单选题 Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage.
For each numbered blank, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the
best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the
center.
Older female managers are {{U}}(51) {{/U}}
that working under the {{U}}(52) {{/U}} of younger female managers can
be particularly {{U}}(53) {{/U}}. While older women generally have long
accepted the {{U}}(54) {{/U}} of working for younger men, some are
having difficulty in coming to grips with the idea that younger women are
occupying more and more {{U}}(55) {{/U}} positions. Today, nearly 1.5
million women under the age of thirty-five hold managerial jobs, up from 322,000
in the early 1970s. On one hand, this {{U}}(56) {{/U}} signals
improvement in the status of career-minded women. On the other hand, it can
stifle progression and lead to dissatisfaction. Older women tend to be
deferential (恭敬的，恭顺的) with coworkers and maternal with supervisors. Such
{{U}}(57) {{/U}} can infuriate young female executives and can
{{U}}(58) {{/U}} stressful working conditions. Conflict often arises
because older workers frequently feel that they wow how things ought to be
{{U}}(59) {{/U}}. Their advice is sought in some cases, but most of the
time they are perceived as a {{U}}(60) {{/U}} of the "problem" by
younger, career-oriented female managers.