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example, in 1998 the hourly wages of women in the U. S. were 26% less than those
of men. The gap between male and female incomes varies with age. The gap between
the labor incomes of young women and young men varies. It’s also clear that jobs
in which women are concentrated pay less. The larger the number of workers who
are women in ran industry, the lower the average wages. Why do women earn less than men do Can the differences be explained by the fact that women are looked down upon If so, the government has to intervene(干预), to force the employers to pay equal wages to equal jobs. However, there is no agreement among economists about the causes of the gap. One view argues that women, on the average, have chosen low-paying jobs in which workers enjoy the freedom of entering and leaving the lab A. there are more than enough women in the labor force B. women have more freedom in selecting jobs C. women are only provided with low-paid jobs D. women are less experienced than men [单项选择]Passage Two
The thought of not sleeping for twenty-four hours or more is not a pleasant one for most people. The amount of sleep that each person needs varies. In general, each of us needs about eight hours of sleep each day to keep our bodies healthy and happy. Some people, however, can get by just a few hours of sleep at night. It doesn’t matter when or how much a person sleeps. But everyone needs some rest to stay alive. Few doctors would have thought that there might be an exception on this. Sleep is, after all, a very basic need. But a man named A1 Herpin turned out to be a real exception, for supposedly, he never slept! A1 Herpin was 90 years old when doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They hoped to negate the claims that he never slept. But they were surprised. Though they watched him every hour of the day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. He did not even own a bed. He never needed one. The closest that Herpin came to resting was to sit i A. dream interpretation B. patterns of sleep C. A1 Herpin’s sleepless life D. sleeps and dreams [简答题]Passage Two
A. A．a national electronic-money system B．a bank-card system C．lowered income - tax rates D．fund - transfer technology [多项选择]Passage 2
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Passage 1 [单项选择] Passage Three
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