全国2012年1月自考《英语阅读(二)》试题_第8页
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Passage Six
Several governments in Europe have decided that radical action is required to increase the number of women in the executive suite. Norway passed a law in 2003 that obliged all publicly listed firms to reserve 40% of the seats on their boards for women by 2008. Spain passed a similar law in 2007; France earlier this year. The Netherlands is working on one.
41. More women in b______ top.
Passage Seven
The business travel and meetings organization in America attributes the recent increase to rising airfares, fuelled by energy prices, constrained capacity and relatively strong demand, higher lodging rates, and growing corporate demand. For example, it expects corporate spending on overseas trips to rise to $31.8 billion in 2011, a 9.1% increase on last year.
42. The price of t______ continues rising in America in 2011.
Passage Eight
The row over phone-hacking by journalists has led to the closure of the News of the World newspaper, and wider questions about press regulation, media ownership, the police, and relationships between politicians and journalists. It admitted intercepting voicemails in April after years of rumor that the practice was widespread.
43. Ethics in j______.
Passage Nine
The reigning queen of all media in the US is talk-show host Oprah Winfrey. Her influence goes beyond her daily one-hour show into everything from the publishing business to the agricultural markets. Do you need proof? When Winfrey discusses an unknown author on her show, his book goes to the top of the best-seller charts.
44. Queen of t______.
Passage Ten
London’s underground railway will replace commuters’ sweaty odors with the gentle waft of perfume when it introduces a new air freshener into the world’s oldest subway. London has imported a powerful perfume, called Madeleine, from the Paris Metro. Madeleine will be used to mask the pungent smells of London’s underground.
45. Perfume masks c______ odors.
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