9. If the sky, and the share price, is falling, outside directors should be able to give advice based on having weathered their own crises. The word “weathered” here means _______.A. feared and avoidedB. caused and createdC. survived and gone throughD. forgotten and ignored

本题考查对词汇含义的理解，解题思路是结合句子语境来推断“weathered”这个词的意思。

• 首先分析句子 “If the sky, and the share price, is falling, outside directors should be able to give advice based on having weathered their own crises.” 的含义，其表达的是当天空（可理解为形势）和股价都在下跌时，外部董事应该能够基于他们自身经历过危机的经验给出建议。
• 接着看各个选项：
  • A选项 “feared and avoided” 意为“害怕并避开”，如果是害怕并避开危机，那么就无法基于此给出建议，不符合句子逻辑，所以A选项错误。
  • B选项 “caused and created” 意为“导致并创造”，外部董事不太可能是危机的制造者，且与基于经验给出建议的语境不符，所以B选项错误。
  • C选项 “survived and gone through” 意为“幸存并经历”，经历过危机并幸存下来，就能够积累经验，从而基于这些经验给出建议，符合句子的逻辑和语境，所以C选项正确。
  • D选项 “forgotten and ignored” 意为“忘记并忽视”，忘记并忽视危机显然不能为给出建议提供依据，不符合句子意思，所以D选项错误。