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priceshave（24）theeconomicandpoliticalmapoftheworld,（25）someoldnotionsofpower。

Oil—richnationsareenjoyinghistoricgainsandopportunities,（26）majorimporters—includingchinaandIndia,hometoathirdoftheworld'spopulation-—（27）risingeconomicandsocialcosts.Managingthisneworderisfastbecomingacentral（28）ofglobalpolitics.Countriesthatneedoilareclawingateachotherto（29）scarcesupplies，andarewillingtodealwithanygovernment，（30）howunpleasant,todoit。

Inmanypoornationswithoil，theprofitsarebeing,losttocorruption，（31）thesecountriesoftheirbesthopefordevelopment.Andoilisfuelingenormousinvestmentfundsrunbyforeigngovernments，（32）someinthewestseeasanewthreat.

CountrieslikeRussia，VenezuelaandIranarewellsuppliedwithrisingoil33,achangereflectedinnewlyaggressiveforeignpolicies.Butsomeunexpectedcountriesarereapingbenefits，（34）costs，fromhigherprices.ConsiderGermany.（35）itimportsvirtuallyallitsoil,ithasprosperedfromextensivetradewithaboomingRussiaandtheMiddleEast.GermanexportstoRussia（36）128percentfrom2001to2006.

IntheUnitedStates,asalreadyhighgaspricesrose（37）higherinthespringof2008,theissuecroppedupinthepresidentialcampaign，withSenatorsMcCainandObama（38）forafederalgastaxholidayduringthepeaksummerdrivingmonths。

Anddrivinghabitsbeganto（39），assalesofsmallcarsjumpedandmasstransportsystems（40）thecountryreportedasharpincreaseinriders。

21。

A。

comeB。

goneC。

crossedD.arrived

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

40.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?

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.

A。

depictwomen'sdilemmaatwork

B。

explainthenewlypassedlaw

C。

supportNorwegiangovernment

D.introducethetopicunderdiscussion

42。

Apubliccompanythatfailstoobeythenewlawcouldbeforcedto？

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.

A。

payaheavyfine

B.closedownitsbusiness

C.changetoaprivatebusiness

D。

signadocumentpromisingtoact

43。

TowhichofthefollowingisSverreMunckmostlikelytoagree？

A.Asetratioofwomeninaboardisunreasonable.

B。

Areasonablequotaforwomenatworkneedstobeset.

C。

Acommonprincipleshouldbefollowedbyallcompanies.

D.Aninexperiencedbusinessmanisnotsubjecttothenewlaw.

44。

Theauthorattributesthephenomenonof”goldenskirts"to？

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.

A.thesmallnumberofqualifiedfemalesinmanagement

B。

theover-recruitmentoffemalemanagersinpubliccompanies

C。

theadvantagewomenenjoywhencompetingforseniorpositions

D。

thediscriminationtowardwomeninNorwegianbusinesscircles

45.Themainideaofthepassagemightbe？

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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.

C。

KrisCarrworksinacancercenter.

D.KrisCarrisveryoptimistic。

48。

Thephrase"cancerposse”（Line4，para。

3）probablyrefersto________

A。

acancerresearchorganization

B。

agroupofpeoplewhosufferfromcancer

C。

peoplewhohaverecoveredfromcancer

D.peoplewhocopewithcancer

49。

KrisCarrmakeupnamesforthepeoplewhotreatherbecause________

A.sheisdepressedandlikesswearing

B。

sheisfunnyandlikesplayingjokesondoctor

C。

shewantstoleavethemedicaladvicetodoctor

D。

shetries