【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
Yes, nagging bosses, long work hours and office politics are stressful. But a new research suggests that, for working morns, time spent at home is biologically more stressful than anything they"re experiencing in the confines of their offices. A study conducted by University of Akron researchers Adrianne Frech and Sarah Damaske made a surprising discovery that full-time working mothers reported better physical and mental health than part-time working mothers.
What"s more, those working part-time claimed to be under better health condition than non-working moms.
The
longitudinal
(纵向的) study, conducted over a 30-year period, included 2540 mothers. Now, Damaske has looked back at these results to find an answer to the big question: Why is work such a haven for moms? After doing some research, Damaske said that
the big factor in determining why women are more stressed at home boils down to the degree of stress: The anxieties one experiences at home, whether they"re from a death in the family, a spouse"s illness or a child"s social issues, are much deeper and more difficult to handle than fleeting work troubles.
"You still know that you can quit, you can look for something else, that you can leave your boss and your bad day behind," Damaske said, "Those aren"t exactly strategies that you have for home, right? Most of us aren"t going to leave our families because they"re stressful." Damaske also said that the reason why we may hear more complaints about work than home from working moms is
that it"s simply more socially acceptable to whine about your job.
Somehow, complaining about your boss feels like a more general experience.
What can we learn about mothers who do part-time jobs?
推理判断题。本题问的是关于兼职工作的母亲的信息。短文中提到，兼职工作的母亲比不工作的母亲健康状况要好。