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8.     Which of the following best completes the passage below?

A primary factor in perpetuating the low salaries of women workers has been their segregation in the so-called pink-collar occupations, such as nursing, teaching, library science, and secretarial work. Partly because these jobs have traditionally been held by women, their salary levels have been depressed, and, despite increased attempts to unionize these workers in recent years, their pay continues to lag. Moreover, although a large percentage of women than ever before are now entering and remaining in the job market, most continue to gravitate toward the pink-collar fields, despite the lower salaries. It seems clear, therefore, that if the average salaries of women workers are to approach those of men, ______

(A) labor unions must redouble their efforts to improve the lot of working women

(B) society’s perception of pink-collar jobs as less important and less demanding than other jobs must be changed

(C) more men must be encouraged to enter fields traditionally occupied by women

(D) the number of jobs in the pink-collar fields relative to the size of the work force as a whole must be markedly increased（E）

(E) more women must enter occupations other than those traditionally reserved for them

为什么E对，我认为B对。

我选了D,和Jerryguan同样的原因，把if的意思看反了。题目说，Moreover, although a large percentage of women than ever before are now entering and remaining in the job market, most continue to gravitate toward the pink-collar fields, despite the lower salaries.即使那些行业工资低，仍有很多的妇女选择这些行业。所以，之后的if,说如果妇女的工资水平接近了men的水平的话，就会有D的结果：更多的妇女从事那些传统行业。

是因为没有理解are to approach的意思吗？这里表达的是一种目的，而不是一个条件？

不是这样的, if  之后可以是结果,  那么条件就是E

              如果if 之后表示条件, 那么D中的must 改成 will 可能对. (D) the number of jobs in the pink-collar fields relative to the size of the work force as a whole must be markedly increased

请指证!!!

我选d，还是不明白为什么e 对。

(E) more women must enter occupations other than those traditionally reserved for them

这里的occupations是指除了传统之外的职业？可是觉得文章中没有暗示会选择除了传统职业之外的阿。