Question

【题目】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】

这是一篇说明文。性别平等很可能大幅提升经济、安全以及民生福祉。然而，世界上没有哪个国家能夸口自己已经实现了完全的性别平等。这看似一个永远无法完结的追求，但我们是能够在这方面取得进步的，而且进步也是值得争取的。

【1】考查名词。句意：如果全球劳动力的男女比例差距缩小，那么2025年时，全球GDP将提升28万亿美元。由于国民生产总值的提升必然需要更多的劳动力，所以前半句应该是指女性的劳动力参与度。“participation”意为“参与；分享”，“workforce participation”意为“劳动参与度”。符合句意。故选D。

【2】考查名词。句意：此外，若有女性参与谈判，则和平协定持续时间越长。由and前句子使用一般现在时，可知这句话也应使用一般现在时。由“last”可知，空格处单词应填名词复数形式。“agreements”意为“协议；同意”符合句意，故选J。

【3】考查实义动词。句意：然而，世界上没有哪个国家能夸口自己已经实现了完全的性别平等。空格位于情态动词can后，应使用动词原形。“boast”意为“夸口说，自吹自擂说”，符合句意，故选A。

【4】考查被动语态。句意：全球范围内，女性在政治和劳动领域的代表性人物普遍低于男性。这句话主语是women，使用的是被动语态，所以空格处填过去分词形式。“underrepresented”意为“代表名额不足的；未被充分代表的”，符合句意。故选B。

【5】考查形容词。句意：我曾听过这样一句话，说贫穷长着一张女性的脸。由空格前的冠词与空格后的名词可知，空格处填形容词。“female”意为“女性的”，符合句意。且由下句中的“女性仅占有全球1/5的财富”可知，很多女性是贫穷的。故选H。

【6】考查动名词作宾语。句意：世界上很多领导人开始认识到，每个人都会从性别平等的提升中受益。由下文中的美国努力教育女孩，使女孩变得强大起来，可知，女性权益才提升。空格位于介词from后，应用动名词形式作宾语。“advancing”意为“前进的”，符合句意。故选K。

【7】考查实义动词。句意：在过去的一年半中，美国开始了其全球策略，以强大处于青春期的女孩儿。空格在句中做谓语，应使用动词，且由“In the past 18 months”可知，这句话应使用一般过去时。“launched”意为“启动，开始”，符合句意。故选F。

【8】考查名词。句意：此外，我们还和很多国家合作，以清除阻隔女性继承或拥有财产、进入正式的求职市场、获得银行服务的障碍。这是一个定语从句，空格位于动词remove后，应用名词形式。且空格处单词在从句中作主语，由that后的keep可知，空格处名词应为复数形式。“barriers”意为“障碍”，符合句意。故选I。

【9】考查名词。句意：性别平等有时候看似无法实现---个永远无法完结的追求。由空格前的a可知，空格处应填一个单数名词。“pursuit”意为“追求，职业”，符合句意。故选E。

【10】考查形容词。句意：这样做，我们还能实现共同的和平、繁荣、安全的目标。空格前为物主代词，空格后为名词，可知空格处应填形容词。“shared”意为“共享的”，符合句意。故选C。

分析句子成份在做选词填空时是很关键的一步。我们看到空格，先要根据句子结构，分析空格处单词做主语、谓语还是其它成份，并相应地选择合适的词性。如果是名词，还要根据主谓一致等语法法则分析空格处名词的单复数形式。经过此轮分析后，一般答案都会锁定在2~3个之间。再根据意思解题就容易多了。例如本题中的第二题和第八题，都可以根据主谓一致分析出空格处填名词的复数形式，选项中只有I和J是复数名词，稍加翻译就可以确定这两题答案。这种方法可以提升同学们的解题速度和准确度。