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15．On the high-speed train Avignon to Paris，my husband and I landed in the only remaining seats on the train in the middle of a car，directly opposite a Frenchwoman of middle years．It was an extremely uncomfortable arrangement to be looking straight into the eyes of a stranger．My husband and I pulled out books．The woman produced a large makeup case and made up her face．Except for a lunch break，she continued this activity for the entire three-hour trip．Every once in a while she surveyed the car with a bright-eyed glance，but never once did she catch my eye．My husband and I could have been a blanket wall．
     I was amused，but some people would have felt uncomfortable，even repulsed（厌恶的）．there is something about making up in public that calls up strong emotional reactions．Partly it's a question of hygiene．And it's a matter of degree．Making up----a private act----has a way of neglecting the presence of others．I was once seated at a party with a model-actress who immediately waved a silly brush and began dusting her face at the table，demonstrating that while she was next to me，she was not with me．
     In fact，I am generally prohibited from making up in public，except when I am in the company of cosmetics moment．In a gathering more professional than social，I would do so．
     Kathy Peiss，a history professor at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst says that nose-powdering in the office was an occasion for outrage in 1920's and 30's．Deploring（强烈反对） the practice as a waste of company time，trade journals advises managers to discourage it among workers．Peiss theorizes that it was female's making up in what has been an all-male field that disturb some gentlemen．
      Peiss tells me that after the 30's，pulling out a make-up case was no longer an issue．It became an accepted practice．I asked if she feels free to apply lipstick at a professional lunch herself．Sounding mildly shocked，she says she would save that for the privacy of her car afterward．Why？Because it would be"a gesture of inappropriate feminity（女性化）．"One guess is that most professional women feel this way．There is evidence of the popularity of the new lipsticks that remain in place all day without retouching．

61．According to the author，"My husband and I could have been a blanket wall．"（Line 6，Para.1）most probably means"A"．
A．We were of no existence in the French woman's eyes．
B．We looked at the French woman expressionlessly．
C．We were treated with an expressionless face．
D．We used books as a wall to avoid the woman's eyes．
62．In the author's opinion，sheD．
A．feels comfortable when making up in public．
B．makes up before any professional gatherings．
C．only makes up on social occasions．
D．allows public making up on certain occasions．
63．According to Peiss，nose powdering in an office was criticized mainly for the reason thatB．
A．normal office work was disturbed．
B．make dominance was emphasized there．
C．it discouraged women's interest in career．
D．it distracted make workers'focus on work．
64．Why do most professional women give up using lipsticks in public？D
A．Because they are worried about being looked down upon．
B．Because it implies women's disadvantages in academic fields．
C．Because they are ashamed to be seen making up in front of males．
D．Because it emphasizes their female features in wrong situations．
65．It can be inferred that in a highly open society，the differences between men and womenC．
A．have attracted little attention．
B．hinder the social development．
C．still call for great concern．
D．are attractive topics in talk shows．

Answer 1

分析 在美国，人们在五月的第二个星期天庆祝母亲节，本文主要介绍了"母亲节"的由来．

解答 ADBDC
61  A  句意理解题．  根据第  一段及前一句 Every once in a while she surveyed the car with a bright-eyed glance，but never once did she catch my eye．可以推测在那个法国女人的眼里我们根本不存在．  故A 正确．
62   D  细节理解  题．根据第三段最后一句 In a gathering more professional than social，I would do so．可知作者认为在特定的场合，化妆是可以的．故 D 正确．
63   B   细节理解题．  根据  第四段的首句 Kathy Peiss，a history professor at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst says that nose-powdering in the office was an occasion for outrage in   1920's and   30's．得知在办公室里的nose-powdering是20世纪 20年代和30年代愤怒的表现场合．正确选项为 B．  故 B 正确．
64   D    细节理解  题．  根据文章最后一段 Because it would be"a gesture of inappropriate feminity（ 女性化）．"One guess is that most professional women feel this way．可知大多数职业女性人物这是一种不恰当的女性化．  故 D 正确．
65   C   推理判断  题．  根据  文章倒数第二段中 Peiss theorizes that it was female's making up in what has been an all-male field that disturb some gentlemen．可知女性化妆让一些男士感动烦恼，因此男女的不同需要关注．  故C 正确．

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．