Question

【題目】

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 (維基百科) 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 (編輯) it. Jim Davis, Garfield’s creator, solved 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 (市長) 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 gender being changed on WikipediaD.The cats picture being changed on Wikipedia.

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

A.性別.B.個性.C.外貌.D.脾氣.

【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.people don’ t care about animals’age or gender

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

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

A.It would bring respect to women.B.It was not a good idea for gender equity.

C.It would give women more confidence in public.D.It would help women be treated fairly in Australia.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

這篇短文給我們講述了美國一名男子將加菲貓的性別改為“無”，并改變了加菲爾德的維基百科頁面。他們爭論這只貓是男孩還是女孩。維基百科最終鎖定了頁面，阻止人們編輯它。加菲貓的創(chuàng)造者吉姆·戴維斯平息了這場爭論。這似乎是一個不必要的爭論。但這并不是最近關(guān)于性別爭論的唯一例子。從而引出了澳大利亞慶祝婦女節(jié)的活動中做的事情只會讓人笑話而不是尊重女性。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。由句子A man in the United States changed the gender of Garfield to “none” on the cat's Wikipedia ( 維 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，由于加菲貓的性別在維基百科中被改動，才重返新聞。故答案為C。

【2】猜測詞義題。根據(jù)短文第二段中的句子They argued about whether the cat was a boy, girl or neither.可知人們爭論這只貓是男是女，可知上文畫線單詞的詞意可能為性別的意思。故答案為A。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文中的句子He was angry that some people cared so much about Garfield's gender. It seems like quite an unnecessary argument to have.可知，他認(rèn)為沒有必要爭論這個。故答案為D。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文最后的內(nèi)容Melbourne mayor(市長)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，相比于給女人尊重，還不如說可能被嘲笑。故答案為B。