考研英语一（阅读）模拟试卷844
阅读（常规阅读理解）
When I decided to quit my full-time employment it never occurred to me that I might become a part of a new international trend. A lateral move that hurt my pride and blocked my professional progress prompted me to abandon my relatively high profile career although, in the manner of a disgraced government minister, I covered my exit by claiming \\
1.Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 1?(B)
A. Full-time employment is a new international trend.
B. The writer was compelled by circumstances to leave her job.
C. A lateral move means stepping out of full-time employment.
D. The writer was only too eager to spend more time with her family.
解析：第一段②句提到作者辞职是因为一次平级的调动（a lateral move）伤害了她的自尊心（hurt my pride），妨碍了她的事业发展（blocked my professional progress），可见，作者的辞职是出于环境、情势所迫，所以 B项“作者受情势所迫而辞去了工作”是正确答案。
2.The writer’s experiment shows that downshifting(B)
A. enables her to realize her dream.
B. helps her mold a new philosophy of life.
C. prompts her to abandon her high social status.
D. leads her to accept the doctrine of She magazine.
解析：第二段作者提到自己已经由一个信奉“拥有一切”（having it all）生活哲学的人转变得容易心满意足了（settle for a bit of everything）。因此，B项\\
3.\\(C)
A. non-materialistic lifestyle.
B. a bit of everything.
C. extreme stress.
D. anti-consumerism.
解析：第三段①句that后的宾语从句提到，抛弃juggling your life的教条，转换到downshifting会带来比财富和社会地位更多的回报，由此可知juggling one’s life与 downshifting是相对立的两种生活方式。downshifting是“放慢节奏”，因此juggling one’s life意味着忙碌、有压力的生活，结合第三段后半部分进一步解释的每天工作 12 小时、紧迫的最终期限、紧张的办公室人际关系、为人父母却没有多少“高品质时间”，可知C项“极度紧张”正确。
4.According to the passage, downshifting emerged in the U.S. as a result of(D)
A. the quick pace of modern life.
B. man’s adventurous spirit.
C. man’s search for mythical experiences.
D. the economic situation.
解析：第五段指出，在美国，这种趋势是对经济衰退的反应（a reaction to the economic decline）。the trend 指的是上文提到的“慢节奏”生活方式（downshifting），因此D项“经济形势”为答案。
While still catching up to men in some spheres of modern life, women appear to be way ahead in at least one undesirable category. \\
5.Which of the following is true according to the first two paragraphs?(A)
A. Women are biologically more vulnerable to stress.
B. Women are still suffering much stress caused by men.
C. Women are more experienced than men in coping with stress.
D. Men and women show different inclinations when faced with stress.
解析：由第一段②句的直接引语可知，与男性相比，女性更容易在压力下感到焦虑，A项的vulnerable to“易受……伤害的\\
6.Dr. Yehuda’s research suggests that women(D)
A. need extra doses of chemicals to handle stress.
B. have limited capacity for tolerating stress.
C. are more capable of avoiding stress.
D. are exposed to more stress.
解析：第三段①句提到increased \\
7.According to Paragraph 4, the stress wom
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