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1、第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D),选出最佳选项,(A)MexicoCity,thecapitalofMexico,issinkingintothegroundatrateofsixinchesperyear.Expertpredictthatifthesinkingcontinuesunchecked,thehugemetropolisof7000000peoplewillbedestroyed.Theproblemisthatseveralwellsbeendugwithinthecity.Aswa
2、terisdrawnfromthesewells,thesoilbecomesmoreandmorecompressedeausingthecitytosink.Topreventdisaster,Mexicanofficialsplantopumpwaterunderneaththecityfromnearbylakes.56.WhathappenstoMexicoCity,thecapitalofMexico?A.Itisfallingdownwards.B.EarthquakeoftentakesplaceinMexicocityC.Itrisesatararerate
3、.D.Somepartsofitarefallingdownwards.57.Whatwillhappeniftheproblemremaninsuncontrolled?A.Thesinkingwillcontinueatagreaterspeed.B.Therewillnotbeenoughwater.C.Thewholecitywillhealtheend.D.Thesoilwilldryup58.Whichofthefollowingfactsmaycausethesinkingofthecity?A.Thesoilhasbecomedryenough.B.Water
4、isdrawnupfromthedugwells.C.Earthquakeoftentakesplaceinthiscity.D.Thereisn’tenoughwaterbeneathMexicocity.59.Whatwillhavetohedoneinordertopreventthesinking0fthecity?A.Fillthedugwellswithmorewater.B.Drawwaterfromnearbylakes.C.Limittheuseofwater.D.Consolidatethebaseofmostofthebuildings.(B)Accor
5、dingtofiguresfromtheU.S.BureauofLaborStatistics(统计)theaverageweeklyincomeforawomanin1983was$260.Forthesameyear,menhadaverageweeklyearningsof$393.Forsomepeople,thesefiguresareclearevidence(证据)thatthereisstillsexdiscriminationintheareaofpayintheU.S.However,Iwouldarguethatthisexplanationistoos
6、imple.Inordertogetanaccurate(精确)Pictureofthesituation,wemustexaminethetypesofjobswhicharetypicallyhelpbymenandbywomen.Whenwedothis,wefindthatcertainoccupations(职业)seemtobeprimarilyfemalewhileothersseemtobeprimarilymaleoccupations.Inthemedicalandlegalprofessions,forexample,statisticsshowthat
7、85%ofalldoctorsandlawyersaremen(althoughthismajorityforalongtimeinotheroccupations.Forexample,99outofevery100secretariesarewomen,and95%ofallnursesarefemale.Fromthesestatistics,itisclearthatwomenlendtoentercertainoccupationsandnotothers.Theoccupationswhic
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