Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.
【真题来源：2015年6月大学英语四级真题（第三套）Part Ⅲ，Section C，第61-65题】
Passage Two
The endless debate about“work-life balance”often contains a hopeful footnote about stay at home dads．If American society and business won't make it easier on future female leaders who choose to have children，there is still the ray of hope that increasing numbers of full—time fathers will．But based on today's socioeconomic trends，this hope is，unfortunately，misguided．
It's true that the number of men who have left work to do their thing as full—time parents has doubled in a decade，but it's still very small：only 0.8％of married couples where the stay—at—horne father was out of the labor force for a year．Even that percentage is likely inflated by men thrust into their caretaker role by a downsizing．This is simply not a large enough group to reduce the social stigma(污名)and force other adjustments necessary to supporting men in this decision．even if only work more than their family．
Even shorter times away from work for working fathers are already difficult．A study found that 85％of new fathers take some time off after the birth of a child—but for all but a few．it's a week or two at most．Meanwhile，the average for women who take leave is more than lo weeks．
Such choices impact who moves up in the organization．While you're away，someone else is doing your work，making your sales，taking care of your customers．That can't help you at work．It can only hurt you．Women，of course，face the same issues of returning after a long absence．But with many more women than men choosing to leave the workforce entirely to raise families，returning from an extended parental leave doesn't raise as many eyebrows as it does for men．
Women would make more if they didn't break their earning trajectory(轨迹)by leaving the workforce，or if higher-paying professions were more family friendly．In the foreseeable future，Stay at home fathers may make all the difference for individual families．but their presence won't reduce the numbers of high potential women who are forced to choose between family and career．
What gives women a ray of hope to achieve work-life balance?
第1段第2句提到，如果美国社会和企业不能为未来选择生育的女性领导提供更加便利的条件，不断增加的全职爸爸仍然给她们带来了一线希望。A是对文中increasing numbers of full-time fathers的同义转述，故答案为A。
B在文中未提及，故排除；女性参与企业管理只能代表女性在事业上成功，而不能帮助她们取得工作与家庭的平衡，故排除C；D是针对第1段最后一句中的socioeconomic设置的干扰项，文中并未提到女性社会经济地位提高，故排除D。
Why does the author say the hope for more full-time fathers is misguided?
第1段最后一句提到，这种希望是误导人的，第2段紧接着对其进行解释：第1句提到全职爸爸的数量依然很少，第3句又提到这样的数量还不足以洗脱“全职爸爸”的社会污名，也不足以使男人在决定做不做全职爸爸时转变思想，可见全职爸爸的数量太少，还改变不了社会现状，故答案为C。
文中并未提及女性擅长照顾孩子，故排除A；文中第4段提到，男性离职可能会带来的负面影响，但并不能因此说许多男性更重视工作，B是对文意的过度推断，故排除；D在文中未提及，故排除。
Why do few men take a long parental leave?
第4段第1句提到，长期休育婴假影响工作晋升。第2句列举了休假带来的诸多不良影响。第3、4句作出总结：休长假对工作没有帮助，只有不利。由此可知男性不愿意休育婴假是因为会对工作产生不利影响，故答案为A。
B中的too many responsibilities是针对第4段第2句While you're away, someone else is doing your work, making your sales, taking care of your customers. 所设的干扰项，是对该句的过度推断，故排除。文中未提到家庭的经济损失，故可排除C。文中只提到休假会影响工作晋升，没有提到会被解雇，故排除D。
What is the most likely reaction to men returning from an extended parental leave?
第4段最后一句提到，在长期的育婴假结束后返回工作岗位的女性并不会像男性那样使很多人惊讶，即人们对休完长期育婴假后的男性会感到惊讶，故答案为B。raise...eyebrows在这里指“因……感到惊讶”。
原文中没有任何地方暗示休完长期育婴假后的男性会得到人们“嫉妒”，“羡慕”或“同情”的反应，故可排除其他三项。
What does the author say about high-potential women in the not-too-distant future?
第5段最后一句提到，在不久的将来，全职爸爸会对个体家庭产生巨大影响，但他们的存在并不会使具有很大潜力却被迫要在家庭和事业间作出抉择的女性的数量变少，即潜力大的女性仍要面临事业与家庭的抉择，故答案为D。
文中并未提到潜力大的女性在不远的将来会受益于全职爸爸越来越多这一趋势，故排除A；B是针对第5段第1句中if higher-paying professions were more family-friendly设置的干扰项，但文中的表述只是假设，故排除；文中仅提到如果女性离开职场并没有中断她们的职业轨迹，那么她们能做到更多，并未提到她们不会为了家庭中断职业轨迹，故排除C。