15.There are plenty of things you can feel positive knowing about Garfield-the cat who loves lasagna,hates Mondays and adores a teddy bear named Pooky.But last week,without warning,there rose a strange and sudden debate around a question about the famous cat that even creator Jim Davis needed to weigh in on:Is Garfield a boy,a girl,or no gender(性別)at all?
The argument appears to have begun when writer Virgil Texas came across a 2014Mental Floss interview with Davis where he described his tabby creation Garfield as"not really male or female or any particular race or nationality,young or old."
In response to the quote(引用),Virgil wrote on Twitter:"FACT:Garfield has no gender.This.Is.Definite."So sure was he of Garfield‘s true gender status that Virgil even took it upon himself to update the Garfield character Wikipedia page with the information.
But it was quickly clear that not everyone agreed with Virgil‘s edits,and thus began a war over the Wikipedia entry edits.Some mentioned that Garfield is male.Others wrote that it shouldn't matter at all whether Garfield is male or female.Washington Post reported that the battle took place over 60hours and eventually ended when Wikipedia shut things down by locking the page.
It was a statement that soon appeared to have been made in hurry as Jim Davis indeed soon joined the debate,shutting everything down in one line to Washington Post:"Garfield is male."The 71-year-old cartoonist also pointed out that Garfield has a girlfriend,Arlene,and claimed that his 2014quotes had been"taken out of context"."I've always said that I wanted to work with animals because they're not regarded as being any particular gender,race,age or ethnicity,"he said."In that sense,the humor could be enjoyed by a broader group."
24.What does the passage mainly discuss?A
A.An argument about the gender of Garfield.
B.The interview between Jim Davis and Virgil Texas.
C.An update of Wikipedia entry edits about Garfield.
D.The popularity of the famous cartoon character Garfield.
25.What does the underlined phrase"weigh in on"probably mean?B
A.Agree with.
B.Join in.
C.Put forward.
D.Care about.
26.The debate online upon the gender of Garfield was ended up byD.
A.writer Virgil Texas
B.Wikipedia
C.Washington Post
D.creator Jim Davis
27.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?D
A.Jim Davis'2014 quotes had been cut out.
B.Garfield becomes more famous than before.
C.Washington Post shut everything down in one line about Garfield.
D.The creation of Garfield is aimed at entertainment rather than anything else.
分析 文章介紹了對加菲貓性別的爭論,最后Jim Davis出來澄清加菲貓僅僅是娛樂而已.
解答 24.A 25.B 26.D 27.D
24.A 主旨大意題.根據(jù)第一段的there rose a strange and sudden debate around a question about the famous cat that even creator Jim Davis needed to weigh in on:Is Garfield a boy,a girl,or no gender(性別)at all?可知,關于加菲貓的性別展開了討論,故選A.
25.B 猜測詞意題.在最后一段It was a statement that soon appeared to have been made in hurry as Jim Davis indeed soon joined the debate提到,Jim Davis也加入了該討論,所以weigh on表示加入的意思.
26.D 細節(jié)題.最后一段的第一句話shutting everything down in one line to Washington Post:"Garfield is male."告訴我們 Jim Davis最后關閉了網(wǎng)上的討論,加菲貓是一個男性.
27.D 細節(jié)題.根據(jù)最后一段介紹he said."In that sense,the humor could be enjoyed by a broader group."加菲貓的創(chuàng)造就是為了娛樂而不是其他用途,故選D.
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