Question

It is reported 1. gender (性别) differences exist mainly in terms 2. sense of space and language ability. But that doesn’t necessarily mean all women have a poor sense of space or all women are good at languages. Women can become excellent drivers as long as they have the courage to challenge 3. (tradition) gender roles and believe in themselves.

In London, only one in ten bus drivers is a woman. Yet, according to the results of recent research, women are better at 4. (deal) with problem passengers, have fewer accidents and are quicker at learning to drive buses than men.

Connie Wilson 5. (become) a bus driver a year ago. “At first, driving 6. bus was quite frightening,” she says. “I had no idea of the size of the vehicle or how 7. (control) it. But after seven weeks of training, I passed the test first time. Trying to keep to the timetable when the traffic is heavy 8. (be) not easy but I like the challenge! Some passengers can be rude, 9. (especial) if they’ve had to wait a long time for the bus. But most are pleased to have a woman driver. There is no reason 10. women can’t do the job just as well as men. I’d say that to any woman.

Answer

1.that

2.of

3.traditional

4.dealing

5.became

6.a

7.to control

8.is

9.especially

10.why

【解析】 通常讲，男女的差别体现在空间感和语言能力上。在但这并不一定意味着所有的女性都有很差的空间感，或者所有的女性都擅长语言。只要有勇气挑战传统的性别角色，相信自己，女性也能成为优秀的司机。

1.that it is reported that…为常用句型，其中it作形式主语，真正主语由that引出，意为“据报道….”。

2.of in terms of 此处表示“在…方面”。 有报道说，性别差异主要存在于空间和语言能力方面。

3.traditional 此处须填形容词，作定语，修饰名词gender roles。traditional gender roles 传统的性别角色。

4.dealing 其前为介词at，动词deal作宾语，用动词-ing形式。 根据最近研究结果，与男性相比，女性更擅长于应对问题乘客，事故更少，学习驾驶更快。

5.became 根据时间状语a year ago “一年前”可以判断，此处谓语动词用一般过去时态。

6.a 考查不定冠词，表泛指。“起初，开公共汽车挺吓人的。”她说。

7.to control 疑问副词how之后经常跟不定式形式，在此处与the size of the vehicle并列，作have no idea of的宾语。how to control it如何控制它。

8.is 分析本句的结构得知，此处为but连接的并列句中前一分句的谓语动词，主语trying to keep to the timetable when the traffic is heavy为动名词形式，视作单数，且一般现在时，因此为is。

9.especially especially尤其地。副词用来修饰条件状语从句。 有些乘客可能变得很粗鲁，尤其是他们要等很长时间才能坐上公共汽车。

10.why why用在reason之后引导定语从句。大多数人都很高兴有一个女司机。没有理由说女人不能像男人一样做这份工作。