- 閱讀理解A
題干：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.”
題目：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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參考答案【正確答案：D】
例證題。通過(guò)舉例來(lái)引出所要討論的話題是閱讀文章中比較常見(jiàn)的開(kāi)頭形式。本文主要圍繞挪威關(guān)于規(guī)定董事會(huì)中女性成員的新法律展開(kāi)論述。文章開(kāi)頭舉Ibsen戲劇的例子，是為了引出下文所要討論的主題，即挪威關(guān)于規(guī)定董事會(huì)中女性成員的新法律。因此，D選項(xiàng)為正確答案。
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