Question

B [2015 •长春市普通高中高三质置检测〗

When I asked my mother-in-law to select which meals she'd like me to order from the home-delivery menu, she only chose the ones her husband would like. This goes way beyond politeness. She is actually feeling uncomfortable voicing what she wants. She developed the main symptom of Asker's Syn?drome that one's unable to ask for what one wants.

It's not just older women who have this problem. Asker's Syndrome can strike the young. I have single friends who won't ask a man out on a date because they fear being considered too " forward". My five-year-old daughter Violet is showing the early stage of Asker's Syndrome. She's learned that women don't ask, but rather drop hints. She'll say, "Remember last Sunday afternoon we went to the park?" rather than "Can we go to the park?"

Apart from women and girls' problematic relationship with appetite, food and dating, it's widely reported that women are less likely than men to ask for pay rises and pro?motions. Instead, they withdraw, hoping that somebody else will decide they are worthy and make them promoted.

No doubt, many women develop Asker's Syndrome as a defensive measure because they've been labelled as pushy or rude for simply asking for what they want. But in the long term, choosing not to express our desires doesn't serve us well.

It's time to cure ourselves and our girls of Asker's Syn?drome. I don't want to raise a future "burnt chop mother" who denies her wish for food, power and success and any?thing else. I insist that she ask for what she wants directly.

For women in our culture, asking is a skill that we need to learn and practise. And if we all do it* then women asking will become the norm rather than the exception.

5.The author's mother-in-law is mentioned in Paragraph 1 to_________ .

 

A.     introduce the old lady

B.     set an example

C.     talk about her illness

D.     lead in a topic

6.Which is TRUE about Asker's Syndrome according to the passage?

 

A.     It often causes problems with appetite and food.

B.     Older women develop more of its symptoms.

C.     More women suffer from it than men in their careers.

D.     It strikes only female victims as reported.

7.The author holds the view that ____________ .

 

A.     others decide whether we are worthy

B.     choosing not to ask is a protective measure

C.     asking for what is wanted is rude

D.     Asker's Syndrome should be cured

8.The passage is written to____________ .

 

A.     list symptoms of Asker's Syndrome

B.     encourage women to express their ideas

C.     explain the causes of refusing to ask

D.     suggest ways to ask for more

Answer 1

B [文章大意]本文是一篇议论文，论述了在女性中普遍存在的一个问题：提问者综合征，即不愿或不敢于直接表达自己的需求。作者认为应该改善这种情形。

5.D推理判断题。作者提及婆婆是为了引出即将探讨的话题，故

选D项。

6. C 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句"…it's widely reported that women are less likely than men to ask for pay rises and promo?tions. " 可知 C项正确。

7.D 推理判断题。根据第四段中的"But in the long term, choo?sing not to express our desires doesn't serve us well."及第五段第一句可推断出D项正确。

8.B 推理判断题。根据最后一段"For women in our culture, ask?ing is a skill that we need to learn and practise. And if we all do it, then women asking will become the norm rather than the ex?ception. "可知，作者的写作目的就是号召女性要善于"要求"，并通过"要求"来表达自己的观点。故选B项。