2012年12月英语四级阅读备考：全真试题(10)_大学英语阅读

2012年12月英语四级阅读备考：全真试题(10)

　　D) were considered less individualistic

　　24.The first and most important thing parents should do to help their children is ________.

　　A) to provide them with a safer environment

　　B) to lower their expectations for them

　　C) to get them more involved socially

　　D) to set a good model for them to follow

　　25.What conclusion can be drawn from the passage?

　　A) Anxiety, though unavoidable, can be coped with.

　　B) Childrens anxiety has been enormously exaggerated.

　　C) Childrens anxiety can be eliminated with more parental care.

　　D) Anxiety, if properly controlled, may help children become mature.

　　Passage Two

　　It is easier to negotiate initial salary requirement because once you are inside, the organizational constraints (约束)influence wage increases. One thing, however, is certain:your chances of getting the raise you feel you deserve are less if you dont at least ask for it. Men tend to ask for more, and they get more, and this holds true with other resources, not just pay increases. Consider Beths story:

　　I did not get what I wanted when I did not ask for it. We had cubicle (小隔间)offices and window offices. I sat in the cubicles with several male colleagues. One by one they were moved into window offices, while I remained in the cubicles, several males who were hired after me also went to offices. One in particular told me he was next in line for an office and that it had been part of his negotiations for the job. I guess they thought me content to stay in the cubicles since I did not voice my opinion either way.