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15.There are plenty of things you can feel positive knowing about Garfield-the cat who loves lasagna,hates Mondays and adores a teddy bear named Pooky.But last week,without warning,there rose a strange and sudden debate around a question about the famous cat that even creator Jim Davis needed to weigh in on:Is Garfield a boy,a girl,or no gender(性别)at all?
The argument appears to have begun when writer Virgil Texas came across a 2014Mental Floss interview with Davis where he described his tabby creation Garfield as"not really male or female or any particular race or nationality,young or old."
In response to the quote(引用),Virgil wrote on Twitter:"FACT:Garfield has no gender.This.Is.Definite."So sure was he of Garfield‘s true gender status that Virgil even took it upon himself to update the Garfield character Wikipedia page with the information.
But it was quickly clear that not everyone agreed with Virgil‘s edits,and thus began a war over the Wikipedia entry edits.Some mentioned that Garfield is male.Others wrote that it shouldn't matter at all whether Garfield is male or female.Washington Post reported that the battle took place over 60hours and eventually ended when Wikipedia shut things down by locking the page.
It was a statement that soon appeared to have been made in hurry as Jim Davis indeed soon joined the debate,shutting everything down in one line to Washington Post:"Garfield is male."The 71-year-old cartoonist also pointed out that Garfield has a girlfriend,Arlene,and claimed that his 2014quotes had been"taken out of context"."I've always said that I wanted to work with animals because they're not regarded as being any particular gender,race,age or ethnicity,"he said."In that sense,the humor could be enjoyed by a broader group."

24.What does the passage mainly discuss?A
A.An argument about the gender of Garfield.
B.The interview between Jim Davis and Virgil Texas.
C.An update of Wikipedia entry edits about Garfield.
D.The popularity of the famous cartoon character Garfield.
25.What does the underlined phrase"weigh in on"probably mean?B
A.Agree with.
B.Join in.
C.Put forward.
D.Care about.
26.The debate online upon the gender of Garfield was ended up byD.
A.writer Virgil Texas
B.Wikipedia
C.Washington Post
D.creator Jim Davis
27.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?D
A.Jim Davis'2014 quotes had been cut out.
B.Garfield becomes more famous than before.
C.Washington Post shut everything down in one line about Garfield.
D.The creation of Garfield is aimed at entertainment rather than anything else.

分析 文章介绍了对加菲猫性别的争论,最后Jim Davis出来澄清加菲猫仅仅是娱乐而已.

解答 24.A      25.B      26.D      27.D
24.A   主旨大意题.根据第一段的there rose a strange and sudden debate around a question about the famous cat that even creator Jim Davis needed to weigh in on:Is Garfield a boy,a girl,or no gender(性别)at all?可知,关于加菲猫的性别展开了讨论,故选A.
25.B   猜测词意题.在最后一段It was a statement that soon appeared to have been made in hurry as Jim Davis indeed soon joined the debate提到,Jim Davis也加入了该讨论,所以weigh on表示加入的意思.
26.D   细节题.最后一段的第一句话shutting everything down in one line to Washington Post:"Garfield is male."告诉我们   Jim Davis最后关闭了网上的讨论,加菲猫是一个男性.
27.D 细节题.根据最后一段介绍he said."In that sense,the humor could be enjoyed by a broader group."加菲猫的创造就是为了娱乐而不是其他用途,故选D.

点评 在阅读时要抓住文章的主题和细节,分析文章结构,根据上下文内在联系,挖掘文章的深层含义,对于暗含在文章中的人物的行为动机,事件中的因果关系及作者未言明的倾向、意图、态度、观点等要进行合乎逻辑的判断、推理、分析,进一步增强理解能力,抓住材料实质性的东西.

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