Question

【题目】A widow with a fish to fry

A YOUNG WOMAN WALKS INTO THE BATHROOM of her Beijing apartment. She plans to ask her husband about their coming vacation, but notices he's facedown in their bathtub. Jokingly, she asks him if he's trying to wash his hair. No answer. He's dead.

These first pages of An Yu's novel, Braised Pork, sound like a domestic thriller. The dead husband . A fancy apartment. And a wife who shows that even if she's shocked by the unexpected death, she wasn't happy with her marriage to begin with. Yu writes, “He had betrayed（背叛）and deserted her."

But then, as she waits for the ambulance, Jia Jia discovers a picture of a strange fish-man left near her bathtub. She remembers her husband describing the creature on a trip to Tibet—it had shown up in a dream. Jia Jia doesn't know it yet, but the drawing will take her miles from home, changing what she knows to be true about herself. It's this experience that changes Braised Pork into an original narrative（叙事）one that doesn't fit into any genre（体裁）.

As JiaJia picks up the pieces of her life, she wonders how much of herself she suppressed （压 抑）to please her husband. She was once an artist, but her husband discouraged her from running after her dream. Now she can explore those desires alone, though .

ANOTHER AUTHOR might have chosen to follow a young widow on a journey of finding love after loss. But 28-year-old Yu smartly decides not to. Instead, she uses Jia Jia as a way to explore the anxiety of contemporary womanhood. Jia Jia does want to find love again, which is only a small part of the story. Yu leaves room for her to begin a more material search: uncovering the meaning behind the picture beside her husband's dead body.

There are some images that make us so uncomfortable. It's impossible to look away from them. For JiaJia, it's the fish-man at first, and then more memories of the past, which interrupt her present. In Braised Pork, Yu raises questions about why we keep an eye on those moments-and how they might relate to the company we wish for.

【1】What's the genre of the novel Braised Pork?

A.Mystery.B.Narrative.

C.Domestic thriller.D.None of the above.

【2】What kind of person would you say Jia Jia is before her husband's death?

A.lonely and suppressed.B.innocent but unlucky.

C.humorous and independent.D.talented and passionate.

【3】From the last two paragraphs, we know ________.

A.Jia Jia and Yu both wish for company

B.Jia Jia would rather live in the past than in the future

C.Yu uses Jia Jia to explore the anxiety of contemporary womanhood

D.The novel is mainly about a young widow finding her true love after loss

【4】Which of the following is NOT right according to the text?

A.Yu uses uncomfortable images to catch reader's attention.

B.The picture of a strange fish-man will take Jia Jia away from home .

C.Jia Jia can take up art again after her husband's unexpected death.

D.Jia Jia isn't satisfied with her marriage due to her husband's betrayal.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

本文是说明文。本文是小说《Braised Pork》的书评，讲述了小说了主要内容，文体和体裁以及感想等。

【1】细节理解题。根据第三段的 It's this experience that changes Braised Pork into an original narrative（叙事）one that doesn't fit into any genre（体裁）.(正是这种经历把Braised Pork变成了一种不适合任何体裁的原始叙事)可知，这部小说不属于任何文体。故选D。

【2】推理判断题。根据第二段He had betrayed（背叛）and deserted her.他背叛了她，抛弃了她。以及第四段的As JiaJia picks up the pieces of her life, she wonders how much of herself she suppressed （压 抑）to please her husband.(当贾佳拿起她生命中的碎片时，她想知道她多么压抑了来取悦她的丈夫。)可推断，在丈夫死前贾佳是压抑的,被丈夫背叛和抛弃,是孤独的。故选A。

【3】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的Instead, she uses Jia Jia as a way to explore the anxiety of contemporary womanhood.可知，相反，作者用贾佳作为一种方式来探索当代女性的焦虑。故选C。

【4】细节理解题。根据倒数第一段的There are some images that make us so uncomfortable, it's impossible to look away from them.可知，有些让我们非常不舒服的图像，避开他们是不可能的。因此可知，这些令人不舒服的图像并不吸引读者。故A项不正确。故选A。

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。推理判断题。根据第二段He had betrayed（背叛）and deserted her.他背叛了她，抛弃了她。以及第四段的As JiaJia picks up the pieces of her life, she wonders how much of herself she suppressed （压 抑）to please her husband.(当贾佳拿起她生命中的碎片时，她想知道她多么压抑了来取悦她的丈夫。)可推断，在丈夫死前贾佳是压抑的,被丈夫背叛和抛弃,是孤独的。故选A。