单选题 Women in 2011 made no significant in winning more top US business jobs, according to study, but the head of the study said women are poised to make 31 in the year ahead.
The number of women who were board directors, corporate officers or top earners at Fortune 500 companies remained 32 unchanged, said the study by Catalyst, a nonprofit group that 33 opportunities for women in business.
The percentage of companies with women on the board of directors was 15.1 percent this year, compared with 14.8 percent in 2010, Catalyst said.
Also, the percentage of corporate officer positions 34 by women was 15.7 percent in 2011 and 15.4 percent in 2011, it said. The percentage of top earners in 2011who were women was 6.2 percent, compared to 6.7 percent in 2010, it said.
The research on the Fortune 500 companies was 35 on data as March 31, 2011. The slight changes in the numbers are not considered 36 significant, Catalyst said.
Nevertheless, given the changes in U.S. politics, the future for women in business looks more 37 , said Ilene Lang, president and chief executive 38 of Catalyst.
“Overall we're 39 to see change next year,” Lang said. “When we look at shareholders, decision makers, the general public, they're looking for change.”
“What they're basically saying is, ‘Don't give us 40 of the status quo(现状). Get new ideas in there., get some fresh faces,'” she said.
A. officer
B. changes
C. based
D. positions
E. more
F. promising
G. businesslike
H. surveying
I. essentially
J. strides
K. promotes
L. statistically
M. confused
N. held
O. expecting

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【正确答案】J

【答案解析】语法判断：空格前为make，空格后为in the year ahead，因此应填入名词，且应与make形成合适的搭配。语义判断：前文说：“2011年美国女性在获得商界高管职位方面没有取得明显进步，但……”从语义上的转折可以判断，此部分应是表达“明年女性会取得进展”，make 身体日的是既合语法，亦合语义，故J为正确答案。

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【正确答案】I

【答案解析】语法判断：空格前为句子的谓语remained，空格后为unchanged。从语法上判断结构完整，因而要填入的应是副词。语义判断：备选的副词有：essentially和statistically。从上下文语义判断，本句应意为：“在过去一年中，这些公司的董事会和管理层成员或高新员工中女性的比例基本没有变化。”essentially（基本上）符合语法和句意，故为正确答案。

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【正确答案】K

【答案解析】语法判断：空格前为a nonprofit group that，空格后为opportunities for women in business。从语法上判断，that引导着一个定语从句，先行词为nonprofit group，作主语，空格处应填入动词，且应为第三人称单数。语义判断：备选项中的动词或可能用作动词的有：changes、based、promising、promotes、confused held 和expecting。promotes（促进，提升）符合语法和句意，即：“促进女性在商界的职业发展。”

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【正确答案】N

【答案解析】语法判断：空格前为corporate officer positions,空格后为by women,因而应填入过去分词。语义判断：备选项中的过去分词有：based、confused、held。比较可知held 符合句意，即：“2011年公司的管理层职位中有15.7%由女性担任。”

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【正确答案】C

【答案解析】语法判断：空格前was，空格后为on data as of … ,很有可能要填入动词的过去分词。语义判断：备选项中的过去分词还有based和confused。based on为固定搭配，代入句中意思也比较通顺。本句意为：“对‘财富500强’企业所做的研究是基于2011年3月31日以前的相关数据之上的。”故答案应为based。注意该空所在句中as of为固定短语，意为“截止”。

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【正确答案】L

【答案解析】语法判断：空格前为：are not confused,空格后为：significant,句子成分完整，空格中应填入副词。语义判断：备选项中的副词只剩下statistically,代入后则句子意为：“这些细微的数据变化在统计学上意义不大。”可见，statistically既合语法，亦合语义，故为正确答案。

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【正确答案】F

【答案解析】语法判断：空格前为the future…looks more，空格后为逗号，本空应填入形容词。语义判断：备选项中的形容词或可用做形容词的有：more、promising、businesslike、confused。填入promising则句意为：“商界女性的前景将会改观”。promising修饰future已成为惯用的搭配，表示“未来是有希望的”，也即“前景乐观”。

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【正确答案】A

【答案解析】语法判断：空格前为president and chief executive，可见空格处应该为职位。语义判断：chief executive officer （CEO）为“首席执行官”之意，故本空选officer。类似的表达还有：chief financial officer（CFO）首席财务官；chief operation officer（COO）首席运营官等等，考生应该多加积累。

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【正确答案】O

【答案解析】语法判断：前面是we're ，后面是to see …，很有可能应填入现在分词。此外，下文的When we look at shareholders，decision makers，the general public，they're looking for change，也为我们解题提供了线索。语义判断：备选项中是现在分词的还有：surveying和expecting，填入expecting符合语法，同时句意“我们期待看到明年的变化”也较为通顺。

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【正确答案】E

【答案解析】语法判断：空格前为Don't give us，空格后为of the status quo。应填入名词或形容词。语义判断：由后文的“我们需要新的理念，新的面孔”基本可以判断该句的句意应为：不要维持现状。填入more，既符合语法，也符合句意，故为正确答案。