One of the good things for men in women’s liberation is hat men no longer have to pay women the old-fashioned courtesies
In an article on the new manners, Mrs Holmes says that a perfectly able woman no longer has to act helplessly in public as if she were a model. For example, she doesn’t need help getting in and out of cars. “Women get in and out of ears twenty times a day with babies and dogs. Surely the can get out by themselves at night just as easily.”
She also says there is no reason why a man should walk on the outside of a woman on the sidewalk. Historically, the man walked on the inside so he caught the garbage thrown out of a window. Today a man is supposed to walk on the outside. A man should walk where he wants to. So should a woman. If, out of love and respect, he actually wants to take the blows, he should walk on the inside—because that’s where attackers are all hiding these days.
As far as manners are concerned, I suppose I have always been a supporter of women’s liberation. Over the years, out of a sense of respect, I imagine, I have refused to trouble women with outdated courtesies.
It is usually easier to follow rules of social behavior than to depend on one’s own taste. But rules may be safely broken, of course, by those of us with the gift of natural grace. For example, when a man and a woman are led to their table in a restaurant and the waiter pulls out a chair, the woman is expected to sit in the chair. That is according to Ms. Ann Clark. I have always done it the other way, according to my life.
It came up only the other night. I followed the hostess to the table, and when she pulled the chair out I sat on it, quite naturally, since it happened to be the chair I wanted to sit in.
“Well,” my wife said, when the hostess had gone, “you did it again.”
“Did what?” I asked, utterly confused.
“Took the chair.”
Actually, since I’d walked through the restaurant ahead of my wife, it would have been awkward, I should think, not to have taken the chair. I had got there first, after all.
Also, it has always been my custom to get in a car first, and let the woman get in by herself. This is courtesy I insist on as the stronger sex, out of love and respect. In times like these, there might be attackers hidden about. It would be unsuitable to put a woman in a car and then shut the door on her, leaving her at the mercy of some had fellow who might be hiding in the back seat.
1. It can be concluded from the passage that _____.
2. What’s the author’s attitude about the whole question of manners and women’s liberation?
3. Ms. Ann Clark would most probably agree that _____.
4. By saying “you did it again” (Para. 7), the author’s wife means that _____.
5. Which of the following is NOT the reason why the author gets into a car before a woman?
问题1选项
A.it can break rules of social behaviors
B.in women’s liberation men are also liberated
C.women are becoming more competent than before
D.men should walk on the outside of a pavement
问题2选项
A.Serious.
B.Critical.
C.Joking.
D.Satirical.
问题3选项
A.Ms. Holmes’s opinions on the new manners are justified
B.the author is a man with the gift of natural grace
C.one should follow social custom instead of his own taste
D.men and women are equal in most of the social events
问题4选项
A.the author should have shown his politeness by pulling out the chair for her
B.the author should not have sat down before she did
C.the author should not have sat in the chair pulled out by the waitress
D.the author should have walked behind her
问题5选项
A.He intends to be polite to the woman.
B.He does that by force of habit.
C.He wants to protect the woman from hidden danger.
D.He thinks women nowadays are as capable as men.
第1题:B
第2题:C
第3题:C
第4题:C
第5题:D
第1题:
【选项释义】
It can be concluded from the passage that _____. 从文章中可以得出结论_____。
A. it can break rules of social behaviors A. 它可以打破社会行为的规则
B. in women’s liberation men are also liberated B. 在妇女解放中，男人也解放了
C. women are becoming more competent than before C. 女性比以前更有能力
D. men should walk on the outside of a pavement D. 男人应该走在人行道的外面
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】根据第一段的第一句“对男性来说，妇女解放（women’s liberation）带来的一个好处（one of the good things）就是男人不用（men no longer）遵守尊重妇女的旧式礼节了”由此可知，在妇女解放过程中，男性也得到了解放，所以选项B符合原文。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“它可以打破社会行为的规则”原文没有提及，属于无中生有；
C选项“女性比以前更有能力”原文没有提及，属于无中生有；
D选项“男人应该走在人行道的外面”定位到原文第三段第四句“男人应该走他想走的地方”由此可知该选项属于曲解原文。
第2题:
【选项释义】
What’s the author’s attitude about the whole question of manners and women’s liberation? 作者对礼仪和妇女解放的整个问题持什么态度？
A. Serious. A. 严肃的。
B. Critical. B. 批判的。
C. Joking. C. 玩笑的。
D. Satirical. D. 讽刺的。
【考查点】观点态度题。
【解题思路】根据题干可以定位到原文第四段第二句“多年来，我想出于尊重，我拒绝用过时的礼节来打扰女性”又如原文第五段第二句“当然，但是我们这些天生优雅的人可能会安全地打破规则”由此可以看出，作者是以一种调侃的语气来讨论举止风度和女性解放问题，所以选项C符合题干。
【干扰项排除】
A、B、D选项与作者的态度不符，属于曲解原文。
第3题:
【选项释义】
Ms. Ann Clark would most probably agree that _____. 安•克拉克很可能会同意_____。
A. Ms. Holmes’s opinions on the new manners are justified A. 霍姆斯女士对新礼仪的看法是有道理的
B. the author is a man with the gift of natural grace B. 作者是一个有天赋的人
C. one should follow social custom instead of his own taste C. 一个人应该遵循社会习俗，而不是他自己的品味
D. men and women are equal in most of the social events D. 在大多数社会活动中，男女是平等的
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】根据题干定位到原文第五段三、四句“例如，在餐馆里，当一对男女被领到他们的餐桌前，服务员拉出一张椅子，女士应该坐在椅子上。这是安•克拉克女士（Ms. Ann Clark）说的”，本段第一句提到的是“遵循社会行为规范（rules of social behavior）比遵循个人品味（depend on one’s own taste）更容易”。由此可知，克拉克女士可能觉得人应该遵循社会行为规范，所以选项C正确。
【干扰项排除】
A、B、D选项都不属于克拉克的观点，属于曲解原文。
第4题:
【选项释义】
By saying “you did it again” (Para. 7), the author’s wife means that _____. 通过说“你又做了”（第7段），作者妻子的意思是_____。
A. the author should have shown his politeness by pulling out the chair for her A. 作者应该为她拉出椅子以示礼貌
B. the author should not have sat down before she did B. 作者不应该在她之前就座
C. the author should not have sat in the chair pulled out by the waitress C. 作者不应该坐在女服务员拉出来的椅子上
D. the author should have walked behind her D. 作者应该跟在她后面
【考查点】事实细节题。
【解题思路】根据题干定位到原文第七段到第九段“我妻子说：‘你又这么干了。’我十分困惑地问：‘干什么了？’‘坐了这把椅子’”，并且上文第六段第二句也提到了“我跟着女服务员（hostess）来到餐桌前，她把椅子拉出来（pulled the chair out），我就坐了（sat）上去”。由此可知，妻子是在责备他不应该坐在女服务员拉出来的椅子上，所以选项C正确。
【干扰项排除】
A、B、D选项都不属于作者妻子的意思，属于曲解原文。
第5题:
【选项释义】
Which of the following is NOT the reason why the author gets into a car before a woman? 下列哪一项不是作者比女士先上汽车的原因？
A. He intends to be polite to the woman. A. 他打算对那位女士有礼貌。
B. He does that by force of habit. B. 他做那件事是出于习惯。
C. He wants to protect the woman from hidden danger. C. 他想保护这个女人不受潜在危险的伤害。
D. He thinks women nowadays are as capable as men. D. 他认为现在的女人和男人一样能干。
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】根据题干定位到最后一段，第二句“我认为作为较强壮的性别，出于爱和尊重，我们应该遵守这样的礼节（courtesy）”由此可知，选项A符合原文。第一句“而且，我的习惯（custom）是先上车”由此可知，选项B符合原文。第三、四句“这些时候有可能会有隐藏的攻击者（attackers）。让女性先上车，把她关在里面，任她被藏在车后座的坏蛋宰割，是十分不合适的（unsuitable）”由此可知，选项C符合原文。所以只有D选项不是作者比女士先上车的原因。
【干扰项排除】
A、B、C选项都是作者比女性先上车的原因，属于反向干扰。
