- 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 would not be the advice given by the organization described in the last paragraph to corporations?（） - A 、Long-term inflation
- B 、How to develop new markets
- C 、Health and safety regulations
- D 、Retirement and pension programs
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参考答案【正确答案：B】
最后一段说到妇女董事组织向公司提的建议，包括经济问题，政府调节，老龄人口，环境问题这些相关方面。A项：长期通货膨胀；B项：如何开拓新市场；C项：健康，安全措施；D项：退休，退休金体制。这几项中只有B未涉及。
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