- 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：To which of the following isSverre Munck most likely to agree? - A 、A set ratio of women in a board is unreasonable.
- B 、A reasonable quota for women at work needs to be set.
- C 、A common principle should be followed by all companies.
- D 、An inexperienced businessman is not subject to the new law.
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参考答案【正确答案：A】
细节题。根据题干中的信号词Sverre Munck定位到第二段第五句。根据I am against quotasfor women or men as a matter of principle(我反对将性别配额作为一种原则），可以确定Α选项（固定董事会中女性成员的比例是不合理的）为正确答案。
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