阅读理解 Passage Two
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.
    It‘s time to reevaluate how women handle conflict at work. Being overworked or over-committed at home and on the job will not get you where you want to be in life. It will only slow you down and hinder your career goals.    Did you know women are more likely than men to feel exhausted? Nearly twice as many women than men ages 18-44 reported feeling ―very tired‖ or ―exhausted‖, according to a recent study.    This may not be surprising given that this is the age range when women have children. It's also the age range when many women are trying to balance careers and home. One reason women may feel exhausted is that they have a hard time saying "no." Women want to be able todo it all volunteer for school parties or cook delicious meals-and so their answer to any request is often Yes, I can.
Women struggle to say no in the workplace for similar reasons, including the desire to be liked by their colleagues. Unfortunately, this inability to say "no" may be hurting women's heath as well as their career.
   At the workplace, men use conflict as a way to position themselves, while women often avoid conflict or strive to be the peacemaker, because they don't want to be viewed as aggressive or disruptive at work. For example, there‘s a problem that needs to be addressed immediately, resulting in a dispute over should be the one to fix it. Men are more likely to face that dispute from the perspective of what benefits them most, whereaswomen may approach the same dispute from the perspective of what's the easiest and quickest way to resolve the problem-even if that means doing the boring work themselves.
    This difference in handling conflict could be the deciding factor on who gets promoted to a leadership position and who does not. Leaders have to be able to delegate and manage resources wisely – including staff expertise. Shouldering more of the workload may not earn you that promotion. Instead, it may highlight your inability to delegate effectively.

单选题 51. What does the author say is the problem with women?

A、
They are often unclear about the career goals to reach.
B、
They are usually more committed at home than on the job.
C、
They tend to be over-optimistic about how far they could go.
D、
They tend to push themselves beyond the limits of their ability.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】此题为细节题。题干关键词为problem, women。据此定位到第一段第一、二句，“being overworked or over-committed at home and on the job will not get you where you want to be in life”,该句大意为“女性为家庭、为工作过度付出将不会使她们过上想要的生活”，D选项符合文意。A选项的错误在于原文并没有说女性不清楚自己的职业目标；B选项的错误在于原文并没有将女性对家庭和对工作的付出做比较；C选项的错误在于over-optimistic（过度乐观）无中生有。

单选题 52. Why do working women of child-bearing age tend to feel drained of energy?

A、
They struggle to satisfy the demands of both work and home.
B、
They are too devoted to work and unable to relax as a result.
C、
They do their best to cooperate with their workmates.
D、
They are obliged to take up too many responsibilities.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】此题为细节题。题干关键词为working women of child-bearing age, feel drained of energy, why（原因）。据此定位到第三段第二句“one reason women may feel exhausted is that…”后，根据“women want to be able to do it all…”，可知，A选项符合文意，女性努力满足工作和家庭需求。B选项只强调过分投入工作，以偏概全；C选项的错误在于借第三段liked by their colleagues干扰，但与同事合作原文并未提及；D选项，过度推理，文中并没有说女性的责任太多。