- 阅读理解A
题干：HenricIbsen，authoroftheplayADoll’sHouse，inwhichapretty，helplesshousewifeabandonsherhusbandandchildrentoseekamoreseriouslife，wouldsurelyhaveapproved.FromJanuary1st,2008，allpubliccompaniesinNorwayareobligedtoensurethatatleast40%oftheirboarddirectorsarewomen.Mostfirmshaveobeyedthelaw,whichwaspassedin2003.Butabout75outofthe480orsocompaniesitaffectsarestilltoomaleforthegovernment’sliking.TheywillshortlyreceivealetterinformingthemthattheyhaveuntiltheendofFebruarytoact，orfacethelegalconsequences--whichcouldincludebeingdissolved.Beforethelawwasproposed,about7%ofboardmembersinNorwaywerefemale,accordingtotheCentreforCorporateDiversity.Thenumberhassincejumpedto36%.Thatisfarhigherthantheaverageof9%forbigcompaniesacrossEuropeorAmerica's15%fortheFortune500.Norway'sstockexchangeanditsmainbusinesslobbyopposethelaw,asdomanybusinessmen."Iamagainstquotasforwomenormenasamatterofprinciple,”saysSverreMunck，headofinternationaloperationsatamediafirm.“Boardmembersofpubliccompaniesshouldbechosensolelyonthebasisofmeritandexperience，”hesays.Severalfirmshaveevengivenuptheirstatusinordertoescapethenewlaw.Companieshavehadtorecruitabout1，000womeninfouryears.Manycomplainthatithasbeendifficulttofindexperiencedcandidates.Becauseofthis,someofthebestwomenhavecollectedasmanyas25-35directorshipseach,andareknowninNorwegianbusinesscirclesasthe“goldenskirts”.OnereasonforthescarcityisthattherearefairlyfewwomeninmanagementinNorwegiancompanies-theyoccupyaround15%ofseniorpositions.Ithasbeenparticularlyhardforfirmsintheoil,technologyandfinancialindustriestofindwomenwithenoughexperience.Somepeopleworrythattheirrelativelackofexperiencemaykeepwomenquietonboards，andthatinturncouldmeanthatboardsmightbecomelessabletoholdmanagerstoaccount.RecenthistoryinNorway,however,suggeststhattherightwomencanmakestrongdirectors.”Womenfeelmorecompelledthanmentodotheirhomework，”saysMsRekstenSkaugen，whowasvotedNorway'schairmanoftheyearfor2007，“andwecanaffordtoaskthehardquestion，becausewomenarenotalwaysexpectedtoknowtheanswers.”
题目：The main idea of the passage might be_____. - A 、female power and liberation in Norway
- B 、the significance of Henric Ibsen’s play
- C 、women’s status in Norwegian firms
- D 、the constitution of board members in Norway
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参考答案【正确答案：C】
主旨题。本文主要围绕挪威关于规定董事会中女性成员的新法律展开论述，就其内容、所产生的影响以及商界的反应作出报道和分析。C选项（挪威公司中女性的地位）最能体现文章的中心思想，为正确答案。
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