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【题目】 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 (直觉) 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】

这是一篇议论文。文章论述的是随着社会的发展，现在女性更独立了。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段中She had to attend a Centre, where people can learn a new job for 20 weeks.“她必须参加一个培训中心，在那里人们可以学习20周的新工作。”可知，Audrey区中心是为了训练她的工作技能。故选A项。

【2】推理判断题。根据第二段中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。他们中的一些人对我很粗鲁，只是因为我的性别。”可知，奥黛丽的培训经历反映了“今天有些男人仍然看不起女人。”故选D项。

【3】标题判断题。根据第三段中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 (直觉) to arrive at decisions, and sometimes are not even able to think clearly. 男人控制着一切。不仅如此，他们真的认为女性是“弱者”。他们说，女人很少依靠冷静的推理，而过多地依靠直觉来做出决定，有时甚至不能清晰地思考。可知，男人反对女人的理由是“妇女的决定是不可靠的。”故选C项。

【4】B

推理判断题。根据最后一段中Nowadays both men and women go out to work. Consequently the traditional roles played by them in the family have changed greatly.“现在男女都出去工作。因此，他们在家庭中扮演的传统角色发生了很大的变化。”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.“大多数夫妻共同承担家务，在一些家庭，现在是男人在家带孩子，女人出去工作。”由此推知，B项Women Are More Independent Now.“现在女性更独立了。”为最佳标题。

推理判断题要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上，做出一定的推理判断，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理判断题所涉及的内容可能是文中的某一句话，也可能是某几句话，所以，推理题的答案只能是根据原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案：即对原文某一句话或某几句话所作的同义改写或综合。推理判断题的题干中通常含infer,suggest,imply,conclude indicate等标志性词语。 这种题型主要包括细节判断题、态度观点推断题、写作意图推断题、文章出处判断题和猜测想象推断题。本题第2小题，根据第二段中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。他们中的一些人对我很粗鲁，只是因为我的性别。”可知，奥黛丽的培训经历反映了“今天有些男人仍然看不起女人。”故选D项。