2015年考研英语二阅读理解真题及答案阅读理解VIP专享

2015 年考研英语二阅读理解真题及答案（阅读理解）Section Ⅱ Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections：Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosingA， B， C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. （40 points）Text 1A new study suggests that contrary to most surveys. People art actually morestressed at home than at work. Researchers measured people's cortisol， which isit at stress marker， while they were at work and while they were at home and foundit higher at what is supposed to be a place of refuge.“Further contradicting conventional wisdom， we found that women as well asmen have lower levels of stress at work than at home，” writes one of the researchers.Sarah Damaske， In fact women say they feel better at work. She notes.“it is mennot women. Who report being happier at home than at work，” Another surprise isthat the findings hold true forboth those with children without， but more so fornonparents. This is why people who work outside the home have better health.What the study doesn't measure is whether people are still doing work when they're at home， whether it is household work or work brought home from the office. Formany men， the end of the workday is a time to kick back. For women who stay home，they never get to leave the office. And for women who work outside the home， theyoften are playing catch-up-with-household tasks. With the blurring of roles， andthe fact that the home front lags well behind the workplace in making adjustmentsfor working women， it' s not surprising that women are more stressed at home.But it's not just a gender thing. At work， people pretty much know what they'resupposed to be doing： working， making money， do...