2013托业考试阅读材料：女性的“多选择”
<p> <span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="choosing">choosing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="reveals">reveals</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 30. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="compares">compares</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-1970<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p> <span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="choosing">choosing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pursue">pursue</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="study">study</span>, <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="journal">journal</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Policy">Policy</span>, <span word="said">said</span>: <span word="Changing">Changing</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decline">decline</span>.</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="fertility">fertility</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="pursuing">pursuing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="better">better</span>-<span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="trajectories">trajectories</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="before">before</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="generations">generations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="childlessness">childlessness</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>, <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="choosing">choosing</span> <span word="careers">careers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="families">families</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="childless">childless</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="added">added</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> 50 <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> 30<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> 40<span word="s">s</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="climbing">climbing</span>.</p>
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