【正文】 uela and Iran are well supplied with rising oil 33, a change reflected in newly aggressive foreign policies. But some unexpected countries are reaping benefits, 34 costs, from higher prices. Consider Germany. 35 it imports virtually all its oil, it has prospered from extensive trade with a booming Russia and the Middle East. German exports to Russia 36 128 percent from 20xx to 20xx. In the United States, as already high gas prices rose 37 higher in the spring of 20xx,the issue cropped up in the presidential campaign, with Senators McCain and Obama 38 for a federal gas tax holiday during the peak summer driving months. And driving habits began to 39 ,as sales of small cars jumped and mass transport systems 40 the country reported a sharp increase in riders. 長沙燕園教育 21. A. e B. gone C. crossed D. arrived 22. A. covered B. discovered C. arranged D. ranged 23. A. intensity B. infinity C. insecurity D. instability 24. A. drawn B. redrawn C. retained D. reviewed 25. A. fighting B. struggling C. challenging D. threatening 26. A. and B. while C. thus D. though 27. A. confine B. conflict C. conform D. confront 28. A. problem B. question C. matter D. event 29. A. look for B. lock up C. send out D. keep off 30. A. no matter B. what if C. only if D. in spite of 31. A. abolishing B. depriving C. destroying D. eliminating 32. A. what B. that C. which D. whom 33. A. interests B. taxes C. ines D. revenues 34. A. as many as B. as good as C. as far as D. as well as 35. A. Although B. Because C. Since D. As 36. A. advanced B. grew C. reduces D. multiplied 37. A. even B. still C. rather D. fairly 38. A. asking B. requesting C. calling D. demanding 39. A. change B. turn C. shift D. transform 長沙燕園教育 40. A. for B. from C. across D. over Part III Reading Comprehension (40%) Direction: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should decide on the best choice. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a pencil. PASSAGE1. Henric Ibsen ,author of the play A Doll39。s House, in which a pretty, helpless housewife abandons Her husband and children to seek a more serious life, would surely have approved.. From January Ist , 20xx, all public panies in Norway are obliged to ensure that at least 40% of their board directors are women. Most firms have obeyed the law, which was passed in about 75 out of the 480 or so panies it affects are still too male for the government39。s liking. They will shortly receive a letter informing them that they have until the end of February to act , or face the legal consequenceswhich could include being dissolved. Before the law was proposed, about 7% of board members in Norway were female , according to the Centre for Corporate Diversity .The number has since jumped to 36%. That is far higher than the average of 9% for big panies across Europe or 長沙燕園教育 America39。s 15% for the Fortune 39。s stock exchange and its main business lobby oppose the law, as do many businessmen. I am against quotas for women or men as a matter of principle, says Sverre Munck , head of international operations at a media firm. Board members of public panies should be chosen solely on the basis of merit and experience, be says. Several firms have even given up their public status in order to escape the new law. Companies have had to recruit about 1,000 women in four years. Many plain that it has been Difficult to find experienced candidates. Because of this, some of the best women have collected as many as 2535 directorships each, and are known in Norwegian business circles as the golden skirts. One reason for the scarcity is that there are fairly few women in management in Norwegian paniesthey occupy around 15% of senior positions. It has been particularly hard for firms in the oil, technology and financial industries to find women with a enough experience. Some people worry that their relative lack of experience may keep women quiet on boards, and that In turn could mean that boards might bee less able to hold managers to account. Recent history in Norway, however, suggests that the right women can make strong directors. Women feel more pelled than men to do their homework, says Ms Reksten Skaugen , who was voted Norway39。s chairman of the year for 20xx, and we can afford to ask the hard questions, because women are not always expected to know the answers. 41. The author mentions Ibsen39。s play in the first paragraph in order to . A