問題詳情
(2)Reshaping a time-worn narrative isn’t easy. Social revolutions rarely are, especially when you’re a woman trying to break into the boys’ club that is Silicon Valley. But an emerging class of early-stage tech start-up executives is helping dispel the notion —16— there isn’t a leading role for them in the male-dominated valley. The emergence of young female tech founders and executives reflects sweeping change in the worlds of start-up companies and angel funding, where wealthy investors give money in return for a stake in a company. It —17— the enormous purchasing prowess of women online that is transforming the web economy. As more consumers reach for their smartphones and tablets to shop and communicate，there is an urgent need for commerce sites that —18— women, who control 70 percent of online purchases worldwide，according to Lisa Stone，CEO of BlogHer，a digital media company. “Female users are the unsung heroines behind the most engaging, fastest-growing and more valuable consumer Internet and e-commerce companies,” —19— venture capitalist Aileen Lee. She has invested in Brit, a lifestyle branding company，and Plum District，an e-commerce site for moms, among many ventures led by women. Make no mistake: The executive suite for business in general and the technology industry specifically remains a male stronghold. Just 3 percent of all tech start-ups are led by women, according to Kauffman Foundation report. Only a handful of CEOs at Fortune 500 companies are women. Indeed, the —20— remains a reality for many women, and charges of sexual harassment and sexual discrimination persist. In fact, a recent lawsuit by Ellen Pao, a junior partner at one of
【題組】16.
(A)which
(B)whether
(C)where
(D)that
參考答案
答案：D
難度：適中0.470588
統計：A(6),B(0),C(3),D(8),E(0)