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   "Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated." Those were the words uttered by pioneering British scientist Rosalind Franklin, who firmly believed that the pursuit of science should be【C1】______to all.
   As a woman working in the first half of the 20th century, Franklin's contributions to some of the greatest scientific discoveries of our time including the structure of DNA—were sadly【C2】_______ in her lifetime.
   More than 60 years after Franklin's death, we are【C3】______living in a different world, where women play an important part in every echelon (阶层) of our society—not least in science, innovation, higher education and research. UK universities are world leaders when it comes to advancing and【C4】______gender equality.
   In the past decade, we have seen a【C5】______increase in England in the number of women accepted on to full-time undergraduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem subjects). And in the last academic year, women【C6】______for more than half of all Stem postgraduates at UK universities.
   Data shows us the【C7】______to success gets harder for women to climb the further up they go. Although women make up the majority of undergraduates in our universities, just under half of academic staff are female. At【C8】______levels, only a quarter of professors are women, and black women make up less than 2% of all female academic staff.
   There are also stark differences in pay across grades. The gender pay gap based on median salaries across the sector in 2016 - 2017 was 13.7%,【C9】______there is still some way to go to ensure women are rising through the ranks to higher grade positions and being paid【C10】______.
   A) accessible F) effective K) promoting
   B) accounted G) ladder L) senior
   C) adaptation H) misread M) submission
   D) appropriately I) nomination N) suggesting
   E) considerable J) overlooked O) thankfully

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参考答案:1标准答案:A知识点解析:空格位于that引导的宾语从句中,从句的主语是the pursuit of science,谓语是should be______,因此应填入动词的过去分词构成被动语态或者填入形容词。[语义判断]文章首句是富兰克林的观点;科学和日常生活不能也不应该被分开。空格所在宾语从句表达的是富兰克林坚信的观点。sth.be accessible to all表示“所有人都可以使用/获得某物”,将accessible填入空格符合语义,故为答案。2【C2】标准答案:J知识点解析:空格所在句的主语为Franklin’s contributions,主语后面的to some of the greatest scientific discoveries of our time和including the structure of DNA均为后置定语,修饰主语。空格位于谓语were sadly______中,因此应填入动词的过去分词构成被动语态或者填入形容词。[语义判断]空格所在句的主干指出,说来遗憾,富兰克林的贡献在她的一生中都被______了。空格前的sadly表示“不幸地,遗憾地”,有负面含义。备选项中的overlooked填入空格,表示她的贡献被忽视了,符合句意,故为答案。3【C3】标准答案:O知识点解析:空格位于be动词are之后,现在分词living之前,且句子基本成分完整,因此空格处需要填入一个副词来修饰living。[语义判断]由上一段可知,富兰克林生活在她的贡献被忽视的年代,而空格所在句指出我们生活在不同的世界,女性在各个阶层发挥着重要作用,由此可知空格处应填人正向的词...
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