don"t need to manufacture reasons to chat， but guys need excuses like outings or organized events.

And I"ve noticed that when women are in groups there can be several conversations going on at once. When men are in a group， one man talks， and everybody else listens. It"s like bluegrass jamming in a way; one musician plays the lead， and the rest try to follow.

I"ve had more heartfelt conversations with other men at the festival than I"ve had at any other time in my life， partly because there are no women there， and partly because we"re all a little drunk. It was males bonding over whatever parts we still had left. The festival is also the only place I"ve ever cried in front of other men.

As the years have slipped by， some in our group have lost parents and grandparents， some have divorced， and others have changed careers， not always on purpose. It seems that every year something distressing has happened to at least one member of our crew， and the rest of us are there to listen and offer support.

I hope that this column can offer some comfort to women: if your man heads out on a bowling or poker night with the guys， be happy. Chances are good he"s not fleeing you and the kids， but he"s running toward the conversations he can only have with other men， and he"ll come home the better for it.

It is implied in the first paragraph that 查看材料

A.the trip is a relief for both men and women________

B.the trip will continue in spite of everything

C.the quality of the picnic needs improvement

D.the women can rarely get peace themselves