標題: 2011年考研英語（二）閱讀 Part A第一篇 參考 [打印本頁] 作者: 羽毛也幸福 時間: 2011-11-9 23:56 標題: 2011年考研英語（二）閱讀 Part A第一篇 參考 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
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
23. According to the researchers form 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
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
25. The author's attitude toward the role of outside directors is ______.
[A] permissive
[B] positive
[C] scornful
[D] critical21. 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
題目問：根據第一段，Ms. Simmons 由于（）被批評。
根據文章“But by the end of 2009 Ms. Simmons was under fire for having sat on Goldman's compensation committee; how could she have let those enormous bonus payouts pass unremarked?”
“was under fire for”處于……戰(zhàn)火下，對應題目“was criticized for”。“l(fā)et those enormous bonus payouts pass unremarked”讓大量的錢莫名其妙的流失，沒有盡到委員會的職責，即選項[B] failing to fulfill her duty。故答案選B。
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
題目問：從第二段我們了解到外部董事應該是（）。
根據文章“Outside directors are supposed to serve as helpful, yet less biased, advisers on a firm's board.”“they presumably have enough independence to disagree”
“advisers”，“independence”，答案選[D] independent advisers 獨立的建議者。[B] unbiased executives（公正的主管）帶有一定的干擾性，選項“unbiased （公正的）”與原文“l(fā)ess biased（稍帶些偏見）”并不相同，所以排除B。
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
題目問：根據來自俄亥俄大學的研究者的研究，在外部董事突然離職后，公司可能（）。
根據文章“They found that after a surprise departure, the probability that the company will subsequently have to restate earnings increases by nearly 20%. The likelihood of being named in a federal class-action lawsuit also increases, and the stock is likely to perform worse. ”他們發(fā)現在突然離職后，公司隨后需要再次審核工資的可能性增加了，而且公司更容易卷入官司，股票容易動蕩。
第一句后半部分的主語是the probability，謂語是increases,其中“the company will subsequently have to restate earnings”修飾probability，所以句子是說“可能性”增加，而非“工資”增加，排除B選項。
“The likelihood of being named in a federal class-action lawsuit also increases”表示公司更容易卷入官司，而不是D選項“perform worse in lawsuits”官司更容易輸。
答案選[C] do less well in the stock market。
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
題目問：從最后自然段可以知道外部董事（）。
根據文章“Firms who want to keep their outside directors through tough times may have to create incentives.”公司如果想要在艱難的時候留下外部董事，要提供一些有利因素。
公司創(chuàng)造“incentives”，外部董事因“attractive offers ”留下，答案選[A] may stay for the attractive offers from the firm。
25. The author's attitude toward the role of outside directors is ______.
[A] permissive
[B] positive
[C] scornful
[D] critical
題目問：作者對于外部董事的態(tài)度是（）。
原文“For the rest of the decade she apparently managed both roles without attracting much criticism. ”，因為里面有“role”和“criticism”可能會有同學選D選項，但這里要注意criticism是說Ruth Simmons沒有受到太多爭議。
文章第二段簡單介紹了下outside directors，從“ helpful, yet less biased”，“independence to disagree with”可以看出作者的態(tài)度是正面積極的。而且文章一直強調外部董事的重要性以及公司采取措施挽留外部董事。可見作者的態(tài)度是贊同、積極的，答案選[B] positive。