2. 外语
  3. It makes sense that education would hinder childbearing. In nearly every country, women with more education tend to have fewer c

It makes sense that education would hinder childbearing. In nearly every country, women with more education tend to have fewer c

admin2013-08-22  40
问题     It makes sense that education would hinder childbearing. In nearly every country, women with more education tend to have fewer children than less-educated mothers. But a new research suggests it may actually work the other way around: having more children inhibits women’s education. The research, published Monday, was led by Joel Cohen, head of the Laboratory of Populations at Rockefeller University and Columbia University.
    The case for education influencing fertility(生育)is strong. After all, more educated women have children with better survival rates, and they have their children later in life. "There are a lot of people who think it’s education that interferes with fertility. For example, more educated people want to have educated children and they realize that to have children of high quality is more difficult with many children than with fewer children, " says Cohen.
    But a large analysis of Norwegian data would suggest otherwise.Tipped off by a fellow demographer(人口统计学家)at the U.N.meeting that Norway maintains a registry(登记处)tracking women’s fertility and educational history, Cohen and other researchers explored data on 26, 349 women born in Norway in 1964 who stayed in the country from age 17 to age 39. They found that women who had children early—by their mid-20s—were much less likely to continue their education beyond the required first two years of high school; they were also less likely to achieve a higher degree later in life than women who delayed childbearing until they finished their education.
    So is it education that inhibits fertility, or vice versa? "It seems to be fertility that gets in the way of education, " says Cohen. "If the opposite were true, we would not have seen that the women who put off childbearing had so much more education than the women who bore children early."
    Assuming other studies confirm Cohen’s findings, governments ought to let young women know of the potential chilling effect of childbearing. "Young women should be informed of the likely difficulty of pursuing their education if they have children early, " says Cohen.  
What do we learn from the second paragraph about education’s influence on fertility?
选项 A、There is no obvious influence on fertility from education.
B、In most cases, educated people tend to have more children.
C、Educated people have a better relationship with their children.
D、Children of more educated women are more likely to survive.
答案D
解析 根据题干关键词the second paragraph定位到第二段：After all，more educated women have children with better survival rates，and they have their children later in life．“There are a lot of people who think it’s education that interferes with fertility．For example，more educated people want to have educated children and they realize that to have children of high quality is more difficult with many children than with fewer children，”says Cohen．毕竟，受教育较多的女性所生育子女的存活率更高，并且她们生育年龄更晚。Cohen说，“许多人认为是教育妨碍了生育。比如说，受教育更多的人想让子女接受教育，并且他们意识到，较之子女少，要在子女多的情况下培养高素质子女更困难。”D)项符合原文意思，故为答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://www.kaotiyun.com/show/I007777K
0

大学英语四级

相关试题推荐
随机试题
最新回复(0)