Question

【题目】

For years people have enjoyed following the life of Garfield the cat. Garfield is a popular comic book character, known for being lazy and fat. But the cat was back in the news recently for something you might not expect.

A man in the United States changed the gender of garfield to “none” on the cat’s Wikipedia (维基百科) page. After that lots of people got angry and kept changing Garfield’s Wikipedia page. They argued about whether the cat was a boy, girl or neither.

Wikipedia finally locked the page to stop people editing (编辑) it. Jim Davis, Garfield’s creator, solved the argument.

“Garfield is male,” he simply told the Washington Post. The 71-year-old artist said he liked working with animals because they didn’t have to be old, young, boys or girls. He was angry that some people cared so much about Garfield’s gender.

It seems like quite an unnecessary argument to have. But it is not the only recent example of argument about gender.

To celebrate International Women’s Day in Australia earlier this year, the city of Melbourne made 10 traffic lights with a figure (人形) dressed in a skirt. They were designed to celebrate Women’s Day and give them more confidence in public.

But not everyone thinks the idea is necessary. Some people think it is important for women to be treated fairly in Australia, but that this idea is silly.

“I’m all for doing anything we can for gender equity (公平), but really?” Melbourne mayor (市长) Robert Doyle told the Herald Sun. The mayor said this idea is more likely to be laughed at than bring respect to women.

【1】What put Garfield the cat back in the news recently?

A.The cat’s lazy character.B.Being included in Wikipedia.

C.The cat’s gender being changed on WikipediaD.The cats picture being changed on Wikipedia.

【2】What does the underlined word gender in the passage mean?

A.性别.B.个性.C.外貌.D.脾气.

【3】According to Jim Davis, ___________________.

A.Wikipedia should lock the page about Garfield

B.Garfield can be a boy or a girl, and young or old

C.people don’ t care about animals’age or gender

D.it’s unnecessary to take Garfield’s gender seriously

【4】What did Melbourne mayor Robert Doyle think of the traffic light idea?

A.It would bring respect to women.B.It was not a good idea for gender equity.

C.It would give women more confidence in public.D.It would help women be treated fairly in Australia.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

这篇短文给我们讲述了美国一名男子将加菲猫的性别改为“无”，并改变了加菲尔德的维基百科页面。他们争论这只猫是男孩还是女孩。维基百科最终锁定了页面，阻止人们编辑它。加菲猫的创造者吉姆·戴维斯平息了这场争论。这似乎是一个不必要的争论。但这并不是最近关于性别争论的唯一例子。从而引出了澳大利亚庆祝妇女节的活动中做的事情只会让人笑话而不是尊重女性。

【1】细节理解题。由句子A man in the United States changed the gender of Garfield to “none” on the cat's Wikipedia ( 维 基 百 科 ) page. After that lots of people got angry and kept changing Garfield's Wikipedia page. They argued about whether the cat was a boy, girl or neither.可知，由于加菲猫的性别在维基百科中被改动，才重返新闻。故答案为C。

【2】猜测词义题。根据短文第二段中的句子They argued about whether the cat was a boy, girl or neither.可知人们争论这只猫是男是女，可知上文画线单词的词意可能为性别的意思。故答案为A。

【3】细节理解题。根据短文中的句子He was angry that some people cared so much about Garfield's gender. It seems like quite an unnecessary argument to have.可知，他认为没有必要争论这个。故答案为D。

【4】推理判断题。根据短文最后的内容Melbourne mayor(市长)Robert Doyle told the Herald Sun. The mayor said this idea is more likely to be laughed at than bring respect to women.可知，相比于给女人尊重，还不如说可能被嘲笑。故答案为B。