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21.According to Paragraph 1, Ms. Simmons was criticized for_________.
[A] gaining excessive profits
[B] failing to fulfill her duty
[C] refusing to make compromises
[D] leaving the board in tough times
21.根据第1段，西蒙斯女士受到批评的原因是_________。
[A] 获得过高的收益
[B] 未能履行她的职责
[C] 拒绝作出让步
[D] 在困难时期离开董事会
词汇
according to 根据；据……所说
criticize [ˑkrɪtɪsaɪz] v. 批评，指责；评论
gain [ɡeɪn] v. 获得；受益；增加
excessive [ɪkˑsesɪv] a. 过分的；过度的
profit [ˑprɒfɪt] n. 好处；利润
fail to do sth. 未做成某事
fulfill [fʊlˑfɪl] v. 履行；实现；使满意
duty [ˑdjuːti] n. 责任；职责；税
refuse [rɪˑfjuːz] v. 拒绝；拒绝给
compromise [ˑkɒmprəmaɪz] n. 折中，妥协；妥协方案
leave [liːv] v. 让……处于；离开；留下 （ 过去式 / 过去分词： left）
board [bɔːd] n. 董事会；板；膳食
tough [tʌf] a. 艰难的；坚固的；严厉的
time [taɪm] n. 时间；时期；次
22.We learn from Paragraph 2 that outside directors are supposed to be_________.
[A] generous investors
[B] unbiased executives
[C] share price forecasters
[D] independent advisers
22.我们从第2段可以推断出，外部董事应该是_________。
[A] 慷慨的投资人
[B] 公正的管理人
[C] 股价的预测者
[D] 独立的顾问
词汇
outside [ˌaʊtˑsaɪd] a. 不属于本团体的；外部的
director [dəˑrektə(r)] n. 董事；负责人；导演
be supposed to do sth. 应该做某事；被期望做某事
generous [ˑdʒenərəs] a. 慷慨的；丰富的；仁慈的
investor [ɪnˑvestə(r)] n. 投资者；投资机构
unbiased [ʌnˑbaɪəst] a. 公正的，无偏见的
executive [ɪɡˑzekjətɪv] n. 主管，经理；领导层
share [ʃeə(r)] n. 股票；责任；份额
forecaster [ˑfɔːkɑːstə(r)] n. 预测者；天气预报员
in dependent [ˌɪndɪˑpendənt] a. 独 立的； 有 主 见的；公正的
adviser [ədˑvaɪzə(r)] n. 顾问；提供意见者
23. According to the researchers from Ohio University, after an outside director’s surprise departure, the firm is likely to_________.
[A] become more stable
[B] report increased earnings
[C] do less well in the stock market
[D] perform worse in lawsuits
23.俄亥俄大学的研究者认为，在外部董事突然离职之后，该公司可能会_________。
[A] 变得更加稳定
[B] 报告收益增长
[C] 在股市中表现更差
[D] 在诉讼中表现得更糟糕
词汇
surprise [səˑpraɪz] n. 意想不到的事；惊讶
departure [dɪˑpɑːtʃə(r)] n. 离开；背离
firm [fɜːm] n. 公司，商行
likely [ˑlaɪkli] a. 可能的；似乎合适的
stable [ˑsteɪbl] a. 稳定的；稳重的
report [rɪˑpɔːt] v. 报告；报道；据说
increase [ɪnˑkriːs] v. （使）增长；增加
earnings [ˑɜːnɪŋz] n. [ pl. ] 收益；薪水
do less well 表现不佳
stock [stɒk] n. 股票；库存
perform [pəˑfɔːm] v. 工作；演出；执行
badly [ˑbædli] ad. 糟糕地；严重地；非常 ( 比较级：
worse ；最高级： worst)
lawsuit [ˑlɔːsuːt] n. 诉讼；起诉
24.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that outside directors_________.
[A] may stay for the attractive offers from the firm
[B] have often had records of wrongdoings in the firm
[C] are accustomed to stress-free work in the firm
[D] will decline incentives from the firm
24.从文中最后一段可以推断出，外部董事_________。
[A] 可能会因为公司提供的丰厚待遇而留下
[B] 在公司经常有决策错误的记录
[C] 习惯于公司里毫无压力的工作
[D] 将会拒绝公司的激励
词汇
infer [ɪnˑfɜː(r)] v. 推断；暗示
attractive [əˑtræktɪv] a. 有吸引力的；诱人的
offer [ˑɒfə(r)] n. 出价，报价；提议
record [ˑrekɔːd] n. 记录；唱片
wrongdoing [ˑrɒŋduːɪŋ] n. 不法行为；坏事
be accustomed to 习惯于
stress-free [stres fri:] a. 无压力的
decline [dɪˑklaɪn] v. 拒绝；下降
incentive [ɪnˑsentɪv] n. 激励，刺激
25.The author’s attitude toward the role of outside directors is_________.
[A] permissive
[B] positive
[C] scornful
[D] critical
25.作者对外部董事的作用所持的态度是_________。
[A] 放任的
[B] 肯定的
[C] 蔑视的
[D] 批评的
词汇
attitude [ˑætɪtjuːd] n. 态度；姿势
role [rəʊl] n. 角色；作用
permissive [pəˑmɪsɪv] a. 放任的；纵容的
positive [ˑpɒzətɪv] a. 肯定的；乐观的；积极的
scornful [ˑskɔːnfl] a. 轻蔑的；鄙夷的
critical [ˑkrɪtɪk(ə)l] a. 批评的；关键的；严重的