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The number of women directors appointed to corporate boards in the United St

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问题     The number of women directors appointed to corporate boards in the United States has increased dramatically, but the ratio of female to male directors remains low. Although pressure to recruit women directors, unlike that to employ women in the general work force, does not derive from legislation, it is nevertheless real. Although small companies were the first to have women directors, large corporations currently have a higher percentage of women on their boards. When the chairs of these large corporations began recruiting women to serve on boards, they initially sought women who were chief executive officers(CEO’s)of large corporations. However, such women CEO’ s are still rare. In addition, the ideal of six CEO’s(female or male)serving on the board of each of the largest corporations is realizable only if every CEO servas on six boards. This raises the specter of director overcommitment and the resultant dilution of contribution. Consequently, the chairs next sought women in business who had the equivalent of CEO experience. However, since it is only recently that large numbers of women have begun to rise in management, the chairs began to re- cruit women of high achievement outside the business world. Many such women are well known for their contributions in government, education, and the nonprofit sector. The fact that the women from these sectors who were appointed were often acquaintances of the boards’ chairs seems quite reasonable: chairs have always considered it important for directors to interact comfortably in the board room.
    Although many successful women from outside the business world are unknown to corporate leaders, these women are particularly qualified to serve on boards because of the changing nature of corporations. Today a company’s ability to be responsive to the concerns of the community and the environment can influence that company’s growth and sur- vival. Women are uniquely positioned to be responsive to some of these concerns. Although conditions have changed, it should be remembered that most directors of both sexes are over fifty years old. Women of that generation were often encouraged to direct their attention toward efforts to improve the community. This fact is reflected in the career development of most of the outstanding- ly successful women of the generation now in their fifties, who currently serve on corporate boards: 25 percent are in education and 22 percent are in government, law, and the nonprofit sector.  One organization of women directors is helping business become more responsive to the changing needs of society by raising the level of corporate awareness about social issues, such as prob- lems with the economy, government regulation, the aging population, and the environment. This organization also serves as a resource center of information on accomplished women who are potential candidates for corporate boards. [br] The author of the passage would be most likely to agree with which of the following statements about achievement of the "ideal" mentioned in line 18?
选项 A、It has only recently become a possibility.
B、It would be easier to meet if more CEO’ s were women.
C、It is very close to being a reality for most corporate boards.
D、It might affect the quality of directors service to corporations.
E、It would be more realizable if CEO’s had a more extensive range of business experience.
答案 D
解析 L18所讲的ideal如果实现，作者会同意以下哪个观点?看原文，此“ideal”即上文难点解释中的那句话。作者当然不认为它能实现，也给出了一个实现的假设结果L18—21。∴D正确，会影响董事们工作的质量。A．“only recently”文中无。B．如果有更多妇女成为CEO，会更易实现。文中未提，在否定这一ideal的可行性时，作者并没有特指妇女董事。C．“very close to being a reality”和原文所述相反。E．这里根本未提CEO的“business experience”的问题。
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