题目

Today, more mothers work outside the home than ever before. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the percentage of mothers who worked outside the home with children under the age of 18 has risen from 45 percent in 1975 to nearly 71 percent by 2012. Despite the rising number of working mothers in the workforce, however, they still face tremendous challenges including the limited availability of daycare and frequent discrimination by employers. Working mothers typically earn less than women without children, even when other factors such as education and work commitment are taken into account. What can we learn from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics?A. Less women under 18 are in the workplace than before.B. More mothers with kids work outside home than before.C. More people now work outside of home than before.D. Few mothers worked outside of home in the year 1975.

Today, more mothers work outside the home than ever before. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the percentage of mothers who worked outside the home with children under the age of 18 has risen from 45 percent in 1975 to nearly 71 percent by 2012. Despite the rising number of working mothers in the workforce, however, they still face tremendous challenges including the limited availability of daycare and frequent discrimination by employers. Working mothers typically earn less than women without children, even when other factors such as education and work commitment are taken into account. What can we learn from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics?

A. Less women under 18 are in the workplace than before.

B. More mothers with kids work outside home than before.

C. More people now work outside of home than before.

D. Few mothers worked outside of home in the year 1975.

题目解答

答案

B. More mothers with kids work outside home than before.

解析

本题考查对文章细节信息的理解和推理能力。解题的关键在于准确理解文章中关于美国劳工统计局所提供数据的描述，并将各选项与原文信息进行细致比对。

  1. 首先明确文章中提到“According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the percentage of mothers who worked outside the home with children under the age of 18 has risen from 45 percent in 1975 to nearly 71 percent by 2012”，这清晰地表明了有18岁以下孩子的母亲外出工作的比例从1975年到2012年是上升的。
  2. 接着分析各个选项：
    • 选项A：文章中并没有关于18岁以下女性在职场数量的相关内容，所以该选项无法从原文得出，予以排除。
    • 选项B：由于有18岁以下孩子的母亲外出工作的比例上升，这就意味着有孩子的母亲外出工作的人数比以前增多了，该选项与原文信息相符，是正确的。
    • 选项C：文章仅提及了有18岁以下孩子的母亲外出工作的情况，并没有关于所有人群现在和以前外出工作人数的对比信息，所以该选项不符合原文，排除。
    • 选项D：虽然1975年有18岁以下孩子的母亲外出工作的比例是45%，但不能就此得出“很少”母亲外出工作的结论，45%的比例并不属于“很少”的范畴，所以该选项不准确，排除。