Question

    Regardless of how far we’d like to believe gender（性别）equality in the workplace has come, there’s still a yawning gap between male and female leaders in the professional world. A 2018 statistic shows that women nowadays hold just 5.8 percent of CEOs positions at S&P 500 companies, according to Catalyst.

While it’s not a huge shock that women are somewhat underrepresented in leadership positions, what is surprising though, is the fact that females may actually be better suited to lead in almost every area, at least according to new findings from the BI Norwegian Business School.

In their research, Professor Oyvind L. Martinsen and Professor Lars Glas surveyed (调查) 2,900 managers with a special focus on personality types. The results were clear: Women scored higher than men in four of the five major leadership-centric categories.

While some people believe that men inherently make better leaders — probably because they picture a leader with a commanding voice, which is more typical of men than women — this piece of research suggests that women are better at methodical management and goal-setting, openness, sociability and supportiveness, as well as ability to communicate clearly.

There was one area in which men scored higher than women, though, and that was on emotional stability and ability to face job-related pressure and stress. The results suggest that women are more sensitive to the effects of high-pressure or highly emotional situations.

Obviously, it’s important to consider individual (个人的) differences. Anyone, regardless of gender, may be an inspiring leader and a competent boss. But next time you’re hiring for a management position, you just might want to give the resumes (简历) from female candidates a harder look.

1.What makes us shocked much at leadership positions?

A.Women are worse than men.

B.Men take almost all high positions.

C.There is a huge gap between genders.

D.Women might behave better in nearly every field.

2.Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “inherently” in Paragraph 4?

A.properly B.potentially

C.naturally D.normally

3.Which of the following may be the best title of this text?

A.How We Can Figure Out The Boss

B.Why Women Are Better Than Men

C.Why Women Make The Best Bosses

D.How We Can Tell Gender Difference

4.Who might have special interest in this article?

A.Job hunters.

B.Employers.

C.Employees.

D.Male bosses.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.B

【解析】

这是一篇议论文。本文讲述了在工作领域男性领导人和女性领导人地位不平等现象，指出一个研究结果显示，在领导位置上，女性可能在各个领域表现更好，倡议雇主在招聘领导岗位员工时应多考虑女性。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段what is surprising though, is the fact that females may actually be better suited to lead in almost every area, at least according to new findings from the BI Norwegian Business School.得知，让人惊讶的是，在领导位置上，女性可能在各个领域表现更好。故选D。

2.词义猜测题。根据While some people believe that men inherently make better leaders — probably because they picture a leader with a commanding voice, which is more typical of men than women得知，人们认为男性自然能成为更好的领导者，划线词意思是“自然地”。故选C。

3.主旨大意题。文章主要围绕一个研究结果来展开论述，根据第四段this piece of research suggests that women are better at methodical management and goal-setting, openness, sociability and supportiveness, as well as ability to communicate clearly.得知，本文强调了女性在管理层的地位，因此“为什么女性是最好的老板”这个标题切题。故选C。

4.推理判断题。根据文章最后一句But next time you’re hiring for a management position, you just might want to give the resumes(简历) from female candidates a harder look.（但下次你要招聘一个管理职位时，你可能只想更认真地从女性候选人的简历中找出一份。）得知，雇主们会对这篇文章感兴趣。故选B。