题目内容
Hoffman,40, a former senior vice president of a financial company,had what she describes as "one of those extreme jobs". "I loved working," she says. But her career path reached a crossroad when her second child was born,and she left her job in February2007. Hoffman is one of many people who have left the work force to take a break,but she has a position as a consultant. She has described this type of career detour (绕路) 一which is more common for women than for men―as"offramping". Typically it occurs when the balancing act of parenting and work becomes too tough.
A study by the center found that more than90 percent of women who offramp want to onramp back into the work force eventually. But making the transition back to work is rarely easy,and it is even harder in this economic climate of layoffs and hiring freezes.
Considering some of the obstacles faced by onrampers,a threeday program called "Greater Returns:Restarting Your Career”was held at Columbia University. The goal of the three days was to have them walk away with a big shot of confidence.
According to one school of thought,women looking to make a comeback might even have an advantage in the current economy,especially if they are looking for parttime or consultant positions that do not offer benefits. And a majority of onrampers are women with extensive working experiences that could give them a slight advantage over lessexperienced competition.
"You absolutely cannot be defensive about why you offramped," Ms. Hoffman says, "defensive" would have put her into a hard situation if the Greater Returns program had not taught her how to describe the years she spent at home. "I now feel confident talking to an employer and saying , ' Yes,I have been out of the work force,but here is where I can make significant contributions.'”
( ) 5. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Off-Ramp:It Is Common.
B. On-Ramp:It Is Easy.
C. Off-Ramp to On-Ramp:It Can Be a Hard journey.
D. Off-Ramp or On-Ramp:It Depends on Confidence.
( ) 6. According to the passage,Greater Returns .
A. is intended to relieve the pressure of the jobless women
B. has all the jobless women restart their career
C. is to last all the year around for the jobless women
D. will build up the confidence of those in search of jobs
( ) 7. The main reason for the women's offramping is that .
A. they have to suffer the sexual discrimination
B. they reach a crossroad of career
C. they have to parent their children
D. they have great work pressure
( ) 8. Which job is easier to get for a woman offramper?
A. Regular workers. B. Casual workers.
C. Company managers. D. Bank clerks.
( ) 9. From what Ms. Hoffman says in the last paragraph,we can conclude .
A. she didn't get advice from the Greater Returns program
B. she was defensive about her offramping
C. she didn't get the job because she lied about her experience
D. she is onramp partly due to her straightforward manner
5. C见文章第2段,文章第1段讲到这一现象:妇女因生育婴儿而离岗,第2段接着讲到:90% 的妇女愿意再工作,但是在这种经济气候而聘用几近冻结时期,重返工作岗位太难了。
6. D见文章第3段:考虑到摆在再上岗妇女面前的障碍,哥伦比亚大学开办了一个培训项目——"Great Returns"为期三天,目的是让受训者带着自信心而离开。
7. C见文章第1段,作者先以Hoffimn为例,她是一家金融公司高级副总裁,但她的事业之路已走到了十字路口,因为她的第2个孩子要出生了,她要离开工作岗位,第1段最后概括说: Typically it occurs when the balancing act of parenting and work becomes too tough.--- 平衡工作与做母亲之间太难了。
8. B见第4段,在当前的经济形势下,妇女找兼职工作或顾问岗位更容易。
9. D见文章最后一段。