Question

    It’s time to reevaluate how women handle conflict at work. Being overworked or over-committed at home and on the job will not get you where you want to be in life. It will only slow you down and hinder(阻碍) your career goals.

Did you know women are more likely than men to feel exhausted? Nearly twice as many women than men ages 18-44 reported feeling drained of energy, according to a recent study.

This may not be surprising given that this is the age range when women have children. It’s also the age range when many women are trying to balance careers and home. One reason women may feel exhausted is that they have a hard time saying “no.” Women want to be able to do it all—volunteer for school parties or cook delicious meals—and so their answer to any request is often “Yes, I can.”

Women struggle to say “no” in the workplace for similar reasons, including the desire to be liked by their colleagues. Unfortunately, this inability to say “no” may be hurting women’s health as well as their career.

At the workplace, men use conflict as a way to position themselves, while women often avoid conflict or strive to be the peacemaker, because they don’t want to be viewed as aggressive at work. For example, there’s a problem that needs to be addressed immediately, resulting in a dispute over who should be the one to fix it. Men are more likely to face that dispute from the perspective of what benefits them most, whereas women may approach the same dispute from the perspective of what’s the easiest and quickest way to resolve the problem—even if that means doing the boring work themselves.

This difference in handling conflict could be the deciding factor on who gets promoted to a leadership position and who does not. Leaders have to be able to assign tasks and manage resources wisely. Shouldering more of the workload may not earn you that promotion. Instead, it may highlight you inability to effectively make use of what you have.

1.What does the author say is the problem with women?

A.They are often unclear about the career goals to reach.

B.They are usually more committed at home than on the job.

C.They tend to be over-optimistic about how far they could go.

D.They tend to push themselves beyond the limits of their ability.

2.The underlined word s “drained of energy” can be replaced by________

A.weak B.unhappy C.stressful D.tired

3.What do we learn about the difference of men and women on the job?

A.That women usually avoid conflict and strive to be the peacemaker is because their men colleagues are more aggressive.

B.When there is an urgent problem to address, women are more likely to do the task as they usually respond quicker than man.

C.Men and women differ in their approach to resolving workplace conflicts in that women are more ready to compromise.

D.Men have more chances to be leaders because they are able take advantage of others and shoulder less workload.

4.Which of the following event will the author have most interest to take part in?

A.A training course teaching women to say “no”.

B.A campaign for more women rights.

C.A debate on whether woman is capable of working on the job.

D.A sharing on how woman can balance work and family.

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章论述了女性比男性更有可能感到“筋疲力尽”的原因，是因为女性倾向于将自己逼迫超出自身能力之外。文章还指出在面对工作中的冲突争端时，男性倾向于将个人利益放在第一位，而女性则可能会从解决问题的最简单和最快的方法的角度来处理同样的争议，即使这意味着她们自己要做枯燥的工作。

1.

推理判断题。根据文章第三段 Unfortunately, this inability to say “no” may be hurting women’s health as well as their career.（不幸的是，不能说“不”可能会损害女性的健康和她们的事业。）由此判断出，作者认为女性面临的问题是倾向于超越自己能力的极限。故选D。

2.

词句猜测题。根据文章第二段划线词所在地句子Did you know women are more likely than men to feel exhausted? Nearly twice as many women than men ages 18-44 reported feeling drained of energy, according to a recent study.（你知道女性比男性更容易感到疲惫吗？最近的一项研究表明，18-44岁的女性感到精力枯竭的人数是男性的近两倍。）可知，drained of energy意为“疲惫的，筋疲力尽的”。故选D。

3.

推理判断题。根据文章第五段At the workplace, men use conflict as a way to position themselves, while women often avoid conflict or strive to be the peacemaker, because they don’t want to be viewed as aggressive at work.（在工作场所，男性用冲突作为自己定位的一种方式，而女性则经常避免冲突或努力成为调解者，因为她们不想在工作中被视为好斗。）由此判断出，男性和女性解决职场冲突的方法不同，因为女性更愿意妥协。故选C。

4.

推理判断题。根据文章第三段One reason women may feel exhausted is that they have a hard time saying “no.”（ 女性感到疲惫的一个原因是她们很难说“不”。）由此判断出，作者指出了女性在职场中感到疲惫的原因，因此推知，作者可能会对教导女性说“不”的培训课程最感兴趣。故选A。