一九九七年秋季陕西省高等教育自学考试英语(计算机应用本科)试题5

Questions 61 to 65 are based on the folloing passage.
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
types of work more suitable for men and that women 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 flatly 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. 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
resign their jobs, if it meant higher wages for themselves.
Some other people have suggested another way called "phases employment" theory.
The theory suggests that a woman worker take leave from her job when she is seven
months pregnant and stay off the fob 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.
61. some union officials have suggested that women should return home because
______.
a. all of them are employed in unsuitable types of work
b. most skilled male workers are now unemployed c. their participation in work
has a bad influence on the economic development d. nowadays no one can take care
of children except women
62.some union officials have suggested that if women give up their jobs, ______.
a. they should be allowed to attend school to be trained
b. their jobs should be taken over by the male members of their families
c. their children should also leave their kindergartens
d. the male employees in their families should receive double wages
63. according to the passage, the suggestion that women should return to housework
was _____.
a. welcomed by both men and women
b. welcomed by men only
c. welcomed by women only
d. opposed by most men and women
64. From the passage we can see "phased employment" means ______.
a. two or more women share the same job
b. women stay at home on weekdays and go to work on weekends or holidays.
c. a woman should resign her job forever if she has a child
d. women are allowed to take leave from their jobs during their childbearing years
65. according to the "phased employment" theory, during a woman’s leave from her job.
a. her work should be done by her husband or brothers
b. either her husband or her brothers will be given double waves
c. her family can still keep the normal level of income
d. her family’s income level will be a little lower than it normally is