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【题目】China dropped its decades-long, one-child policy last year to allow each family to have two children. This change has put 270 million married women of childbearing age in the position of choosing between family and work. The employers also face big challenges as more female workers will have two maternity leaves(产假) for a total of seven to eight months.

In a survey published by classified advertising website Ganji.com, career women who might be considering having a second child were asked what kinds of pressure they might expect. More than 76 percent of the women who were questioned mentioned concerns about the financial burden of raising two children, while more than 71 percent said it would be difficult to balance career and family. In addition, nearly 56 percent said that having a second child would definitely have a negative effect on their career.

Another survey conducted by Chongqing-based human resources website job.cq.qq.com found that over 70 percent of job seekers believe that having a second child would make females less popular in the job market, although two-thirds of the employers said the policy will make no difference in their employment of staff.

Feng Lijuan, s senior expert on human resources at 51 job.com, a leading Chinese job finding platform, said she would not say “there is prejudice against career women.” Feng said Chinese women shoulder more family responsibility. “It is not only about maternity leave; a female employee might only fully get back to work after three to five years after having her first child.”

Wang Yixin, a senior employment adviser, said the positive side is that more companies are trying to attract more talents by providing support to career women. “Different from before, it is not only employers choosing employees. Many talents, including professional career women, also choose employers.” said Wang. “According to our survey, many large companies are very open to their employees’ choice of having a second child.”

【1】Women employees take longer time to concentrate on work after childbirth because .

A. there is more prejudice against career women

B. they have longer maternity leaves to enjoy

C. they shoulder more family responsibility

D. having a second child makes them less popular

【2】What are women concerned about when having two children in the first survey?

①Financial burden of raising two children

②Fewer opportunities to get a pay rise

③Negative effects on their career

④Difficulty in balancing career and family

A. ①②③ B. ②③④

C. ①②④ D. ①③④

【3】Which of the following shows the structure of the whole text?

(P: Paragraph)

A. B.

C. D.

【4】Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Disadvantages of Raising Two Children

B. Responsibilities of Career Women

C. Effects of Two-child of Policy on Women

D. Attitudes of Employers to Women

【5】According to the second survey, having a second child would .

A. have no effect on career women

B. have a positive effect on career women

C. have a negative effect on career women

D. have both positive and negative effects on career women

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【5】C

【解析】本文是一篇说明文。主要说明了国家实行二胎政策对于职业女性的影响。

【1】细节理解题。根据文中的"she would not say “there is prejudice against career women.” Feng said Chinese women shoulder more family responsibility. "可知，中国女性承担着更多的家庭责任，这使得她们通常花更多的时间回归到工作当中。故选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据文中的"More than 76 percent of the women who were questioned mentioned concerns about the financial burden of raising two children, while more than 71 percent said it would be difficult to balance career and family. In addition, nearly 56 percent said that having a second child would definitely have a negative effect on their career.

"可知，在第一项调查中女性对于生二胎的担忧主要有:抚养两个孩子的财务负担、难以平衡工作与家庭以及对于自己职业带来的负面影响，可见是①③④。故选D。

【3】总结概括题。通读全文，发现文章的结构是第一段提出主题，2345段分别对这个主题进行分述。故选A。

【4】总结概括题。通读全文可以发现，本篇文章主要讲的是二胎政策对于女性在职业道路上的影响。故选C。

【5】细节理解题。根据文中的" over 70 percent of job seekers believe that having a second child would make females less popular in the job market"可知，在第二项调查中有超过70%的找工作者认为生二胎会对女性在工作市场中的地位产生不利影响，因此，这对女性的职业生涯是有负面影响的。故选C。