单选题 (5) Recentstudiesonthemale-femalewagegappredictthateventhoughentry-levelsalariesformalesandfemalesinthesameoccupationarenearlyequalbecausewomen’smarketskillshaveimprovedvastly,thechancesoftheoverallgapclosingintheforeseeablefutureareminimal.Thisisduetoseveralfactorsthatarelikelytochangeveryslowly,ifatall.Animportantreasonisthatwomenareconcentratedinoccupation—serviceandclerical—thatpaylessthantraditionalmalejobs.Itispossiblethatmorewomenthanmenintheirtwentiesarehesitanttocommitthemselvestoayear-roundlifetimecareerorjobformanyreasons.Thereislingeringattitudeonboththepartofwomenandtheiremployersthatwomenarenotcutoutforcertainjobs.Notonlydoesthisattitudechannelwomenintolower-payingwork,butitalsoservestokeepthemfromtopmanagementpositions. Anothersignificantfactorinthewideningwagegapbetweenmenandwomenafterenteringtheworkforce,evenincomparablejobs,isthatwomenoftendropoutatcriticalpointsintheircareerstohaveafamily.Womenstillhavetheprimaryresponsibilityforchildrearing;eveniftheycontinuetowork,theyoftenforgoovertimeandpromotionsthatwouldconflictwithhomeresponsibilities.Theagesof25to35havebeenshownrepeatedlytobetheperiodwhenworkingconsistentlyandhardisvitaltoadvancementandjobsecurity.Thesearepreciselytheyearswhenwomenarelikelytohavechildrenandbegintoslideawayfrommeninearningpower.Consequently,awoman’sincomeismorelikelytobeseenassecondarytoherhusband’s.
单选题 Accordingtorecentstudiesonthemale-femalewagegap,____.
【正确答案】 C
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单选题 Womenarekeptfromtopmanagementpositionspartlybecausethey __________ .
【正确答案】 D
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单选题 Whichofthefollowingisimpliedinthepassageasapartialreasonforwomen’sconcentrationincertainoccupations?
【正确答案】 B
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单选题 WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
【正确答案】 B
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