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【題目】 While a female politician or first lady can use her clothing to create a favorable image, male politicians don't have as many fashion choices to play with, But Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seems to have discovered a goldmine - his socks.

He's been seen wearing"statement socks".at many public events. For example, during a NATO(北大西洋公約組織) meeting in Brussels in May, Trudeau wore one blue sock and one pink, both with the NATO symbol printed on them. And in June, he wore a pair of socks with the pattern of maple leaves a national symbol of Canada --- when he appeared on a TV show.

The New York Times editor Vanessa Friedman praised Trudeau's play on his socks as"clever

"Socks are subtle enough not to be distracting, but visible enough that you can't miss the point, she wrote, "Rarely have a man's ankles said so much."

One example is a pair he wore during a meeting with Enda Kenny, then the prime minister of Ireland, in Montreal on May 4. During their meeting, Trudeau wore Star Wars socks-simply because that day happened to be Intemational Star Wars Day. If this pair of socks sent out any message, according to Vogue magazine reporter Emily Farra, that message was just that he has a quirky side and loves George Lucas films, " she wrote.

However, some say that 45-year-old Trudeau's unusual sock choices show a childish side of the prime minister that proves he isn't mature enough to be the leader of a country.

But Friedman doesn't see it that way. "The socks have been a source of pride and applause on an international scale-a symbolboth of Mr Trudeau's ability to embrace multiculturalism and of his position as a next-generation leader not bound by old traditions. "she wrote. They have opened up possibilities for the future.

【1】Trudeau wore a pair of socks with the pattern of maple leaves to __________.

A.distract audience's attention from the TV show

B.send a message that he is proud of his country

C.narrow the gap between politicians and civilians

D.claim that he is the new-generation leader of the country

【2】The underlined word"quirky" is closest in meaning to _________.

A.abnormal or immature

B.serious or straight

C.patriotic and enthusiastic

D.odd or unpredictable

【3】According to Friedman, Justin Trudeau ___________.

A.has a promising future but is still an inexperienced politician

B.used a clever way to explore and finally discovered a goldmine

C.is open-minded and is ready to accept different cultures

D.is a leader who has abandoned old traditions to build up his future

【4】The article is mainly about ___________.

A.the strange hobby of a young politician

B.a young leader's clever choice of socks

C.how male politicians maintain public image

D.the gender difference in modem politicians

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

這是一篇夾敘夾議的文章。文章圍繞襪子這一主題講述年輕領(lǐng)導(dǎo)明智地選擇襪子。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。答案定位到第二段最后一句，a national symbol of Canada --- when he appeared on a TV show，楓葉是加拿大的標(biāo)志，因此加拿大首相以自己國家為驕傲。故選B。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第二段He's been seen wearing"statement socks" at many public events.可知加拿大首相穿過星球大戰(zhàn)的襪子，此舉出人意料，并且有人認(rèn)為這樣的行為幼稚，但quirky的意思顯然不是幼稚，因此應(yīng)為D古怪或者出人意料。故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文章最后一段第二句話"The socks have been a source of pride and applause on an international scale-a symbolboth of Mr Trudeau's ability to embrace multiculturalism and of his position as a next-generation leader not bound by old traditions. "she wrote.（襪子一直是國際范圍內(nèi)的驕傲和掌聲的來源——象征著Trudeau先生擁抱多元文化主義的能力和他作為新一代領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人不受舊傳統(tǒng)束縛的地位�！彼龑懙馈＃┍砻�Trudeau先生能融入多樣文化，并且不受傳統(tǒng)束縛。故選C。

【4】主旨大意題。第一段While a female politician or first lady can use her clothing to create a favorable image, male politicians don't have as many fashion choices to play with, But Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seems to have discovered a goldmine - his socks.（雖然女政治家或第一夫人可以利用自己的著裝來塑造良好形象，但男政治家卻沒有那么多的時尚選擇，加拿大總理Trudeau似乎發(fā)現(xiàn)了一座金礦——他的襪子。）是全文的主題句，結(jié)合全文內(nèi)容可知，全文圍繞襪子這一主題，因此文章中心講述的是年輕領(lǐng)導(dǎo)明智地選擇襪子。故選B。

細(xì)節(jié)理解題大多是根據(jù)文章中的具體信息如事實、例證、原因、過程、論述等進(jìn)行提問的。抓住文段中的事實和細(xì)節(jié)是做好該題型的關(guān)鍵，也是做好其它類型問題的基礎(chǔ)。該題型幾乎都可以在文章中直接找到與答案有關(guān)的信息，或是其變體。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都屬于這類圍繞主體展開的細(xì)節(jié)。做這類題一般采用尋讀法，即先讀題，然后帶著問題快速閱讀短文，找出與問題和選項有關(guān)的詞語或句子，再對相關(guān)部分進(jìn)行分析對比，找出答案。正確選項雖然一般不是原文照搬，但是一般是原文的改寫，意思不變。如換一個同義詞，把否定改為肯定，把肯定改為否定等。如第1小題，答案定位到第二段最后一句，a national symbol of Canada --- when he appeared on a TV show，楓葉是加拿大的標(biāo)志，因此加拿大首相以自己國家為驕傲。故選B。