- 阅读理解A
题干：ThenumberofwomendirectorsappointedtocorporateboardsintheUnitedStateshasincreaseddramatically,buttheratioforfemaletomaledirectorsremainslow.Althoughpressuretorecruitwomendirectors,unlikethattoemploywomeninthegeneralworkforce,doesnotderivefromlegislation,itisneverthelessreal.Althoughsmallcompanieswerethefirsttohavewomendirectors,largecorporationscurrentlyhaveahigherpercentageofwomenontheirboards.Whenthechairsoftheselargecorporationsbeganrecruitingwomentoserveonboards,theyinitiallysoughtwomenwhowerechiefexecutiveofficers(CEOs)oflargecorporations.However,suchwomenCEOsarestillrare.Inaddition,theidealofsixCEOs(femaleormale)servingontheboardofeachofthelargestcorporationsisrealizableonlyifeveryCEOservesonsixboards.Thisraisesthespecterofdirectorovercommitmentandtheresultantdilutionofcontribution.Consequently,thechairsnextsoughtwomeninbusinessthathadtheequivalentofCEOexperience.However,sinceitisonlyrecentlythatlargenumbersofwomenhavebeguntoriseinmanagement,thechairsbegantorecruitwomenofhighachievementoutsidethebusinessworld.Manysuchwomenarewellknownfortheircontributionsingovernment,education,andthenonprofitsector.Thefactthatthewomenfromthesesectorswhowereappointedwereoftenacquaintancesoftheboard'schairsseemsquitereasonable:chairshavealwaysconsidereditimportantfordirectorstointeractcomfortablyintheboardroom.Althoughmanysuccessfulwomenfromoutsidethebusinessworldareunknowntocorporateleaders,thesewomenareparticularlyqualifiedtoserveonboardsbecauseofthechangingnatureofcorporations.Todayacompany’sabilitytoberesponsivetotheconcernsofthecommunityandtheenvironmentcaninfluencethatcompany’sgrowthandsurvival.Womenareuniquelypositionedtoberesponsivetosomeoftheseconcerns.Althoughconditionshavechanged,itshouldberememberedthatmostdirectorsofbothsexesareoverfiftyyearsold.Womenofthatgenerationwereoftenencouragedtodirecttheirattentiontowardeffortstoimprovethecommunity.Thisfactisreflectedinthecareerdevelopmentofmostoftheoutstandinglysuccessfulwomenofthegenerationnowintheirfifties,whocurrentlyserveoncorporateboards:25percentareineducationand22percentareingovernment,law,andthenonprofitsector.Oneorganizationofwomendirectorsishelpingbusinessbecomemoreresponsivetothechangingneedsofsocietybyraisingthelevelofcorporateawarenessaboutsocialissues,suchasproblemswiththeeconomy,governmentregulation,theagingpopulation,andtheenvironment.Thisorganizationalsoservesasaresourcecenterofinformationonaccomplishedwomenwhoarepotentialcandidatesforcorporateboards.
题目： According to the passage, in which of the following ways does the pressure to appoint women to corporate boards differ from the pressure to employ women in the work force?（） - A 、Corporate boards are under less pressure because they have such a small number of openings
- B 、Corporate boards have received less pressure from stockholders, consumers, and workers within companies to include women on their boards
- C 、Corporate boards have received less pressure from the media and the public to include women on their boards
- D 、Corporations are not subject to statutory penalty for failing to include women on their boards
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
从第一段第二句可知D正确。如果没雇佣妇女董事，不会受到法律制裁。A, B, C 项不是原文意思。
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