专四阅读题目汇总(96-01)

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1、历年专四阅读题汇总1996年[25MIN]TEXTAInthepastthirtyyearsmanysocialchangesbaretakenplaceinBritain.Thegreatestofthesehaveprobablybeenintheeconomiclivesofwomen.Thechangeshavebeensignificant,butbecausetraditionandprejudicecanstillhandicapwomenintheirworkingcareersandpersonallives,majorleg

2、islationtohelppromoteequalityofopportunityandpaywaspassedduringthe1970s.Attheheartofwomen'schangedroleinsocietyhasbeentheriseinthenumberofwomenatwork,particularlymarriedwomen.Astechnologyandsocietypermithighlyeffectiveandgenerallyacceptablemethodsoffamilyplanningtherehasbeen

3、adeclineinfamilysize.Womenasaresultareinvolvedinchild-rearingforamuchshortertimeandrelatedtothis,therehasbeenarapidincreaseinthenumberofwomenwithyoungchildrenwhoreturntoworkwhenthechildrenareoldenoughnottoneedconstantcareandattention.Since1951theproportionofmarriedwomenwhowo

4、rkhasgrownfromjustoverafifthtoahaft.ComparedwiththeircounterpartselsewhereontheContinent,Britishwomencomprisearelativelyhighproportionoftheworkforce,abouttwo-fifths,butonaveragetheyworkfewerhours,about31aweekThereisstillasignificantdifferencebetweenwomen'saverageearningsandm

5、en's,buttheequalpaylegislationwhichcameintoforceattheendof1975appearstohavehelpedtonarrowthegapbetweenwomen'sandmen'sbasicrates.Asmoreandmorewomenjoinedtheworkforceinthe1960sandearly1970stherewasanincreaseinthecollectiveincomesofwomenasawholeandamajorchangeintheeconomicroleo

6、flargenumbersofhousewives.Familieshavecometorelyonmarriedwomen'searningsasanessentialpartoftheirincomeratherthanas"pocketmoney".Atthesametimesocialroleswithinthefamilyaremorelikelytobeshared,exchangedoraltered.66.Thegeneralideaofthepassageisabout__[A]socialtrendsincontempora

7、ryBritain[B]changesinwomen'seconomicstares[C]equalopportunityandpayinBritain[D]women'sroleswithinthefamily67.Accordingtotheauthor,anincreasingnumberofmarriedwomenareabletoworkbecause__[A]theirchildrennolongerrequiretheircare[B]therearemorejobsavailablenowadays[C]technologyha

8、senabledthemtofindacceptablejobs[D]theyspendfarlesstimeonchildcarethanbefor