Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)
Section A
47. exceed/are more than
48. well-prepared/better qualified
49. De-layering.
50. increasing/on the increase
51. The employers. /Employers.
47.第一段第一句說女性在應聘中、高管理職位的時候成功率比男性高。緊接著作者又補充了“But of course far fewer of them apply for these positions.”,可見應聘中、高管理職位的女性要比男性少。這也是她們成功率高的原因之一。因此,應該填寫的答案是“超過”的意思,可以填“exceed”或者“are more than”。
48.第二段在分析女性管理職位申請者成功率高的時候,提及“Women tend to research thoroughly before applying for positions or attending interviews.”,可見在應聘或者面試前,女性會做充分而徹底的調研,以對公司和工作有所了解,使自己成為“exceptional candidate”,因此女性比男性準備更充分。所以我們可以概括為“well-prepared”。另外,從第二段第三句“Dr. Marx said that when women apply for positions they tend to be better qualified than their male counterparts but are more selective and conservative in their job search.”可見女性考慮周到、準備充分使自己更為合格。因此,我們電可以填寫“better qualified”。
49.第四段第一句說歐洲最近經濟不景氣,公司出現管理結構等級減少的特點。“de-layering”的意思和“layering”相反,是指公司在經濟蕭條的時候,精減原有的管理機構,使等級變少,人員減少。作者接著補充了“...this has halted progress for women in as much as de-layering has taken place either where women are working or in layers they aspire to.”可見管理機構的精簡使女性獲得管理職位的希望變小了。因此,答案為“De-layering.”。
50.根據第四段最后一句“Sears also noted a positive trend from the recession,which has been the growing number of women who have started up on their own.”可知Sears還注意到在蕭條時期的一個積極的趨勢:越來越多的女性自己開辦企業。因此,正確答案是“increasing”或者含義相似的表達。
51.由文章最后一句“Until there is a belief among employers,until they value the difference, nothing will change.”可見要改變態度的是雇主們。因此,答案為“The employers./ Employers.”。