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At a time when the world is short of causes for celebration, here is a candidate; within the next few months women will cross th
At a time when the world is short of causes for celebration, here is a candidate; within the next few months women will cross th
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2013-10-11
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At a time when the world is short of causes for celebration, here is a candidate; within the next few months women will cross the 50% threshold and become the majority of the American workforce.
Women already(1)______the majority of university graduates in the OECD countries and the majority of(2)______workers in several rich countries, including the United States. Women(3)______ many of the world’s great companies, from Pepsi Co in America to Areva in France. Women’s(4)______empowerment is arguably the biggest social change of our times. Just a generation ago, women were(5)______confined to repetitive, humble jobs. They were routinely(6)______ to casual sexism and were expected to(7) ______ their careers when they married and had children. Today they are running some of the organizations that once treated them(8)______ second-class citizens. Millions of women have been given more control over their own lives.(9)______ millions of brains have been put to more productive use. Societies that try to(10)______ this trend-most notably the Arab countries, but also Japan and some southern European countries—will pay a heavy price in the form of wasted talent and frustrated citizens.
This revolution has been(11)______ with only a modicum of friction. Men have,(12)______, welcomed women’s invasion of the workplace,(13)______even the most positive changes can be incomplete or unsatisfactory. This particular advance comes with two stings. The first is that women are still(14)______at the top of companies. Only 2% of the bosses of America’s largest companies and 5% of their(15)______ in Britain are women. They are also paid significantly less than men(16)______average. The second is that juggling work and child-rearing is difficult. Middle-class couples routinely(17)______that they have too little time for their children. But the biggest losers are poor children—(18)______in places like America and Britain that have(19)______high levels of female(20)______in the labour force with a reluctance to spend public money on child care.
(5)
选项
A、largely
B、wholly
C、partly
D、specially
答案
A
解析
副词辨析题。[A]largely表示“很大程度上,主要地”,根据句意,[A]为答案。[B]wholly表示“全部地”,[C]partly表示“部分地”,[D]specially表示“特殊地”,均可以排除。
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