Women in 2011 made no significant gains in winning more top us business jobs, according to a study, but the head of the study said women are poised to make (36) in the year ahead.
The number of women who were board directors, corporate officers or top earners at Fortune 500 companies remained (37) unchanged, said the study by Catalyst, a nonprofit group that (38) opportunities for women in business.
The percentage of companies with women on the board of directors was 15.1 percent this year, compared with 14.8 percent in 2010, Catalyst said.
Also, the percentage of corporate officer positions (39) by women was 15.7 percent in 2011 and 15.4, percent in 2010, it said. The percentage of top earners in 2011 who were women was 6.2 percent, compared to 6.7 percent in 2010, it said.
The research on the Fortune 500 companies was (40) on data as of March 31, 2011. The slight changes in the numbers are not considered (41) significant, Catalyst said.
Nevertheless, given the changes in U.S. politics, the future for women in business looks more (42) , said Ilene Lang, president and chief executive (43) of Catalyst.
"Overall we’re (44) to see change next year," Lang said. "When we look at shareholders, decision makers, the general public, they’re looking for change. "
"What they’re basically saying is, ’Don’t give us (45) of the status quo(现状). Get new ideas in there, get some fresh faces,’" she said.
A．officer I．essentially
B．changes J．strides
C．based K．promotes
D．positions L．statistically
E．more M．Confused
F．promising N．held
G．businesslike O．expecting
H．surveying