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正确答案：C
解析：这一小题问作者对妇女在现代社会中的作用所持的观点。答案可以从第三段第二句得出：Modem society cannot do well without the contribution that women can make in the professions and other kinds of work.意思是：“如果没有妇女在专门职业和其他种类的工作中作出的贡献，现代社会就不可能很好地运转。”这和C选项cannot operate properly without the contribution of women意思相同。cannot do well without和cannot operate properly without只不过是不同的表达方式而已。A选项can operate just as well even without women's participation.的意思是：“(现代社会)没有妇女的参与也能正常地运转”；B选项has been greatly hampered in its development by the shortage of women nurses and women teachers的意思是：“(现代社会)由于缺少女护士和女教师其发展受到很大的阻碍。”D选项will be seriously affected by the continuing shortage of working women in heavy industries and international trade的意思是：“(现代社会)由于在重工业和国际贸易方面持续缺少妇女参与而受到严重影响。”这三个选项均不合文意。