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 at all?
The argument appears to have begun when writer Virgil Texas came across a 2014 Mental Floss interview with Davis where he described his creation Garfield as"not really male or female or any particular race or nationality,young or old."
In response to the quote,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 a hurry as Jim Davis indeed soon joined in 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 2014 quotes 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 nationality,"he said."In that sense,the humor could be enjoyed by a broader group."
28.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.
29.What does the underlined phrase"weigh in on"probably mean?B
A.a(chǎn)gree with.B.join in.C.put forward.D.care about.
30.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
31.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 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀.文章主要講述了對(duì)加菲貓性別的爭(zhēng)論,最后Jim Davis出來澄清加菲貓僅僅是娛樂而已.
解答 28-31 ABDD
28.A.主旨大意題.根據(jù)"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 at all?"可知本文主要關(guān)于加菲貓的性別展開了討論.故選A.
29.B.詞義猜測(cè)題.根據(jù)"It was a statement that soon appeared to have been made in a hurry as Jim Davis indeed soon joined in the debate,"可知Jim Davis也加入到了討論中,所以weigh in on是加入的意思.故選B.
30.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)"shutting everything down in one line to Washington Post:"Garfield is male"可知關(guān)于加菲貓的性別的在線辯論被Jim Davis取消.故選D.
31.D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)"he said."In that sense,the humor could be enjoyed by a broader group"可知加菲貓的創(chuàng)造就是為了娛樂,而不是為了別的.故選D.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀.文章主要講述了對(duì)加菲貓性別的爭(zhēng)論,此類題型主要考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力.細(xì)節(jié)理解題是針對(duì)文中某個(gè)細(xì)節(jié)、某句話或某部分具體內(nèi)容設(shè)置問題,所以在做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)要結(jié)合原文和提干有針對(duì)性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,再結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案.在做推理判斷題時(shí)不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要聯(lián)系上下文根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.在做主旨大意題時(shí)考生首先要仔細(xì)閱讀短文,完整了解信息,準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點(diǎn),確定主旨.