Procter and Gamble（P&G）has announced that it’ll enlarge its household products empire by combining with Gillette. The deal is expected to close this autumn because it should get permission from US Antitrust Regulators（反垄断管理协会），P&G said in a statement.
P&G is to gain all of Gillette’s business, including its producing and technical equipment. It will add a product variety popular with men. P&G said it expected the combination to bring in totaling US $14―16 billion. But it also said it was planning to cut the combined workforce of 140,000 by about 6,000 or four percent.
P&G is based in
This combination of two best of their class, at a time when they are both operating from a position of strength, is a special opportunity, and the combination is going to create the greatest consumer products company in the world. It’s a dream deal.
56．The main purpose of writing this text is .
A．to compare the two world-famous companies
B．to inform us of the combination of the two companies
C．to introduce the two companies and their products
D．to announce the two companies’ profits and capitalization
57．What does the writer think of the combination?
A．The deal is really great.
B．The deal will do harm to Gillette.
C．The deal will disappoint the business world.
D．The deal is welcomed by consumers.
58．Which of the following is most likely to happen after the combination.
A．P&G will be shut off this autumn.
B．Only Gillette’s employees will be fired.
C．Both of the two companies will be the best.
D．P&G will produce what attracts men.
59．We can infer from the text that .
A．The combination of big companies may possibly lead to trust.
B．All Gillette’s thirty-two factories are in fourteen countries
C．P&G made less profits than Gillette in 2004
D．P&G’s products are worse than Gillette’s
科目：高中英语 来源：2011年山东省高考模拟练习题（二）英语卷 题型：阅读理解
Today's parents miss the golden age that their own mothers enjoyed in the 1970s and 1980s, researchers found.
Mothers have less time to themselves and feel under greater pressure to juggle work and family life than the previous generation. As a result, 88 per cent said they felt guilty about the lack of time they spent with their children.
The survey of 1,000 mothers also found that more than a third said they had less time to themselves than their mothers did — just three hours a week or 26 minutes a day.
And 64 percent said this was because they felt they 'had' to go out to work, while nearly a third (29 per cent) said they were under constant pressure to be the 'perfect mother', the report found.
Other findings showed social network and parenting website were important in proving help and support among female communities
Kate Fox, of the Social Issues Research Centre, which conducted the survey for Procter & Gamble, said: "With increasing pressure on mothers to work a 'double shift' — to be the perfect mother as well as a wage-earner — support networks are more important than ever."
It comes as a separate report examining childcare in the leading industrialized nations found that working mothers in Britain spend just 81 minutes a day caring for their children as a "primary activity".
Critics say the pressure on women to work long hours, and leave their chil
dren in the hands of nurseries or child minders, is putting the well-being of their children at risk.
The study also reveals that, despite the fact that more and more modern mothers go out to work, the 
burden of childcare still falls on them — even if their husband is not in work.
A father who is not in work tends to spend just 63 minutes a day looking after his child — 18 minutes less than a mother who goes out to work.
Working fathers spare less than three quarters of an hour with their children.
【小题1】What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．More and more modern mothers go out to work to support the families. |
| B．Today's parents would rather leave their children in the hands of nurseries. |
| C．Today's parents have less time to take care of their children. |
| D．To keep the balance of work and family is not an easy thing. |
| A．keep objects in the air |
| B．do many things at once |
| C．change things |
| D．organize spending |
| A．people should learn to relax by using the network |
| B．network plays an important role in society |
| C．mothers should make use of the network to gain support |
| D．it is impossible for woman to become the "double shift" |
| A．they have no choice but go to work |
| B．they are under constant pressure |
| C．they want to be "the perfect mother" |
| D．they have less time to themselves |
| A．Mothers usually spend three hours looking after their children a day. |
| B．Since more and more modern mothers go out to work, the burden of childcare falls on fathers. |
| C．Child minders are good to the health of the children. |
| D．Mothers spend more time with their children than fathers. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011浙江金华一中高三模拟考试英语试题 题型：阅读理解
Being a mother is apparently not like it was in the good old days.
Today’s parents yearn for the golden age that their own mothers enjoyed in the 1970s and 1980s, researchers found. Mothers have less time to themselves and feel under greater pressure to handle work and family life than the previous generation. As a result, 88 per cent said they felt guilty about the lack of time they spent with their children.
The survey of 1,000 mothers also found that more than a third said they had less time to themselves than their mothers did – just three hours a week or 26 minutes a day. And 64 per cent said this was because they felt they ‘had’ to go out to work, while nearly a third (29 per cent) said they were under constant pressure to be the ‘perfect mother’, the report found.
Other findings showed social networking and parenting websites, as well as technology such as Skype, were important in providing help and support among female communities. Kate Fox, a member of the Social Issues Research Centre, which conducted the survey for Procter & Gamble, said: ‘With increasing pressure on mothers to work a “double shift” — to be the perfect mother as well as a wage-earner — support networks are more important than ever.
It comes as a separate report examining childcare in the leading industrialised nations found that working mothers in Britain spend just 81 minutes a day caring for their children as a ‘primary activity’. Mothers who stay at home, on the other hand, manage twice as much time – more than two and a half hours – looking after their offspring, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Critics say the pressure on women to work long hours, and leave their offspring in the hands of nurseries or childminders, is putting the well-being of their children at risk.
The study also reveals that, despite the fact that more and more modern mothers go out to work, the burden of childcare still falls on them - even if their husband is not in work. A father who is not in work tends to spend just 63 minutes a day looking after his child - 18 minutes less than a mother who goes out to work. Working fathers spare less than three quarters of an hour with their children.
1.. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. The good old days of mothers in the 1970s and 1980s.
B. The great sufferings of today’s children.
C. The statistics of working mothers and full-time mothers.
D. The big problems that today’s working mothers face.
2.. What does the underlined phrase “yearn for” probably means ___________.
A. hate B. miss C. abandon D. control
3. Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Today’s mothers have less time left for their children and themselves.
B. The working mothers can hardly strike the balance between work and family.
C. Most of the mothers can not control their husbands nowadays.
D. Modern fathers do not spend enough time with their children.
4. From para. 4, we can infer that ___________.
A. working mothers can seek help on line
B. Skype is a very famous expert in studying social issues
C. working mothers’ double shift is to be a wife and a mother
D. Kate Fox has opened a website offering help to working mothers
5.. What critics say means that _____________.
A. it is wise for working mothers to put their kids in nurseries or childminders
B. too much time in nurseries or childminders is bad for kids’ mental and physical health
C. nurseries or childminders are dangerous places for children
D. children do not like nurseries or childminders at all
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011年浙江省温州市高一下学期期末考试英语题 题型：阅读理解
Being a mother is apparently not like it was in the good old days.
Today’s parents yearn for the golden age that their own mothers enjoyed in the 1970s and 1980s, researchers found. Mothers have less time to themselves and feel under greater pressure to handle work and family life than the previous generation. As a result, 88 per cent said they felt guilty about the lack of time they spent with their children.
The survey of 1,000 mothers also found that more than a third said they had less time to themselves than their mothers did – just three hours a week or 26 minutes a day. And 64 per cent said this was because they felt they ‘had’ to go out to work, while nearly a third (29 per cent) said they were under constant pressure to be the ‘perfect mother’, the report found.
Other findings showed social networking and parenting websites, as well as technology such as Skype, were important in providing help and support among female communities. Kate Fox, a member of the Social Issues Research Centre, which conducted the survey for Procter & Gamble, said: ‘With increasing pressure on mothers to work a “double shift” — to be the perfect mother as well as a wage-earner — support networks are more important than ever.
It comes as a separate report examining childcare in the leading industrialised nations found that working mothers in Britain spend just 81 minutes a day caring for their children as a ‘primary activity’. Mothers who stay at home, on the other hand, manage twice as much time – more than two and a half hours – looking after their offspring, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Critics say the pressure on women to work long hours, and leave their offspring in the hands of nurseries or childminders, is putting the well-being of their children at risk.
The study also reveals that, despite the fact that more and more modern mothers go out to work, the burden of childcare still falls on them - even if their husband is not in work. A father who is not in work tends to spend just 63 minutes a day looking after his child - 18 minutes less than a mother who goes out to work. Working fathers spare less than three quarters of an hour with their children.
1.What does the underlined phrase “yearn for” probably means ___________.
A. hate B. forget C. miss D. control
2.Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Today’s mothers have less time left for their children and themselves.
B. The working mothers can hardly strike the balance between work and family.
C. Most of the mothers can not control their husbands nowadays.
D. Modern fathers do not spend enough time with their children.
3.From Para. 4, we can infer that ___________.
A. Skype is a very famous expert in studying social issues
B. working mothers can seek help on line
C. working mothers’ double shift is to be a wife and a mother
D. Kate Fox has opened a website offering help to working mothers
4. What critics say means that _____________.
A. it is wise for working mothers to put their kids in nurseries or childminders
B. children do not like nurseries or childminders at all
C. nurseries or childminders are dangerous places for children
D. too much time in nurseries or childminders is bad for kids’ mental and physical health
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011年山东省高考模拟练习题（二）英语题 题型：阅读理解
Today's parents miss the golden age that their own mothers enjoyed in the 1970s and 1980s, researchers found.
Mothers have less time to themselves and feel under greater pressure to juggle work and family life than the previous generation. As a result, 88 per cent said they felt guilty about the lack of time they spent with their children.
The survey of 1,000 mothers also found that more than a third said they had less time to themselves than their mothers did — just three hours a week or 26 minutes a day.
And 64 percent said this was because they felt they 'had' to go out to work, while nearly a third (29 per cent) said they were under constant pressure to be the 'perfect mother', the report found.
Other findings showed social network and parenting website were important in proving help and support among female communities
Kate Fox, of the Social Issues Research Centre, which conducted the survey for Procter & Gamble, said: "With increasing pressure on mothers to work a 'double shift' — to be the perfect mother as well as a wage-earner — support networks are more important than ever."
It comes as a separate report examining childcare in the leading industrialized nations found that working mothers in Britain spend just 81 minutes a day caring for their children as a "primary activity".
Critics say the pressure on women to work long hours, and leave their children in the hands of nurseries or child minders, is putting the well-being of their children at risk.
The study also reveals that, despite the fact that more and more modern mothers go out to work, the burden of childcare still falls on them — even if their husband is not in work.
A father who is not in work tends to spend just 63 minutes a day looking after his child — 18 minutes less than a mother who goes out to work.
Working fathers spare less than three quarters of an hour with their children.
1.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. More and more modern mothers go out to work to support the families.
B. Today's parents would rather leave their children in the hands of nurseries.
C. Today's parents have less time to take care of their children.
D. To keep the balance of work and family is not an easy thing.
2.What does the underlined word "juggle" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. keep objects in the air
B. do many things at once
C. change things
D. organize spending
3.According to Kate Fox, .
A. people should learn to relax by using the network
B. network plays an important role in society
C. mothers should make use of the network to gain support
D. it is impossible for woman to become the "double shift"
4.Today's mothers lack the time to company their children mainly because .
A. they have no choice but go to work
B. they are under constant pressure
C. they want to be "the perfect mother"
D. they have less time to themselves
5. Which of the following statements is True?
A. Mothers usually spend three hours looking after their children a day.
B. Since more and more modern mothers go out to work, the burden of childcare falls on fathers.
C. Child minders are good to the health of the children.
D. Mothers spend more time with their children than fathers.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010-2011学年陕西省高三第二次模拟考试英语题 题型：阅读理解
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has declared October 15 as Global Handwashing Day in 2005．The first Global Handwashing Day is on October 15 of 2008.Activities are planned over twenty countries to get millions of people in the developing world to wash their hands with soap. Global Handwashing Day is the idea of the Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing with Soap. Partners include the UN Children's Fund, American government agencies, the World Bank and soap makers Unilever and Procter and Gamble. The goal is to create a culture of hand washing with soap.
Hand washing can prevent the spread of disease. Experts say people around the world wash their hands but very few use soap at so-called critical moments. These include after using the toilet, after cleaning a baby and before touching food.
When people get germs on their hands, they can infect themselves by touching their eyes, nose or mouth. Then they can infect others.
The organizers say all soaps are equally effective at removing disease-causing germs. The correct way to wash is to wet your hands with a small amount of water and cover them with soap. Rub it into all areas, including under the fingernails. Rub for at least twenty seconds.Then, rinse well under running water. Finally, dry your hands with a clean cloth or wave them in the air. Soap is important because it increases the time that people spend washing. It also helps to break up the grease and dirt that hold most of the germs.And it usually leaves a pleasant smell,which increases the likelihood that people will wash again.
Washing with soap before eating and after using the toilet could save more lives than any medicine. It could help reduce cases of diarrhea(痢疾) by almost half. And it could reduce deaths from pneumonia and other breathing infections by one-fourth. Diarrhea is the second leading cause of child deaths, killing more than one and a half million children a year. Pneumonia is the leading cause, killing about two million children under five each year. Hand washing can also prevent the spread of other diseases.
1.We can learn from Paragraph 1 that _______.
A.the first Global Handwashing Day was held in 2005
B.many originations support the idea of Global Handwashing Day
C.Global Handwashing Day was founded by many soap makers
D.the content of Global Handwashing Day is to wash your hand frequently
2.The underlined phrase “critical moments” in Paragraph 2 refers to _______.
A.the important occasions
B.schedules
C.the arrangement of a time
D.the necessary parts in health
3.The main purpose of the story is to tell us ________.
A.hand washing is very important
B.to create a culture of hand washing with soap
C.germs can infect ourselves and others
D.soaps play an important role in everyday life
4.The last paragraph implies that ___________.
A.a soap is a kind of medicine to prevent a disease
B.it is important for children to wash hands in a correct way
C.Pneumonia kills about two million children each year
D.Diarrhea is the second leading cause of child deaths.
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