For each blank in the
following passage 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.
When Elinor Ostrom won the Nobel Prize for her research on
economic governance in 2009, it was the first (and so far, the only) time a
woman won a Nobel for Economics. That prize has 1 for nearly 50 years. We don't do a great job
of recognizing women's contributions to science and innovation. My colleagues
and I wondered: Is one of the reasons why women are more likely to 2 science than men because they don't receive
the same recognition?
To understand how 3 shapes women's motivation to remain in
science, we first had to get a good measure of the motivations. We sought to
first study a highly visible 4, prizes, because large prizes tend to
be understood and appreciated by the broader public, and they also influence
those who make decisions about scientific 5 and other financial support.
Our study focused on prizes in the biomedical sciences. If
we're going to find 6 anywhere in science, it would be in this
field. Women have entered biomedicine in equal numbers to men since the early
2000s. 7 this, of all Nobels awarded to women, a full
two-thirds have been for biomedical research. Our 8 was simple: we documented all biomedical
research prizes we could find over the past five decades. We also considered
the financial awards and importance associated with the prizes, as indicators
of their 9. Then we measured the percentage of
prizes won by women and the association between gender and prize quality.
Our initial results highlighted overall10 news: the proportion of biomedical prizes
awarded to women has risen steadily. But when we looked at the association
between gender and quality of prizes awarded, we observed a major difference:
on average, women scientists win prizes associated with less money and
importance than men do. Importantly, our further research suggests that there's
no 11 that the quality or value of women-led
research is any lower than that of men, as measured by citations (引用) per article, productivity, or width of research topics
studied. 12, women are catching up in terms of
number of prizes won, but still fall significantly behind in regard to the
importance and monetary awards associated with the prizes.
The bottom line: while on the surface it may appear that the
gender gap has somewhat13 when it comes to science prizes, great
injustice is hidden just below. The problem likely 14 beyond the borders of science. In business,
for example, prizes and funding for new technology and innovation may follow a
similar pattern, helping to explain the phenomenon observed for female
entrepreneurs, again 15 by research. This is something worth examining
in greater depth.
(1)
A .
remained
B .
awarded
C .
existed
D .
established
(2)
A .
leave
B .
doubt
C .
question
D .
suspect
(3)
A .
contribution
B .
recognition
C .
resolution
D .
promotion
(4)
A .
indicator
B .
substance
C .
confirmation
D .
compliment
(5)
A .
experiments
B .
innovation
C .
study
D .
grants
(6)
A .
gender
equality
B .
research prospects
C .
innovation patterns
D .
government control
(7)
A .
In line with
B .
Contrary to
C .
Compared with
D .
In case of
(8)
A .
concept
B .
outcome
C .
requirement
D .
approach
(9)
A .
improvement
B .
quality
C .
accomplishment
D .
reputation
(10)
A .
vague
B .
sudden
C .
good
D .
fundamental
(11)
A .
description
B .
evidence
C .
document
D .
comparison
(12)
A .
Therefore
B .
However
C .
Instead
D .
Nevertheless
(13)
A .
highlighted
B .
eliminated
C .
strengthened
D .
narrowed
(14)
A .
dominates
B .
extends
C .
overtakes
D .
justifies
(15)
A .
turned out
B .
taken on
C .
backed up
D .
held up
答案:(1)C;(2)A;(3)B;(4)A;(5)D;(6)A;(7)A;(8)D;(9)B;(10)C;(11)B;(12)A;(13)D;(14)B;(15)C;