- 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： Which of the following is true about women outside the business world who are currently serving on corporate boards according to the passage?（） - A 、A large percentage will eventually work on the staff of corporations
- B 、A larger percentage are from government and law than are from the nonprofit sector
- C 、Most were already known to the chairs of the board to which they were appointed
- D 、Most are less than fifty years old
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参考答案【正确答案：C】
C项意思是：大部分已经被她们工作的董事会所熟知。这与第一段末尾意思相符合，是正确答案。A项原文中未提到。B,D项与原文意思不符。
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