After years of trying to balance work with motherhood, Karl Smith left her corporate(公司的) job behind to start her own business.

It's been over a decade since this mom entrepreneur(企業(yè)家) began making cakes out of her family's kitchen. During that time, she has managed to grow Magical Moments & Elite Party Rentals into a well­developed wedding planning and rental operation. Statistics show that these kinds of mommy­owned businesses are on the rise. Many women say they can't find work that allows them to balance their responsibilities at home.

Indeed, according to a national study conducted by IpsosReid on behalf of Microsoft Canada, fifty­four percent of female small business owners agree that being able to work at home to raise their family is a key reason to leave the corporate world behind.

“Being a mom entrepreneur means trading a typical 9­to­5 work week for a more irregular routine”，says Gemma Moore, a busy mother of two who owns and operates MG Moore Designs, a design company specializing in website, photography and print media.“Finding a business that you can build in the evenings will allow you to spend time with your children during the day and continue your business after they go to school.”

Ninety­two percent of female small business owners say that mobile equipment and computer software can help a mom entrepreneur make her own hours and work whenever she is most productive. In fact, ninety­five percent agree that small business owners need to be_more_technology­savvy than ever before. The more technology they master, the more successfully they will run their businesses.

“Balance is a key aspect for most entrepreneurs, but this is especially true for women”， says Ruth Bastedo, President of Women Entrepreneurs of Canada(WEC). “Entrepreneurs recognize that today's technology can help them to find work/life balance while still providing them with the tools and materials they need to grow their businesses more effectively.”

16．Many female employees left their corporate jobs in order to________．

A．master more and more technology

B．support their family in a better way

C．look after their children more carefully

D．carry out their responsibilities as housewives

17．What can we know about Gemma Moore from the passage?

A．She has two companies of her own.

B．She was once doing trade business.

C．She does not work in the daytime.

D．She can arrange her time more properly.

18．The underlined part “be more technology­savvy”(in Paragraph 5) probably means “________”．

A．save more hours for technology

B．spend less money on technology

C．have a better knowledge of technology

D．find a better balance in the technical field

19．The passage mainly tells us that ________．

A．most women can hardly find suitable work

B．new technology can help women to find work

C．Karl Smith has started her own business at home

很多職場媽媽選擇離職，自主創(chuàng)業(yè)，因為這樣既可以照顧家庭也可以兼顧自己的事業(yè)。

16．B　推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段的后半部分的“raise their family”可知答案選B。

17．D　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段Gemma Moore說的話“Finding…go to school.”可知，在照顧家庭和發(fā)展事業(yè)上她可以靈活、合理地分配時間。故選D項。

18．C　詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第五段畫線部分后面的那句話“The more technology they master, the more successfully they will run their businesses.”可知，答案選C項。

19．D　主旨大意題。本文主要講的是很多職場媽媽為了兼顧家庭和事業(yè)，而選擇離職并自己成立小規(guī)模公司，因為這樣她們可以更靈活地分配時間平衡家庭和事業(yè)。故答案選D。

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