2020 年 7 月 英语四六级答案 及真题解析
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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 (26) ____ 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 (27) _____ in her lifetime. One of my proudest moments in my
role as universities and science minister was being able to go some way to redress this
injustice last month, by unveiling the new Mars rover named after this brilliant British
scientist.
Today, on International Women ' s Day, it is only right that we recognise the important
work of female scientists like Franklin and seek to honour her memory by inspiring more
women and girls to follow in her footsteps.
More than 60 years after Franklin ' s death, we are (28) ____ living in a different
world, where women play an important part in every echelon of our society – not
least in science, innovation, higher education and research.
UK universities are world leaders when it comes to advancing and (29) ___________________
gender equality. The Athena SWAN charter, initially established to improve the
representation of women in scientific disciplines in higher education, now has 145
members. It has also expanded to promote gender equality in multiple disciplines
– including the arts, social sciences, humanities, business and law.
In the past decade, we have seen a (30) __ 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 (31) for more than
half of all Stem postgraduates at UK universities. The government is taking further steps
to improve women ' s representation in science
and has today awarded nine inspiring women ￡ 50,000 to develop inventions to tackle the
challenges and seize the opportunities we face as a society. From new materials to cut
down on plastics pollution to special devices to improve posture and comfort for
wheelchair users, these women are at the forefront of creating the new technology for
tomorrow.
This is significant progress, but access to higher education is only half of the equation.
To have real equality in the sector, we need to ensure talented women are able to progress
into the academic and leadership roles they desire, and get the remuneration they deserve.
Data shows us the (32) ___ 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 (33) _________ levels, only a
quarter of professors are women, and black women make up less than 2% of all female
academic staff.
I welcome the introduction of pro-active strategies like the new initiative at the
2020年7月英语四级答案真题解析
