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Two new studies have investigated why fewer women, compared to men, study and work in the so-called STEM subjects in the United States: science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
The American Association of University Women(AAUW) examined existing research. Its report \researchers found that cultural and environmental factors make a difference.
Researcher Christianne Corbett says more boys than girls score very high on math tests in most countries, but Iceland and Thailand are exceptions. \is something that we point out in our report—that cultural factors and societal factors can make a difference in who achieves at the very high levels and whether girls are achieving or not.\
Another study carried out by the Campos Company for the Bayer Corporation in the United States asked more than 1,000 women and minority members of the American Chemical Society about their experiences.77% said not enough women and minorities are working in STEM today, because they were not encouraged to study those subjects in school.
The study, producing results similar to the AAUW research showed there’s still a lot of work to be done. \we need programs that get in front of kids while they’re young in elementary school.\ Increasing diversity in professions leads to better products, better science. And developing this science and engineering workforce is important to the nation’s economic development.
\matter what career you go into, whether it’s accounting, human resources or science career, it’s important that you can think creatively, you can work in teams, you can adapt to change and that’s important for everybody,\Rebecca Lucore.
25．Which of the following is true about the situation in Iceland and Thailand? A.Boys score higher in math tests than girls.
B.Girls are given more exceptional attention than boys. C.More girls score higher in math than boys. D.Boys are more creative than girls.
26．Which of the following are mentioned as important factors for women to go into the STEM fields according to the passage?
A.Gender and age. B.Culture and environment. C.Study and work experience. D.Family background.
27．What’s the importance of having more women engaged in STEM subjects? A.Women can help men in science and engineering work. B.Women are wiser and more cooperative than men.
C.Women play a more important part in scientific research.
D.Having both women and men in science and engineering can produce better scientific achievement.
C
When American soldiers return home from war with disabilities, they often suffer twice — first from their combat injuries, next from the humiliation (羞辱) of government dependency.
Wounded veterans (老兵) learn they have two basic choices: They can receive almost $3,000 a month in disability benefits along with medical care and access to other various welfare programs, or they can try to find a job. Especially in this economy, it’s no wonder that many find that first option hard to turn down.
Mark Duggan, an economics professor at Stanford University, reports that enrollment in U.S.veterans’ disability programs rose from 2.3 million in 2001 to 3.9 million in 2014. The percentage of veterans receiving benefits doubled, from 8.9% in 2001 to 18% in 2014. Disability services for veterans now consume $59 billion.
In the 1980s and 1990s, male veterans were more likely to be in the labor force than nonveterans. But since 2000, that has changed dramatically. Now there is a 4% gap between veteran and nonveteran labor participation, with veteran participation lower.
Navy SEAL Eric Greitens, founder of The Mission Continues, explains how soldiers who served their country are transformed into welfare receivers who live off their country. \identity,\encourage them to view themselves as disabled.\the time they come to Greitens’ non-profit
organization,\meet a number of veterans who see themselves as charity cases and are not sure anymore what they have to contribute.\
There are also more practical factors driving the disability boom. One is the expansion of qualification criteria. In 2000, for instance, type 2 diabetes was added as a disability because of evidence linking exposure to Agent Orange with the onset of the disease. Heart disease has also been added to the list.
Another possible factor is that younger veterans seem less against welfare than their parents’ generation. Veterans who have served since the 1990s are much more likely to sign up for disability than their older counterparts; 1 in 4 younger veterans is on disability versus just 1 in 7 of those over age 54.
We shouldn’t go back to the bad old days when veterans were afraid to admit weakness. But Lt.Col.Daniel Gade is one of many veterans who think our disability system is harmful, psychologically, to former soldiers. Gade lost his leg in combat in 2005 and now teaches at West Point. He recently gave a talk to disabled veterans at Ft. Carson, in which he urged them to rejoin the workforce.
\worse off,\warned.\are more likely to abuse drugs and alcohol. They are more likely to live alone.\
What a waste of human potential, especially since most veterans on disability still have their prime working years ahead of them when they’re discharged(遣退).
We could solve this problem by changing the way we view — and label — veterans with disabilities. As Gade noted in a recent article,\not as damaged goods.\recognizing their abilities rather than focusing only on their disabilities, and should serve the ultimate aim of moving wounded soldiers to real self-sufficiency.\ On a more practical note, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs could reallocate resources to spend more on job training and less on disability. Current placement programs are sadly inadequate.
We are good at sending soldiers off to war. Yet when these young men and women return home, they are essentially told,\’ll give you enough for a reasonably comfortable life, but we won’t help you find a job.\
It is unreasonable that we are condemning thousands of young veterans who served their country to life on the dole (救济金) rather than enabling them to reenter the workforce with the necessary accommodations.
28．What do more and more disabled veterans appear to do nowadays?
A.Depend on the government for a living. B.Be treated badly in most workplaces. C.Ask the government for more dole. D.Spend more time on job hunting. 29．How does Mark Duggan prove his opinion in the passage?
A.By listing figures. B.By giving examples. C.By performing experiments. D.By analyzing cause and effect.
30．One of the factors why there are more disabled veterans is that .
A.damage from the war is greater than ever B.the scale of disabilities has been broadened
C.veterans have suffered much more than ever D.older veterans aren’t afraid to admit their disability
31．In Gade’s opinion, the veterans who receive welfare from the government tend to . A.save more trouble for the government B.lead a miserable and unhappy life C.increasingly depend on the government D.suffer the humiliation of their combat injuries
D
As I made my way to my office last Thursday, I noticed an A4 poster stuck to the lift door. Then I noticed one on the wall, one on the noticeboard, and then one on my classroom door. In fact, they were stuck to nearly every available surface along the corridor. And they all had the same statement:\’m asking for is a little respect seeing I pay you ￡9,000 a year.\
I still don’t know what led to this flyer campaign — it is said that it’s linked to a group of students who were not given extra assignment grade for their examination — but I could not help but become annoyed at the impolite language.