(单选题)
According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.By using fictional characters, we now clearly know the reason for gender pay gap.
B.Most experts agree that eliminating gender pay gap will bring the best possible profit to economy.
C.The poverty rate of women in developing countries is higher.
D.Female chairmen of the board have higher bottom line than males.
参考答案:B
参考解析:
推理判断题。根据第五段最后一句“These differences in occupations account for a big part of the pay gap”可知,一些英国的虚构人物在职业上的差异解释了工资差距的很大一部分,但并不能完全清楚地解释清楚性别工资差距,因此排除A项;根据第八段第一句“But regardless of the causes of the gender pay gap, most experts agree leveling it out will have big-time economic benefits”可知,不管性别薪酬差距的原因是什么,大多数专家都认为,消除这种差距会带来巨大的经济效益,因此B项正确;根据文章第八段第三句“Another report found that if women in developing countries were paid as much as men, they could earn an extra $2 trillion”可知,另一份报告发现,如果发展中国家的女性和男性一样收入高,她们可以多赚2万亿美元,因此C项为张冠李戴;根据文章第八段最后一句“The IMF also found that bringing more women into the boardroom can directly boost a company’s bottom line.”可知,IMF还发现,让更多女性进入董事会,可以直接提高公司的利润,因此D项为强加观点,并没有提及要让女性成为主席,因此排除D项。故选B。
