2013高考 英语 任务型阅读练习8.doc
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2013高考 英语 任务型阅读练习8.doc

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任务型阅读8请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意:请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。Womenareavoidingacademiccareersinmath-intensivefieldsbecausethelifestyleisnotconsistentwithmotherhood,researchersatCornellUniversityfoundinastudytobepublishednextmonthinAmericanScientistMagazine.Universitieshavelongbeencriticizedforhiringandevaluationpoliciesthatdiscriminateagainstwomen,butthefindingsofthisnewstudypointtothefemalebiologicalclockasamainreasonwhysofewwomenendupasprofessorsinfieldssuchasmath,engineering,physicsandcomputerscience.Awomanwhowantsafamilylooksatthetoughpathtoatenured(终身的)positionandconsidershowoldshewillbebeforeshecanstarta'familyandhowlittletimeshewillhavetoraiseherchildren.Manyofthosewomenchooseamoreflexiblecareer."Universitieshavebeenlargelyinflexibleaboutanythingotherthanthestandardtimetable,whichmeansyou'llhavetostruggleforyearsandonlythenwouldyouconsidergettingpregnant(怀孕的),saidWendyWilliams,ahumandevelopmentprofessoratCornellwhoco-authoredthestudywithherhusband,StephenCeci.WilliamsandCecianalyzeddataabouttheacademiccareersofmenandwomenwithandwithoutchildren.Beforewomenbecamemothers,theyhadcareersequaltoormoresuccessfulthantheirmalepeers.Butoncetheygavebirth,thedynamicchanged.Womeninotheracademicfieldssuchasthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesfacesimilarproblemsandoftenleaveacademiaaswell.ButbecausetherearesomanywomeninthosePh.D.programs,enoughfinallystaytoamounttoacriticalmassoffemaleprofessors.Inmath-heavyfields,however,womenmakeupatinyminorityofthegraduatestudents.SowhentherarefewwhomakeitthroughaPh.D.programleavebecauseuniversitiesarenotconcernedabouttheirneedsasmothersatall,thenetresultisalmostnowomenrepresentedonfacultyrosters(教师名单),thestudysaidPhenomenonFewwomenchoose(71)careersinmath-intensivefields.ReasonsGeneralbeliefThehiringandevaluationpoliciesofuniversitiesdon'ttreatwomen(72)NewdiscoverySofewwomenendupasprofessorsinfields,suchasmath,engineering,physicsandcomputerscience(73)becauseofthefemalebiologicalclock.SupportingdetailsThe(74)pa