One of the good things for men in women's liberation is that men no longer have to pay women the old-fashioned courtesies.
In an article on the new manners, Ms. 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 cars twenty times a day with babies and dogs. Surely they 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 Over the years, out of a sense of respect, I imagine, I have refused to trouble women with outdated courtesies.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 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 wife.
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 a 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 then shut the door on her, leaving her at the mercy of some bad fellow who might be hiding in the back seat.
1.It can be concluded from the passage that（ ）.
2.By saying "you did it again”, the author's wife means that （ ）.
3.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’s safe to 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 in the outside of a pavement
问题2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3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:
【选项释义】
It can be concluded from the passage that _____. 从文章中可以得出结论：_____。
A. it’s safe to break rules of social behaviors A. 打破社会行为规则是安全的
B. in women’s liberation men are also liberated B. 在妇女解放的过程中，男性也得到了解放
C. women are becoming more competent than before C. 妇女比以前更有能力
D. men should walk in the outside of a pavement D. 男人应该走在人行道的外侧
【考查点】判断推理题。
【解题思路】根据第一段信息：One of the good things for men in women’s liberation is that men no longer have to pay women the old-fashioned courtesies（在妇女解放运动中，对男人来说有一件好事，那就是男人不再需要对女人表示传统的礼貌），由此可推测：在妇女解放的过程中，男性也得到了解放，所以正确答案为B选项。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“打破社会行为规则是安全的”，根据第五段前两句：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（遵循社会行为准则通常比凭自己的品味更容易。当然，规则也可以被我们这些天生优雅的人打破），可知该选项属于曲解原文；
C选项“妇女比以前更有能力”，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侧”，根据第三段关键信息：A man should walk where he wants to（男人应该走在他想走的地方），可知该选项属于曲解原文。
第2题:
【选项释义】
By saying “you did it again”, the author’s wife means that _____. 作者的妻子说“你又这样做了”，意思是_____。
A. the author should have shown his politeness by pulling out the chair for her A. 作者应该礼貌地为她拉开椅子
B. the author should not have sat down before she did B. 作者不应该在她坐下之前坐下
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开的椅子上
D. the author should have walked behind her D. 作者应该走在她的后面
【考查点】判断推理题。
【解题思路】根据文章第六、七段信息：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.”（我跟着女服务员走到桌边，她把椅子拉出来，我很自然地坐了下来，因为这正是我要坐的椅子。“喂，”女服务员走后，我妻子说，“你又这样做了?”“做什么了?”我问道，完全困惑了。“坐了椅子。”），由此可推断：作者妻子话的意思是“作者不应该坐在女服务员拉开的椅子上”，所以C选项为正确答案。
【干扰项排除】A、B、D选项均属于曲解原文。
第3题:
【选项释义】
Which of the following is NOT the reason why the author gets into a car before a woman? 以下哪项不是作者比女士先上车的原因？
A. He intends to be polite to the woman. A. 他想对那位女士礼貌一些。
B. He does that by force of habit. B. 他这样做是出于习惯。
C. He wants to protect the woman from hidden danger. C. 他想保护这位女士免受隐藏的危险。
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】事实细节题。
【解题思路】根据题干关键词the author gets into a car before a woman可以确定答案所在区域为最后一段。根据最后一段关键信息：Also, it has always been my custom to get in a car first, and let the woman get in by herself. This is a courtesy I insist on as the stronger sex, out of love and respect. In times like these, there might be attackers hidden about（另外，我一向的习惯是先上车，让女士自己上车。出于爱和尊重，这是我作为更强的性别所坚持的礼貌。在这种时候，周围可能隐藏着袭击者），由此可知A、B、C选项都是作者比女士先上车的原因，而D选项“他认为现在的女人和男人一样能干”在文中没有提及，不是作者比女士先上车的原因，
符合题干，所以正确答案为D选项。
【干扰项排除】A、B、C选项均属于反向干扰。
