Question

【题目】请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。 注意:每个空格只填 1 个单词。请将答案写在答题卷上相应题号的横线上。

One of the most efficient ways to promote peace and jump-start flagging economies is to empower girls and invest in their education. Today, girls’ lack of access to basic education is compounded when it comes to the use of digital technology, leaving them far behind boys. And because the world is ever more digital, those who lack basic Internet skills will find it increasingly more difficult to participate in the formal economy, to obtain a quality education, to access health care, information and psychosocial support, to have their voices heard.

Since 2013 the global gender gap in male and female access to the Internet has actually increased from 11 to 12 percent. Worse yet, women and girls living in the poorest countries are 31 percent less likely than men and boys to have access to the Internet. In developing countries, some 200 million fewer women than men own a mobile phone, the most common means of Internet access there. This digital divide is increasing, and should it continue at the present pace, it is projected that over 75 percent of women and girls will lack internet access and digital skills.

There are many causes for the digital gender gap. They include girls’ exclusion from basic education writ large, from specific technology education and design, high costs of both devices and Internet access, scarcity of content relevant for women and girls, and socio-cultural biases and discrimination, such as barriers to women speaking freely and privately both online and offline. Indeed, one of the most insidious reasons why girls may be discouraged from learning how to access and use digital technology is also a groundless one: that girls are simply not good at using technology.

The United Nations has affirmed that human rights online are human rights offline. These stereotypes reinforce harmful norms that keep women and girls from enjoying their human rights.

According to the International Institute for Sustainable Development, an independent, non-profit and non-governmental research organization, the gender digital divide is a major roadblock to women’s economic empowerment and participation in the economy. Without a major increase of policy effort and investment, most of the benefits of technological change will be enjoyed only by men, worsening gender inequality.

In the words of USAID Senior Gender Coordinator Michelle Bekkering, a girl’s future should be defined not by her sex, but by her commitment to hard work and ability to access the resources she needs to succeed.

Girls are left far behind boys in terms of digital technology
【1】situation	●Lacking basic Internet skills makes girls less likely to be 【2】 in the economic activities, to get well-educated, to access health care, information and psychosocial support, and to voice their opinions. ●The gender gap has increased by 1% since 2013 【3】 and in the poorest countries, the 【4】 of females accessing the Internet are lowered by 31%. ●In developing countries, fewer women own the mobile phone and the great 【5】 cannot be bridged if it should continue at the present pace.
Causes and effects	●Girls are【6】 from some different forms of education and both devices and Internet access are expensive for girls. ●There’s a lack of proper content and biases and discrimination still exist. ● Some people hold the view that girls are simply not good at using technology, which doesn’t make any 【7】 .
	●Benefits brought by technological changes are mostly enjoyed by men, making gender inequality 【8】 of a problem.
Opinions and solutions	●Empowered and offered a quality education, girls will make significant【9】 to peace and the economic recovery. ●What 【10】 a girl’s future is her devotion, hard work and ability rather than her sex. ●Women and girls are supposed to enjoy more human rights both online and offline.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Present/Current

【2】involved

【3】globally/worldwide

【4】chances/possibilities

【5】divide/gap

【6】excluded

【7】sense

【8】more

【9】contributions

【10】defines/shapes/decides/determines

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了当今男女教育不平等，女孩们缺乏基本网络技能的现状，其原因，结果和解决措施。

【1】信息整合题。分析文章可知，前两段主要讲了当今男女教育不平等，女孩们缺乏基本网络技能的现状。故此空应填 Present/Current。

【2】信息转换题。根据第一段中those who lack basic Internet skills will find it increasingly more difficult to participate in the formal economy, 可知，女孩们缺乏基本网络技能，会在参与正规经济方面困难重重，与participate同义此处是被动形式，故填involved。

【3】词性转换题。根据文章第二段中Since 2013 the global gender gap in male and female access to the Internet has actually increased from 11 to 12 percent.自2013年以来，全球男性和女性上网的性别差距实际上已经从11%上升到12%。表示“全球地”，故填 globally/worldwide。

【4】词性转换题。根据第二段中“Worse yet, women and girls living in the poorest countries are 31 percent less likely than men and boys to have access to the Internet. ”更糟糕的是，生活在最贫穷国家的妇女和女孩上网的可能性比男性和男孩低31%。此空表示“可能性”，故填chances/possibilities。

【5】信息捕捉题。根据文章第二段中In developing countries, some 200 million fewer women than men own a mobile phone, the most common means of Internet access there. This digital divide is increasing, and should it continue at the present pace, it is projected that over 75 percent of women and girls will lack internet access and digital skills.在发展中国家，拥有手机的女性比男性少2亿，而手机是最常见的上网方式。这种数字鸿沟正在扩大，如果以目前的速度继续下去，预计超过75%的妇女和女孩将缺乏互联网接入和数字技能，即这种障碍不会得到解决，此空表示“障碍，鸿沟”。故填divide/gap。

【6】词性转换题。根据第三段中They include girls’ exclusion from basic education writ large它们包括女童被排除在基础教育之外。由此可知，此处意为“被排除”。故填excluded。

【7】信息整合题。根据文章第三段中Indeed, one of the most insidious reasons why girls may be discouraged from learning how to access and use digital technology is also a groundless one: that girls are simply not good at using technology.事实上，阻碍女孩学习如何接触和使用数字技术的最阴险的原因之一也是毫无根据的。故可知，此处与groundless同义，此处是否定句，“有道理”是make sense。故填sense。

【8】信息整合题。根据文章倒数第二段中“Without a major increase of policy effort and investment, most of the benefits of technological change will be enjoyed only by men, worsening gender inequality.”如果不大力增加政策努力和投资，技术变革的大部分好处将只有男性才能享有，从而加剧了性别不平等，使之成为更严重的问题，此处应填more。

【9】信息整合题。根据文章倒数第二段中According to the International Institute for Sustainable Development, an independent, non-profit and non-governmental research organization, the gender digital divide is a major roadblock to women’s economic empowerment and participation in the economy.据独立、非盈利和非政府研究组织国际可持续发展研究所称，性别数字鸿沟是女性经济赋权和参与经济的一大障碍。由此可知，如果女孩们被赋予权力并接受优质教育，她们将为和平与经济复苏做出重大贡献。故填contributions。

【10】信息捕捉题。根据文章最后一段中In the words of USAID Senior Gender Coordinator Michelle Bekkering, a girl’s future should be defined not by her sex, but by her commitment to hard work and ability to access the resources she needs to succeed.（用美国国际开发署高级性别协调员Michelle Bekkering的话说，一个女孩的未来不应该由她的性别来决定，而应该由她对努力工作的承诺和获得成功所需资源的能力来决定。）由此可知，此处表示“决定”。故可填defines/shapes/decides/determines。