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1．The data shows that thru is a gender imbalance of twenty ion more men than women under thirty in China．You would think that so many suitably bachelors out there that any  young Chinese woman could have her pick． But the fact is that there arc many"Shinny"in China． Media reports say thru may be as many as 500，000"Shinny"in the capital．
The term Shinny"，directly translated as‘‘1eftover women"，refers to peculated women in their late twenties who are still single． Quite simply，"no"means women and"sheen"means left over but，depending on how you look at it，sheen"can also man successful．Some believe that the phrase was invented as a play on words to mean that"shinny"is actually a positive way to portray being a single，successful woman．
"Shinny"are pioneers in modern day China． They are able to enjoy their success in big cities with very little restriction． They are aware of the pressure society puts on them to get married but they are all highly educated and financially independent therefore there is not an immediate need to find a husband to support them．
Chinese people often think males should be higher in a relationship in every sense，including height，age，education and salary． This leads to a phenomenon in which A-grade men marry B-grade women，B-grade mice marry Grade women ankle C-grade man marry D-grade women．Only A-grade women and D-grade men can't find partners．Apparently，if you are an"A-grade"woman，finding a husbandly better than you （a must in Chinese culture apparently） is hard to do．
These women are leftover"because they are"too successful"and therefore have high standards when it comes to picking their lifelong partners． They arc free and able to live independently，which was not so possible for previous generations．Right now it seems family guilt is the only real factor contributing to decreasing China's"Shinny"population，as daughters give in t．o the demands of their families． As China rapidly modernizes，the term"Shinny"may even develop into a wholly positive label．

26．The umlerlinccl part in Paragraph I implies that Chinese young womenC
A． will be picked up by single young men
B． will become"Shinny"in large numbers
C． have a wide range of'choices For husbands
D． prefer to stay in the capital of the country
27． Which of the following about 1ettover women"is TRUE？B
A． They are educated in the capital．
B． They are almost thirty years old．
C． They prefer to be single women．
D． They are successful in business．
28．One reason for"Shinny"not being in a hurry to have a husband is that theyD
A． are pincers in modern society
B． have no restriction in life
C． bear no pressure from society
D． don't need to depend on others
29．Why should Chinese husbands be higher in different senses than their wives'C
A． Because they can't fad wives of higher grades．
B． Because they have different education backgrounds．
C． Because Chinese culture requires them to do so．
D． Because men won't mar}'successful women．
30． What conclusion can we make about"Shinny"in the future'？A
A． They may become positive images．
B． They may become more successful．
C． They will have higher standards for partners．
D． They will ignore the demands of their Israelis．

分析 本文主要介绍中国现在剩男剩女的状况，以及剩男剩女的定义．

解答 CBDCA
26  C    猜测语句含义题．  根据划线语句可知数据表明在中国30岁以下的男士远远地比女士多，因此年轻女士的选择多，故选C．
27   B   细节题．根据文章第二 段1eftover women"，refers to peculated women in their late twenties who are still single． 可知剩女的定义是晚20仍单身的女士，故选B．
28   D   细节题．根据文章第三 段they are all highly educated and financially independent therefore there is not an immediate need to find a husband to support them．
 可知由于剩女们非常独立并且受过高等教育因此她们不需要离开找一个丈夫去养活她们，故选D．
29   C   细节题．根据文章第四 段（a must in Chinese culture apparently） 可知这种状况是明显是中国文化的要求，故选C．
30   A   细节题．根据文章最后一段  As China rapidly modernizes，the term"Shinny"may even develop into a wholly positive label．可知伴随着中国快速的现代化，剩女这个词会发展成积极的形象，故选A．

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