单选题 Though some people have suggested that women should return to housework in order to leave more jobs for men, the idea has been rejected by both women and men in public opinion polls. Lately some union officials have suggested that too many women are employed in type of work more suitable for men and that woman should step aside to make way for unemployed young men. They argue that women—especially women in their childbearing years actually delay economic development and result in lower productivity, poor quality and inefficiency.
To solve the problem, they have suggested that the working women stay at home while their husbands or brothers were given double wages. They argue that under these circumstances, families would retain their same level of income, and women could run the house and raise children much better.
The suggestion has been rejected by 9 out of 10 people polled. A hundred persons in a big city were questioned last summer. Out of 50 women, 46 said they were unwilling to leave their jobs, no matter what the situation was. The other 4 said they would like to return home if their jobs could be taken by their sons or daughters. Of 50 men polled, only 6 said they would like to see their wives give up their jobs, if it meant higher wages for themselves.
Some other people have suggested another way called "phased employment theory" The theory suggests that a woman worker take leave from her job when she is seven months pregnant and stay off the job until her baby reaches the age of 3. It suggests that women on leave receive 75 percent of their normal salary and be allowed to return to work after the 3-year period. This will benefit children, women, their families and the society. Some of those polled, both women and men, felt the idea is a good one. It definitely seems to be more acceptable than the suggestion that women return to home forever.
单选题 Some union officials have suggested that women should return home because ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。由第一段的最后一句话可以断定：他们认为妇女应该回家的理由是妇女们工作会对经济的发展有不利的影响。故答案为C。
单选题 Some union officials have suggested that if women resign their jobs, ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。由第二段的第一句话可知，他们建议：如果妇女辞职，她们家庭中的男性雇员应当挣双份工资。故选C。
单选题 According to the passage, the suggestion that women should return to housework was ______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。由第三段可知，对50名男性的调查结果是：只有6名愿意他们的妻子放弃工作，如果他们的工资能提高的话。因此，绝大多数男女都反对妇女回家做家务。故选A。
单选题 From the passage we can see "phased employment" means ______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。文章的第四段告诉我们，妇女可以在怀孕七个月的时候请假，一直到孩子三岁的时候再来上班。因此妇女生育期间可以请假是正确的。因此D正确。
单选题 According to the "phased employment" theory, during a woman"s leave from her job ______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。由第四段中“It suggests that women on leave receive—75 percent of their normal salary and be allowed to return to work after the 3-year period”推理可知妇女在此期间的收入比平常要低。故选D。