武汉大学2012年考博英语阅读理解真题-育明考博.pdf

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武汉大学2012年考博英语阅读理解真题

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(1)Theotherproblemthatarisesfromtheemploymentofwomenisthatofthe
workingwife.Ithastwoaspects:thatofthewifewhoismoreofasuccessthan
herhusbandandthatofthewifewhomustrelyheavilyonherhusbandforhelp
withdomestictasks.Therearevariouswaysinwhichtheimpactofthefirst
difficultycanbereduced.Providedthathusbandandwifearenotinthesame
ordirectlycomparablelinesofwork,theharshfactofhergreatersuccesscan
beobscuredbyagenialconspiracytorejectapurelymonetarymeasureof
achievementasintolerablycrude（21题答案B出处）.Wherethereareranks,it
isbestifthecoupleworkindifferentfieldssothatthehusbandcanfindsome
specialreasonforthesuperiorityofthelowestfigureinhistothemostelevated
inhiswife's.

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Aproblemthataffectsamuchlargernumberofworkingwivesistheneedto
re-allocatedomestictasksiftherearechildren（22题答案D出处）.InTheRoad
toWiganPierGeorgeOrwellwroteoftheunemployedoftheLancashirecoalfields:
"Practicallynever...inaworking-classhome,willyouseethemandoingastroke
ofthehousework.Unemploymenthasnotchangedthisconvention,whichontheface
ofitseemsalittleunfair.Themanisidlefrommorningtonightbutthewoman
isasbusyasever-moreso,indeed,becauseshehastomanagewithlessmoney.
Yetsofarasmyexperiencegoesthewomendonotprotest.Theyfeelthataman
wouldlosehismanhoodif,merelybecausehewasoutofwork,hedevelopedin
a'MaryAnn'."(3)Itisoverthecareofyoungchildrenthatthisre-allocation
ofdutiesbecomesreallysignificant.Forthis,unlikethecookingoffishfingers
orthemakingofbeds,isaninescapablytime-consumingoccupation,andtimeis
whatthefullyemployedwifehasnomoretospareofthanherhusband.(4)The
maleinitiativeincourtshipisaprettyindiscriminateaffair,somethingthat

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istriedonwithanyremotelyplausiblewomanwhocomeswithinrangeand,ofcourse,
withalldegreesoftentativeness（25题答案A出处）.Whatdecidestheissueof
whetheragenuinecourtshipisgoingtogetunderwayisthewoman'sresponse.
Ifsheshowsinteresttheenginesofpersuasionaresetinmovement.Thetruth
ist