Question

【题目】

For years people have enjoyed following the life of Garfield the cat. Garfield is a popular comic book character, known for being lazy and fat. But the cat was back in the news recently for something you might not expect.

A man in the United States changed the gender of Garfield to “none” on the cat’s Wikipedia ( 维 基 百 科 ) page. After that lots of people got angry and kept

changing Garfield’s Wikipedia page. They argued about whether the cat was a boy,

girl or neither.

Wikipedia finally locked the page to stop people editing( 编辑) it. Jim Davis, Garfield’s creator, settled(解决) the argument.

“Garfield is male,” he simply told the Washington Post. The 71-year-old artist said he liked working with animals because they didn’t have to be old, young, boys or girls. He was angry that some people cared so much about Garfield’s gender.

It seems like quite an unnecessary argument to have. But it is not the only recent example of argument about gender.

To celebrate International Women’s Day in Australia earlier this year, the city of Melbourne made

10 traffic lights with a figure( 人形) dressed in a skirt. They were designed to celebrate Women’s Day and give them more confidence in public.

But not everyone thinks the idea is necessary. Some people think it is important for women to be treated fairly in Australia, but that this idea is silly.

“I’m all for doing anything we can for gender equity(公平), but really?” Melbourne mayor( 市长)

Robert Doyle told the Herald Sun. The mayor said this idea is more likely to be laughed at than bring respect to women.

【1】What put Garfield the cat back in the news recently?

A. The cat’s lazy character.

B. Being included in Wikipedia.

C. The cat’s picture being changed on Wikipedia.

D. The cat’s gender being changed on Wikipedia.

【2】What does the underlined word gender in the passage mean?

A. 个性 B. 性别 C. 外貌 D. 脾气

【3】According to Jim Davis, .

A. Wikipedia should lock the page about Garfield

B. Garfield can be a boy or a girl, and young or old

C. artists don’t care about animals’ age or gender

D. it’s unnecessary to take Garfield’s gender seriously

【4】Why did Melbourne make 10 traffic lights with a figure dressed in a skirt?

A. To laugh at women in public

B. To celebrate International Women’s Day

C. To bring more chances to women

D. To treat women fairly in Australia

【5】What did Melbourne mayor Robert Doyle think of the traffic light idea?

A. It would give women more confidence in public.

B. It would help women be treated fairly in Australia.

C. It would bring respect to women.

D. It was not a good idea for gender equity.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】D

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】短文介绍了通过对加菲猫性别的猜测引出了澳大利亚庆祝妇女节的活动中做的事情只会让人笑话而不是尊重女性。

【1】细节理解题。由句子A man in the United States changed the gender of Garfield to “none” on the cat’s Wikipedia ( 维 基 百 科 ) page. After that lots of people got angry and kept changing Garfield’s Wikipedia page. They argued about whether the cat was a boy, girl or neither.可知，由于加菲猫的性别在维基百科中被改动，才重返新闻。故选D。

【2】词意猜测题。根据A man in the United States changed the gender of Garfield to “none” on the cat’s Wikipedia ( 维 基 百 科 ) page.可知，美国的一个男人在维基百科中把加菲猫的性别改成了不存在的性别。因此划线单词的词意可能为性别的意思。故选B。

【3】细节理解题。由句子He was angry that some people cared so much about Garfield’s gender. It seems like quite an unnecessary argument to have.可知，他认为没有必要争论这个。故选D。

【4】细节理解题。根据To celebrate International Women’s Day in Australia earlier this year, the city of Melbourne made10 traffic lights with a figure( 人形) dressed in a skirt.可知，为了庆祝国际妇女节。故选B。

【5】推理判断题。根据Melbourne mayor( 市长)Robert Doyle told the Herald Sun. The mayor said this idea is more likely to be laughed at than bring respect to women.可知，相比于给女人尊重，还不如说可能被嘲笑。故选D。