单选题
. According to the majority of Americans, women are every bit as capable of being good political leaders as men. The same can be said of their ability to dominate the corporate boardroom. And according to a new Pew Research Center survey on women and leadership, most Americans find women indistinguishable from men on key leadership traits such as intelligence and capacity for innovation, with many saying they're stronger than men in terms of being passionate and organized leaders.
So why, then, are women in short supply at the top of government and business in the United States? According to the public, at least, it's not that they lack toughness, management talent or proper skill sets.
It's also not all about work-life balance. Although economic research and previous survey findings have shown that career interruptions related to motherhood may make it harder for women to advance in their careers and compete for top executive jobs, relatively few adults in the recent survey point to this as a key barrier for women seeking leadership roles. Only about one-in-five say women's family responsibilities are a major reason why there aren't more females in top leadership positions in business and politics.
Instead, topping the list of reasons, about four-in-ten Americans point to a double standard for women seeking to climb to the highest levels of either politics or business, where they have to do more than their male counterparts to prove themselves. Similar shares say the electorate (选民) and corporate America are just not ready to put more women in top leadership positions.
As a result, the public is divided about whether the imbalance in corporate America will change in the foreseeable future, even though women have made major advances in the workplace. While 53% believe men will continue to hold more top executive positions in business in the future, 44% say it's only a matter of time before as many women are in top executive positions as men. Americans are less doubtful when it comes to politics: 73% expect to see a female president in their lifetime.1. What do most Americans think of women leaders according to a new Pew Research Center survey? ______
So why, then, are women in short supply at the top of government and business in the United States? According to the public, at least, it's not that they lack toughness, management talent or proper skill sets.
It's also not all about work-life balance. Although economic research and previous survey findings have shown that career interruptions related to motherhood may make it harder for women to advance in their careers and compete for top executive jobs, relatively few adults in the recent survey point to this as a key barrier for women seeking leadership roles. Only about one-in-five say women's family responsibilities are a major reason why there aren't more females in top leadership positions in business and politics.
Instead, topping the list of reasons, about four-in-ten Americans point to a double standard for women seeking to climb to the highest levels of either politics or business, where they have to do more than their male counterparts to prove themselves. Similar shares say the electorate (选民) and corporate America are just not ready to put more women in top leadership positions.
As a result, the public is divided about whether the imbalance in corporate America will change in the foreseeable future, even though women have made major advances in the workplace. While 53% believe men will continue to hold more top executive positions in business in the future, 44% say it's only a matter of time before as many women are in top executive positions as men. Americans are less doubtful when it comes to politics: 73% expect to see a female president in their lifetime.1. What do most Americans think of women leaders according to a new Pew Research Center survey? ______
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】 由题干中的a new Pew Research Center survey定位到首段最后一句。
细节辨认题。定位句指出，皮尤研究中心一项有关女性和领导力的新的调查显示，大多数美国人认为，在智力和创新能力等关键的领导特质上，女性与男性没有什么区别。故答案为D“她们和男性一样聪明，一样有创新能力”。
选项A和B是根据第四段第一句设置的干扰项。第四段第一句提到，那些想要跻身政界或商界高层的女性需要面对双重标准，她们需要比男性做得更多来证明自己。但是这是约40%的美国人的观点，并不是皮尤研究中心新的调查中显示的大多数美国人的观点，故排除A“她们必须做得更多才能脱颖而出”和B“她们必须更加努力才能赢得她们的职位”。文章并未提及有关女性的意志力的问题，故排除C“她们的意志力比男性强”。
本文选自2015年1月14日发表在www.pewsocialtrends.org(皮尤社会趋势网站)上的一篇标题为“Women and Leadership”(《女性与领导力》)的文章。
细节辨认题。定位句指出，皮尤研究中心一项有关女性和领导力的新的调查显示，大多数美国人认为，在智力和创新能力等关键的领导特质上，女性与男性没有什么区别。故答案为D“她们和男性一样聪明，一样有创新能力”。
选项A和B是根据第四段第一句设置的干扰项。第四段第一句提到，那些想要跻身政界或商界高层的女性需要面对双重标准，她们需要比男性做得更多来证明自己。但是这是约40%的美国人的观点，并不是皮尤研究中心新的调查中显示的大多数美国人的观点，故排除A“她们必须做得更多才能脱颖而出”和B“她们必须更加努力才能赢得她们的职位”。文章并未提及有关女性的意志力的问题，故排除C“她们的意志力比男性强”。
本文选自2015年1月14日发表在www.pewsocialtrends.org(皮尤社会趋势网站)上的一篇标题为“Women and Leadership”(《女性与领导力》)的文章。