張鵬輝講考研英語之閱讀12

「There is one and only one social responsibility of business」 wrote Milton Friedman, a Nobel Prize-winning economist. 「That is, to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits.」 But even if you accept Friedman』s premise and regard corporate social responsibility(CSR) policies as a waste of shareholders』 money, things may not be absolutely clear-act. New research suggests that CSR may create monetary value for companies—at least when they are prosecuted for corruption.

31. The author views Milton Friedman』s statement about CSR with

[A]uncertainty

[B]skepticism

[C]approval

[D]tolerance

31、[A] uncertainty 不確定

[B] skepticism 懷疑

[C] approval 贊同

[D] tolerance 寬容

【答案】B. skepticism

【解析】正確選項[B]是對句首第三四句if you accept....things may not be absolutely clear-actCSR may create monetary value for companies中所傳達作者態度的合理推斷。

[A]將第三句things may not be absolutely clear-act（作者認為Friedman觀點過於絕對）曲解為作者對Friedman觀點持不確定態度（uncertainty）。

[C]對第三句accept Friedman』s premise斷章取義、從而認為作者贊同Friedman的觀點（approval）。但even if you accept Friedman』s premise的真正含義為 「Friedman的觀點實在難以讓人接受」。

[D]體現了第三句存有的作者「懷疑態度」，但沒有正確把握「度」：tolerance雖也含有「懷疑」，但總體為「接受」態度，偏離原文。