PassageOne
Questions 46 to 50 arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
AccordingtothemajorityofAmericans, womenareeverybitascapableofbeinggoodpoliticalleadersasmen. Thesamecanbesaidoftheirabilitytodominatethecorporateboardroom. AndaccordingtoanewPewResearchCentersurveyonwomenandleadership, mostAmericansfindwomenindistinguishablefrommenonkeyleadershiptraitssuchasintelligenceandcapacityforinnovation, withmanysayingthey'restrongerthanmenintermsofbeingpassionateandorganizedleaders.
Sowhy, then, arewomeninshortsupplyatthetopofgovernmentandbusinessintheUnitedStates? Accordingtothepublic, atleast, it'snotthattheylacktoughness, managementtalentorproperskillsets.
It’salsonotallaboutwork-lifebalance. Althougheconomicresearchandprevioussurveyfindingshaveshownthatcareerinterruptionsrelatedtomotherhoodmaymakeitharderforwomentoadvanceintheircareersandcompetefortopexecutivejobs, relativelyfewadultsintherecentsurveypointtothisasakeybarrierforwomenseekingleadershiproles. Onlyaboutone-in-fivesaywomen'sfamilyresponsibilitiesareamajorreasonwhytherearen'tmorefemalesintopleadershippositionsinbusinessandpolitics.
Instead, toppingthelistofreasons, aboutfour-in-tenAmericanspointtoadoublestandardforwomenseekingtoclimbtothehighestlevelsofeitherpoliticsorbusiness, wheretheyhavetodomorethantheirmalecounterpartstoprovethemselves. Similarsharessaytheelectorate （选民）andcorporateAmericaarejustnotreadytoputmorewomenintopleadershippositions.
Asaresult, thepublicisdividedaboutwhethertheimbalanceincorporateAmericawillchangeintheforeseeablefuture, eventhoughwomenhavemademajoradvancesintheworkplace. While 53% believemenwillcontinuetoholdmoretopexecutivepositionsinbusinessinthefuture, 44% sayit'sonlyamatteroftimebeforeasmanywomenareintopexecutivepositionsasmen. Americansarelessdoubtfulwhenitcomestopolitics: 73% expecttoseeafemalepresidentintheirlifetime.
46.WhatdomostAmericansthinkofwomenleadersaccordingtoanewPewResearchCentersurvey?
A) Theyhavetodomoretodistinguishthemselves.
B) Theyhavetostrivehardertowintheirpositions.
C) Theyarestrongerthanmenintermsofwillpower.
D) Theyarejustasintelligentandinnovativeasmen.
47.Whatdowelearnfromprevioussurveyfindingsaboutwomenseekingleadershiproles?
A) Theyhaveunconquerabledifficultiesontheirwaytosuccess.
B) Theyarelackinginconfidencewhencompetingwithmen.
C) Theirfailuresmayhavesomethingtodowithfamilyduties.
D) Relativelyfewarehinderedintheircareeradvancement.
48.Whatistheprimaryfactorkeepingwomenfromtakingtopleadershippositionsaccordingtotherecentsurvey?
A) Personalitytraits.
B) Genderbias.
C) Familyresponsibilities.
D) Lackofvacancies.
49.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutcorporateAmericainthenearfuture?
A) Moreandmorewomenwillsitintheboardroom.
B) Genderimbalanceinleadershipislikelytochange.
C) Thepublicisundecidedaboutwhetherwomenwillmakegoodleaders.
D) Peoplehaveopposingopinionsastowhetheritwillhavemorewomenleaders.
50.WhatdomostAmericansexpecttoseesoononAmerica'spoliticalstage?
A) Awomaninthehighestpositionofgovernment.
B) Moreandmorewomenactivelyengagedinpolitics.
C) Amajorityofwomenvotingforafemalepresident.
D) Asmanywomenintopgovernmentpositionsasmen.