2009年12月英语六级简答题全真模拟题(八)
<p> <span word="Directions">Directions</span>: <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="section">section</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="with">with</span> 5 <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="incomplete">incomplete</span> <span word="statements">statements</span>. <span word="Read">Read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fewest">fewest</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="words">words</span>. <span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Answer">Answer</span> <span word="Sheet">Sheet</span> 2.</p><p> <span word="Questions">Questions</span> 47 <span word="to">to</span> 51 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>.</p><p> <span word="Men">Men</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="embracing">embracing</span> <span word="fatherhood">fatherhood</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="round">round</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="involvement">involvement</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="dreamed">dreamed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="handling">handling</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="feedings">feedings</span>, <span word="packing">packing</span> <span word="lunches">lunches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bandaging">bandaging</span> <span word="knees">knees</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="negotiating">negotiating</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="roles">roles</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="information">information</span>. <span word="Men">Men</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="dads">dads</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="models">models</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Jon">Jon</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="excluded">excluded</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="networks">networks</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="eyed">eyed</span> <span word="warily">warily</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="playground">playground</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="evident">evident</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workplace">workplace</span>. <span word="There">There</span>, <span word="men">men</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="breadwinners">breadwinners</span> <span word="climbing">climbing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="ladder">ladder</span>; <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span>-<span word="minded">minded</span> <span word="bosses">bosses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="unsympathetic">unsympathetic</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Denmark">Denmark</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="fathers">fathers</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paternity">paternity</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> 34 <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="fathers">fathers</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="request">request</span> <span word="flexible">flexible</span> <span word="arrangements">arrangements</span>.</p><p> <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="Wilfried">Wilfried</span>-<span word="Fritz">Fritz</span> <span word="Maring">Maring</span>, 54, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="data">data</span>-<span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="specialist">specialist</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="FIZ">FIZ</span> <span word="Karlsruhe">Karlsruhe</span>, <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="spends">spends</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="outweighs">outweighs</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="disadvantages">disadvantages</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="admits">admits</span>, <span word="With">With</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="promotion">promotion</span>.</p>
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