英语高三英语阅读理解试题有答案和解析.docxVIP

（英语）高三英语阅读理解试题 ( 有答案和解析 ) 一、高中英语阅读理解 1．阅读理解 Japan has made a lot of noise in recent years about removing the traditional view that women should stay at home while men go out to work. So it was shocking when, on August 7th, Tokyo Medical University (TMU), a distinguished medical school, admitted marking down the test scores of female applicants to keep the ratio of women in each class below 30%. Their defence was that women are more likely to drop out to marry and have children. To judge female applicants to medical school purely on their academic performance would leave Japan with a shortage of doctors, they said. The admission has caused outrage. Doctoring has long been a male field. But it is not the only one. Discrimination is common in banks and trading firms, where stamina (耐力 ) and loyalty, qualities somehow associated with men, are prized, says Mari Miura, a political scientist at Sophia University. All this embarrasses a government that has promised to make women shine. The policy seems based on the need for more workers rather than on genuine concern for women. Shinzo Abe, the prime minister, says he wants to bring millions more women into the workforce to make up for a labour shortfall caused by its ageing and declining population. In the field of politics, the record under Mr. Abes premiership (首相任期 ) is disappointing. Just two members of his 20-strong cabinet are women, including Seiko Noda, in charge of womens rights. Ms. Noda, who makes little secret of her ambition to beat Mr. Abe in a leadership contest next month, has just published a book called Grab the Future, her public declaration for pulling Japan into line with global standards. She has almost no chance of winning. 1） According to the passage, what has aroused the publics shock and rage in Japan? A. Women being more likely to drop out of school to marry and have children. B. TMU judging female applicants to medical school merely on their test score. C. TMU putting a lower grade on femal