【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文] Women in northern European nations are closest to equality with men on wages, education and health. That is the finding of a report by the World Economic Forum. The United States ranked 28th. On Friday, President Barack Obama announced the government will require large businesses to report how much they pay men and women. The data will be used to target companies that pay women less to do the same jobs. According to the World Economic Forum report, women worldwide continue to lag behind men on wages. Based on current trends, they will need 126 years to catch up, according to the report. Women are making progress. But they still only earn what men did 10 years ago, say the report's authors. The report measures the gender gap for women in 145 nations for health, education, economic opportunity, and political power. Women have not achieved equality in any of the 145 nations included in the survey, says the report. Women came closest to equality in four Northern European nations—lceland, Norway, Finland and Sweden. Ireland ranks No.5. More women than men are attending colleges in 97 nations. But women make up a majority of skilled workers in only 68 nations. Why are American large businesses required to report their wage payment? 新闻中提到，美国政府将要求大型企业上报男女员工的薪酬情况，以便找出那些没有向男女员工支付平等工资的公司，故正确答案为D。