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22.A.coveredB.discoveredC.arrangedD.ranged
23.A.intensityB.infinityC.insecurityD.instability
24.A.drawnB.redrawnC.retainedD.reviewed
25.A.fightingB.strugglingC.challengingD.threatenin
26.A.andB.whileC.thusD.though
27.A.confineB.conflictC.conformD.confront
28.A.problemB.questionC.matterD.event
29.A.lookforB.lockupC.sendoutD.keepoff
30.A.nomatterB.whatifC.onlyifD.inspiteof
31.A.abolishingB.deprivingC.destroyingD.eliminating
32.A.whatB.thatC.whichD.whom
33.A.interestsB.taxesC.incomesD.revenues
34.A.asmanyasB.asgoodasC.asfarasD.aswellas
35.A.AlthoughB.BecauseC.SinceD.As
36.A.advancedB.grewC.reducesD.multiplie
37.A.evenB.stillC.ratherD.fairly
38.A.askingB.requestingC.callingD.demanding
39.A.changeB.turnC.shiftD.transform
46.A.forB.fromC.acrossD.Over
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40%)
Direction:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithapencil.
PASSAGE1.
HenricIbsen,authoroftheplay"
ADoll'
sHouse"
inwhichapretty,helplesshousewifeabandons.Herhusbandandchildrentoseekamoreseriouslife,wouldsurelyhaveapproved..FromJanuaryIst,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,"
besays.Severalfirmshaveevengivenuptheirpublicstatusinordertoescapethenewlaw.
Companieshavehadtorecruitabout1,000womeninfouryears.Manycomplainthatithasbeendifficulttofindexperiencedcandidates.Becauseofthis,someofthebestwomenhavecollectedasmanyas25-35directorshipseach,andareknowninNorwegianbusinesscirclesasthe"
goldenskirts"
.OnereasonforthescarcityisthattherearefairlyfewwomeninmanagementinNorwegiancompanies---theyoccupyaround15%ofseniorpositions.Ithasbeenparticularlyhardforfirmsintheoil,technologyandfinancialindustriestofindwomenwithaenoughexperience.
Somepeopleworrythattheirrelativelackofexperiencemaykeepwomenquietonboards,andthatinturncouldmeanthatboardsmightbecomelessabletoholdmanagerstoaccount.RecenthistoryinNorway,however,suggeststhattherightwomencanmakestrongdirectors."
Womenfeelmorecompelledthanmentodotheirhomework,"
saysMsRekstenSkaugen,whowasvotedNorway'
schairmanoftheyearfor2007,"
andwecanaffordtoaskthehardquestions,becausewomenarenotalwaysexpectedtoknowtheanswers."
41.TheauthormentionsIbsen'
splayinthefirstparagraphinorderto?
?
.
A.depictwomen'
sdilemmaatwork
B.explainthenewlypassedlaw
C.supportNorwegiangovernment
D.introducethetopicunderdiscussion
42.Apubliccompanythatfailstoobeythenewlawcouldbeforcedto?
A.payaheavyfine
B.closedownitsbusiness
C.changetoaprivatebusiness
D.signadocumentpromisingtoact
43.TowhichofthefollowingisSverreMunckmostlikelytoagree?
A.Asetratioofwomeninaboardisunreasonable.
B.Areasonablequotaforwomenatworkneedstobeset.
C.Acommonprincipleshouldbefollowedbyallcompanies.
D.Aninexperiencedbusinessmanisnotsubjecttothenewlaw.
44.Theauthorattributesthephenomenonof"
to?
A.thesmallnumberofqualifiedfemalesinmanagement
B.theover-recruitmentoffemalemanagersinpubliccompanies
C.theadvantagewomenenjoywhencompetingforseniorpositions
D.thediscriminationtowardwomeninNorwegianbusinesscircles
45.Themainideaofthepassagemightbe?
A.femalepowerandliberationinNorway
B.thesignificanceofHenricIbsen'
splay
C.women'
sstatusinNorwegianfirms
D.theconstitutionofboardmembersinNorway
PASSAGE2
Whilethere'
sneveragoodagetogetcancer,peopleintheir20sand30scanfeelparticularlyisolated.Theaverageageofacancerpatientatdiagnosisis67.Childrenwithcanceroftenaretreatedatpediatric(小儿科的)cancercenters,butyoungadultshaveatoughtimefindingpeers,oftensittingside-by-sideduringtreatmentswithpeoplewhocouldbetheirgrandparents.
InhernewbookCrazySexyCancerTips,writerKrisCarrlooksatcancerfromtheperspectiveofayoungadultwhoconfrontsdeathjustasshe'
sdiscoveringlife.Ms.Carrwas31whenshewasdiagnosedwithararefromofcancerthathadgeneratedtumorsonherliverandlungs.
Ms.Carrreactedwiththenormalfeelingsofshockandsadness.Shecalledherparentsandstockeduponorganicfood,determinedtobecomea"
full-timehealingaddict."
Thenshepickedupthephoneandcalledeveryoneinheraddressbook,askingiftheyknewotheryoungwomenwithcancer.Theresultwasherownpersonal"
cancerposse"
:
arockconcerttourmanager,amodel,afashionmagazineeditor,acartoonistandaMTVcelebrity,tonameafew.Thisclubof?
"
cancerbabes"
offeredsupport,adviceandfashiontips,amongotherthings.
Ms.CarrputhercancerexperienceinarecentLearningChanneldocumentary,andshehaswrittenapracticalguideabouthowshecoped.Cancerisn'
tfunny,butMs.Carroftenis.Sheswears,shemakesupnamesforthepeoplewhotreather(Dr.FabulousandDr.Guru),andsheevenmakessecondsoundfun("
cancerroadtrips,"
shecallsthem).
Sheleavesthemedicaladvicetodoctors,insteadofferinginsightfulandpracticaltipsthatreflecttheworldviewofayoungadult."
Irefusedtoletcancerruinmyparty,"
shewrites."
Therearejusttoomanycoolthingstodoandplanandlivefor."
Ms.Carrstillhascancer,butithasstoppedprogressing.Hercancertipsincludeusingtime-savingmasse-mailstokeepfriendsinformed,sewingorbuyingfashionablehospitalgownssoyou'
renotstuckwithregulationblueorgrayandplayingGloriaGaynor'
s"
IWillSurvive"
soloudyouneighborscallthepolice.Ms.Carralsoadvisesaneyebrowwaxandanewoutfitbeforeyoutelltheimportantpeopleinyourillness."
peopleyoutellaregoingtocautiousandnotsocautiouslytrytoseethecancer,sodazzletheminsteadwithyourmiracle,"
shewrites.
Whileheradvicemaysoundsuperficial,itgetstotheheartofwhateverycancerpatientwants:
thechancetolivelifejustasshealwaysdid,andmaybebetter.
46.Whichofthefollowinggroupsismorevulnerabletocancer?
A.Children.
B.Peopleintheir20sand30s.
C.Youngadults.
D.Elderlypeople.
47.AllofthefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT_______.
A.KrisCarrisafemalewriter
B.KrisCarrismorethan31-year-old