湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (57)_高考复习指南

湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (57)

　　Aside from precautionary savings, investments (55 percent), retirement (55 percent) and real estate (48 percent) are also main motives to save for Taiwan consumers. Notes:

　　1. trump v.胜过；打败

　　2. precautionary adj.预防的词数:117 处理时间:1'40'' Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question. 1. The author’s attitude towards young adults’money-saving is ______.

　　A. approving

　　B. positive

　　C. doubtful

　　D. not mentioned

　　2. The author mentioned India in this article to show that ______.

　　A. the habit of saving money exists in the Asia region

　　B. Taiwan consumers are more likely to

　　spend money

　　C. India’s economic situation is worse than that of the Taiwan area

　　D. few young men in the Taiwan area have savings compared with India

　　3. According to the passage, single, young adults save money mainly because ___.

　　A. they have a tendency to save money

　　B. it is a popular trend in the Asia region

　　C. they need to build a sense of security

　　D. they spend more money than other age groups

　　Section B

　　本文词数:285参考时间:2'20'' The traditional model of professional success in America was based on a "Company Man"in the 1950s, which mainly referred to a white, male, corporate climber with a wife at home. Fast forward to 2011. Women now make up 51 percent of the total US workforce. Last year, the number of working mothers as sole family breadwinners hit a record high. As a result, many working mothers are starting to think that this outdated career template* needs a change. Lisa Depew, 34, was an engineer for Intel Corporation when her first son arrived in 2005. She took five months off to be with her son, thanks to family leave and an earned holiday, and then she intended to work a part-time schedule. She later had another child, and as her children got older, she requested a three-and-a- half-day schedule and eventually moved to a 40-hour week, with Mondays working at home. She is now the technical leader for tools and technology services in the sales and marketing group at Intel. "Could my career have advanced faster? Probably,"said Depew. "But would I have changed anything? No." A growing number of working mothers are defining success on their own terms, and they’ve made job decisions based on their family —something which would have doomed most corporate climbers in the past —it works for them. Tricia Kagerer, 45, negotiated with a construction company to work flexible hours so she could pick up and look after her children at school and day care. She is now the vice president of risk management for the firm. "When they offered me the job, I was clear that my kids come first,"said Kagerer, whose children are 11 and 14. Note:*