历年专四阅读题目真题汇总1996-2001.doc

PAGE 历年专四阅读题汇总 1996年 [25 MIN] TEXT A In the past thirty years many social changes bare taken place in Britain. The greatest of these have probably been in the economic lives of women. The changes have been significant, but because tradition and prejudice can still handicap women in their working careers and personal lives, major legislation to help promote equality of opportunity and pay was passed during the 1970s. At the heart of womens changed role in society has been the rise in the number of women at work, particularly married women. As technology and society permit high