浙江專升本英語真題練習考卷（四）

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Women are more efficient and trustworthy, have a better understanding of their workforce and are more generous with their praise. In short they make the best managers, and if men are to keep up they will have to start learning from their female counterparts, a report claims today.

The survey of 1,000 male and female middle and senior managers from across the UK is an indictment（譴

責）of the ability of men to function as leaders in the modern workplace.

A majority of those questioned believed women had a more modern outlook on their profession and were more open—minded and considerate. By way of contrast, a similar number believe male managers are self- centered and more likely to steal credit for work done by others.

Management Today magazine, which conducted the research, said that after years of having to adopt a masculine identity and hide their emotions and natural behavior in the workplace, women have become role models for managers.

The findings tally with a survey of female bosses carried out in the US. A five-year study of 2,500 managers from 450 firms found that many male bosses were rated by their staff of both sexes to be self-centered and autocratic（獨裁的）. Women on the other hand leave men in the starting blocks when it comes to teamwork and communicating with staff.

In Britain more than 61% of those surveyed said men did not make better bosses than women. Female managers use time more effectively, with many of those surveyed commenting that juggling（兼顧的） commitments is a familiar practice for women with a job and a family.

Female managers also appear to make good financial sense for penny-pinching companies: most people,of either sex, would rather ask for a rise from a man.

16. What is the source of the data mentioned in the passage？

[A] A magazine. [B] A newspaper.

[C] A government white paper. [D] A university journal.

17. According to the passage, male managers tend to .

[A] be more selfless in teamwork

[B] ask more questions when surveyed

[C] be considerate leaders in a company

[D] claim the contribution made by their colleagues

18. What can be found after comparing the findings in the UK and in the US？

[A] The findings are irrelevant.

[B] The findings are contradictory.

[C] The findings match each other.

[D] The findings are not significant.

19. What does the phrase“penny-pinching companies”in Paragraph 7 probably mean？

[A] Companies that lack money.

[B] Companies that are very generous.

[C] Companies that earn a lot of money.

[D] Companies that are unwilling to spend money.

20. What is the main idea of the passage？

[A] Men are better managers than women.

[B] Women are better managers than men.

[C] Male managers are more willing to learn.

[D] Men leaders and women leaders have different advantages.

[答案及解析]

16.A 【解析】在 Pra.4 中提及由“今日管理”magazine 中獲得數據。

17.D 【解析】在 Pra.3 中有 a similar number believe male managers are self-centered and more likely to steal credit for work done by others。男性經理趨于以自我為中心，竊取同事的工作成果。

18.C 【解析】通過 UK 和 US 調查研究對比，兩者都說明女性比男性更適合擔任經理。選項 C 指兩者相互匹配。而選項 A：兩者不相關，選項 B：兩者矛盾和選項 D：兩者發現沒有意義，都不正確。