Reading & Writing:Fill in the blanks #16 Mothers' Employment

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Affordable early years education and childcare potentially enables parents, particularly mothers, to be in paid employment. International studies that countries with greater enrolment rates in publicly funded or provided childcare also have higher maternal employment rates, although untangling causal relationships is complex. From the point of view of the household, additional income, especially for the less well-off, is itself associated with better outcomes for children, as child poverty to be a key independent determinant of children's outcomes. From the point of view of the public purse, as mothers employment, they are likely to claim fewer benefits and to generate extra revenues income tax and national insurance contributions.

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本题 PTE Core 核心词汇(词义 + 原文例句):

 

enrolment:名词,意为“注册,入学登记”。

例句:countries with greater enrolment rates in publicly funded or provided childcare

含义:注册率更高的国家。

maternal:形容词,意为“母亲的,母性的”。

例句:higher maternal employment rates

含义:更高的母亲就业率。

untangle:动词,意为“理清,解开”。

例句:although untangling causal relationships is complex

含义:虽然理清因果关系是复杂的。

determinant:名词,意为“决定因素”。

例句:a key independent determinant of children’s outcomes

含义:决定儿童发展结果的关键独立因素。

revenue:名词,意为“收入,税收”。

例句:generate extra revenues through income tax

含义:通过所得税创造额外收入。

 

本题 PTE Core 固定搭配(原句 + 释义):

 

have found that...:发现……

例句:International studies have found that countries with greater enrolment...

has been shown to...:已经被证明……

例句:child poverty has been shown to be a key independent determinant...

enter employment:开始工作

例句:as mothers enter employment

generate revenue through...:通过……产生收入

例句:generate extra revenues through income tax

 

正确答案解析:

 

have found:主语是“studies”,时态为现在完成时,描述研究结果。

has been shown:主语是“child poverty”,搭配被动语态“has been shown to be”,表示已经被证明是关键因素。

enter:与“employment”搭配构成固定短语“enter employment”,意为“进入职场”。

through:表示“通过”,介词后接“income tax and national insurance”,结构完整,符合逻辑。

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