Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
A new batch of young women—members of the so-called Millennial (千禧的)generation has been entering the workforce for the past decade. At the starting line of their careers, they are better educated than their mothers and grandmothers had been—or than their young male counterparts are now. But when they look ahead，they see roadblocks to their success. They believe that women are paid less than men for doing the same job. They think it’s easier for men to get top executive jobs than it is for them. And they assume that if and when they have children, it will be even harder for them to advance in their careers
While the public sees greater workplace equality between men and women now than it did 20 - 30 years ago, most believe more change is needed. Among Millennial women, 75% say this country needs to continue making changes to achieve gender equality in the workplace, compared with 57% of Millennial men. Even so, relatively few young women (15%) say they have been discriminated against at work because of their gender.
As Millennial women come of age they share many of the same views and values about work as their male counterparts. They want jobs that provide security and flexibility, and they place relatively little importance on high pay. At the same time, however, young working women are less likely than men to aim at top management jobs: 34% say they’ re not interested in becoming a boss or top manager； only 24% of young men say the same. The gender gap on this question is even wider among working adults in their 30s and 40s, when many women face the trade-offs that go with work and motherhood.
These findings are based on a new Pew Research Center survey of 2,002 adults, including 810 Millennial (ages 18 -32)，conducted Oct. 7 - 27, 2013. The survey finds that, in spite of the dramatic gains women have made in educational attainment and labor force participation in recent decades, young women view this as a man’s world—just as middle-aged and older women do.
What do we learn from the first paragraph about Millennial women starting their careers?
细节题。原文第一段第二句话指出，在千禧一代女性职业生涯的起跑线上，她们的受教育程度要高于其母亲和祖母——或者比她们同龄的年轻男性还要高。由此可知，千禧一代年轻女性的受教育程度高于同龄的男性，故答案为D。A、B两项原文均未提及，故排除。C项与原文不符，根据原文第一段的描述，我们可以看出千禧一代年轻女性对于自己的未来感到悲观，故排除。
How do most Millennial women feel about their treatment in the workplace?
细节题。原文第二段第一、二句话指出，尽管公众认为现在男性和女性在职场的地位要比以前更加平等，但大多数人认为需要作出更多的改变。75％的千禧一代的女性认为这个国家需要继续进行变革来实现职场上的性别平等。由此可知，大多数千禧一代的女性认为她们的职场待遇还需改善，故答案为C。A项与原文不符，原文中说只有15％的年轻女性认为她们因为性别在工作中受到了歧视，故排除。B、D两项原文均未提及，故排除。
What do Millennial women value most when coming of age?
细节题。原文倒数第二段的前两句话指出，随着千禧一代的女性逐渐成熟，她们对工作具有与男性同行相同的看法和价值观。她们想要拥有稳定、灵活的工作，而且相对来说她们不太重视高薪。由此可知，成熟的职业女性看重的是工作的稳定性和灵活性。B项中的stability同义替换了原文中的security，故答案为B。A、D两项原文均未提及，故排除。C项与原文不符，原文描述的是她们不太看重收入和升职，故排除。
What are women in their 30s and 40s concerned about?
细节题。原文倒数第二段最后一句话指出，在30多岁和40多岁的职场人士中，许多女性面临着工作和母亲身份的取舍，由此可知，这两个年龄段的职业女性面临的是工作和家庭的平衡，故答案为D。A、C两项原文未提及，故排除。B项与原文不符，原文是说在30多岁和40多岁的职场人士中，对高管这一职位的看法性别差距很大，并非指这两个年龄段的职业女性要缩小性别差距，故排除。
What conclusion can be drawn about Millennial women from the 2013 survey?
推理题。原文最后一段最后一句话指出，年轻女性像中老年妇女一样，认为这是一个男性主宰的世界。由此可知，千禧一代的女性依旧认为这个世界是由男性主导的世界，故答案为A。B、D两项原文均未提及，故排除。C项与原文不符，根据调查可知，她们看待世界的方式和老一辈是一样的，故排除。