Question

【題目】Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than youneed.

Gender equality has powerful potential to improve the economy, security and the overall well-being of a population.

“If the world closed the gender gap in workforce【1】, global [Gross Domestic Product] would increase by 28 trillion dollars by 2025... That’s about a quarter of the world’s current GDP, and almost half of the world’s current debt,” said U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Catherine Russell in a recent speech. She also noted that “studies have found that countries with less gender inequality are more secure, and peace 【2】last longer when women are at the negotiating table.”

Nonetheless, no country in the world can 【3】that it has achieved full gender equality.

“Around the world, women are vastly 【4】in politics and the workforce, particularly in leadership positions and other high-paying jobs,” said Ambassador Russell. At the same time, women make up the majority of the poor. “I’ve heard people say that poverty has a 【5】face, and that makes sense when you consider that women control just one-fifth of global wealth,” said Ambassador Russell.

World leaders are beginning to recognize that everyone benefits from 【6】gender equality, she said. This is why gender equality is part of U.S. foreign policy. A key part of U.S. efforts focus on educating and empowering girls. In the past 18 months, the United States 【7】its global strategy to empower adolescent girls, as well as Let Girls Learn, which is a Presidential initiative that focuses on educating girls.

We are also working with numerous countries to remove【8】that keep women from inheriting or owning property, entering the formal job market or accessing banking services.

“Gender equality sometimes looks like an impossible task —a 【9】without an end,” said Ambassador Russell. “But...we can make progress, and that progress is worth making. Little by little, discussion by discussion, step by step, we can improve the lives of women and girls, men and boys all around the world. And in doing so, we can reach our 【10】goals of peace, prosperity, and security.”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】J

【3】A

【4】B

【5】H

【6】K

【7】F

【8】I

【9】E

【10】C

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。性別平等很可能大幅提升經(jīng)濟、安全以及民生福祉。然而，世界上沒有哪個國家能夸口自己已經(jīng)實現(xiàn)了完全的性別平等。這看似一個永遠無法完結(jié)的追求，但我們是能夠在這方面取得進步的，而且進步也是值得爭取的。

【1】考查名詞。句意：如果全球勞動力的男女比例差距縮小，那么2025年時，全球GDP將提升28萬億美元。由于國民生產(chǎn)總值的提升必然需要更多的勞動力，所以前半句應該是指女性的勞動力參與度。“participation”意為“參與；分享”，“workforce participation”意為“勞動參與度”。符合句意。故選D。

【2】考查名詞。句意：此外，若有女性參與談判，則和平協(xié)定持續(xù)時間越長。由and前句子使用一般現(xiàn)在時，可知這句話也應使用一般現(xiàn)在時。由“last”可知，空格處單詞應填名詞復數(shù)形式。“agreements”意為“協(xié)議；同意”符合句意，故選J。

【3】考查實義動詞。句意：然而，世界上沒有哪個國家能夸口自己已經(jīng)實現(xiàn)了完全的性別平等�？崭裎挥谇閼B(tài)動詞can后，應使用動詞原形�！�boast”意為“夸口說，自吹自擂說”，符合句意，故選A。

【4】考查被動語態(tài)。句意：全球范圍內(nèi)，女性在政治和勞動領(lǐng)域的代表性人物普遍低于男性。這句話主語是women，使用的是被動語態(tài)，所以空格處填過去分詞形式�！�underrepresented”意為“代表名額不足的；未被充分代表的”，符合句意。故選B。

【5】考查形容詞。句意：我曾聽過這樣一句話，說貧窮長著一張女性的臉。由空格前的冠詞與空格后的名詞可知，空格處填形容詞�！�female”意為“女性的”，符合句意。且由下句中的“女性僅占有全球1/5的財富”可知，很多女性是貧窮的。故選H。

【6】考查動名詞作賓語。句意：世界上很多領(lǐng)導人開始認識到，每個人都會從性別平等的提升中受益。由下文中的美國努力教育女孩，使女孩變得強大起來，可知，女性權(quán)益才提升�？崭裎挥诮樵~from后，應用動名詞形式作賓語�！�advancing”意為“前進的”，符合句意。故選K。

【7】考查實義動詞。句意：在過去的一年半中，美國開始了其全球策略，以強大處于青春期的女孩兒�？崭裨诰渲凶鲋^語，應使用動詞，且由“In the past 18 months”可知，這句話應使用一般過去時。“launched”意為“啟動，開始”，符合句意。故選F。

【8】考查名詞。句意：此外，我們還和很多國家合作，以清除阻隔女性繼承或擁有財產(chǎn)、進入正式的求職市場、獲得銀行服務的障礙。這是一個定語從句，空格位于動詞remove后，應用名詞形式。且空格處單詞在從句中作主語，由that后的keep可知，空格處名詞應為復數(shù)形式�！�barriers”意為“障礙”，符合句意。故選I。

【9】考查名詞。句意：性別平等有時候看似無法實現(xiàn)---個永遠無法完結(jié)的追求。由空格前的a可知，空格處應填一個單數(shù)名詞。“pursuit”意為“追求，職業(yè)”，符合句意。故選E。

【10】考查形容詞。句意：這樣做，我們還能實現(xiàn)共同的和平、繁榮、安全的目標�？崭袂盀槲镏鞔�詞，空格后為名詞，可知空格處應填形容詞�！�shared”意為“共享的”，符合句意。故選C。

分析句子成份在做選詞填空時是很關(guān)鍵的一步。我們看到空格，先要根據(jù)句子結(jié)構(gòu)，分析空格處單詞做主語、謂語還是其它成份，并相應地選擇合適的詞性。如果是名詞，還要根據(jù)主謂一致等語法法則分析空格處名詞的單復數(shù)形式。經(jīng)過此輪分析后，一般答案都會鎖定在2~3個之間。再根據(jù)意思解題就容易多了。例如本題中的第二題和第八題，都可以根據(jù)主謂一致分析出空格處填名詞的復數(shù)形式，選項中只有I和J是復數(shù)名詞，稍加翻譯就可以確定這兩題答案。這種方法可以提升同學們的解題速度和準確度。