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PartIWriting(30minutes)

(請于正式開考后半小時內(nèi)完成該部分，之后將進(jìn)行聽力考試)

Directions:Supposeyouareaskedtogiveadviceonwhethertomajorinscienceorhumanitiesat

college,writeanessaytostateyouropinion.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutno

morethan200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,

youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

youhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)and

D).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron4/swerSheet?withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.Doingenjoyablework.

Earningacompetitivesalary.

Havingfriendlycolleagues.

rkingforsupportivebosses.

2.A)31%.B)20%.C)25%,D)73%.

3A)Thoseofasmallsize.

B)Thoserunbywomen.

C)Thosethatarewellmanaged.

D)Thosefullofskilledworkers.

4.A)Theycanhopfromjobtojobeasily.

B)Theycanwinrecognitionoftheirwork.

C)Theycanbetterbalanceworkandlife.

D)Theycantakeonmorethanonejob.

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Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A)ItisabookofEuropeanhistory.B)Itisanintroductiontomusic.

C)ItisaboutthecityofBruges.D)Itisacollectionofphotos.

6.A)WhenpaintingtheconcerthallofBruges.

B)WhenvacationinginanItaliancoastalcity.

C)Whentakingpicturesforaconcertcatalogue.

D)WhenwritingaboutBelgium/scoastalregions.

7.A)TheentireEuropeancoastlinewillbesubmerged.

B)TherichheritageofEuropewillbelostcompletely.

C)TheseawaterofEuropewillbeseriouslypolluted.

D)ThemajorEuropeanscenicspotswilldisappear.

8.A)Itswaterwaysarebeingincreasinglypolluted.

B)Peoplecannotgetaroundwithoutusingboats.

C)Itattractslargenumbersoftouristsfromhomeandabroad.

D)Touristsusewoodenpathstoreachtheirhotelsinthemorning.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill

hearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Theymakecarefulpreparationsbeforehand.

B)Theytaketoomanyirrelevantfactorsintoaccount.

C)Theyspendtoomuchtimeanticipatingtheirdefeat.

D)Theytryhardtoavoidgettingoffonthewrongfoot.

10.A)Aperson'snervoussystemismorecomplicatedthanimagined.

B)Golfersusuallyhavepositivementalimagesofthemselves.

C)Mentalimagesofteninterferewithathletes'performance.

D)Thinkinghasthesameeffectonthenervoussystemasdoing.

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11.A)Anticipatepossibleproblems.

B)Makealistofdo'sanddon'ts.

C)Picturethemselvessucceeding.

D)Trytoappearmoreprofessional.

12.A)Sheworeadesignerdress.B)Shewonherfirstjurytrial.

C)Shedidnotspeakloudenough.D)Shepresentedmovingpictures.

Questions13to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

13.A)Itslong-termeffectsareyettobeproved.

B)ltshealthbenefitshavebeenoverestimated.

C)Ithelpspeopletoavoiddevelopingbreastcancer.

D)Itenablespatientswithdiabetestorecoversooner.

14.A)Itfocusedontheirwaysoflifeduringyoungadulthood.

B)Ittrackedtheirchangeinfoodpreferencesfor20years.

C)Itfocusedontheirdifferencefrommeninfiberintake.

D)Ittrackedtheireatinghabitssincetheiradolescence.

15.A)Fibermayhelptoreducehormonesinthebody.

B)Fibermaybringmorebenefitstowomenthanmen.

C)Fibermayimprovethefunctionofheartmuscles.

D)Fibermaymakebloodcirculationmoresmooth.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeor

fourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Observingthechangesinmarketing.

B)Conductingresearchonconsumerbehaviour.

C)Studyingthehazardsofyoungpeopledrinking.

D)Investigatingtheimpactofmediaongovernment.

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17.A)Itisthecauseofmanystreetriots.B)Itisgettingworseyearbyyear.

C)Itisachiefconcernofparents.D)Itisanactofsocialising.

18.A)Theyspentaweekstudyingtheirownpurchasingbehaviour.

B)Theyresearchedtheimpactofmobilephonesonyoungpeople.

C)Theyanalysedtheirfamilybudgetsovertheyears.

D)Theyconductedathoroughresearchonadvertising.

Questions19to22arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Itishelpingitsbankstoimproveefficiency.

B)Itistryinghardtodoawaywithdirtymoney.

C)Itisthefirstcountrytousecreditcardsintheworld.

D)Itislikelytogiveuppapermoneyinthenearfuture.

20.A)Whetheritispossibletotravelwithoutcarryinganyphysicalcurrency.

B)Whetheritispossibletopredicthowmuchmoneyoneisgoingtospend.

C)Whethertheabsenceofphysicalcurrencycausesapersontospendmore.

D)Whethertheabsenceofphysicalcurrencyisgoingtoaffecteverydaylife.

21.A)Therewasnofoodserviceonthetrain.B)Theserviceonthetrainwasnotgood.

C)Therestaurantcaracceptedcashonly.D)Thecashinherhandbagwasmissing.

22.A)Byputtingmoneyintoenvelopes.B)Bydrawingmoneyweekbyweek.

C)Bylimitingtheirday-to-dayspending.D)Byrefusingtobuyanythingoncredit.

Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Populationexplosion.B)Extinctionofrarespecies.

C)Chronichunger.D)Environmentaldeterioration.

24.A)Theycontributetooverpopulation.B)Abouthalfofthemareunintended.

C)Theyhavebeenbroughtundercontrol.D)Themajorityofthemtendtoendhalfway.

25.A)Itisessentialtothewellbeingofallspeciesonearth.

B)Itisbecomingasubjectofinterdisciplinaryresearch.

C)Itisneglectedinmanyofthedevelopingcountries.

D)Itisbeginningtoattractpostgraduates/attention.

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PartIIIReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions：Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblank

fromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefully

beforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthe

correspondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmay

notuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Quiteoften,educatorstellfamiliesofchildrenwhoarelearningEnglishasasecondlanguagetospeakonlyEnglish,andnot

theirnativelanguage,athome.Althoughtheseeducatorsmayhavegood36theiradvicetofamiliesismisguided,andit

37frommisunderstandingsabouttheprocessoflanguageacquisition.Educatorsmayfearthatchildrenhearingtwolanguages

willbecome38confusedandthustheirlanguagedevelopmentwillbe39;thisconcernisnotdocumentedinthe

literature.Childrenarecapableoflearningmorethanonelanguage,whether40orsequentially(依次地)Infact,most

childrenoutsideoftheUnitedStatesareexpectedtobecomingbilingualoreven,inmanycases,multilingual.Globally,knowing

morethanonelanguageisviewedasan41andevenanecessityinmanyareas.

ItisalsoofconcernthatthemisguidedadvicethatstudentsshouldspeakonlyEnglishisgivenprimarilytopoorfamilieswith

limitededucationalopportunities,nottowealthierfamilieswhohavemanyeducationaladvantages.Sincechildrenfrompoor

familiesoftenare42asat-riskforacademicfailure,teachersbelievethatadvisingfamiliestospeakEnglishonlyisappropriate.

Teachersconsiderlearningtwolanguagestobetoo43forchildrenfrompoorfamilies,believingthatthechildrenarealready

burdenedbytheirhomesituations.

IffamiliesdonotknowEnglishorhavelimitedEnglishskillsthemselves,howcantheycommunicateinEnglish?Advising

non-English-speakingfamiliestospeakonlyEnglishis44totellingthemnottocommunicatewithorinteractwiththeir

children.Moreover,the45messageisthatthefamily/snativelanguageisnotimportantorvalued.

A)asset1)permanently

B)delayedJ)prevalent

C)deviatesK)simultaneously

D)equivalentL)stems

E)identifiedM)successively

F)intentionsN)underlying

0)visualizing

object

overwhelming

SectionB

Directions：Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatement

containsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichthe

informationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwith

aletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

TheUsesofDifficulty

Thebrainlikesachallenge—andputtingafewobstaclesinitswaymaywellboostitscreativity.

B)JackWhite,theformerfrontmanoftheWhiteStripesandaninfluentialfigureamongfellowmusicians,likestomakethings

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difficultforhimself.Heusescheapguitarsthatwon/tstayinshapeorintune.Whenperforming,hepositionshisinstrumentsin

awaythatisdeliberatelyinconvenient,sothatswitchingfromguitartoorganmid-songinvolvesamaddashacrossthestage.

Why?Becausehe'sontherunfromwhathedescribesasadiseasethatpreysoneveryartist:"easeofuse".Whenmaking

musicgetstooeasy,saysWhite,itbecomeshardertomakeitsing.

C）Itsanoddthought.Whywouldanyonemaketheirworkmoredifficultthanitalreadyis?Yetweknowthatdifficultycanpay

unexpecteddividends.In1966,soonaftertheBeatleshadfinishedworkon“RubberSoul”,PaulMcCartneylookedintothe

possibilityofgoingtoAmericatorecordtheirnextalbum.TheequipmentinAmericanstudioswasmoreadvancedthan

anythinginBritain,whichhadledtheBeatles7greatrivals,theRollingStones,tomaketheirlatestalbum."Aftermath”,inLos

Angeles.McCartneyfoundthatEM/'s（百代唱片）contractualclausesmadeitprohibitivelyexpensivetofollowsuit,andthe

BeatleshadtomakedowiththeprimitivetechnologyofAbbeyRoad.

D）Luckyforus.Overthenexttwoyearstheymadetheirmostgroundbreakingwork,turningtherecordingstudiointoamagical

instrumentofitsown.Preciselybecausetheywereworkingwithold-fashionedmachines,GeorgeMartinandhisteamof

engineerswereforcedtoapplyeveryounceoftheircreativitytosolvetheproblemsposedtothembyLennonandMcCartney.

Songslike“TomorrowNeverKnows"."StrawberryFieldsForever",and"ADayintheLife"featuredrevolutionarysoundeffects

thatdazzledandmystifiedMartiniAmericancounterparts.

E）Sometimesit'sonlywhenadifficultyisremovedthatwerealisethatitwasdoingforus.Formorethantwodecades,startingin

the1960s,thepoetTedHughessatonthejudgingpanelofanannualpoetrycompetitionforBritishschoolchildren.Duringthe

1980shenoticedanincreasingnumberoflongpoemsamongthesubmissions,withsomerunningto70or80pages.These

poemswereverballyinventiveandfluent,butalso“strangelyboring”.AftermakinginquiriesHughesdiscoveredthattheywere

beingcomposedoncomputers,thenjustfindingtheirwayintoBritishhomes.

F）Youmighthavethoughtanytoolwhichenablesawritertogetwordsontothepagewouldbeanadvantage.

Buttheremaybeacosttosuchfacility.InaninterviewwiththeParisReviewHughesspeculatedthatwhena

personputspentopaper,“youmeettheterribleresistanceofwhathappenedyourfirstyearatit,whenyoucouldn'twriteat

air.Asthebrainattemptstoforcetheunsteadyhandtodoitsbidding,thetensionbetweenthetworesultsinamore

compressed,psychologicallydenserexpression.Removethatresistanceandyouaremorelikelytoproducea70ramble

（不著邊際的長篇大論）.

G）Ourbrainsrespondbettertodifficultythanweimagine.Inschools,teachersandpupilsalikeoftenassumethatifaconcepthas

beeneasytolearn,thenthelessonhasbeensuccessful.Butnumerousstudieshavenowfoundthatwhenclassroommaterialis

madehardertoabsorb,pupilsretainmoreofitoverthelongterm,andunderstanditonadeeperlevel.

H）Asapoet,TedHugheshadanacutesensitivitytothewayinwhichconstraintsonself-expression,likethedisciplinesofmetre

andrhyme（韻律），spurcreativethought.Whatappliestopoetsandmusiciansalsoappliestoourdailylives.Wetendto

equated等同）happinesswithfreedom,but,asthepsychotherapistandwriterAdamPhillipshasobserved,withoutobstaclesto

ourdesiresit'shardertoknowwhatwewant,orwherewe/reheading.Hetellsthestoryofapatient,afirst-timemotherwho

complainedthatheryoungsonwasalwaysclingingtoher,wrappinghimselfaroundherlegswherevershewent.Sheneverhad

amomenttoherself,shesaid,becausehersonwas“alwaysintheway”.WhenPhillipsaskedherwhereshewouldgoifhe

/z

wasn'tintheway,sherepliedcheerfully,Oh,Iwouldn'tknowwhereIwas!"

I）Takeanothercommonobstacle:lackofmoney.Peopleoftenassumethatmoremoneywillmakethemhappier.Buteconomists

whostudytherelationshipbetweenmoneyandhappinesshaveconsistentlyfoundthat,aboveacertainincome,thetwodonot

reliablycorrelate.Despitetheeasewithwhichtherichcanacquirealmostanythingtheydesire,theyarejustaslikelytobe

unhappyasthemiddleclasses.Inthisregardatleast,F.ScottFitzgeraldwaswrong.

J）Indeed,easeofacquisitionistheproblem.ThenovelistEdwardStAubynhasanarratorremarkoftheveryrichthat,“nothaving

toconsideraffordability,theirdesiresrambledonlikeunstoppablebores,relentless（持續(xù)不斷的）andwhimsical（反復(fù)無常

的）atthesametime."WhenBostonCollege,aprivateresearchuniversity,wantedabetterfeelforitspotentialdonors,itasked

thepsychologistRobertKennytoinvestigatethemindsetofthesuper-rich.Hesurveyed165households,mostofwhichhada

networthof$25mormore.Hefoundthatmanyofhissubjectswereconfusedbytheinfiniteoptionstheirmoneypresented

themwith.Theyfoundithardtoknowwhattowant,creatingakindofexistentialbafflement.Oneofthemputitlikethis:zzYou

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know,Bob,youcanjustbuysomuchstuff,andwhenyougettothepointwhereyoucanjustbuysomuchstuff,nowwhatare

yougoingtodo?"

K)Theinternetmakesinformationbillionairesoutofallofus,andthearchitectsofouronlineexperiencesarecatchingontothe

needtomakethingscreativelydifficult.Twitter'shugesuccessisrootedinthesimplebutprofoundinsightthatinamedium

withinfinitespaceforself-expression,themostinterestingthingwecandoisrestrictourselvesto140characters.Themusic

serviceThisIsMyJamhelpspeoplenavigatethetensofmillionsoftracksnowavailableinstantlyviaSpotifyandiTunes.Users

picktheirfavouritesongoftheweektosharewithothers.Theyonlygettochooseone.Theservicewasonlylaunchedthisyear,

butbytheendofSeptember650,000jamshadbeenchosen.Itsco-founderMattOgleexplainsitsraisondetre(存在的理

由)likethis:"Inanageofendlesschoice,weweremissingawaytosay:'This.Thisistheoneyoushouldlistento."

L)Today'sworldoffersmoreopportunitythanevertofollowtheadviceoftheWalkerBrothersandmakeiteasyonourselves.

Comparedwithahundredyearsago,ourlivesarelesstightlyboundbysocialnormsandphysicalconstraints.Technologyhas

cutoutmuchoflife'sdonkeywork,andwehavemorefreedomsthanever:wecanwearwhatwelikeandcommunicatewith

hundredsoffriendsatonceattheclickofamouse.Obstaclesareeverywheredisappearing.Fewofuswishtoturntheclock

back,butperhapsweneedtoremindourselveshowusefultherightobstaclescanbe.Sometimes,thebestroutetofulfillment

isthepathofmoreresistance.

B)Therigorousrequirementsplacedonthewritingofpoetrystimulatethepoetscreativity.

C)Withcreativity,evenold-fashionedinstrumentsmayproducespectacularsoundeffects.

D)Moremoneydoesnotnecessarilybringgreaterhappiness.

E)Itisafalseassumptionthatlessonsshouldbemadeeasiertolearn.

F)Obstaclesdeliberatelyplacedinthecreationofmusiccontributetoitssuccess.

G)Thosewhoenjoytotalfreedommaynotfindthemselveshappy.

H)TedHughesdiscoveredmanylongpoemssubmittedforpoetrycompetitionwerecomposedoncomputers.

I)Maybeweneedtobearinmindthattherightobstacleshelpleadustogreaterachievements.

J)Aninvestigationfoundthatmanyofthesuper-richwerebaffledbytheinfinitechoicestheirmoneymadeavailable.

K)Onefreesocialnetworkingwebsiteturnedouttobesuccessfulbecauseitlimitedeachpostingtoonehundredandforty

characters.

SectionC

Directions：Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideon

thebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

TherewasatimenotlongagowhennewsciencePh.D.sintheUnitedStatedwereexpectedtopursueacareerpathin

QCOdem/Q(學(xué)術(shù)界).Buttoday,mostgraduatesendupworkingoutsideacademia,notonlyinindustrybutalsoincareerssuchas

sciencepolicy,communications,andpatentlaw.Partlythisisaresultofhowbleaktheacademicjobmarketis,butthere'salsoa

risingawarenessofcareeroptionsthatPh.D.scientistshaven'ttrainedfordirectly——butforwhichtheyhaveusefulknowledge,skills,

andexperience.Still,there'sahugedisconnectbetweenthewaywecurrentlytrainscientistsandtheactualemployment

opportunitiesavailableforthem,andanurgentneedfordramaticimprovementsintrainingprogramstohelpclosethegap.One

criticalstepthatcouldhelptodrivechangewouldbetorequirePh.D.studentsandpostdoctoralscientiststofollowanindividual

developmentplan(IDP).

In2002,theU.S.FederationofAmericanSocietiesforExperimentalBiologyrecommendedthateverypostdoctoralresearcher

puttogetheranIDPinconsultationwithanadviser.Sincethen,severalacademicinstitutionshavebeguntorequireIDPsfor

postdocs.AndinJune,theU.S.NationalInstitutesofHealth(NIH)BiomedicalResearchWorkforceWorkingGrouprecommended

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thattheNIHrequireIDPsfortheapproximately32,000postdoctoralresearcherstheysupport.Otherfundingagencies,publicand

private,aremovinginasimilardirection.

IDPshavelongbeenusedbygovernmentagenciesandtheprivatesectortoachievespecificgoalsfortheemployeeandthe

organization.Theaimistoensurethatemployeeshaveanexplicittooltohelpthemunderstandtheirownabilitiesandaspirations,

determinecareerpossibilities,andset(usuallyshort-term)goals.Inscience,graduatestudentsandnewPh.D.scientistscanusean

IDPtoidentifyandnavigateaneffectivecareerpath.

AnewWebapplicationforthispurpose,calledmyIDP,hasbecomeavailablethisweek.It'sdesignedtoguideearly-career

scientiststhroughaconfidential,rigorousprocessofintrospection(>tocreateacustomizedcareerplan.Guidedby

expertknowledgefromapanelofscience-focusedcareeradvisers,eachtrainee/sself-assessmentisusedtorankasetofcareer

trajectories(軌跡).Aftertheuserhasidentifiedalong-termcareergoal,myIDPwalksherorhimthroughtheprocessofsetting

short-termgoalsdirectedtowardaccumulatingnewskillsandexperiencesimportantforthatcareerchoice.

AlthoughsurveysrevealtheIDPprocesstobeuseful,traineesreportaneedforadditionalresourcestohelpthemidentifya

long-termcareerpathandcompleteanIDP.Thus,myIDPwillbemosteffectivewhenifsembeddedinlargercareer-development

efforts.Forexample,universitiescouldincorporateIDPsintotheirgraduatecurriculatohelpstudentsdiscuss,plan,preparefor,and

achievetheirlong-termgoals.

56.WhatdowelearnaboutnewsciencePh.D.sintheUnitedStatestoday?

12.Theylacktheskillsandexpertiseneededfortheirjobs.

13.Theycanchoosefromawiderrangeofwell-payingjobs.

14.Theyoftenhavetoseekjobsoutsidetheacademiccircle.

15.Theyareregardedasthenation'sdrivingforceofchange.

57.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutAmerica'sPh.D.training?

B)Itshouldbeimprovedtobettersuitthejobmarket.

C)Itiscloselylinkedtofuturecareerrequirements.

D)Itshouldbere-orientedtocareersoutsideacademia.

E)Itincludesagreatvarietyofpracticalcourses.

58.WhatwasrecommendedforPh.D.sandpostdoctoralresearchers?

B)Theymeettheurgentneedsofthecorporateworld.

C)Along-termcareergoalbesetasearlyaspossible.

D)AnIDPbemadeinconsultationwithanadviser.

E)Theyacquireanexplicittooltohelpobtainjobs.

59.GovernmentagenciesandtheprivatesectoroftenuseIDPsto.

B)bringintofallplaytheskillsandexpertiseoftheirpostdoctoralresearchers

C)helpemployeesmakethebestuseoftheirabilitiestoachievetheircareergoals

D)placeemployeesinthemostappropriatepositions

E)hirethemostsuitablecandidatestoworkforthem

60.WhatdoweknowaboutmyIDP?

B)Itisaneffectivetoolofself-assessmentandintrospectionforbettercareerplans.

C)Itenablespeopletolookintovariouspossibilitiesandchoosethecareertheylove.

D)Itpromisesalong-termcareerpath.

E)Itispartofthegraduatecurricula.

PassageTwo

Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Justoveradecadeintothe21stcentury,women'sprogresscanbecelebratedacrossarangeoffields.Theyholdthehighest

politicalofficesfromThailandtoBrazil,CostaRicatoAustralia.AwomanholdsthetopspotattheInternationalMonetaryFund;

anotherwontheNoblePrizeineconomics.Self-madebillionairesinBeijing,techinnovatorsinSiliconValley,pioneeringjusticesin

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Ghana—intheseandcountlessotherareas,womenareleavingtheirmark.

Butholdtheapplause.InSaudiArabia,womenaren'tallowedtodrive.InPakistan,1,000womendieinhonorkillingseveryyear.

Inthedevelopedworld,womenlagbehindmeninpayandpoliticalpower.ThepovertyrateamongwomenintheU.S.roseto14.5%

lastyear.

Tomeasurethestateofwomen'sprogress,Newsweekranked165countries,lookingatfiveareasthataffectwomen'slives:

treatmentunderthelaw,workforceparticipation,politicalpower,andaccesstoeducationandhealthcare.Analyzingdatafromthe

UnitedNationsandtheWorldEconomicForum,amongothers,andconsultingwithexpertsandacademics,wemeasured28factors

tocomeupwithourrankings.

CountrieswiththehighestscorestendtobeclusteredintheWest,wheregenderdiscriminationisagainstthelaw,andequal

rightsareconstitutionallyenshrined(神圣化)Butthereweresomesurprises.Someotherwisehigh-rankingcountrieshad

relativelylowscoresforpoliticalrepresentation.Canadarankedthirdoverallbut26thinpower,behindcountriessuchasCubaand

Burundi.Doesthissuggestthatawomaninanation'stopofficetranslatestobetterlivesforwomeningeneral?Notexactly.zzTrying

toquantifyormeasuretheimpactofwomeninpoliticsishardbecauseinveryfewcountieshavetherebeenenoughwom