答案:答案:A. Write about something pleasant. Somehow the old male and female stereotypes no longer fit.Men and women in this country haven't been fulfilling their Section C Compound Dictationtraditional roles for some time now. And there seem to be fewer and 听力原文 fewer differences between the sexes. For instance, even though more In America, people are faced with more and more decisions women than men are still homemakers without paying jobs, women every day, whether it's picking one of thirty-one ice cream flavors, or have been taking over more responsibility in the business world, deciding whether and when to get married. That sounds like a great earning higher salaries than ever before and entering fields of work thing, but as a recent study has shown, too many choices can make us that used to be exclusively male areas. At office meetings and in confused, unhappy, even paralyzed with indecision. ?That's group discussions, they might speak up more often, express strong particularly true when it comes to the work place', says Barry opinions and come up with more creative and practical ideas than Schwartz, an author of six books about human behavior. Students are their male colleagues. Several days ago, my 23-year-old daughter graduating with a variety of skills and interests, but often find came to me with some important news. Not only had she found the themselves overwhelmed when it comes to choosing an ultimate highest paying job of her career, but she'd also accepted a date with career goal. In a study, Schwartz observed decision-making among the most charming men she'd ever met. college students during their senior year. Based on answers to ―Really?‖ I responded,‖ tell me about them.‖ questions regarding their job hunting strategies and career decisions, ―Receptionist in an attorney's office and a welder at a he divided the students into two groups:Maximizes, who consider construction site.‖ She answered in a matter-of-fact way. The every possible option, and satisfiers who look until they find an interesting thing is my daughter's date is the receptionist and my option that is good enough. You might expect that the student who daughter is the welder. The old stereotypes of men's and women's had undertaken the most exhausted search would be the most satisfied work have been changing more quickly than ever before, except with their final decision, but it turns out that's not true. Schwartz perhaps in my own marriage. found that while maximizes ended up with better-paying jobs than ―Who's going to mow the lawn?‖ I asked my husband this satisfiers on average, they weren't as happy with their decision. The morning. reason why these people feel less satisfied is that a world of ―Oh, I will,‖ he answered politely. ‖That's men's work.‖ possibilities may also be a world of missed opportunities. When you ―What?‖ Irritated, I raised my voice. ―That's a ridiculous look at every possible option, you tend to focus more on what was stereotype. I'll show you who can do the best job on the lawn.‖ given up than what was gained. After surveying every option, a The work took 3 hours and I did it all myself. person is more acutely aware of the opportunities they had to turn Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. down to pursue just one career. 29. What is the speaker mainly talking about? 36 flavors 37 confused 38 particularly 39 behavior 40 variety 41 答案:B) The changing roles played by men and women. overwhelmed 42 senior 43 strategies 44 who had undertaken the most 30. What might women do at office meetings nowadays exhausted search would be the most satisfied with their final decision according to the speaker? 45 why these people feel less satisfied is that a world of possibilities 答案:A) Offer more creative and practical ideas than men. may also be a world of missed opportunities. 46 a person are moreacutely aware of the opportunities they had to turn down to pursue 31. Why did the speaker mow the lawn herself that morning?just one career. 答案:C) To show that women are capable of doing what men do.