英语四六级阅读练习(二)

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1、英语四六级阅读练习（15）：性别与权力：为何女性自愿放弃高层职位？Thereare5,400womenmissingfromBritain'smostpowerfuljobs.Theyshouldbeinparliament,inthecabinet,andrunningbigcompaniesandmajorpublicsectororganisations.Atthecurrentrateofprogress,itwillbeanother70yearsbeforethereisequalrepresentationofwomeninparliamentando

2、ntheboardsofFTSE100companies.Genderequalitymakesperiodicleapsforwardandthenslowstoaglacialpaceforafewdecades;itsprintsinsomeareasandremainsstubbornlystuckinothers.Nowwearefastmovingintoastrangeparadoxinwhichthenumbersofwomenovertakemeninenteringfurthereducationandmanyprofessions–womena

3、resettomakeupamajorityofdoctorsby2017–butmenstillovertakethemtoreachthetop.It'sarumstateofaffairswhenthemostpowerfulareselectedfromaneversmallersectionoftheworkforce,leavingtowastethehugeinvestmentinwomen'sskills.paradoxn.悖论；似是而非的人或事overtakev.赶上；压倒；超过besetto被设为；已成定势Timeforareckoning.It

4、'sroughlymygenerationthatisfailingtobreakthroughintothetopjobs.Womenintheir40sand50swhocouldnowberunningthecountrybutaren't,accordingtotheEqualityandHumanRightsCommission'sreportSexandPower.Itsanalysisisthatit'sacaseofdiscrimination–directandindirect.Motherhoodanddomesticresponsibiliti

5、esstillexactasteeppenalty.IfeellikeI'mbackontheschoolhockeypitch(Iwasuseless)withmyPEteacherurgingmetomakeabitmoreofaneffortandgetstuckin.breakthrough突破；突围；冲出getstuckin陷入了；被困在……Well,beforewecreepoffthepitchwithachronicsenseoffailure,it'scheeringtorememberwhatthisgenerationhasachieved.T

6、wentyfiveyearsago,part-timeworkinprofessionaloccupationswasvirtuallyunheardof.Therewasonlyonemodeloffemalecareersuccess,anditconsciouslyaimedtoemulateadriven,obsessivemaleversion–itwastheeraofshoulderpadsandclichesofball-crunchingwomenbosses.creepoff爬出来emulatev.效法，尽力赶上；仿真Sincethen,thew

7、orkplacehasbeenrevolutionisedwithahugeincreaseinthenumberofwomenworkingpart-time.Workingmothersarenolongeranovelty,andfatheringnolongerpartofahiddenprivatelife.Inmostoffices,slippingtheChristmasnativityplayorateachermeetingintoabusydayisroutine.Theimportanceoffamilylife,andthenecessi