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Regardless of their political affiliation, in all countries women must overcome a host of stumbling blocks that limit their poli

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问题     Regardless of their political affiliation, in all countries women must overcome a host of stumbling blocks that limit their political careers. "Most obstacles to progress consist of 1 of various kinds, " says the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) , a Geneva-based organization 2 139 parliaments, "including the lack of time, training, information, self-confidence, money, support, motivation, women ’ s networks and solidarity between women. "
    In every culture, prejudice and stereotypes 3 hard. The belief still holds 4 that women belong in the kitchen and 5 the children, not at election 6 or in the Speaker’s chair. The media often reinforce traditional images of women, who, upon entering politics, also bear the brunt (正 面冲击) of verbal and physical 7
    In impoverished (贫穷的) countries 8 by civil conflicts and deteriorating economic and social conditions, women are 9 by the tasks of managing everyday life and looking after their families.
    The IPU stresses the general lack of child-care facilities—often 10 a privileged few—the 11 of political parties to change the times and running of meetings and the weak backing women receive from their families. That support, which is 12 as well as financial, is 13 vital because women have internalized 14 images of themselves since the 15 of time and often suffer from low self-confidence.
    Another obstacle is the lack of financial resources, especially as election campaigns become increasingly expensive. 16 , women encounter more or less open machismo (男子汉的高傲) in the 17 of closed political circles 18 entry to the "second sex". Lastly, they 19 the lack of solidarity between women, 20 by the fact that the number of available positions is limited.
选项 A、endeavor
B、persistence
C、stubbornness
D、reluctance
答案D
解析 根据前面的lack，该空可能为负面意义的词，排除正面词[A]endeavor“努力”和[B]persistence“坚持不懈”；[C]stubbornness“顽固，固执”不符合文意。所以选reluctance“不情愿”。
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