Question

American women who work as computer programmers, chefs and dentists earn 28 percent less than men doing the same jobs. Those are the jobs with the biggest wage differences between men and women, according to a new study.

Overall, the study found that women earn 5. 4 percent less than men for doing the same job, in the same location and for the same employer. The wage differences between women and men were similar in the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany and France.

5.4 percent is a big difference in pay between men and women because it cannot be explained by women and men taking the same kinds of jobs. It can only be explained by bias(倔见)against women, or other causes, such as women not being good at asking for pay.

Research suggests that women do not negotiate(交涉)as well as men when it comes to pay.

And women are generally more uncomfortable asking fellow employees how much they make, sothey can see if they are being paid fairly.

According to the study, women earned at least 15 percent less than men in these job categories:psychologists,pharmacists,physicians,opticians,pilots and game artists.

But in the fields of social work, selling merchandise, research assistants and physician advisors, women earn more than men. In social work, women earned 7. 8 percent more than men, the report said. That was the job category with the biggest advantage for women. It was still far less than the 28 percent pay advantage for men in some fields.

Comparing salaries for full-time workers, women earn only 79 percent as much as men. Over a lifetime, that much of a difference in pay can amount to a large amount of money.

Women only earned 57 percent as much as men in 1975. It is now up t0 79 percent. That is

progress, the report says, but not enough.

1.Which of the following has the biggest pay differences between women and men?

A. A pilot.    B. A game artist.

C. A research assistant.    D. A computer programmer.

2.Why do women earn less than men when doing the same job?

A. They don’t try their best to fight for better pay.

B. They care less about their pay than men.

C. Bosses usually looks down upon women.

D. They don-t work as effectively as men.

3.How much income do full-time women workers lose compared with men?

A. 5.4%.    B. 7.8%.

C. 21%.    D. 28%.

4.What does the report think of the women's pay?

A. It is growing rather quickly.    B. It is rising but not satisfying.

C. It is not fair for women workers.    D. It is reasonable for present situation.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】这篇文章主要报道了做相同的工作，女性的收入要比男性的少。原因是多方面的，可能最主要是因为女性没有尽最大的努力去要求更高的收入，同时这篇报道认为女性的收入增加了，但是并不令人满意。

1.根据American women who work as computer programmers, chefs and dentists earn 28 percent less than men doing the same jobs. 可知男性和女性收入差距最大的工作是计算机程序设计员。

2.根据It can only be explained by bias(倔见)against women, or other causes, such as women not being good at asking for pay. 可知这里意思是做相同的工作，女性的收入要比男性的少是因为女性没有尽最大的努力去要求更高的收入。

3.根据Comparing salaries for full-time workers, women earn only 79 percent as much as men. 一个全职女性工人的收入与男性工人相比减去了100 percent—79 percent=21 percent。

4.根据Women only earned 57 percent as much as men in 1975. It is now up t0 79 percent. That is progress, the report says, but not enough. 可知这篇报道认为女性的收入增加了，但是并不令人满意。