- 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 author mentions Ibsen’s play in the first paragraph in order to_____. - A 、depict women’s dilemma at work
- B 、explain the newly passed law
- C 、support Norwegian government
- D 、introduce the topic under discussion
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
例证题。通过举例来引出所要讨论的话题是阅读文章中比较常见的开头形式。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。文章开头举Ibsen戏剧的例子，是为了引出下文所要讨论的主题，即挪威关于规定董事会中女性成员的新法律。因此，D选项为正确答案。
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