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1、高职升本科《英语综合》辅导 ReadingComprehension阅读理解旅游学院英语系ReadingComprehension(PartOne)Passage1MostpeoplecanmeasuretheirstatusatworkbyfourP’s---paychecks,promotions,performancereviewsandperk(特殊待遇).Forwomen,itispaychecksthatoftenspeaktheloudestabouthowemployersvaluethem---orunder
2、valuethem.Despitegains,manywomenstillearn,onaverage,just74centseverydollarmenearn,reportstheUS.CensusBureau.Dothemath:that’s26centsperdollarlost.Overaworkinglifetime,thepotentialincomeaddsuptostaggeringlosses,asoneexample,theInstitutesforwomen’spolicyresearchinWashi
3、ngtoncalculatesthattheaverage29-year-oldworkingwomanwithacollegedegreewilllose990,000dollarstothepaygapoverhercareer.Toemphasizejusthowmuchthatincomegapbetweenmenandwomencostswomen,theworkingwomen’sdepartmentoftheAFL-CIOlastweeklaunchedanunusualwebsite---www.alfcio.
4、org/equalpay.htm---forequalpay.Avisitortothesitesimplyentershercurrentsalary,agegroup,andeducationlevel,thenthescreenshowshowmuchthepaygapcouldcosther.Forahypothetical40-year-oldcollegeeducatedwomanearning40,000dollars,thefigureis844,107dollars.Inreallife,ofcourse,s
5、omewomen’slosseswillbelower---orevennonexistent.Wagediscriminationhasbeenagainstthelawfor35years.Yetsystematicunderpaymentonthebasisofsexandracestillpervadestheworkplace.SincetheEqualPayActwassignedin1963,thewagegaphasclosedattherateoflessthanhalfapennyayear,givingn
6、ewmeaningtotheterm“snail’space.”Womensecretaries,forexample,earnabout100dollarsaweeklessthanmaleclerks,accordingtotheNationalCommitteeonPayEquity.Forwomenlawyers,medianweeklyearningsarenearly300dollarslessthanthoseofmalelawyers.Medianpayforwomenprofessorsis170dollar
7、slessthantheirmalecounterparts.Thelistofdisparitiesgoeson.Twomythspersist.Thefirstisthatwomenworkforextras—vocation,clothes,secondcars.Intruth,womenworkforthesameeconomicreasonsmendo—topaytherent,buyfood,financecollegeeducation,saveforretirement,andyes,buyextrastoo.
8、41高职升本科《英语综合》辅导 ReadingComprehension阅读理解旅游学院英语系Thesecondmythholdsthatthepaygapisawoman’sissue.Nottrue.1.Accordingtothepassage,whichonebest
