Section A
47.第一段第一句说女性在应聘中、高管理职位的时候成功率比男性高。紧接着作者又补充了“But of course far fewer of them apply for these positions.”,可见应聘中、高管理职位的女性要比男性少。这也是她们成功率高的原因之一。因此,应该填写的答案是“超过”的意思,可以填“exceed”或者“are more than”。
48.第二段在分析女性管理职位申请者成功率高的时候,提及“Women tend to research thoroughly before applying for positions or attending interviews.”,可见在应聘或者面试前,女性会做充分而彻底的调研,以对公司和工作有所了解,使自己成为“exceptional candidate”,因此女性比男性准备更充分。所以我们可以概括为“well-prepared”。另外,从第二段第三句“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.”可见女性考虑周到、准备充分使自己更为合格。因此,我们电可以填写“better qualified”。
49.第四段第一句说欧洲最近经济不景气,公司出现管理结构等级减少的特点。“de-layering”的意思和“layering”相反,是指公司在经济萧条的时候,精减原有的管理机构,使等级变少,人员减少。作者接着补充了“...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.”可见管理机构的精简使女性获得管理职位的希望变小了。因此,答案为“De-layering.”。
50.根据第四段最后一句“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还注意到在萧条时期的一个积极的趋势:越来越多的女性自己开办企业。因此,正确答案是“increasing”或者含义相似的表达。
51.由文章最后一句“Until there is a belief among employers,until they value the difference, nothing will change.”可见要改变态度的是雇主们。因此,答案为“The employers./ Employers.”。