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Many American women are earning money outside their homes today. Among women who are eighteen
to sixty-four years old, more than fifty per cent have jobs.
In general, working women have had more education then those who stay at home. Of those who work,
thirty-two per cent have attended college, compared with twenty per cent of those who do not have jobs.
Among women with jobs, eight out of ten drive a car to work, and eight per cent took a vacation a way
from home during the past year. Much of their traveling was by air.
These figures come from a report which was written for advertisers. The report gives advertisers a new
picture of women today. For instance, it tells advertisers that fifty-one per cent of all American women have
traveled by air-along with fifty-nine per cent of all American men.
The lesson for American business is that many women now have other interests in addition to their homes.
They like advertisements which show women in office, planes, and cars.
1. The chief purpose of this selection is _____.
A. to argue that women are superior to men
B. to convince women that they should spend more time at home
C. to convince women that they should spend more time at work
D. to supply information which might be useful
2. The writer's personal opinion of American women _____.
A. is very favorable
B. is unfavorable
C. is not stated in this selection
D. is approving (支持的)
3. The selection offers the least practical (实用的) help to _____.
A. personnel managers, who hire new employees
B. advertising agencies responsible for encouraging people to buy
C. travel agencies D. accountants (会计师)
4. All the statements are true except _____.
A. More than 50% of women ages 18 to 64 have jobs.
B. 18% of working women took a vacation away from home last year.
C. 32% of working women have college education.
D. 80% of working women drive a car to work.
