任务型读写专练AWomenareavoidingacademiccareersinmathintensivefieldsbecausethelifestyleisconsistentwithmotherhood，researchersatCornellUniversityfoundinastudytobepublishednextmonthinAmericanScientistMagazine.Universitieshavelongbeencriticizedforhiringandevaluationpoliciesthatdiscriminateagainstwomen，butthefindingsofthisnewstudypointtothefemalebiologicalclockasamainreasonwhysofewwomenendupasprofessorsinfieldssuchasmath，engineering，physicsandcomputerscience.Awomanwhowantsafamilylooksatthetoughpathtoatenured(终身的)positionandconsidershowoldshewillbebeforeshecanstartafamilyandhowlittletimeshewillhavetoraiseherchildren.Manyofthosewomenchooseamoreflexiblecareer.“Universitieshavebeenlargelyinflexibleaboutanythingotherthanthestandardtimetable，whichmeansyou’llhavetostruggleforyearsandonlythenwouldyouconsidergettingpregnant(怀孕的)，”saidWendyWilliams，ahumandevelopmentprofessoratCornellwhocoauthoredthestudywithherhusband，StephenCeci.WilliamsandCecianalyzeddataabouttheacademiccareersofmenandwomenwithandwithoutchildren.Beforewomenbecamemothers，theyhadcareersequaltoormoresuccessfulthantheirmalepeers.Butoncetheygavebirth，thedynamicchanged.Womeninotheracademicfieldssuchasthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesfacesimilarproblemsandoftenleaveacademicaswell.ButbecausetherearesomanywomeninthosePh.D.programs，enoughfinallystaytoamounttoacriticalmassoffemaleprofessors.Inmathheavyfields，however，womenmakeupatinyminorityofthegraduatestudents.SowhentherarefewwhomakeitthroughaPh.D.programleavebecauseuniversitiesarenotconcernedabouttheirneedsasmothersatall，thenetresultisalmostnowomenrepresentedonfacultyrosters(教师名单)，thestudysaid.PhenomenonFewwomenchoose1.________careersinmathintensivefields.ReasonsGeneralbeliefThehiringandevaluationpoliciesofuniversitiesdon’ttreatwomen2.________.NewdiscoverySofewwomenendupasprofessorsinfields，suchasmath，engineering，physicsandcomputerscience3.________becauseofthefemalebiologicalclock.SupportingdetailsThe4.________pathandthecountlesshourstheyneedtodevotetotheirworkmakethemgiveup.Universitieshavebeeninflexibleaboutanything5.________thestandardtimetable.Beforewomenbecamemothers，theyachievedequalormore6.________thantheirmalepeers.Butaftertheyhadchildren，thingschanged.Womeninotheracademicfieldsarealso7.________withthesameproblemandleaveacademicaswell.8.________Thefactthatthelifestyleofprofessordoesn’t9.________withtheirmotherhoodleadstotheirbeingunwillingtotakeupacademiccareersinmathintensivefields.EveniftherarefewmakeitthroughaPh.D.program，theyleaveintheendbecauseuniversitiesdon’t10.________abouttheirneedsasmothers.BHowtoGraduatefromCollegewithaHighGPA(GradePointAverage)OneHouraDayOneofthemostchallengingthingsaboutcollegeistimemanagement.It’snotthatyoudon’thaveenough.Infactyouusuallyhavetoomuchtime，andasaresulttimegetswasted.Ifyoutakegoodnotesinclass，andspendonehourreviewingyournoteseverydaybeforegoingtosleep，youmakeuseofthepowerofthesubconscious(下意识)toabsorbinformationandbythetimeexamscomearoundyou’llknowallthematerialsonasubconsciouslevel，andyoudon’thavetositupthenightbeforeexams.Consideringtheamountoffreetimeyouusuallyhaveincollege，onehouradayisnotmuchinviewofthelongtermbenefits.SelectEasyCoursesInyourfirsttermofcollege，loaduponasmany“easyA’s”aspossible.Thereareseveralreasonsforthis.Thefirsttermofcollegeisfullofexcitementasitis，...
