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Pushpa Ithal may not fit the stereotype of the typical Silicon Valley CEO. She’s female, foreign-born and a mother. Nevertheless, she’s one of the many foreign-born women with thriving technology careers in Silicon Valley, where companies are increasingly relying on workers like her. Silicon Valley is known for entire world about like creating, building great products that millions of people, hundreds of millions people use it.

Silicon Valley, the global center for high-tech innovation, could be renamed immigrant Valley. It is fueled by foreign-born workers, many of whom are from humble roots and having worked so hard to get here. Many have ambitions beyond their day jobs. Do you want to take this risk and move to a start-up? Hey, you know what I came here all the way. Let’s risk it that drives like everything.

In computer science jobs, people born outside the United States make up almost 70% of those in their prime working years. That’s especially to for women - nearly 80% of women in computer and math fields are foreign-born. Most are from India and China.

Countries like India and China where women, women’s roles are often very subservient. Silicon Valley offers a pathway out. Engineering, in particular, is a pathway towards economic sustainability. Although the tech industry is still mostly male, more and more foreign-born women are finding success here and are rapidly promoted.

Lingling Shi born in China self-studying technology as her ticket to success in the US, Computer science, I mean most of us feel like it’s easier to apply green cards. It’s not my main anxious. I’ll be honest. Family life is one way that foreign-born women in tech are different than their American counterparts. Despite their demanding careers, they are almost twice as likely to be married and also much more likely to have children. I think to, to Chinese feminists, in most important, they will never accept no matter how successful like, my parents will not be happy, like oh, you have VP of engineer now but you don’t have kids.

Women in India and in China under a set of cultural expectations and norms that they will have a family right away and they will excel in their careers. These women are really kind of super women in terms of the tasks that they take on.

But that parental pressure also comes with perks. Typically for Asian family like parents will be here when the time you’re about to deliver the baby then they will be here for like half a year, one-year.

Support like that can make a real difference. They will get to those leadership roles a lot more quickly than their American-born peers who don’t have the support that they need.

They may not be household names are on the covers of business magazines yet, but these immigrants are likely to be the talent fueling the next wave of tech innovation.

Dena Mitchell for VOA news San Jose California.

Adapted from http://www.kekenet.com/broadcast/201901/577472.shtml

1. stereotype n. a fixed idea or image that many people have of a particular type of person or thing, but which is often not true in reality 模式化观念（或形象）；老一套；刻板印象。例如：

 cultural / gender / racial stereotypes有关文化的 / 性别的 / 种族的旧框框

 He doesn't conform to the usual stereotype of the businessman with a dark suit and briefcase.他不同于人们一般印象中穿黑色西装、提公文包的商人形象。

2. subservient adj. subservient (to sth) (formal) less important than sth. else 次要；从属于。例如：The needs of individuals were subservient to those of the group as a whole. 个人的需要服从于整个集体的需要。

3. pathway=path n. a plan of action or a way of achieving sth. 行动计划；成功的途径。例如：

 a career path职业道路

 the path to success成功之道

4. perk n. (常用复数) something you receive as well as your wages for doing a particular job （工资之外的）补贴，津贴，额外待遇。例如：

 (figurative) Not having to get up early is just one of the perks of being retired. 不必早起只是退休生活的好处之一。

 Perks offered by the firm include a car and free health insurance. 公司给予的额外待遇包括一辆汽车和免费健康保险。

(A) Female Valley.

(B) High-tech innovation Valley. 

(C) Computer Valley.

(D) Immigrant Valley.

(A) To have kids.

(B) To have demanding careers.

(C) To be married.

(D) To have a higher degree.

(A) Support from their companies when they’re buying a house.

(B) Support from their husbands when they’re about to deliver a baby.

(C) Support from their parents when they’re about to deliver a baby.

(D) Support from their universities when they’re doing their PhD degrees.

(Q1) D。细节题。命题出处：Silicon Valley, the global center for high-tech innovation, could be renamed immigrant Valley.

(Q2) A。推断题。命题出处：Family life is one way that foreign-born women in tech are different than their American counterparts. Despite their demanding careers, they are almost twice as likely to be married and also much more likely to have children. I think to, to Chinese feminists, in most important, they will never accept no matter how successful like, my parents will not be happy, like oh, you have VP of engineer now but you don’t have kids.

(Q3) C。细节题。命题出处：But that parental pressure also comes with perks. Typically for Asian family like parents will be here when the time you’re about to deliver the baby then they will be here for like half a year, one-year. Support like that can make a real difference. They will get to those leadership roles a lot more quickly than their American-born peers who don’t have the support that they need.