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Women are on their way to holding more than half of all American jobs. The latest government report shows that their share of nonfarm jobs nearly reached fifty percent in September.
Not only have more and more women entered the labor market over the years, but the depression has been harder on men. In October the unemployment rate for men was almost eleven percent compared to eight percent for women.
Industries that traditionally use lots of men have suffered deep cuts. For example, manufacturing and building lost more jobs last month. But health care and temporary employment services have had job growth. Both of those industries employ high percentages of women.
Thirty years ago, women earned sixty-two cents for every dollar that men earned. Now, for those who usually work full time, women earn about eighty percent of what men earn. And women hold fifty-one percent of good-paying management and professional jobs.
Yet a study released Thursday said men still hold about nine out of every ten top positions at the four hundred large companies in California. The results have remained largely unchanged in live years of studies from the University of California, Davis.
Also, a new research paper in the journal Sex Roles looks at the experiences of women who are the main earners in their family. Rebecca Meisenbach at the University of Missouri in Columbia interviewed fifteen women. She found they all valued their independence and many enjoyed having the power of control, though not all wanted it.
But they also felt pressure, worry and guilt. Partly that was because of cultural expectations that working women will still take care of the children. Also, men who are not the main earners may feel threatened.
The job market continues to suffer the effects of last year’s financial crash. Now, a judgment has been reached in the first case involving charges of criminal wrongdoing on Wall Street.
Last week, the government lost its case against two managers at Bear Stearns, the first investment bank to fail last year. A jury found Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin not guilty of lying to investors.
The hedge funds they supervised lost their value in two thousand seven. But jurors said there was no clear evidence that they meant to mislead investors.
The Justice Department continues to investigate other companies.

1. 1.

   Why is the unemployment rate for men higher.

   1. A.
      Because there are more men workers in industries.
   2. B.
      Because many industries mainly employing men now don’t need so many workers.
   3. C.
      More and more women take the place of men.
   4. D.
      Because health care and temporary employment services don’t employ men.
2. 2.

   It can be inferred from the passage that __________.

   1. A.
      women haven’t got complete equality as men
   2. B.
      only by becoming the main earners in their family can women gain a high position
   3. C.
      all women now value independence and the power of control
   4. D.
      taking care of children is now shared by men and women
3. 3.

   Which of the following is TRUE?

   1. A.
      Men hate that women earn more money.
   2. B.
      It is commonly believed that women should take care of children.
   3. C.
      The job market has recovered from the effect of the financial crisis.
   4. D.
      Now women working full time earn more than men.
4. 4.

   Why does the government accuse two managers?

   1. A.
      They contributed to the financial crash.
   2. B.
      They led a corrupt life.
   3. C.
      They lied to investors.
   4. D.
      A jury found them misleading investors.

Students who work during term time to support themselves at university are far more likely to graduate with a poor degree, according to a government-funded study published yesterday.
Undergraduates with part-time jobs are a third less likely to get a first or upper second-class degree than other students, harming their career chances. Students from the poorest backgrounds were most likely to take jobs during term because they could not depend on help from their parents.
The report, commissioned (委托) by the Department for Education and Skills, also found a clear relation between fear of debt and employment in non-graduate jobs. Students from poorer backgrounds are known to he more unwilling to be in debt than those from middle class families.
The study of 8,600 people who graduated in 1999 was made by Peter Elias, of Warwick University, and Kate Purcell, from Bristol Business School. They found that twice as many first-class degrees were awarded to students who did not work during term compared with those who did. Between 35 and 38 percent who worked during term achieved a lower second, compared with about 28 percent of those who did not.
Professor Elias said that the increase in school fees next year to ￡3,000 would have to be monitored (監(jiān)控) carefully for its effect on poorer students. "Higher education is going to be a harder struggle for those who do not come with all the advantages," he said.
He suggested that universities could get in touch with employers to provide work experience on good salaries to choose students during holidays, so that they did not have to work during term.

1. 1.

   What's the main idea of the passage?

   1. A.
      Students at university like to take part-time jobs to support themselves,
   2. B.
      Term-time jobs at university lead to poorer examination results.
   3. C.
      The school fees are becoming higher and higher at university.
   4. D.
      Students at university have much difficulty getting first-class degrees.
2. 2.

   Why did lots of students take term-jobs at university?

   1. A.
      No one would lend them money to continue their study.
   2. B.
      They wanted to improve themselves by taking part-time jobs,
   3. C.
      Their families were poor and couldn't afford the high expense.
   4. D.
      They thought earning money was more important than studying.
3. 3.

   Students who took term-jobs at university ____.

   1. A.
      had no possibility to study better than those who didn't
   2. B.
      couldn't graduate from school normally in the future
   3. C.
      might have trouble in finding a job in the future
   4. D.
      were more independent than those who didn't in the future
4. 4.

   Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

   1. A.
      Poor students can't take part-time jobs all the time at university.
   2. B.
      Employers have the duty to help poor students solve the money problem.
   3. C.
      First class degrees couldn't be given to the students whose families were poor.
   4. D.
      High school fees are one of the important reasons why students have to take term-jobs.