2018考研英语阅读经典试题及答案(17)

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新东方在线推荐：2018年考研一次顺利提分课程！！一科不过，全科免费Defendersofspecialprotectivelaborlegislationforwomenoftenmaintainthateliminatingsuchlawswoulddestroythefruitsofacentury-longstrugglefortheprotectionofwomenworkers.Evenabriefexaminationofthehistoricpracticeofcourtsandemployerswouldshowthatthefruitofsuchlawshasbeenbitter:theyare,inpractice,moreofacursethanablessing.Sex-definedprotectivelawshaveoftenbeenbasedonstereotypicalassumptionsconcerningwomen’sneedsandabilitiesandemployershavefrequentlyusedthemaslegalexcusesfordiscriminatingagainstwomen.AftertheSecondWorldWar,forexample,businessesandgovernmentsoughttopersuadewomentovacatejobsinfactories,thusmakingroominthelaborforceforreturningveterans.Therevivalorpassageofstatelawslimitingthedailyorweeklyworkhoursofwomenconvenientlyaccomplishedthis.Employershadonlytodeclarethatovertimehourswereanecessaryconditionofemploymentorpromotionintheirfactory,andwomencouldbequitelegallyfired,refusedjobs,orkeptatlowwagelevels,allinthenameof“protecting”theirhealth.Byvalidatingsuchlawswhentheyarechallengedbylawsuits,thecourtshavecolludedovertheyearsinestablishingdifferent,lessadvantageousemploymenttermsforwomenthanformen,thusrecingwomen’scompetitivenessonthejobmarket.Atthesametime,eventhemostwell-intentionedlawmakers,courts,andemployershaveoftenbeenblindtotherealneedsofwomen.Thelawmakersandthecourtscontinuetopermitemployerstoofferemployeehealthinsuranceplansthatcoverallknownhumanmedicaldisabilitiesexceptthoserelatingtopregnancyandchildbirth.Finally,laborlawsprotectingonlyspecialgroupsareoftenineffectiveatprotectingtheworkerswhoareactuallyintheworkplace.Somechemicals,forexample,posereproctiverisksforwomenofchildbearingyears:manufacturersusingthechemicalscomplywithlawsprotectingwomenagainstthesehazardsbyrefusingtohirethem.Thusthesex-definedlegislationprotectsthehypotheticalfemaleworker,buthasnoeffectwhateveronthesafetyofanyactualemployee.Thehealthriskstomaleemployeesinsuchinstriescannotbenegligible,sincechemicalstoxicenoughtocausebirthdefectsinfetusesorsterilityinwomenarepresumablyharmfultothehumanmetabolism.Protectivelawsaimedatchangingproctionmaterialsortechniquesinordertorecesuchhazardswouldbenefitallemployeeswithoutdiscriminatingagainstany.Insum,protectivelaborlawsforwomenarediscriminatoryanddonotmeettheirintendedpurpose.Legislatorsshouldrecognizethatwomenareintheworkforcetostayandthattheirneeds—goodhealthcare,adecentwage,andasafeworkplace—aretheneedsofallworkers.Lawsthatignorethesefactsviolatewomen’srightsforequalprotectioninemployment.1.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingresultedfromthepassageorrevivalofstatelawslimitingtheworkhoursofwomenworkers?[A]Womenworkerswerecompelledtoleavetheirjobsinfactories.[B]Manyemployershaddifficultyinprovidingjobsforreturningveterans.[C]Manyemployersfoundithardtoattractwomenworkers.[D]Thehealthofmostwomenfactoryworkersimproved.2.Theauthorplacestheword“protecting”inquotationmarksinline9,paragraph2mostlikelyinordertosuggestthat[A]sheisquotingtheactualwordingofthelawsinquestion.[B]theprotectivenatureofthelawsinquestionshouldnotbeoverlooked.[C]protectingthehealthofworkersisimportanttothosewhosupportprotectivelaborlaws.[D]thelawsinquestionwerereallyusedtothedetrimentofwomenworkers,despitebeingovertlyprotectiveinintent.3.Thetextsuggeststhatwhichofthefollowingisashortcomingofprotectivelaborlawsthatsingleoutaparticulargroupofworkersforprotection?[A]Suchlawsareoftentooweaktobeeffectiveatprotectingthegroupinquestion.[B]Suchlawsareusuallydraftedbylegislatorswhodonothavethebestinterestsofworkersatheart.[C]Suchlawsexertnopressureonemployerstoeliminatehazardsintheworkplace.[D]Compliancewithsuchlawsisoftencostlyforemployersandprovokeslawsuitsbyemployeesclaimingdiscrimination.4.Accordingtothefirstparagraphofthetext,theauthorconsiderswhichofthefollowingtobemosthelpfulindeterminingthevalueofspecialprotectivelaborlegislationforwomen?[A]Acomparativestudyofpatternsofwork-relatedillnessesinstatesthathadsuchlawsandinstatesthatdidnot.[B]Anestimateofhowmanywomenworkersareinfavorofsuchlaws.[C]Ananalysisofthecosttoemployersofcomplyingwithsuchlaws.[D]Astudyoftheactualeffectsthatsuchlawshavehadinthepastonwomenworkers.5.Theauthorimpliesthatwhichofthefollowingischaracteristicofmanyemployeehealthinsuranceplans?[A]Theycoverallthecommonmedicalconditionsaffectingmen,butonlysomeofthoseaffectingwomen.[B]Theylackthespecialprovisionsforwomenworkersthatproposedspeciallaborlawsforwomenwouldprovide.[C]Theypaythemedicalcostsassociatedwithpregnancyandchildbirthonlyforthespousesofmaleemployees,notforfemaleemployees.[D]Theymeetminimumlegalrequirements,butdonotadequatelysafeguardthehealthofeithermaleorfemaleemployees.

新东方在线推荐：2018年考研一次顺利提分课程！！一科不过，全科免费Manyobjectsindailyusehaveclearlybeeninfluencedbyscience

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