12．Pink has never been one of the favorite colors of the fashion industry，as it's often seen as silly and not cool enough．But this spring，it's having its moment in the spotlight，all thanks to the fact that the color is no longer all about being girly and sweet．Instead，pink is taking on a new meaning of independence and power．
This shift happened last month during the Women's March．Tens of thousands of women filled the streets of major cities in the US and in countries all around the world to protest（抗議）against the disrespect to women．What was unusual about the protests is that a lot of people taking part were wearing pink hats，making the streets appear like a"sea of pink"．Even though the hats were without any slogan（標(biāo)語），their pink color is thought to have sent out a message that is louder than any words．"We women have power and we're not going to sit down and shut up，"Aileen Gildea，one of the protesters in the US，told The Boston Globe．
Now young people are changing their attitudes to pink．They are no longer trying to escape pink，but give new meanings to it instead．
"Women who came before us…to be taken seriously they had to get away from the symbols used to make women seem less capable．Younger women don't have that reaction．They're more interested in breaking and rebuild those symbols，"Audrey Gelman，a businesswoman in the US，told The Wall Street Journal．
So sometimes it's not the thing itself that needs to be changed，but the way we look at it．And in the case of pink，what used to be seen as silly may be turned into something really serious．
21．In general，people tend to relate pink toB．
A．independence
B．weakness
C．power
D．sadness
22．According to Aileen Gildea，what were their protests meant to convey？C
A．Women actually prefer pink to any other color．
B．Women need to get away from those symbols of silliness．
C．Women ought to have a bigger voice in society．
D．Women should have the right to choose whatever colors．
23．The last paragraph implies that sometimes it is necessary toA．
A．change our traditional concepts
B．show greater respect for women
C．have doubts about the so-called"truth"
D．tell something silly from something serious．
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了粉色意義的轉(zhuǎn)變．
解答 21．B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第一段Pink has never been one of the favorite colors of the fashion industry，as it's often seen as silly and not cool enough．可知粉色被認(rèn)為是愚蠢和不夠酷的，代表著弱者，故選B．
22．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第二段"We women have power and we're not going to sit down and shut up，"Aileen Gildea，one of the protesters in the US，told The Boston Globe．可知Aileen Gildea認(rèn)為他們的抗議是為了婦女應(yīng)該在社會上有更大的發(fā)言權(quán)，故選C．
23．A 推理判斷題，根據(jù)最后一段And in the case of pink，what used to be seen as silly may be turned into something really serious．可知我們應(yīng)該改變我們傳統(tǒng)的觀點，故選A．
點評 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力．做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
