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【题目】Who are (A)_________ at science in your class, girls or boys? Nowadays, girls start to show more interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects, according to a recent study by Cambridge Occupational Analysts (COA), UK.

In the study, last year, (B) over 20,000 students who were in their final year in high school were surveyed. The number of girls considering university courses in STEM subjects has been larger than that of boys. Over a fifth of the girls surveyed said they were considering related jobs, (C)___________ engineering and technology. Interest has also risen in mechanical (机械学的) engineering, electrical engineering and the sciences.

(D)_________________________.In the past, there were not nearly as many women as men (E)_________ STEM subjects or working in STEM related fields. Only 13% of people who graduated from university with STEM degrees were women. Now, there are about 22%.(F) In the past, only one eighth of the STEM jobs were held by women. This was partly because of the stereotype (刻板印象) that men are more suited to this work than women. Now it has been (G)_________. Over 20% of the engineers are women in the UK.

In fact, STEM subjects are fun and exciting. Studying science can benefit (使……受益) girls. “It opens girls up to fascinating careers,” Niki Yates, manager of GSK’s UK Business, told The Daily Telegraph. She says(H) it is important to encourage young women to do these jobs. They will receive higher pay in these areas. More women in work also helps the economy grow.

【1】任务一：从方框中选择单词并用其适当形式填入(A), (E), (G) 处

(A)________________

(E)_______________

(G)____________

【2】任务二：将文中（B），（F），（H）划线句子译成汉语。

（B）_______________________________________________________________

（F）______________________________________________________________

（H）______________________________________________________________

【3】任务三： 选择适当的句子还原到文中（D）处。

（D）_____________________

A. This is an important change for women in the UK.

B. Fewer men like STEM subjects in the UK now.

C. Why do more women are interested in STEM?

【4】任务四：在（C）处填入相应的短语。

（C）____________

【5】任务五：根据短文内容回答下列问题。

What subjects does STEM include?

_________________________________

【6】任务五：根据短文内容回答下列问题。

What can girls benefit by studying science?

_____________________________________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】betterstudyingchanged

【2】对即将毕业的高中生超过20000人做了调查。STEM职业中只有八分之一是女性做的。鼓励年轻女性做这些工作很重要。

【3】A

【4】such as

【5】Science, technology, engineering and math.

【6】Studying science opend girls up to fascinating careers.

【解析】本文主要讲述了当今女孩们开始展示出在STEM方面产生更大的兴趣以及学习STEM对女孩的有益之处，通过在STEM方面的学习可以解决很多女同志的就业问题，并且更多的女人就业也可以使经济增长。

【1】(1). be good at擅长，根据girls or boys 可知女生和男生比较，故此处用good 的比较级better。

(2). 与 or working in STEM related fields.相并列的是学习STEM 科目，故为studying。

(3). 根据In the past, there were not nearly as many women as men (E)_________ STEM subjects or working in STEM related fields.和Over 20% of the engineers are women in the UK.可知过去几乎没有多少妇女学习STEM和从事这方面的工作，但是在现在这方面的工程师有20%的人是妇女，这是妇女的一个重要改变，根据has可知此处用现在完成时，故为changed。

【2】(1). who were in their final year in high school“即将高中毕业的”是定语从句修饰students，故此处为：对即将毕业的高中生超过20000人做了调查。

(2). In the past,在过去， only one eighth of只有八分之一， 故此处为：在过去，STEM职业中只有八分之一是女性做的。

(3). It是形式主语，to encourage young women to do these jobs.是真正的主语，句型It is important to do sth做某事是重要的，encourage sb to do sth鼓励某人做某事， 故此处为：鼓励年轻女性做这些工作很重要。

【3】A

根据In the past, there were not nearly as many women as men (E)_________ STEM

subjects or working in STEM related fields.和Over 20% of the engineers are

women in the UK.可知过去几乎没有多少妇女学习STEM和从事这方面的工作，但是在现

在这方面的工程师有20%的人是妇女，这是妇女的一个重要改变，故选A。

【4】根据related jobs, (C)___________ engineering and technology.可知工程和科技是相关工作中一个例子，故此处为such as

【5】根据Nowadays, girls start to show more interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects,可知STEM 包括的学科有：Science, technology, engineering and math.

【6】根据Studying science can benefit (使……受益) girls. “It opens girls up to fascinating careers,” Niki Yates, manager of GSK’s UK Business, told The Daily Telegraph. 可知学习科学能是女孩受益。它给女孩展示了令人着迷的职业。故此处为Studying science opend girls up to fascinating careers.