单选题
In order to increase the number of female representatives, the selection committee decided to ______ in favor of women for three years.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】从句意可知，为了增加女性代表人数，委员会决定三年内都偏向女性。这是一种逆向的性别歧视。discriminate歧视，有差别的对待。contradict反驳；与…抵触。criticize评论，批评。distain使变色，弄脏，伤害名誉。