答案:D 细节题。第四段中有一句话“It suggests that women on leave receive-75 percent of their normal salary and be allowed to return to work after the 3---year period.”因此妇女在此期间她的收入比平常要低。
Part II Vocabulary and Structure
21. The _____ of the play is so great that many people want to see it.
A. attention B. attraction C. attempt D. attack
答案:B 。本句的意思是“这个剧目有如此大的吸引力,以至于许多人都想看”attraction:吸引。attention: 注意力。attempt:努力。attack:进攻,袭击。因此只有B最符合题意。
22. Do you think they have _____ food for all these people here?
A. subsequent B. beneficial C. sufficient D. average
答案:C。本句的意思是:“你认为这里的人们都有充足的粮食吗?”sufficient:充足的,足够的。C最符合题意。subsequent:随后的。beneficial:有益的。average:平均的。
23. The old lady _____ on hearing her son’s death.
A. broke in B. broke down C. broke out D. broke away
答案:B。break down: 禁不住痛哭,(身体、精神)垮了。When she heard the news she broke down and cried当她听到这个消息时,她失声痛哭。本句的意思是“当听到她儿子死亡的消息是她放声痛哭。”因此只有B最符合题意。break in:非法闯入。The alarm was ringing when the thieves broke in last night.昨晚窃贼闯入的时候,报警器响了。break out:爆发,突然发生。The economic crisis broke out first in the United States.经济危机首先爆发在美国。break away断绝关系。He broke away from all his old friends.他与所有的老朋友断绝了来往。
24. I have to _____ my visit as I'll be very busy next week.
A. call for B. call on C. call off D. call in
答案:C。call off:取消,停止。The football match was called off on account of rain.足球赛因下雨取消。本句的意思是“我不得不取消我的出访,因为下周太忙了。”只有C最符合题意。call for:要求,需求。This invitation does not call for an answer.这张请贴不要求答复。call on/upon:拜访,访问。I hope to call on you at your office at 4 o’clock this afternoon.我想下午4点到你的办公室去拜访你。call in:召集,请。He called in a mediator to settle the dispute.他请了一位调解员调解这次争执。
25. He has been teaching for 2 years, but being a teacher is not his _____.
A. chance B. character C. attitude D. choice
答案:D。本句的意思是“他已经教书两年了,但是当老师并不是他的选择。”choice:选择。只有D最符合题意。chance:机会character:性格,特点。attitude:态度。
26. This is a very _____ situation and we don't know how to face it yet.
A. comprehensive B. compound C. complicated D. competent
答案:C。complicated:复杂的。本句的意思是“这是一个非常复杂的形势,我们还不知道如何面对。”因此只有C最符合题意。comprehensive:综合的,理解的。compound:混合的,复合的。competent:能力强的。
27. It is _____ for a person in his position to make such a mistake.
A. rare B. less C. little D. few
答案:A。rare:此处的意思是:罕见的。本句的意思是“一个处在他这样位置的人难得犯这种错误。”其它三个词不符合题意。
28. Don't forget _____ the window before leaving the room.