51. What do we learn from the first paragraph about Millennial women starting their careers?
- A. They can get ahead only by striving harder.
- B. They expect to succeed just like Millennial men.
- C. They are generally quite optimistic about their future.
- D. They are better educated than their male counterparts.
答案:D
答案句: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.
参考译文:在职业生涯的起点,她们比她们的母亲和祖母受教育程度更高——也比现在的年轻男性同行更高。
定位线索:题干“first paragraph about Millennial women starting their careers”→答案句取自第1段“At the starting line of their careers”;文中“better educated”对应选项D“better educated”。
解析:题干问第一段中关于千禧一代女性开始职业生涯的信息。答案句直接说明她们比男性同行受教育程度更高,与选项D完全对应。选项A、B、C在原文中无依据,属于无中生有。
52. How do most Millennial women feel about their treatment in the workplace?
- A. They are the target of discrimination.
- B. They find it satisfactory on the whole.
- C. They think it needs further improving.
- D. They find their complaints ignored.
答案:C
答案句: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.
参考译文:在千禧一代女性中,75%的人表示这个国家需要继续做出改变以实现职场性别平等,而千禧一代男性中这一比例为57%。
定位线索:题干“most Millennial women feel about their treatment in the workplace”→答案句取自第2段“Among Millennial women, 75% say this country needs to continue making changes”;文中“needs to continue making changes”对应选项C“needs further improving”。
解析:题干问大多数千禧一代女性对职场待遇的感受。答案句显示75%的女性认为需要继续改变,即认为现状需进一步改善,对应选项C。选项A与原文15%的少数派不符,选项B与原文观点相反,选项D无中生有。
53. What do Millennial women value most when coming of age?
- A. A sense of accomplishment.
- B. Job stability and flexibility.
- C. Rewards and promotions.
- D. Joy derived from work.
答案:B
答案句:They want jobs that provide security and flexibility, and they place relatively little importance on high pay.
参考译文:她们想要提供安全感和灵活性的工作,并且相对不太重视高薪。
定位线索:题干“Millennial women value most when coming of age”→答案句取自第3段“They want jobs that provide security and flexibility”;文中“security and flexibility”对应选项B“Job stability and flexibility”。
解析:题干问千禧一代女性最看重什么。答案句明确说她们想要提供安全感和灵活性的工作,即稳定和灵活,对应选项B。选项A、C、D在原文中无直接依据,属于无中生有。
54. What are women in their 30s and 40s concerned about?
- A. The welfare of their children.
- B. The narrowing of the gender gap.
- C. The fulfillment of their dreams in life.
- D. The balance between work and family.
答案:D
答案句: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.
参考译文:在这个问题上,30多岁和40多岁的职场成年人中性别差距更大,当时许多女性面临工作和母性之间的权衡。
定位线索:题干“women in their 30s and 40s concerned about”→答案句取自第3段“working adults in their 30s and 40s”;文中“trade-offs that go with work and motherhood”对应选项D“The balance between work and family”。
解析:题干问30多岁和40多岁的女性关心什么。答案句提到她们面临工作和母性之间的权衡,即工作与家庭的平衡,对应选项D。选项A、B、C在原文中无直接依据,属于无中生有。