阅读理解AItishardlysurprisingthatclothingmanufacturers(生产商)followcertainuniformstandardsforvariousfeatures(特征)ofclothes.Whatseemsstrange,however,isthatthestandardadoptedforwomenistheoppositeoftheoneformen.Takealookatthewayyourclothesbutton.Men'sclothestendtobuttonfromtheright,andwomen'sfromtheleft.Consideringmostoftheworld'spopulation----menandwomen----areright-handed,themen'sstandardwouldappeartomakemoresenseforwomen.Sowhydowomen'sclothesbuttonfromtheleft?Historyreallyseemstomatterhere.Buttonsfirstappearedonlyontheclothesoftherichinthe17thcentury,whenrichwomenweredressedbyservants.Forthemostlyright-handedservants,havingwomen'sshirtsbuttonfromtheleftwouldbeeasier.Ontheotherhand,havingmen'sshirtsbuttonfromtherightmadesense,too.Mostmendressedthemselves,andasworddrawnfromtheleftwiththerighthandwouldbelesslikelytogetcaughtintheshirt.Todaywomenareseldomdressedbyservants,butbuttoningfromtheleftisstillthestandardforthem.Isitinteresting?Actually,astandard,onceset,resistschange.Atatimewhenallwomen'sshirtsbuttonedfromtheleft,itwouldhavebeenriskyforanysinglemanufacturertoofferwomen'sshirtsthatbuttonedfromtheright.Afterall,womenhadgrownsousedtoshirtswhichbuttonedfromtheleftandwouldhavetodevelopnewhabitsandskillstoswitch.Besides,somewomenmighthavefounditsociallyawkwardtoappearinpublicwearingshirtsthatbuttonedfromtheright,sinceanyonewhonoticedthatwouldbelievetheywerewearingmen'sshirts.()1.Whatissurprisingaboutthestandardoftheclothingindustry?A.Ithasbeenfollowedbytheindustryforover400years.B.Itisdifferentformen'sclothingandwomen's.C.Itwoksbetterwithmenthanwithwomen.D.Itfailstoconsiderright-handedpeople.()2.Whatdoweknowabouttherichmeninthe17thcentury?4\nA.Theytendedtowearclotheswithoutbuttons.B.Theywereinterestedinthehistoricalmatters.C.Theyweremostlydressedbyservants.D.Theydrewtheirswordsfromtheleft.()3.Women'sclothesstillbuttonfromthelefttodaybecause.A.adoptingmen'sstyleisimproperforwomenB.manufacturersshouldfollowstandardsC.modernwomendressthemselvesD.customsarehardtochange()4.Thepassageismainlydevelopedby.A.analyzingcausesB.makingcomparisonsC.examiningdifferencesD.followingthetimeorder【语篇解读语篇解读】本文由男女衣服的不同,分析产生这种不同的原因,并且告诉我们这种不同为语篇解读什么延续到现在.1.答案B【解析】细节理解题."Whatseemsstrange,however,isthatthestandardadoptedforwomen由istheoppositeoftheoneformen."可知男女衣服的标准不一样令人惊奇.所以答案选B项.2.答案D【解析】细节理解题.根据文中"Mostmendressedthemselves,andasworddrawnfromtheleftwiththerighthangwouldbelesslikelytogetcaughtintheshirt."可判断选D项.3.答案D【解析】细节理解题.根据"Actually,astandard,onceset,resistschange."可知,习惯一旦养成,就很难改变是女式衣服的纽扣仍然在左边的原因.由此判断选D项.4.答案A【解析】组织结构题.通观整篇文章可以看出,作在开始提到一个现象――男女衣服的标准相反,然后分析这种现象产生的历史原因,最后告诉我们现在这是这样的原因.由此判断选A项.BSittingonthepeacefulcoastofGalapagosIslands.Ecuador,watchingthesun4\nmovequietlyintothesea,youshouldn'tforgetthatCharlesDarwin(1809-1882)arrivedherein1835.Hestayedontheislandsforfiveweeks,observingvariousanimals.Thisfinallyinspired(启发)hisfamouswork,OntheOriginofSpecies.YoucancertainlyfollowDarwin'sfootstepsandenjoyatripfromfourtosevendaystotheislands.Theislandsarecertainlyaparadise(天堂)forwildlife,astherearenonaturalkillersontheislandsandthenumberofboatsandvisitorsisundergovernmentcontrol.ThoughyoucannotwalkfreelyasDarwindidabout200yearsago,eachdayisasimpressiveasitcouldbe.Themostwell-knownanimaloftheGalapagosisthegianttortoise(巨型海龟),whichcanbeseenmovingslowlyaroundthehighlandsofSanraCruz,thesecondlargestislandinthearchipelago(群岛).SomeofthesecreaturesaresooldthattheymighthavebeenseenintheiryouthbyDarwinhimself.Despitestrictcontroloveractivitiesandtiming,yourstayontheGalapagoswillberememberedasachainofincomparablepictures:divingwithsealionsthatswimandplaywithininchesofyou;feelingsmallsharkstouchyourfeetasyouswim;and,mostmagically,seeingawhaleandherbabysurfacewithagreatbreathofair.TravellingbetweentheislandsandobservingthewildlifethatsoinspiredDarwin,youwillfeelasthoughyouaregettingaspecialviewofanuntouchedworld.Atnightyouwillsleeponboardtheship,leavingthewildlifeincompleteoccupationoftheislands,whichareasundisturbednowastheyhavebeensincethebeginningoftime.()1.WhatdoweknowaboutDarwin'svisittotheislands?A.HestudieddifferentcreaturesontheislandsB.HecompletedhisfamousbookontheislandsC.HewastouchedbythegeographyoftheislandsD.Hewasattractedbywell-knownanimalsoftheislands()2.Whichofthefollowingplaysaroleinmakingtheislands"aparadiseforwildlife"?A.Animalsontheislandsfeedongrass.B.Localgovernmentforbidskillingwildlife.C.Peoplecannotvisittheislandsastheywish.4\nD.Touristsarenotallowedtotouchtheanimals.()3.Yourstayontheislandswillbemostimpressivemainlybecauseof_________.A.ThebeautifulseaviewsB.Darwin'sinspiringtripC.acloserviewofanimalsD.variousdaringactivities()4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AUniqueAttractionforWildlifeLoversB.CalapagosasaParadiseforAdventuresC.CharlesDarwinasaSymbolofGalapagosD.ASuccessfulExampleofWildlifeProtection【语篇解读语篇解读】本文介绍了一个冒险家的乐园GalapagosIslands,达尔文曾在这儿受到启发写语篇解读出了《物种起源》一书,同时,由于这儿保护得很好,直到现在依然是旅游的好去处.1.答案A【解析】细节理解题.由文中的Hestayedontheislandsforfiveweeks,observingvariousanimals.可知达尔文在这儿观察了各种各样的动物.2.答案C【解析】细节理解题.根据文中...strictcontroloveractivitiesandtiming...可知,当地对游客的活动和参观时间都是有严格限制的,所以答案选C项.3.答案C【解析】细节理解题.根据yourstayontheGalapagoswillberememberedasachainofincomparablepictures:divingwithsealionsthatswimandplaywithininchesofyou;feelingsmallsharkstouchyourfeetasyouswim;and,mostmagically,seeingawhaleandherbabysurfacewithagreatbreathofair.可知,在Galapagos岛上能与动物亲密接触.4.答案A【解析】主旨大意题.这篇文章主要是向我们推荐GalapagosIslands,因此题目要具有醒目的特点,方能达到吸引读者眼球的目的,故题目以A为佳.4
