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Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Recently, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York said that if we want to fix the gridlock(僵局) in Congress, we need more women. Women are more focused on finding common ground and 21 , she argued. Besides, neuroscientists have uncovered evidence suggesting that, when the 22  is on, women bring unique strengths to decision making.Mara Mather and Nichole R. Lighthall, two cognitive neuroscientists, are two of the many researchers who have found that under normal circumstances, when everything is low-key and 23  , men and women make decisions about risk in similar ways. We gather the best information we can, we 24  potential costs against potential gains, and then we choose how to act. 25  , add stress to the situation and men and women begin to part ways.Dr. Mather and her team taught people a simple computer gambling game, in which they got points for inflating(给……充气) digital balloons. The more they inflated each balloon, the greater its value, and the 26  of popping it. When they were relaxed, men and women took similar risks and averaged a similar number of pumps. But after experiencing the cold water, the stressed women 27  sooner, cashing out their winnings and going with the more guaranteed win. Stressed men did just the 28  . They kept pumping—in one study averaging about 50 percent more pumps than the women—and risking more.Of course, just because it works this way in a(n) 29 doesn't mean the same thing happens in the messy real world. Do organizations with women 30 actually make less risky and more empathetic decisions in stressful circumstances?Some evidence suggests they do. Credit Suisse(瑞士信贷) examined almost 2,400 global corporations from 2005 to 2011—including the years directly preceding(之前的) and 31 the financial crisis—and found that companies with at least one woman on their boards 32  comparable companies with all-male boards by 26 percent.33 , what often happens is that women are asked to lead only during periods of intense stress. It's called the glass cliff, in which highly qualified women are asked to lead organizations only in times of 34 . Think of Mary T. Barra at General Motors and Marissa Mayer at Yahoo, who were both brought in only after things had begun to fall apart. If more women were key decision makers, perhaps organizations could respond effectively to small stresses, 35 letting them escalate into huge ones. There's a good reason that we'd benefit from more women in positions of power. （1） A .  socializing B .  memorizing C .  cooperating D .  deciding （2） A .  presentation B .  pressure C .  administration D .  measure （3） A .  understandable B .  acceptable C .  manageable D .  remarkable （4） A .  fight B .  weigh C .  race D .  protest （5） A .  Furthermore B .  Therefore C .  Likewise D .  However （6） A .  sound B .  result C .  sight D .  risk （7） A .  pumped B .  escaped C .  stopped D .  learned （8） A .  same B .  opposite C .  great D .  latter （9） A .  computer B .  lab C .  team D .  analysis （10） A .  in charge B .  under control C .  in demand D .  under pressure （11） A .  preventing B .  following C .  deepening D .  affecting （12） A .  outweighed B .  outdated C .  outperformed D .  outsourced （13） A .  Preciously B .  Surprisingly C .  Unfortunately D .  Arguably （14） A .  crisis B .  prime C .  development D .  mistake （15） A .  according to B .  along with C .  apart from D .  rather than 答案：（1）C；（2）B；（3）C；（4）B；（5）D；（6）D；（7）C；（8）B；（9）B；（10）A；（11）B；（12）C；（13）C；（14）A；（15）D；

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