讼案件会增加），and the stock is likely to perform worse（股票的表现也会更差）。通过这三个小点的分析，确定选项应该是偏负面的。C（股票表现差）对应了最后一个小点，为正确选项。
干扰排除：选项A为偏褒义的选项，明显与原文定位点方向性相反，可以排除。选项B对应原文restate earnings increased by nearly 20%，原文意思是可能需要重申公司的盈利状况，而不是报告出现的盈利增加，B选项可以排除。选项D对应原文The likelihood of being named in a federal class-action lawsuit also increases，原文是指被列入联邦诉讼案件的可能性增加，而不是在诉讼案中会表现的更差，D选项也可以排除。
24. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that outside directors .
[A]may stay for the attractive offers from the firm
[B]have often had records of wrongdoings in the firm
[C]are accustomed to stress-free work in the firm
[D]will decline incentives from the firm
试题类型：推论题
解题思路：通过题干定位到文章最后一段。通过语篇分析，最后一段中的最后两句呈对比关系，被考察概率大。本段倒数第二句指出Firms who want to keep their outside directors through tough times may have to create incentives（公司想在困难时期留住独董就要给激励啊，说白了就是钱），最后一句继续指出，不然独董们就会效仿Ms. Simmons溜之大吉（Otherwise outside directors will follow the example of Ms. Simmons）。所以选项A是正确的。
干扰排除：选项B中的had records of wrongdoings对应最后一段第二行中的any wrongdoing occurred，但原文的意思是即使出现不好情况他们也会选择留在公司，而不是独董在公司有不良记录，所以B可以排除。选项C在本段中