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【題目】 Audrey Randolph, who used to be a librarian, is a car mechanic in London. But she didn’t find it easy to become a car mechanic. She had to attend a Centre, where people can learn a new job for 20 weeks. We asked her why she decided to work with cars. “My first reason was independence,” she said. “I also wanted to learn about how things work, using my hands. Besides, I’ve come to the conclusion that many people prefer to have a woman repair their cars.”

When it comes to her experiences in the Center, she tells us about it, “I was the only woman among four hundred men. And some of them were rude to me, just because of my sex.” However, Audrey said she made the right decision.

One hundred years ago women were second-class citizens in Britain. Men controlled everything. Not only that, they really believed that women were “the weaker sex”. Women, they say, depend too little on cool reasoning and too much on intuition (直覺) to arrive at decisions, and sometimes are not even able to think clearly. But in the past century a lot has changed. Two women have become Prime Minister, and women can now compete as equals in every kind of job and profession. They also have more control over when to have a family and how many children they want. Nowadays both men and women go out to work. Consequently the traditional roles played by them in the family have changed greatly. Those times when the man was the major breadwinner and the woman stayed at home and looked after the house and the children are over. Most couples share the housework and in some homes it is now the man who stays at home with the kids and the woman who goes out to work.

【1】Why did Audrey go to the Centre?

A.To get trained in her job skills.

B.To prove she is more competent.

C.To show she isn’t challenging men.

D.To fight against sex discrimination.

【2】What do Audrey’s training experiences reflect?

A.Companies tend to employ more women.

B.Women undertake more social responsibilities.

C.Women can change jobs more easily than men.

D.Some men still look down upon women today.

【3】What was the argument men raised against women?

A.Women were serious about everything.

B.Women’s thoughts were often unclear.

C.Women’s decisions were unreliable.

D.Women were weak physically.

【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?

A.Men Are Carrying on a Sex-fight.

B.Women Are More Independent Now.

C.A Woman Made a Right Decision.

D.Men and Women Should Be Equal.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

這是一篇議論文。文章論述的是隨著社會的發(fā)展，現(xiàn)在女性更獨立了。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中She had to attend a Centre, where people can learn a new job for 20 weeks.“她必須參加一個培訓中心，在那里人們可以學習20周的新工作。”可知，Audrey區(qū)中心是為了訓練她的工作技能。故選A項。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中I was the only woman among four hundred men. And some of them were rude to me, just because of my sex.“我是四百男人中唯一的女人。他們中的一些人對我很粗魯，只是因為我的性別。”可知，奧黛麗的培訓經(jīng)歷反映了“今天有些男人仍然看不起女人。”故選D項。

【3】標題判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中Men controlled everything. Not only that, they really believed that women were “the weaker sex”. Women, they say, depend too little on cool reasoning and too much on intuition (直覺) to arrive at decisions, and sometimes are not even able to think clearly. 男人控制著一切。不僅如此，他們真的認為女性是“弱者”。他們說，女人很少依靠冷靜的推理，而過多地依靠直覺來做出決定，有時甚至不能清晰地思考。可知，男人反對女人的理由是“婦女的決定是不可靠的。”故選C項。

【4】B

推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中Nowadays both men and women go out to work. Consequently the traditional roles played by them in the family have changed greatly.“現(xiàn)在男女都出去工作。因此，他們在家庭中扮演的傳統(tǒng)角色發(fā)生了很大的變化。”和 Most couples share the housework and in some homes it is now the man who stays at home with the kids and the woman who goes out to work.“大多數(shù)夫妻共同承擔家務，在一些家庭，現(xiàn)在是男人在家?guī)Ш⒆�，女人出去工作�?/span>”由此推知，B項Women Are More Independent Now.“現(xiàn)在女性更獨立了。”為最佳標題。

推理判斷題要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基礎上，做出一定的推理判斷，從而得到文章的隱含意義和深層意義。推理判斷題所涉及的內容可能是文中的某一句話，也可能是某幾句話，所以，推理題的答案只能是根據(jù)原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案：即對原文某一句話或某幾句話所作的同義改寫或綜合。推理判斷題的題干中通常含infer,suggest,imply,conclude indicate等標志性詞語。 這種題型主要包括細節(jié)判斷題、態(tài)度觀點推斷題、寫作意圖推斷題、文章出處判斷題和猜測想象推斷題。本題第2小題，根據(jù)第二段中I was the only woman among four hundred men. And some of them were rude to me, just because of my sex.“我是四百男人中唯一的女人。他們中的一些人對我很粗魯，只是因為我的性別。”可知，奧黛麗的培訓經(jīng)歷反映了“今天有些男人仍然看不起女人。”故選D項。