2013年考研英语二真题-名校题库网

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The hugely popular blog the Skint Foodie chronicles how Tony balances his love of good food with living on benefits.After bills,Tony has￡60 a week to spend,￡40 of which goes on food,but 10 years ago he was earning￡130，000 a year working in corporate communications and eating at London's best restaurants at least twice a week.Then his marriage failed,his career burned out and his drinking became serious.“The community mental health team saved my life.And I felt like that again,to a certain degree,when people responded to the blog so well.It gave me the validation and confidence that I'd lost.But it's still a daybyday thing.”Now he's living in a council flat and fielding offers from literary agents.He's feeling positive,but he'll carry on blogging—not about eating as cheaply as you can—“there are so many people in a much worse state,with barely any money to spend on food”—but eating well on a budget.Here's his advice for economical foodies.41._Impulsive spending isn't an option,so plan your week's menu in advance,making shopping lists for your ingredients in their exact quantities.I have an Excel template for a week of breakfast,lunch and dinner.Stop laughing:it's not just cost effective but helps you balance your diet.It's also a good idea to shop daily instead of weekly,because,being human,you'll sometimes change your mind about what you fancy.42._This is where supermarkets and their anonymity come in handy.With them,there's not the same embarrassment as when buying one carrot in a little greengrocer.And if you plan properly,you'll know that you only need,say,350g of shin of beef and six rashers of bacon,not whatever weight is prepacked in the supermarket chiller.43._You may proudly claim to only have frozen peas in the freezer—that's not good enough.Mine is filled with leftovers,bread,stock,meat and fish.Planning ahead should eliminate wastage,but if you have surplus vegetables you'll do a vegetable soup,and all fruits threatening to“go off”will be cooked or juiced.44._Everyone says this,but it really is a top tip for frugal eaters.Shop at butchers,delis and fishsellers regularly,even for small things,and be super friendly.Soon you'll feel comfortable asking if they've any knuckles of ham for soups and stews,or beef bones,chicken carcasses and fish heads for stock which,more often than not,they'll let you have for free.45._You won't be eating out a lot,but save your pennies and once every few months treat yourself to a set lunch at a good restaurant—￡1.75 a week for three months gives you￡21—more than enough for a threecourse lunch at Michelinstarred Arbutus.It's￡16.95 there—or￡12.99 for a large pizza from Domino's:I know which I'd rather eat.45选？

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正确答案：B

本题解析：

细节题最后一段首句出现but，表示后半句为重点。前半句表示的是：不会经常下馆子，后半句表示的是偶尔在外吃饭犒劳自己，并给出了如何存下零钱来做到此事。对比几个备选项后发现B项Remember to treat yourself（勿忘款待自己）中的treat和第一句的once every few months treat yourself to a set lunch at a good restaurant（每几个月让自己可以去一家美味的餐厅吃一次套餐）中的treat为原词复现。因此判断出B项为正确答案。

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The hugely popular blog the Skint Foodie chronicles how Tony balances his love of good food with living on benefits.After bills,Tony has￡60 a week to spend,￡40 of which goes on food,but 10 years ago he was earning￡130，000 a year working in corporate communications and eating at London's best restaurants at least twice a week.Then his marriage failed,his career burned out and his drinking became serious.“The community mental health team saved my life.And I felt like that again,to a certain degree,when people responded to the blog so well.It gave me the validation and confidence that I'd lost.But it's still a daybyday thing.”Now he's living in a council flat and fielding offers from literary agents.He's feeling positive,but he'll carry on blogging—not about eating as cheaply as you can—“there are so many people in a much worse state,with barely any money to spend on food”—but eating well on a budget.Here's his advice for economical foodies.41._Impulsive spending isn't an option,so plan your week's menu in advance,making shopping lists for your ingredients in their exact quantities.I have an Excel template for a week of breakfast,lunch and dinner.Stop laughing:it's not just cost effective but helps you balance your diet.It's also a good idea to shop daily instead of weekly,because,being human,you'll sometimes change your mind about what you fancy.42._This is where supermarkets and their anonymity come in handy.With them,there's not the same embarrassment as when buying one carrot in a little greengrocer.And if you plan properly,you'll know that you only need,say,350g of shin of beef and six rashers of bacon,not whatever weight is prepacked in the supermarket chiller.43._You may proudly claim to only have frozen peas in the freezer—that's not good enough.Mine is filled with leftovers,bread,stock,meat and fish.Planning ahead should eliminate wastage,but if you have surplus vegetables you'll do a vegetable soup,and all fruits threatening to“go off”will be cooked or juiced.44._Everyone says this,but it really is a top tip for frugal eaters.Shop at butchers,delis and fishsellers regularly,even for small things,and be super friendly.Soon you'll feel comfortable asking if they've any knuckles of ham for soups and stews,or beef bones,chicken carcasses and fish heads for stock which,more often than not,they'll let you have for free.45._You won't be eating out a lot,but save your pennies and once every few months treat yourself to a set lunch at a good restaurant—￡1.75 a week for three months gives you￡21—more than enough for a threecourse lunch at Michelinstarred Arbutus.It's￡16.95 there—or￡12.99 for a large pizza from Domino's:I know which I'd rather eat.43选？

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正确答案：G

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细节题【解析】第四段第二句的that's not good enough意为“这还不够”，属于语义上的隐性转折，因此本段重点在最后一句。Planning ahead should eliminate wastage,but if you…（提前计划好可以避免浪费，但是如果家里有多余的蔬菜，可以做成蔬菜汤，那些可能会坏掉的水果可以当成食材做饭或者榨成果汁。）but前表示避免浪费的一个方法即：提前做好计划，but后是更具体的方法即充分利用多余的食材，但but前后说的内容都是关于如何避免浪费的。因此比对备选项后，发现G项的waste和本段的wastage是同一单词的不同形式，而且是对but后内容的抽象总结描述。因此判断G项waste not，want not（不浪费就不匮乏）是正确的。

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The hugely popular blog the Skint Foodie chronicles how Tony balances his love of good food with living on benefits.After bills,Tony has￡60 a week to spend,￡40 of which goes on food,but 10 years ago he was earning￡130，000 a year working in corporate communications and eating at London's best restaurants at least twice a week.Then his marriage failed,his career burned out and his drinking became serious.“The community mental health team saved my life.And I felt like that again,to a certain degree,when people responded to the blog so well.It gave me the validation and confidence that I'd lost.But it's still a daybyday thing.”Now he's living in a council flat and fielding offers from literary agents.He's feeling positive,but he'll carry on blogging—not about eating as cheaply as you can—“there are so many people in a much worse state,with barely any money to spend on food”—but eating well on a budget.Here's his advice for economical foodies.41._Impulsive spending isn't an option,so plan your week's menu in advance,making shopping lists for your ingredients in their exact quantities.I have an Excel template for a week of breakfast,lunch and dinner.Stop laughing:it's not just cost effective but helps you balance your diet.It's also a good idea to shop daily instead of weekly,because,being human,you'll sometimes change your mind about what you fancy.42._This is where supermarkets and their anonymity come in handy.With them,there's not the same embarrassment as when buying one carrot in a little greengrocer.And if you plan properly,you'll know that you only need,say,350g of shin of beef and six rashers of bacon,not whatever weight is prepacked in the supermarket chiller.43._You may proudly claim to only have frozen peas in the freezer—that's not good enough.Mine is filled with leftovers,bread,stock,meat and fish.Planning ahead should eliminate wastage,but if you have surplus vegetables you'll do a vegetable soup,and all fruits threatening to“go off”will be cooked or juiced.44._Everyone says this,but it really is a top tip for frugal eaters.Shop at butchers,delis and fishsellers regularly,even for small things,and be super friendly.Soon you'll feel comfortable asking if they've any knuckles of ham for soups and stews,or beef bones,chicken carcasses and fish heads for stock which,more often than not,they'll let you have for free.45._You won't be eating out a lot,but save your pennies and once every few months treat yourself to a set lunch at a good restaurant—￡1.75 a week for three months gives you￡21—more than enough for a threecourse lunch at Michelinstarred Arbutus.It's￡16.95 there—or￡12.99 for a large pizza from Domino's:I know which I'd rather eat.42选？

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正确答案：C

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细节题第三段第一句话和第二句话主要解释超市购物的好处，即不需要为自己购买很少量的物品而倍感尴尬，第三句话则说“if you plan properly,you'll know that you only need，…not”（如果你计划合适，就会发现，比方说，你需要的仅仅是……，而不是……），本句把所需要的量和超市冷冻柜已包装好的物品的量进行对比，强调如果计划好，就可以购买合适的量。因此对比备选项后发现，C项Stick to what you need（坚持自己所需）表达此意，而且what you need和文章中的you only need为相同含义。因此C项为正确选项。

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The hugely popular blog the Skint Foodie chronicles how Tony balances his love of good food with living on benefits.After bills,Tony has￡60 a week to spend,￡40 of which goes on food,but 10 years ago he was earning￡130，000 a year working in corporate communications and eating at London's best restaurants at least twice a week.Then his marriage failed,his career burned out and his drinking became serious.“The community mental health team saved my life.And I felt like that again,to a certain degree,when people responded to the blog so well.It gave me the validation and confidence that I'd lost.But it's still a daybyday thing.”Now he's living in a council flat and fielding offers from literary agents.He's feeling positive,but he'll carry on blogging—not about eating as cheaply as you can—“there are so many people in a much worse state,with barely any money to spend on food”—but eating well on a budget.Here's his advice for economical foodies.41._Impulsive spending isn't an option,so plan your week's menu in advance,making shopping lists for your ingredients in their exact quantities.I have an Excel template for a week of breakfast,lunch and dinner.Stop laughing:it's not just cost effective but helps you balance your diet.It's also a good idea to shop daily instead of weekly,because,being human,you'll sometimes change your mind about what you fancy.42._This is where supermarkets and their anonymity come in handy.With them,there's not the same embarrassment as when buying one carrot in a little greengrocer.And if you plan properly,you'll know that you only need,say,350g of shin of beef and six rashers of bacon,not whatever weight is prepacked in the supermarket chiller.43._You may proudly claim to only have frozen peas in the freezer—that's not good enough.Mine is filled with leftovers,bread,stock,meat and fish.Planning ahead should eliminate wastage,but if you have surplus vegetables you'll do a vegetable soup,and all fruits threatening to“go off”will be cooked or juiced.44._Everyone says this,but it really is a top tip for frugal eaters.Shop at butchers,delis and fishsellers regularly,even for small things,and be super friendly.Soon you'll feel comfortable asking if they've any knuckles of ham for soups and stews,or beef bones,chicken carcasses and fish heads for stock which,more often than not,they'll let you have for free.45_You won't be eating out a lot,but save your pennies and once every few months treat yourself to a set lunch at a good restaurant—￡1.75 a week for three months gives you￡21—more than enough for a threecourse lunch at Michelinstarred Arbutus.It's￡16.95 there—or￡12.99 for a large pizza from Domino's:I know which I'd rather eat.41选？

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正确答案：F

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细节题【解析】第二段首句Impulsive spending isn't an option,so plan your week's menu in advance…（冲动消费不是好主意，因此提前计划好一周的菜单）so代表结论，为关键句，段落后也没有其他转折词，本段其余内容为对于plan的具体操作和影响。因此这句话表达了本段的中心意思。so后所给的建议是plan your week's menu，动词plan为谓语中心词。对应7个备选项中，F项“Planning is everything”（计划是一切）符合本段中心意思，答案为F。

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The hugely popular blog the Skint Foodie chronicles how Tony balances his love of good food with living on benefits.After bills,Tony has￡60 a week to spend,￡40 of which goes on food,but 10 years ago he was earning￡130，000 a year working in corporate communications and eating at London's best restaurants at least twice a week.Then his marriage failed,his career burned out and his drinking became serious.“The community mental health team saved my life.And I felt like that again,to a certain degree,when people responded to the blog so well.It gave me the validation and confidence that I'd lost.But it's still a daybyday thing.”Now he's living in a council flat and fielding offers from literary agents.He's feeling positive,but he'll carry on blogging—not about eating as cheaply as you can—“there are so many people in a much worse state,with barely any money to spend on food”—but eating well on a budget.Here's his advice for economical foodies.41._Impulsive spending isn't an option,so plan your week's menu in advance,making shopping lists for your ingredients in their exact quantities.I have an Excel template for a week of breakfast,lunch and dinner.Stop laughing:it's not just cost effective but helps you balance your diet.It's also a good idea to shop daily instead of weekly,because,being human,you'll sometimes change your mind about what you fancy.42._This is where supermarkets and their anonymity come in handy.With them,there's not the same embarrassment as when buying one carrot in a little greengrocer.And if you plan properly,you'll know that you only need,say,350g of shin of beef and six rashers of bacon,not whatever weight is prepacked in the supermarket chiller.43._You may proudly claim to only have frozen peas in the freezer—that's not good enough.Mine is filled with leftovers,bread,stock,meat and fish.Planning ahead should eliminate wastage,but if you have surplus vegetables you'll do a vegetable soup,and all fruits threatening to“go off”will be cooked or juiced.44._Everyone says this,but it really is a top tip for frugal eaters.Shop at butchers,delis and fishsellers regularly,even for small things,and be super friendly.Soon you'll feel comfortable asking if they've any knuckles of ham for soups and stews,or beef bones,chicken carcasses and fish heads for stock which,more often than not,they'll let you have for free.45._You won't be eating out a lot,but save your pennies and once every few months treat yourself to a set lunch at a good restaurant—￡1.75 a week for three months gives you￡21—more than enough for a threecourse lunch at Michelinstarred Arbutus.It's￡16.95 there—or￡12.99 for a large pizza from Domino's:I know which I'd rather eat.44选？

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正确答案：A

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细节题【解析】第五段第一句Everyone says this,but it really is a top tip for frugal eaters.this和it指代为44题缺失的小标题内容，因此本句其实没有提供任何信息，重点信息在后。第二句为祈使句，祈使句多是表达作者观点的重要句子。Shop at butchers,delis and….（经常在肉店，熟食店和鱼店买东西，即使小东西也在这些地方买，并且表现得很友好。）他给出两条建议：1.常在某些店买东西；2.表现出友好。之后第三句则表示的是这样做的结果。因此本段的核心句为第二句。在比对几个备选项后发现A项Shopkeepers are friends（店家是良友）和第二句中的“be friendly”形成同义替换。因此A项为正确答案。

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Text 3 Scientists have found that although we are prone to snap overreactions,if we take a moment and think about how we are likely to react,we can reduce or even eliminate the negative effects of our quick,hardwired responses.Snap decisions can be important defense mechanisms;if we are judging whether someone is dangerous,our brains and bodies are hardwired to react very quickly,within milliseconds.But we need more time to assess other factors.To accurately tell whether someone is sociable,studies show,we need at least a minute,preferably five.It takes a while to judge complex aspects of personality,like neuroticism or openmindedness.But snap decisions in reaction to rapid stimuli aren't exclusive to the interpersonal realm.Psychologists at the University of Toronto found that viewing a fastfood logo for just a few milliseconds primes us to read 20 percent faster,even though reading has little to do with eating.We unconsciously associate fast food with speed and impatience and carry those impulses into whatever else we're doing.Subjects exposed to fastfood flashes also tend to think a musical piece lasts too long.Yet we can reverse such influences.If we know we will overreact to consumer products or housing options when we see a happy face（one reason good sales representatives and real estate agents are always smiling）,we can take a moment before buying.If we know female job screeners are more likely to reject attractive female applicants,we can help screeners understand their biases—or hire outside screeners.John Gottman,the marriage expert,explains that we quickly“thin slice”information reliably only after we ground such snap reactions in“thick sliced”longterm study.When Dr.Gottman really wants to assess whether a couple will stay together,he invites them to his island retreat for a much longer evaluation;two days,not two seconds.Our ability to mute our hardwired reactions by pausing is what differentiates us from animals:doges can think about the future only intermittently or for a few minutes.But historically we have spent about 12 percent of our days contemplating the longer term.Although technology might change the way we react,it hasn't changed our nature.We still have the imaginative capacity to rise above temptation and reverse the highspeed trend.

The author's attitude toward reversing the highspeed trend is_____

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正确答案：C

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态度题【命题思路】该题主要考查作者的观点态度，需要紧抓文中能体现作者观点态度的词句，从而得出正确答案。解答本题的关键在把握体现作者观点的关键句，并能排除细节，或无中生有等干扰选项。【直击答案】根据题干关键词“reversing the highspeed trend”定位到最后一段，尤其是最后两句处“Although technology….We still have the imaginative capacity to rise above temptation and reverse the highspeed trend.”由此我们可以看出作者的态度是非常确定的，因此C项optimistic（乐观的）是正确答案。【排除干扰】A项“容忍的”，D项“怀疑的”与原文相悖，故排除。B项“不确定的”，与原文表达不符，作者已经明确提出了自己的观点态度，因而排除此项。

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Text 3 Scientists have found that although we are prone to snap overreactions,if we take a moment and think about how we are likely to react,we can reduce or even eliminate the negative effects of our quick,hardwired responses.Snap decisions can be important defense mechanisms;if we are judging whether someone is dangerous,our brains and bodies are hardwired to react very quickly,within milliseconds.But we need more time to assess other factors.To accurately tell whether someone is sociable,studies show,we need at least a minute,preferably five.It takes a while to judge complex aspects of personality,like neuroticism or openmindedness.But snap decisions in reaction to rapid stimuli aren't exclusive to the interpersonal realm.Psychologists at the University of Toronto found that viewing a fastfood logo for just a few milliseconds primes us to read 20 percent faster,even though reading has little to do with eating.We unconsciously associate fast food with speed and impatience and carry those impulses into whatever else we're doing.Subjects exposed to fastfood flashes also tend to think a musical piece lasts too long.Yet we can reverse such influences.If we know we will overreact to consumer products or housing options when we see a happy face（one reason good sales representatives and real estate agents are always smiling）,we can take a moment before buying.If we know female job screeners are more likely to reject attractive female applicants,we can help screeners understand their biases—or hire outside screeners.John Gottman,the marriage expert,explains that we quickly“thin slice”information reliably only after we ground such snap reactions in“thick sliced”longterm study.When Dr.Gottman really wants to assess whether a couple will stay together,he invites them to his island retreat for a much longer evaluation;two days,not two seconds.Our ability to mute our hardwired reactions by pausing is what differentiates us from animals:doges can think about the future only intermittently or for a few minutes.But historically we have spent about 12 percent of our days contemplating the longer term.Although technology might change the way we react,it hasn't changed our nature.We still have the imaginative capacity to rise above temptation and reverse the highspeed trend.

John Gottman says that reliable snap reactions are based on_____

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正确答案：D

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细节题【命题思路】本题主要考查考生对于段落具体信息的把握和理解，并且能够识别出选项信息和原文信息的关键词发生的同义替换，排除偷换概念以及无中生有等干扰选项。【直击答案】由题干关键信息“John Gottman”定位到全文倒数第二段。第一句John Gottman,the marriage expert，explains that we quickly‘thin slice’information reliably only after we ground such snap reactions in“thick sliced”longterm study.正是答案所在处。其中“ground”是题干中“base on”的同义置换，“longterm study”（长期的研究）与D项“adequate information”相互呼应。由此可判断出D项adequate information（足够的信息）是正确答案。【排除干扰】A项“批判性评估”，属于无中生有；B项“薄片研究”错在逻辑混乱，原文意思是在“薄片研究”基础上形成“厚片研究”，所以依靠的应是“厚片研究”，故排除此项。C项表达“合理的解释”，也属于无中生有，原文并没有提及，也不能从文章中总结出相关信息，故排除。

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Text 4 Europe is not a genderequality heaven.In particular,the corporate workplace will never be completely familyfriendly until women are part of senior management decisions,and Europe's top corporategovernance positions remain overwhelmingly male.Indeed,women hold only 14 percent of positions on Europe corporate boards.The Europe Union is now considering legislation to compel corporate boards to maintain a certain proportion of women—up to 60 percent.This proposed mandate was born of frustration.Last year,Europe Commission Vice President Viviane Reding issued a call to voluntary action.Reding invited corporations to sign up for gender balance goal of 40 percent female board membership.But her appeal was considered a failure:only 24 companies took it up.Do we need quotas to ensure that women can continue to climb the corporate Ladder fairy as they balance work and family?“Personally,I don't like quotas，”Reding said recently.“But I like what the quotas do.”Quotas get action:they“open the way to equality and they break through the glass ceiling,”according to Reding,a result seen in France and other countries with legally binding provisions on placing women in top business positions.I understand Reding's reluctance—and her frustration.I don't like quotas either;they run counter to my belief in meritocracy,government by the capable.But,when one considers the obstacles to achieving the meritocratic ideal,it does look as if a fairer world must be temporarily ordered.After all,four decades of evidence has now shown that corporations in Europe as the US are evading the meritocratic hiring and promotion of women to top position—no matter how much“soft pressure”is put upon them.When women do break through to the summit of corporate power—as,for example,Sheryl Sandberg recently did at Facebook—they attract massive attention precisely because they remain the exception to the rule.If appropriate public policies were in place to help all women—whether CEOs or their children's caregivers—and all families,Sandberg would be no more newsworthy than any other highly capable person living in a more just society.

The European Union's intended legislation is______

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正确答案：B

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细节题【命题思路】这是一道局部细节题，需要对文章第二段具体信息进行锁定，从而得出答案。【直击答案】根据题干关键词The European Union’s定位到第二段首句。题干的ended legislation则是对原文now considering legislation的同义改写，因此正确答案锁定在该内容处。另外，根据本段所述，Reding的呼吁以及应者寥寥的介绍是为了说明This proposed mandate was born of frustration一句中的frustration。B项恰是因为Reding的呼吁所得到的响应太少，公司不愿意这样做，才考虑以立法方式促进性别平等。换句话说reluctant choice是born of frustration的同义改写。因此B项为正确选项。【干扰排除】A选项表面上看与首句相符，但因为该选项中有gender balance，且A项的重心是reflection，即“性别平衡的反映”，反映出来的是欧盟考虑立法。因此A选项的内容与文章内容因果倒置，故排除。C项“对Reding号召的回应”，该段提到这项挫折是Reding发布的号召的失败，这只是促使欧盟立法的外在诱因，并不是主导因素，其根本的原因还是为了解决男女不平等的问题，故该选项为错误选项。D项定位到Europe Commission Vice President Viviane Reding issued a call to voluntary action，该句说的是一项自愿行动的号召，并非立法是自愿的行动，偷换概念，故排除。

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Text 4 Europe is not a genderequality heaven.In particular,the corporate workplace will never be completely familyfriendly until women are part of senior management decisions,and Europe's top corporategovernance positions remain overwhelmingly male.Indeed,women hold only 14 percent of positions on Europe corporate boards.The Europe Union is now considering legislation to compel corporate boards to maintain a certain proportion of women—up to 60 percent.This proposed mandate was born of frustration.Last year,Europe Commission Vice President Viviane Reding issued a call to voluntary action.Reding invited corporations to sign up for gender balance goal of 40 percent female board membership.But her appeal was considered a failure:only 24 companies took it up.Do we need quotas to ensure that women can continue to climb the corporate Ladder fairy as they balance work and family?“Personally,I don't like quotas，”Reding said recently.“But I like what the quotas do.”Quotas get action:they“open the way to equality and they break through the glass ceiling,”according to Reding,a result seen in France and other countries with legally binding provisions on placing women in top business positions.I understand Reding's reluctance—and her frustration.I don't like quotas either;they run counter to my belief in meritocracy,government by the capable.But,when one considers the obstacles to achieving the meritocratic ideal,it does look as if a fairer world must be temporarily ordered.After all,four decades of evidence has now shown that corporations in Europe as the US are evading the meritocratic hiring and promotion of women to top position—no matter how much“soft pressure”is put upon them.When women do break through to the summit of corporate power—as,for example,Sheryl Sandberg recently did at Facebook—they attract massive attention precisely because they remain the exception to the rule.If appropriate public policies were in place to help all women—whether CEOs or their children's caregivers—and all families,Sandberg would be no more newsworthy than any other highly capable person living in a more just society.

Women entering top management become headlines due to the lack of____

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正确答案：C

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细节题【命题思路】这是一道局部细节题，主要考查考生对于文章中具体信息之间逻辑关系的把握。【直击答案】题干是对第六段第二句话的同义改写，该段后半部分是举例，因此将本题答案定位在第七段。if引导的是虚拟条件句，表达作者对未来的期盼，也是作者观点：如果有合理的公共政策帮助女性与C项表达相符，因此是正确答案。【干扰排除】A项属于无中生有，尾段虽然提到公正的社会，并没有提及这些女性缺乏社会正义。B项定位到“When womendo break…exception to the rule”，选项内容是女性进入高层管理的结果，而不是原因，属于因果倒置。D项定位到“After all,four decades of evidence…is put upon them”，句子并没有说明女性缺乏“软压力”，并且，该信息并未提及进入高层的女性成为了头条新闻，故该选项属于无中生有。

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Text 4 Europe is not a genderequality heaven.In particular,the corporate workplace will never be completely familyfriendly until women are part of senior management decisions,and Europe's top corporategovernance positions remain overwhelmingly male.Indeed,women hold only 14 percent of positions on Europe corporate boards.The Europe Union is now considering legislation to compel corporate boards to maintain a certain proportion of women—up to 60 percent.This proposed mandate was born of frustration.Last year,Europe Commission Vice President Viviane Reding issued a call to voluntary action.Reding invited corporations to sign up for gender balance goal of 40 percent female board membership.But her appeal was considered a failure:only 24 companies took it up.Do we need quotas to ensure that women can continue to climb the corporate Ladder fairy as they balance work and family?“Personally,I don't like quotas，”Reding said recently.“But I like what the quotas do.”Quotas get action:they“open the way to equality and they break through the glass ceiling,”according to Reding,a result seen in France and other countries with legally binding provisions on placing women in top business positions.I understand Reding's reluctance—and her frustration.I don't like quotas either;they run counter to my belief in meritocracy,government by the capable.But,when one considers the obstacles to achieving the meritocratic ideal,it does look as if a fairer world must be temporarily ordered.After all,four decades of evidence has now shown that corporations in Europe as the US are evading the meritocratic hiring and promotion of women to top position—no matter how much“soft pressure”is put upon them.When women do break through to the summit of corporate power—as,for example,Sheryl Sandberg recently did at Facebook—they attract massive attention precisely because they remain the exception to the rule.If appropriate public policies were in place to help all women—whether CEOs or their children's caregivers—and all families,Sandberg would be no more newsworthy than any other highly capable person living in a more just society.

The author's attitude toward Reding's appeal is one of_____

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正确答案：D

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态度题【命题思路】这是一道作者观点态度题，需要结合文章相关信息判断作者对于Reding看法的态度，从而得出答案。【直击答案】本题考查的是作者对Reding看法的态度，第四段提到了他的看法，根据行文发展和出题顺序，大致定位到第五段。第一句用understand表明作者与Reding立场相同，第二句通过either进一步表明此态度。虽然有转折词but，但作者并未反对Reding的观点。因此D项为正确选项。【干扰排除】根据责任原则，一些不承担责任的词一般都是陪考词，如：impassive，indifferent，因此可以直接排除C项。文章第五段首句明确表明作者观点态度，是对Reding观点的赞同，A、B项内容与原文信息相反，故为错误选项。

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