- 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：A public company that fails to obey the new law could be forced to_____. - A 、pay a heavy fine
- B 、close down its business
- C 、change to a private business
- D 、sign a document promising to act
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参考答案【正确答案：B】
细节题。根据题干中的A public company that fails to obey定位到第一段最后两句。倒数第二句指出, 仍有75家公司男性成员比例高于政府的要求，也就是说它们没有遵守这项法律。倒数第一句指出，它们在2月底之前要完成整改，否则将面临承担包括公司被解散在内的法律后果。因此，B选项为正确答案。
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