8.After a lot of weightlifting and 25exhausting days training,a 52-year-old woman recently became the first female"gripman"on San Francisco's historic cable cars.
Fannie Barnes passed her written test and completed a final run under the watchful eye of a supervisor,Municipal Railway spokesman Alan Siegel said.
Deep calluses(茧) are already forming at the base of her fingers and there is a hole in her glove.Two other women quit after a single day with injured muscles."Now they're going to have to change the word from gripman to grip person,just because of me,"Barnes said earlier,"I'm so excited."
After almost a year of serious workouts,Barns can pull more than 61kilos,only 23kilos less than her body weight.And she'll need the muscle,for this is no modern,push-button technology.Every time a car starts up again after making a stop,the gripman must haul back on a lever controlling a device that grips the cable,which runs continuously at 14kilometers per hour.If the grip slips,so does the car.A second person operates the brakes.
In addition to having to throw her weight around on the job,she's got to throw out some attitude to men who were hard to convince.The city employs 76men in the job.
"A lot of men said mean things to me and didn't want to help train me.But I would like to thank the guys who were against me because they gave me even more inspiration to do it."she said.
Not all the men were against her.Many of the male colleagues yelled out support as she did her training runs.One of her biggest tests was drizzly December morning.She first went down the Hyde Street Hill,considered the most dangerous incline on the cable car routes."I had to have the will and I had to believe I could do it,"she said."It was scary,but as I started going down full grip and felt that I was in control,I knew I was on my way,"Barnes already is a pioneer of sorts.She started working as a cable car conductor six years ago,collecting fares and assisting on the back brake.She is one of only three women to have that job.But she said she always wanted the job up front on the car.(400)
60.What is unusual about Fannie Barnes getting a job as a gripman?B
A.She is the oldest one to work as a grpman.
B.She is the first women to work as a gripman.
C.She is the fattest women to work as a gripman.
D.She is the most suitable one to work as a gripman.
61.What did the 52-year-old woman do when she first began working on the city's cable car?A
A.As a gripman. B.As a conductor.
C.As a brakeman. D.As a supervisor.
62.It can be inferred from the passage that Fannie Barnes isB.
A.strong and easy-going B.strong-willed and self-confident
C.popular and humorous D.considerate and quick-tempered.
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了Fannie Barnes 成为了旧金山缆车历史上的第一名缆车女司机的经历,她在经过艰苦的训练后,凭借坚强的意志打破了女人不能驾驭缆车的魔咒,令人十分佩服.
解答 60.B.细节理解题.根据文章第一段"After a lot of weightlifting and 25exhausting days training,a 52-year-old woman recently became the first female"gripman"on San Francisco's historic cable cars"可知Fannie Barnes 得到缆车工作的不同寻常之处在于她是第一个女性工作人员;故选B.
61.A.细节理解题.根据文章第一段"After a lot of weightlifting and 25exhausting days training,a 52-year-old woman recently became the first female"gripman"on San Francisco's historic cable cars"在大量的举重训练之后,这个52岁的女人成为了旧金山缆车历史上的第一名缆车女司机;可知Fannie Barnes 做的是缆车司机;故选A.
62.B.推理判断题.根据文章最后一段"."I had to have the will and I had to believe I could do it,"she said."It was scary,but as I started going down full grip and felt that I was in control,I knew I was on my way"我必须有坚强的一直并且相信我可以做到的,"她说,"这是可怕的,但当我开始去满握,觉得我是在控制,我知道我在我的方式;可知她是一个意志坚强并且十分自信的女人;故选B.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.