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Marriage Advertisements in IndiaEvery Sunday morning millions of Indians settle down with a cup of tea and special weekend issues of their newspapers, just as Americans do. But here, with the marriage season approaching, many of them quickly to a Sunday f

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Marriage Advertisements in India Every Sunday morning millions of Indians settle down with a cup of tea and special weekend issues of their newspapers, just as Americans do. But here, with the marriage season approaching, many of them quickly to a Sunday feature that is particularly Indian-the-columns of marriage advertisements in which young people look for husbands and wives. This is relatively modern change in the age-old custom of the arranged marriage. The thousands of advertisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that coming to this traditional society. For example, although women are still described in terms of appearance, or skill in "the wifely arts", information about her earning power is entering more and more of the advertisements. This reflects the arrival in India of the working wife. Divorce, which used to be almost unheard of in India, is sometimes now mentioned in the advertisements as in the case of a woman whose advertisement in New Delhi newspaper explained that had been "the innocent party" when her marriage broke up. Because the custom of the dowry (marriage payment) is now illegal, some advertisements say "no dowry" or "simple marriage", which means the same thing. However, the fathers of many bridegrooms still require it. In a land where light skin is often regarded as socially preferable, many also require that a woman have a "wheat-color" complexion or that a man be "tall, fair and handsome". Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes, mostly in cities. Many of them receive dozens of answers."There's nothing embarrassing about it," explained a Calcutta businessman advertising a son-in-law. "It's just another way of broadening the contacts and increasing the possibility of doing the contacts and increasing the possibilities of doing the best one for one's daughter." Because of high unemployment and a generally poor standard of living here, one of the best attractions a marriage advertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad, especially in Canada or the United States. A person who has one can get what he wants. One recent Sunday in Madras, for example, a Punjabi engineer living in San Francisco advertised for a "beautiful slim bride with lovely features knowing music and dance". And a man whose advertisement said that he held an American immigration permit was able to say, only girls from rich, well-connected families need apply. The word "one" in "a person who has one can get what he wants" refers to good attraction.()

  • A、Right
  • B、Wrong
  • C、Not mentioned

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  • 第1题:

    The students’ phone offers its service_______

    A.every morning during the work-days

    B.every morning during the work—ends

    C.four mornings a week

    D.every other morning except Sunday


    正确答案:D
    文章中有“The service is available there three mornings a week at telephoneN0.330564…”可见答案应选D。

  • 第2题:

    He suddenly returned__________a Sunday morning.

    A.on
    B.at
    C.in
    D.during

    答案:A
    解析:
    暂无解析

  • 第3题:

    Many English boys go to boarding school at the age of seven.They usually ( )quickly and are very happy.

    A.get along
    B.carry on
    C.bring up
    D.settle down

    答案:D
    解析:
    本题考察固定搭配,题目意为“许多英国男孩七岁就上寄宿学校,他们通常很快安顿下来,非常快乐。”A选项意为“进展”,B选项意为“从事,继续下去”,C选项意为“抚养,培养”,D选项意为“安顿下来”。根据句意,应该选择D选项。
      

  • 第4题:

    共用题干
    Separation may Help Improve Marriage
    Marriage is big lately;actually it's unmarriage that seems to be capturing our attention.From the award-winning American Beauty to the Bruce Willis-Michelle Pfeiffer movie,The story of Us,the institution of marriage is being turned inside out,and it's not a pretty sight.To judge by these films,modern marriage involves a lot of broken crockery and busted expactations.While many current Hollywood depictions of marriage may be overly pessimistic, statistics in America are alarming:each year half as many Americans get divorced as marry.
    Marriage counselors say couples often choose to separate as a last-ditch effort to change their relationship and possibly themselves.“Many trial separations don't work because they're not‘authentic'.They're just one person's way of getting out of the relationship,” says Harriet Lerner,author of the book The Dance of Anger.But a separation can give couples time to calm down,renegotiate the rules of the relationship and gain some needed distance.
    For a separation to work,it needs to be well defined.Constance Ahrons,directors of the Marriage and Family Therapy Training program at the University of Southern California, says“structured separations”tend to be the most productive.Couples facing separation do best if they establish some basic ground rules first.They should mutually agree on the length of the separation一Ahrons says three to six months is average一and both must continue to work on their own problems during that time,either with or without a counselor.
    Couples should agree not to see lawyers during their separation.Lawyers have a way of moving marriage toward divorce.During their period of trial separation,couples should not pursue each other at all,either to fight or to reconcile,but should agree in advance on what kind of contact they will have.Separated couples can agree to speak on the phone for a prearranged period,for instance,or meet once a week.Some therapists advise their clients to agree not to talk to each other about their relationship during these encounters and to use the time apart to reflect on their own lives and see what they can change about themselves.If there are children involved,Ahrons says,both parties need to agree on all the ground rules having to do with kids.Parents should also be aware that repeated separations and reconciliations are difficult and confusing for children.
    Ahrons says a separation,while painful,can help keep the anger down and give a couple time to think.If both are unsure about the future of the marriage,it can provide a time-out, during which they can see what life would be like without the other.“Sometimes”,Ahrons says,“a separation can lead back into marriage.Sometimes it leads to divorce.But if couples are able to clarify things,it will improve their marriage一or,make their divorce better.”

    The first sentence in the first paragraph most probably means that______.
    A:people seem to take more notice of unmarriage than marriage
    B:marriage seems to be smaller than unmarriage recently
    C:marriage is popular nowadays while unmarriage seems to be more attention-catching
    D:unmarriage is changing more quickly than marriage in the size and quantity nowadays

    答案:C
    解析:
    题干意为“本文最佳的标题是什么?”通读全文,不难发现separation (分居)一词在短文中反复出现,是短文主题词,由此判断答案应为B或D,因为这两项都提到了分居 (divided)。从全文来看,短文主要是围绕如何分居能给婚姻带来最大的益处而写的,因此答案为D项“分居了我们才能成功”。短文标题改写自历史名言“United we stand, divided we fall/团结我们会胜利,分裂我们会失败。”
    题干意为“第一段中的第一句最可能的含义是什么?”第一段的第一句:Marriage is big lately; actually it's unmarriage that seems to be capturing our attention.这个句子中最难理解的单词是big,很显然big在句中不是其常用词义(大的,重要的,量大的,重要 的)。因此要理解该词在句中的意义就需要借助上下文。该句接下来的句子提到“从获奖的 《美国丽人》到布鲁斯·威利斯与米歇尔.法伊拂联袂演出的电影《我们的故事》,婚姻制度正日益成为人们批驳的对象,婚姻失去了往日的光环。”该段结尾部分提到“美国的统计数字令人 震惊:美国每年的离婚人口数量几乎等于结婚人口的一半。”依据上下文的意义,再结合第一句字面意义(现在婚姻……,但实际上不结婚似乎正吸引人们的注意力)不难判断出答案为C 项“现在结婚很受欢迎,但是不结婚似乎更能引起人们的注意”。
    题干意为“下面哪个选项不是夫妻分居能够带来的好处?”利用题干及四个备选项中的细节信息词/短语advantages of separation, relationship, couple, time, regulations, certain necessary distance作为定位线索,在第二段中找到相关句:Marriage counselors say couples often choose to separate as a last-ditch effort to change their relationship and possibly themselves,“Many trial separations don't work because they're not‘authentic'. They're just one person's way of getting out of the relationship,”says Harriet Lerner,author of the book The Dance of Anger. But a separation can give couples time to calm down, renegotiate the rules (regulations 的近义词) of the relationship and gain some needed dis-tance.由最后一句可知“分居的确能让夫妻双方有时间静心思考(与选项B说法一致),重新商讨双方的关系规则(与选项C说法一致),使双方保持必要的距离(与选项D说法一致)”,因此答案为A项“脱离夫妻关系”。
    题干意为“从短文中可以推断出什么?”依据最后一段第二句:If both are unsure about the future of the marriage,it can provide a time-out,during which they can see what life would be like without the other.可知“如果双方在婚姻方面都无法把握未来,分居可以为他们提供一段间歇期,使他们弄清楚没有对方的生活会是什么样子。”由此可以推断出分居能帮助夫妻双方弄清楚他们之间的关系,所以答案为B。

  • 第5题:

    共用题干
    Marriage Advertisements in India
    Every Sunday morning millions of Indians settle down with a cup of tea and special weekend issues of their newspapers,just as Americans do.But here,with the marriage sea-son approaching,many of them quickly to a Sunday feature that is particularly Indian-the-columns of marriage advertisements in which young people look for husbands and wives.This is relatively modern change in the age-old custom of the arranged marriage.The thousands of advertisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that coming to this traditional society.For example,although women are still described in terms of appearance, or skill in“the wifely arts,”information about her earning power is entering more and more of the advertisements.This reflects the arrival in India of the working wife.
    Divorce,which used to be almost unheard of in India,is sometimes now mentioned in the advertisements as in the case of a woman whose advertisement in New Delhi newspaper explained that had been“the innocent party” when her marriage broke up.
    Because the custom of the dowry(marriage payment)is now illegal,some advertise-ments say“no dowry”,or“simple marriage”,which means the same thing.However,the fathers of many bridegrooms still require it.
    In a land where light skin is often regarded as socially preferible,many also require that a woman have a“wheat-color” complexion or that a man be“tall,fair and handsome”.
    Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes,mostly in cities.Many of them receive dozens of answers.“There's nothing embarrassing about it,”explained a Calcutta businessman advertising a son-in-law.“It's just another way of broadening the contacts and increase the possibility of doing the contacts and increasing the possibilities of doing the best one for one's daughter.”
    Because of high unemployment and a generally poor standard of living here,one of the best attractions a marriage advertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad,especially in Canada or the United States.A person who has one can get what he wants.
    One recent Sunday in Madras,for example,a Punjabi engineer living in San Francisco advertised for a“beautiful slim bride with lovely features knowing music and dance.”And a man whose advertisement said that he held an American immigration permit was able to say, only girls from rich,well-connected families need apply.

    The word“dowry” in the third paragraph means marriage payment.
    A:Right
    B:Wrong
    C:Not mentioned

    答案:A
    解析:
    题干中出现了绝对词only,由此判断该题干句陈述的意义可能过于绝对,也因此题干陈述的信息可能与短文中的相关信息不一致,因此该题答案可能为B。题干意为 “印度的婚姻广告只介绍妇女的外貌或妇女的贤惠”。利用题干中的名词及名词短语marriage advertisements, India, women, appearance, skill, a good wife作为定位线索,在短文中找到 相关句For example, although women are still described in terms of appearance, or skill in “the wifely arts,”information about her earning power is entering more and more of the ad-vertisements,相关句意为“尽管广告依然描述妇女的外貌或妇女的贤惠,关于妇女赚钱能力的介绍也在越来越多的婚姻广告上出现了”,显然相关句的内容与题干不一致。 该题涉及阅读题中的典型陷阱“以偏概全”。
    题干意为“印度的社会正在发生着变化”。利用题干中的名词短语India's society作为定位线索,在短文第一段中找到相关句The thousands of advertisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that coming to this traditional society(指印度的社会),该句意为“每周发布的数千条广告反映出这个传统的社会正发生着变化”。显然题干陈述的意义与短文中的相关信息一致。
    题干意为“第三段中的‘dowry’一词意思是‘彩礼钱’”。dowry是超纲词。 首先找到dowry所在的句子Because the custom of the dowry(marriage payment) is now illegal,some advertisements say“no dowry”,or“simple marriage”,which means the same thing,在相关句中marriage payment出现dowry后面的括号中,应该是对dowry进行解释,由此判断dowry的含义就是marriage payment“彩礼钱”。
    题干意为“在印度人们更偏爱肤色浅,容貌美丽的孩子”。利用题干中的名词及名词短语India, people, light skin, good feature作为定位线索,同时关注题干中的修饰 词light, good1 preferable,这样在短文中找到相关句In a land(指印度)where light skin is often regarded as socially preferable,many also require that a woman have a“wheat-color” complexion or that a man be “tall, fair and handsome(与good feature呼应)”。相关句意为 “在印度,人们更偏爱浅肤色,许多人也要求妇女有小麦肤色,要求男人个子高,皮肤白哲,长相英俊”,但并没有说“喜欢美丽的容貌”,短文中的相关内容没有提到孩子的情况,而整篇短文中都没有提到孩子,因此人们对孩子的外貌有什么样的期望是短文中没有提及的信息。
    题干意为“‘A person who has one can get what he wants’中的‘one’指良好的吸引力”。首先找到A person who has one can get what he wants所在的上下文Because of high unemployment and a generally poor standard of living here,one of the best attractions a marriage advertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad,especially in Canada or the United States.A person who has one can get what he wants.划线句意为“有了……的人能得到他 想要的”,结合前句话的内容判断,one应该指前句中的permit to live abroad“在国外居住的许可证”。由此可见题干所说的one指代good attraction是不正确的,这与原文中的实际指代内容不一致,因此答案为B。
    题干中出现了绝对词only,因此推测题干陈述的意义可能比较绝对,而且题干陈述的信息很可能与短文中的相关信息不一致,所以答案可能为B。题干意为“只有一小群来自上层社会的人读这些广告”。利用题干中的名词及名词短语advertisement, a small group of people of high social status作为定位线索,在第五段中找到相关句Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes(与people of high social status呼应),mostly in cities,相关句意为“广告主要在城市里发布,上层社会中各种各样的人都会急切地想看这些广告”,这表明城市里还会有其他人也会看广告,而不是只有来自上层社会的人看广告。因此题干陈述的意义与原文中的相关内容不一致。
    题干意为“印度的离婚率很高”。利用题干中的名词及名词短语India, high divorce rate作为定位线索,结果发现短文中根本没有提到离婚率,因此从原文中无法获得是否印度的离婚率高相关信息。

  • 第6题:

    共用题干
    Marriage Advertisements in India
    Every Sunday morning millions of Indians settle down with a cup of tea and special weekend issues of their newspapers,just as Americans do.But here,with the marriage sea-son approaching,many of them quickly to a Sunday feature that is particularly Indian-the-columns of marriage advertisements in which young people look for husbands and wives.This is relatively modern change in the age-old custom of the arranged marriage.The thousands of advertisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that coming to this traditional society.For example,although women are still described in terms of appearance, or skill in“the wifely arts,”information about her earning power is entering more and more of the advertisements.This reflects the arrival in India of the working wife.
    Divorce,which used to be almost unheard of in India,is sometimes now mentioned in the advertisements as in the case of a woman whose advertisement in New Delhi newspaper explained that had been“the innocent party” when her marriage broke up.
    Because the custom of the dowry(marriage payment)is now illegal,some advertise-ments say“no dowry”,or“simple marriage”,which means the same thing.However,the fathers of many bridegrooms still require it.
    In a land where light skin is often regarded as socially preferible,many also require that a woman have a“wheat-color” complexion or that a man be“tall,fair and handsome”.
    Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes,mostly in cities.Many of them receive dozens of answers.“There's nothing embarrassing about it,”explained a Calcutta businessman advertising a son-in-law.“It's just another way of broadening the contacts and increase the possibility of doing the contacts and increasing the possibilities of doing the best one for one's daughter.”
    Because of high unemployment and a generally poor standard of living here,one of the best attractions a marriage advertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad,especially in Canada or the United States.A person who has one can get what he wants.
    One recent Sunday in Madras,for example,a Punjabi engineer living in San Francisco advertised for a“beautiful slim bride with lovely features knowing music and dance.”And a man whose advertisement said that he held an American immigration permit was able to say, only girls from rich,well-connected families need apply.

    The word“one” in“A person who has one can get what he wants”refers to good at-traction
    A:Right
    B:Wrong
    C:Not mentioned

    答案:B
    解析:
    题干中出现了绝对词only,由此判断该题干句陈述的意义可能过于绝对,也因此题干陈述的信息可能与短文中的相关信息不一致,因此该题答案可能为B。题干意为 “印度的婚姻广告只介绍妇女的外貌或妇女的贤惠”。利用题干中的名词及名词短语marriage advertisements, India, women, appearance, skill, a good wife作为定位线索,在短文中找到 相关句For example, although women are still described in terms of appearance, or skill in “the wifely arts,”information about her earning power is entering more and more of the ad-vertisements,相关句意为“尽管广告依然描述妇女的外貌或妇女的贤惠,关于妇女赚钱能力的介绍也在越来越多的婚姻广告上出现了”,显然相关句的内容与题干不一致。 该题涉及阅读题中的典型陷阱“以偏概全”。
    题干意为“印度的社会正在发生着变化”。利用题干中的名词短语India's society作为定位线索,在短文第一段中找到相关句The thousands of advertisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that coming to this traditional society(指印度的社会),该句意为“每周发布的数千条广告反映出这个传统的社会正发生着变化”。显然题干陈述的意义与短文中的相关信息一致。
    题干意为“第三段中的‘dowry’一词意思是‘彩礼钱’”。dowry是超纲词。 首先找到dowry所在的句子Because the custom of the dowry(marriage payment) is now illegal,some advertisements say“no dowry”,or“simple marriage”,which means the same thing,在相关句中marriage payment出现dowry后面的括号中,应该是对dowry进行解释,由此判断dowry的含义就是marriage payment“彩礼钱”。
    题干意为“在印度人们更偏爱肤色浅,容貌美丽的孩子”。利用题干中的名词及名词短语India, people, light skin, good feature作为定位线索,同时关注题干中的修饰 词light, good1 preferable,这样在短文中找到相关句In a land(指印度)where light skin is often regarded as socially preferable,many also require that a woman have a“wheat-color” complexion or that a man be “tall, fair and handsome(与good feature呼应)”。相关句意为 “在印度,人们更偏爱浅肤色,许多人也要求妇女有小麦肤色,要求男人个子高,皮肤白哲,长相英俊”,但并没有说“喜欢美丽的容貌”,短文中的相关内容没有提到孩子的情况,而整篇短文中都没有提到孩子,因此人们对孩子的外貌有什么样的期望是短文中没有提及的信息。
    题干意为“‘A person who has one can get what he wants’中的‘one’指良好的吸引力”。首先找到A person who has one can get what he wants所在的上下文Because of high unemployment and a generally poor standard of living here,one of the best attractions a marriage advertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad,especially in Canada or the United States.A person who has one can get what he wants.划线句意为“有了……的人能得到他 想要的”,结合前句话的内容判断,one应该指前句中的permit to live abroad“在国外居住的许可证”。由此可见题干所说的one指代good attraction是不正确的,这与原文中的实际指代内容不一致,因此答案为B。
    题干中出现了绝对词only,因此推测题干陈述的意义可能比较绝对,而且题干陈述的信息很可能与短文中的相关信息不一致,所以答案可能为B。题干意为“只有一小群来自上层社会的人读这些广告”。利用题干中的名词及名词短语advertisement, a small group of people of high social status作为定位线索,在第五段中找到相关句Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes(与people of high social status呼应),mostly in cities,相关句意为“广告主要在城市里发布,上层社会中各种各样的人都会急切地想看这些广告”,这表明城市里还会有其他人也会看广告,而不是只有来自上层社会的人看广告。因此题干陈述的意义与原文中的相关内容不一致。
    题干意为“印度的离婚率很高”。利用题干中的名词及名词短语India, high divorce rate作为定位线索,结果发现短文中根本没有提到离婚率,因此从原文中无法获得是否印度的离婚率高相关信息。

  • 第7题:

    共用题干
    Marriage Advertisements in India

    Every Sunday morning millions of Indians settle down with a cup of tea and special weekend issues of
    their newspapers,just as Americans do.But here,with the marriage season approaching,many of them quick-
    ly to a Sunday feature that is particularly Indian-the-columns of marriage advertisements in which young peo-
    pie look for husbands and wives.This is relatively modern change in the age-old custom of the arranged
    marriage.The thousands of advertisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that
    coming to this traditional society.For example,although women are still described in terms of appearance,or
    skill in"the wifely arts,"information about her earning power is entering more and more of the advertise-ments.This reflects the arrival in India of the working wife.
    Divorce,%%Thich use(1 to be almost unheard of iii India,is sometimes now mentioned in the advertisements
    as in the case of a woman whose advertisemeiit in New Delhi newspaper explained that had been"the inno-
    cent party"when her marriage broke up.
    Because the custom of the dowry(marriage payment)is now illegal,some advertisements say"no dow-
    ry",or"simple marriage",which means the same thing. However,the fathers of many bridegrooms still re-
    quire it.
    In a land where light skin is often regarded as socially preferable,many also require that a woman have
    a"wheat-color"complexion or that a man be"tall,fair and handsome".
    Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes,mostly in
    cities.Many of them receive dozens of answers."There'S nothing embarrassing about it,"explained a Cal-
    cutta businessman advertising a son-in-law."It's just another way of broadening the contacts and increase
    the possibility of doing the contacts and increasing the possibilities of doing the best one for one's daughter."
    Because of high unemployment and a generally poor standard of living here,one of the best attractions a
    marriage advertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad,especially in Canada or the United States.A per-
    son who has one can get what he wants.
    One recent Sunday in Madras,for example,a Punjabi engineer living in San Francisco advertised for a
    "beautiful slim bride with lovely features knowing music and dance."And a man whose advertisement said
    that he held an American immigration permit was able to say,only girls from rich,well-connected families
    need apply.

    The word"one"in"A person who has one can get what he wants"refers to good attraction.
    A:Right
    B:Wrong
    C:Not mentioned

    答案:B
    解析:
    利用题干句中的细节信息词Marriage advertisements和appearance or their skill作为答案线索:在文章中找到答案相关句:" For example , although women are still described in terms of appearance,or skill in 'the wifely arts,'information about her earning power is entering more and more of the advertisements.”意思是“尽管广告依然描述妇女的外貌或妇女的贤惠,关于妇女赚钱能力的介绍也在越来越多的婚姻广告上出现了”,显然答案相关句的内容与题干句(印度的婚姻广告只介绍妇女的外貌或妇女的贤惠)内容不一致。
    这道题是主旨题。文章第一段倒数第三句直接反映文章主题:" The thousands of adver-tisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that coming to this traditional society.”该句说“每周公布的数以千计的广告反映出这个传统的社会正发生着变化”。显然与题干句(印度社会正在发生变化)内容相一致。故选A。
    利用dowry作为答案线索,在文章中找到答案相关句:" Because the custom of the dowry (marriage payment)is now illegal,some advertisemnents say 'no dowry',or 'simple marriage', which means the same thing.”答案相关句中marriage payment放在括号中出现在dowry后面,充当其同位语结构,对其进行解释,因此dowry的含义就是“marriage payment(彩礼钱)”。故选A。
    利用细节结构“light skin”和“good feature”作为答案线索,在文章中找到答案相关句: " In a land(国家,指印度)where light skin is often regarded as socially preferable , many also require that a woman have a 'wheat-color ' complexion or that a man be'tall , fair and handsome'.”答案相关句说“在印度,人们喜好浅亮肤色”,但并没有说“喜欢美丽的容貌”,因此题干句中有部分信息没有在文章中出现。故选C。
    首先找到“A person who has one can get what he wants”所在的上下文:" Because of highunemployment and a generally poor standard of living here,one of the best attractions a marriage ad-vertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad,especially in Canada or the United States.A person who has one can get wha业ie wants.”画线句说“有了一个…的人能得到他想要的”,结合前句话的内容,one应该指前句中的permit to live abroad(在国外居住的许可证)。而题干句中one指的是好的相貌,所以内容不一致。故选B。
    利用题干句中含有修饰结构的短语people of high social status作为答案线索,在第五段中找到答案相关句:"Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes(与people of high social status呼应),mostly in cities.”答案相关句说“上层社会中很多人都会急切地读这些广告”,题干句(社会身份高的一小部分人才看报纸)的内容与答案相关句的内容不一致。故选B。
    句意:在印度,离婚率很高。文章中没有提到印度离婚率高低的问题,故选C。

  • 第8题:

    共用题干
    Marriage Advertisements in India

    Every Sunday morning millions of Indians settle down with a cup of tea and special weekend issues of
    their newspapers,just as Americans do.But here,with the marriage season approaching,many of them quick-
    ly to a Sunday feature that is particularly Indian-the-columns of marriage advertisements in which young peo-
    pie look for husbands and wives.This is relatively modern change in the age-old custom of the arranged
    marriage.The thousands of advertisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that
    coming to this traditional society.For example,although women are still described in terms of appearance,or
    skill in"the wifely arts,"information about her earning power is entering more and more of the advertise-ments.This reflects the arrival in India of the working wife.
    Divorce,%%Thich use(1 to be almost unheard of iii India,is sometimes now mentioned in the advertisements
    as in the case of a woman whose advertisemeiit in New Delhi newspaper explained that had been"the inno-
    cent party"when her marriage broke up.
    Because the custom of the dowry(marriage payment)is now illegal,some advertisements say"no dow-
    ry",or"simple marriage",which means the same thing. However,the fathers of many bridegrooms still re-
    quire it.
    In a land where light skin is often regarded as socially preferable,many also require that a woman have
    a"wheat-color"complexion or that a man be"tall,fair and handsome".
    Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes,mostly in
    cities.Many of them receive dozens of answers."There'S nothing embarrassing about it,"explained a Cal-
    cutta businessman advertising a son-in-law."It's just another way of broadening the contacts and increase
    the possibility of doing the contacts and increasing the possibilities of doing the best one for one's daughter."
    Because of high unemployment and a generally poor standard of living here,one of the best attractions a
    marriage advertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad,especially in Canada or the United States.A per-
    son who has one can get what he wants.
    One recent Sunday in Madras,for example,a Punjabi engineer living in San Francisco advertised for a
    "beautiful slim bride with lovely features knowing music and dance."And a man whose advertisement said
    that he held an American immigration permit was able to say,only girls from rich,well-connected families
    need apply.

    India's society is changing.
    A:Right
    B:Wrong
    C:Not mentioned

    答案:A
    解析:
    利用题干句中的细节信息词Marriage advertisements和appearance or their skill作为答案线索:在文章中找到答案相关句:" For example , although women are still described in terms of appearance,or skill in 'the wifely arts,'information about her earning power is entering more and more of the advertisements.”意思是“尽管广告依然描述妇女的外貌或妇女的贤惠,关于妇女赚钱能力的介绍也在越来越多的婚姻广告上出现了”,显然答案相关句的内容与题干句(印度的婚姻广告只介绍妇女的外貌或妇女的贤惠)内容不一致。
    这道题是主旨题。文章第一段倒数第三句直接反映文章主题:" The thousands of adver-tisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that coming to this traditional society.”该句说“每周公布的数以千计的广告反映出这个传统的社会正发生着变化”。显然与题干句(印度社会正在发生变化)内容相一致。故选A。
    利用dowry作为答案线索,在文章中找到答案相关句:" Because the custom of the dowry (marriage payment)is now illegal,some advertisemnents say 'no dowry',or 'simple marriage', which means the same thing.”答案相关句中marriage payment放在括号中出现在dowry后面,充当其同位语结构,对其进行解释,因此dowry的含义就是“marriage payment(彩礼钱)”。故选A。
    利用细节结构“light skin”和“good feature”作为答案线索,在文章中找到答案相关句: " In a land(国家,指印度)where light skin is often regarded as socially preferable , many also require that a woman have a 'wheat-color ' complexion or that a man be'tall , fair and handsome'.”答案相关句说“在印度,人们喜好浅亮肤色”,但并没有说“喜欢美丽的容貌”,因此题干句中有部分信息没有在文章中出现。故选C。
    首先找到“A person who has one can get what he wants”所在的上下文:" Because of highunemployment and a generally poor standard of living here,one of the best attractions a marriage ad-vertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad,especially in Canada or the United States.A person who has one can get wha业ie wants.”画线句说“有了一个…的人能得到他想要的”,结合前句话的内容,one应该指前句中的permit to live abroad(在国外居住的许可证)。而题干句中one指的是好的相貌,所以内容不一致。故选B。
    利用题干句中含有修饰结构的短语people of high social status作为答案线索,在第五段中找到答案相关句:"Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes(与people of high social status呼应),mostly in cities.”答案相关句说“上层社会中很多人都会急切地读这些广告”,题干句(社会身份高的一小部分人才看报纸)的内容与答案相关句的内容不一致。故选B。
    句意:在印度,离婚率很高。文章中没有提到印度离婚率高低的问题,故选C。

  • 第9题:

    Marriage Advertisements in India Every Sunday morning millions of Indians settle down with a cup of tea and special weekend issues of their newspapers, just as Americans do. But here, with the marriage season approaching, many of them quickly to a Sunday feature that is particularly Indian-the-columns of marriage advertisements in which young people look for husbands and wives. This is relatively modern change in the age-old custom of the arranged marriage. The thousands of advertisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that coming to this traditional society. For example, although women are still described in terms of appearance, or skill in "the wifely arts", information about her earning power is entering more and more of the advertisements. This reflects the arrival in India of the working wife. Divorce, which used to be almost unheard of in India, is sometimes now mentioned in the advertisements as in the case of a woman whose advertisement in New Delhi newspaper explained that had been "the innocent party" when her marriage broke up. Because the custom of the dowry (marriage payment) is now illegal, some advertisements say "no dowry" or "simple marriage", which means the same thing. However, the fathers of many bridegrooms still require it. In a land where light skin is often regarded as socially preferable, many also require that a woman have a "wheat-color" complexion or that a man be "tall, fair and handsome". Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes, mostly in cities. Many of them receive dozens of answers."There's nothing embarrassing about it," explained a Calcutta businessman advertising a son-in-law. "It's just another way of broadening the contacts and increasing the possibility of doing the contacts and increasing the possibilities of doing the best one for one's daughter." Because of high unemployment and a generally poor standard of living here, one of the best attractions a marriage advertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad, especially in Canada or the United States. A person who has one can get what he wants. One recent Sunday in Madras, for example, a Punjabi engineer living in San Francisco advertised for a "beautiful slim bride with lovely features knowing music and dance". And a man whose advertisement said that he held an American immigration permit was able to say, only girls from rich, well-connected families need apply. In Marriage advertisements in India women are only introduced in terms of appearance or their skill in being a good wife.()

    • A、Right
    • B、Wrong
    • C、Not mentioned

    正确答案:B

  • 第10题:

    单选题
    Marriage Advertisements in India Every Sunday morning millions of Indians settle down with a cup of tea and special weekend issues of their newspapers, just as Americans do. But here, with the marriage season approaching, many of them quickly to a Sunday feature that is particularly Indian-the-columns of marriage advertisements in which young people look for husbands and wives. This is relatively modern change in the age-old custom of the arranged marriage. The thousands of advertisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that coming to this traditional society. For example, although women are still described in terms of appearance, or skill in "the wifely arts", information about her earning power is entering more and more of the advertisements. This reflects the arrival in India of the working wife. Divorce, which used to be almost unheard of in India, is sometimes now mentioned in the advertisements as in the case of a woman whose advertisement in New Delhi newspaper explained that had been "the innocent party" when her marriage broke up. Because the custom of the dowry (marriage payment) is now illegal, some advertisements say "no dowry" or "simple marriage", which means the same thing. However, the fathers of many bridegrooms still require it. In a land where light skin is often regarded as socially preferable, many also require that a woman have a "wheat-color" complexion or that a man be "tall, fair and handsome". Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes, mostly in cities. Many of them receive dozens of answers."There's nothing embarrassing about it," explained a Calcutta businessman advertising a son-in-law. "It's just another way of broadening the contacts and increasing the possibility of doing the contacts and increasing the possibilities of doing the best one for one's daughter." Because of high unemployment and a generally poor standard of living here, one of the best attractions a marriage advertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad, especially in Canada or the United States. A person who has one can get what he wants. One recent Sunday in Madras, for example, a Punjabi engineer living in San Francisco advertised for a "beautiful slim bride with lovely features knowing music and dance". And a man whose advertisement said that he held an American immigration permit was able to say, only girls from rich, well-connected families need apply. The word "one" in "a person who has one can get what he wants" refers to good attraction.()
    A

    Right

    B

    Wrong

    C

    Not mentioned


    正确答案: A
    解析: 首先找到“a person who has one can get what he wants”,所在的上下文,然后进行判断,结合前句话的内容“由于高失业率和较低的生活水平”,"one" 应该指前句中的“permit to live abroad" (在国外居住的许可)。答案为B。

  • 第11题:

    问答题
    Jim’s parents will celebrate their fortieth years of marriage this Sunday.

    正确答案: 吉姆的父母这周日将庆祝他们结婚四十周年。
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第12题:

    单选题
    Marriage Advertisements in India Every Sunday morning millions of Indians settle down with a cup of tea and special weekend issues of their newspapers, just as Americans do. But here, with the marriage season approaching, many of them quickly to a Sunday feature that is particularly Indian-the-columns of marriage advertisements in which young people look for husbands and wives. This is relatively modern change in the age-old custom of the arranged marriage. The thousands of advertisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that coming to this traditional society. For example, although women are still described in terms of appearance, or skill in "the wifely arts", information about her earning power is entering more and more of the advertisements. This reflects the arrival in India of the working wife. Divorce, which used to be almost unheard of in India, is sometimes now mentioned in the advertisements as in the case of a woman whose advertisement in New Delhi newspaper explained that had been "the innocent party" when her marriage broke up. Because the custom of the dowry (marriage payment) is now illegal, some advertisements say "no dowry" or "simple marriage", which means the same thing. However, the fathers of many bridegrooms still require it. In a land where light skin is often regarded as socially preferable, many also require that a woman have a "wheat-color" complexion or that a man be "tall, fair and handsome". Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes, mostly in cities. Many of them receive dozens of answers."There's nothing embarrassing about it," explained a Calcutta businessman advertising a son-in-law. "It's just another way of broadening the contacts and increasing the possibility of doing the contacts and increasing the possibilities of doing the best one for one's daughter." Because of high unemployment and a generally poor standard of living here, one of the best attractions a marriage advertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad, especially in Canada or the United States. A person who has one can get what he wants. One recent Sunday in Madras, for example, a Punjabi engineer living in San Francisco advertised for a "beautiful slim bride with lovely features knowing music and dance". And a man whose advertisement said that he held an American immigration permit was able to say, only girls from rich, well-connected families need apply. The word "dowry" in the third paragraph means marriage payment.()
    A

    Right

    B

    Wrong

    C

    Not mentioned


    正确答案: B
    解析: 答案相关句中“marriage payment”,放在括号中出现在“dowry”之后,充当其同位语结构,对其进行解释,因此“dowry” 的含义就是“marriage payment(彩礼)”。答案为A。

  • 第13题:

    Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every clay.Some people subscribe to?as many as two or three different newspapers.But why do people read newspapers?
    Five hundred years ago,news of important happenings--battles lost and won,kings or rulers?overthrown or killed--took months and even years to travel from one country to another.The news?passed by word of mouth and was never accurate.Today we can read in our newspapers of important?events that occur in faraway countries on the same day they happen.
    Apart from supplying news from all over the world,newspapers give us a lot of other useful information.There are weather reports,radio,television and film guides,,book reviews,stories,and,of?course,advertisements.There are all sorts of advertisements.The bigger ones are put in by large?companies to bring attention to their products.They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for their?advertising space,but′it is worth the money,for news of their products goes into almost every home?in the country.For those who produce newspapers,advertisements are also important.Money earned?from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make?a profit.

    The phrase"subscribe to"in the second sentence of Para.1 means__

    A.contribute to
    B.write to
    C.pay for receiving
    D.appreciate

    答案:C
    解析:
    【考情点拔】词语理解题。【疰试指导】文章第一段第一句提到,几乎每个家庭每天至少购买一份报纸。第二句接着讲到,有些人subscribe to多达两三份不同的报纸。由此可推断,subscribe to和第一句中的buy应为同义词.也就是“订阅”的意思,故选C。

  • 第14题:

    Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every clay.Some people subscribe to?as many as two or three different newspapers.But why do people read newspapers?
    Five hundred years ago,news of important happenings--battles lost and won,kings or rulers?overthrown or killed--took months and even years to travel from one country to another.The news?passed by word of mouth and was never accurate.Today we can read in our newspapers of important?events that occur in faraway countries on the same day they happen.
    Apart from supplying news from all over the world,newspapers give us a lot of other useful information.There are weather reports,radio,television and film guides,,book reviews,stories,and,of?course,advertisements.There are all sorts of advertisements.The bigger ones are put in by large?companies to bring attention to their products.They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for their?advertising space,but′it is worth the money,for news of their products goes into almost every home?in the country.For those who produce newspapers,advertisements are also important.Money earned?from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make?a profit.

    The money spent on advertisements is__________.

    A.wasted
    B.not much
    C.worthwhile
    D.of no use to anyone

    答案:C
    解析:
    【考情点拨】事实细节题。【应试指导】文章第三段讲到,报纸中有各类广告.大公司花钱做广告是值得的(it is worth the?money)。因为“它们所经营产品的消息几乎能够进入全国的每一个家庭”。

  • 第15题:

    共用题干
    Marriage Advertisements in India
    Every Sunday morning millions of Indians settle down with a cup of tea and special weekend issues of their newspapers,just as Americans do.But here,with the marriage sea-son approaching,many of them quickly to a Sunday feature that is particularly Indian-the-columns of marriage advertisements in which young people look for husbands and wives.This is relatively modern change in the age-old custom of the arranged marriage.The thousands of advertisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that coming to this traditional society.For example,although women are still described in terms of appearance, or skill in“the wifely arts,”information about her earning power is entering more and more of the advertisements.This reflects the arrival in India of the working wife.
    Divorce,which used to be almost unheard of in India,is sometimes now mentioned in the advertisements as in the case of a woman whose advertisement in New Delhi newspaper explained that had been“the innocent party” when her marriage broke up.
    Because the custom of the dowry(marriage payment)is now illegal,some advertise-ments say“no dowry”,or“simple marriage”,which means the same thing.However,the fathers of many bridegrooms still require it.
    In a land where light skin is often regarded as socially preferible,many also require that a woman have a“wheat-color” complexion or that a man be“tall,fair and handsome”.
    Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes,mostly in cities.Many of them receive dozens of answers.“There's nothing embarrassing about it,”explained a Calcutta businessman advertising a son-in-law.“It's just another way of broadening the contacts and increase the possibility of doing the contacts and increasing the possibilities of doing the best one for one's daughter.”
    Because of high unemployment and a generally poor standard of living here,one of the best attractions a marriage advertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad,especially in Canada or the United States.A person who has one can get what he wants.
    One recent Sunday in Madras,for example,a Punjabi engineer living in San Francisco advertised for a“beautiful slim bride with lovely features knowing music and dance.”And a man whose advertisement said that he held an American immigration permit was able to say, only girls from rich,well-connected families need apply.

    Advertisements are only read by a small group of people of high social status.
    A:Right
    B:Wrong
    C:Not mentioned

    答案:B
    解析:
    题干中出现了绝对词only,由此判断该题干句陈述的意义可能过于绝对,也因此题干陈述的信息可能与短文中的相关信息不一致,因此该题答案可能为B。题干意为 “印度的婚姻广告只介绍妇女的外貌或妇女的贤惠”。利用题干中的名词及名词短语marriage advertisements, India, women, appearance, skill, a good wife作为定位线索,在短文中找到 相关句For example, although women are still described in terms of appearance, or skill in “the wifely arts,”information about her earning power is entering more and more of the ad-vertisements,相关句意为“尽管广告依然描述妇女的外貌或妇女的贤惠,关于妇女赚钱能力的介绍也在越来越多的婚姻广告上出现了”,显然相关句的内容与题干不一致。 该题涉及阅读题中的典型陷阱“以偏概全”。
    题干意为“印度的社会正在发生着变化”。利用题干中的名词短语India's society作为定位线索,在短文第一段中找到相关句The thousands of advertisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that coming to this traditional society(指印度的社会),该句意为“每周发布的数千条广告反映出这个传统的社会正发生着变化”。显然题干陈述的意义与短文中的相关信息一致。
    题干意为“第三段中的‘dowry’一词意思是‘彩礼钱’”。dowry是超纲词。 首先找到dowry所在的句子Because the custom of the dowry(marriage payment) is now illegal,some advertisements say“no dowry”,or“simple marriage”,which means the same thing,在相关句中marriage payment出现dowry后面的括号中,应该是对dowry进行解释,由此判断dowry的含义就是marriage payment“彩礼钱”。
    题干意为“在印度人们更偏爱肤色浅,容貌美丽的孩子”。利用题干中的名词及名词短语India, people, light skin, good feature作为定位线索,同时关注题干中的修饰 词light, good1 preferable,这样在短文中找到相关句In a land(指印度)where light skin is often regarded as socially preferable,many also require that a woman have a“wheat-color” complexion or that a man be “tall, fair and handsome(与good feature呼应)”。相关句意为 “在印度,人们更偏爱浅肤色,许多人也要求妇女有小麦肤色,要求男人个子高,皮肤白哲,长相英俊”,但并没有说“喜欢美丽的容貌”,短文中的相关内容没有提到孩子的情况,而整篇短文中都没有提到孩子,因此人们对孩子的外貌有什么样的期望是短文中没有提及的信息。
    题干意为“‘A person who has one can get what he wants’中的‘one’指良好的吸引力”。首先找到A person who has one can get what he wants所在的上下文Because of high unemployment and a generally poor standard of living here,one of the best attractions a marriage advertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad,especially in Canada or the United States.A person who has one can get what he wants.划线句意为“有了……的人能得到他 想要的”,结合前句话的内容判断,one应该指前句中的permit to live abroad“在国外居住的许可证”。由此可见题干所说的one指代good attraction是不正确的,这与原文中的实际指代内容不一致,因此答案为B。
    题干中出现了绝对词only,因此推测题干陈述的意义可能比较绝对,而且题干陈述的信息很可能与短文中的相关信息不一致,所以答案可能为B。题干意为“只有一小群来自上层社会的人读这些广告”。利用题干中的名词及名词短语advertisement, a small group of people of high social status作为定位线索,在第五段中找到相关句Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes(与people of high social status呼应),mostly in cities,相关句意为“广告主要在城市里发布,上层社会中各种各样的人都会急切地想看这些广告”,这表明城市里还会有其他人也会看广告,而不是只有来自上层社会的人看广告。因此题干陈述的意义与原文中的相关内容不一致。
    题干意为“印度的离婚率很高”。利用题干中的名词及名词短语India, high divorce rate作为定位线索,结果发现短文中根本没有提到离婚率,因此从原文中无法获得是否印度的离婚率高相关信息。

  • 第16题:

    共用题干
    Marriage Advertisements in India
    Every Sunday morning millions of Indians settle down with a cup of tea and special weekend issues of their newspapers,just as Americans do.But here,with the marriage sea-son approaching,many of them quickly to a Sunday feature that is particularly Indian-the-columns of marriage advertisements in which young people look for husbands and wives.This is relatively modern change in the age-old custom of the arranged marriage.The thousands of advertisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that coming to this traditional society.For example,although women are still described in terms of appearance, or skill in“the wifely arts,”information about her earning power is entering more and more of the advertisements.This reflects the arrival in India of the working wife.
    Divorce,which used to be almost unheard of in India,is sometimes now mentioned in the advertisements as in the case of a woman whose advertisement in New Delhi newspaper explained that had been“the innocent party” when her marriage broke up.
    Because the custom of the dowry(marriage payment)is now illegal,some advertise-ments say“no dowry”,or“simple marriage”,which means the same thing.However,the fathers of many bridegrooms still require it.
    In a land where light skin is often regarded as socially preferible,many also require that a woman have a“wheat-color” complexion or that a man be“tall,fair and handsome”.
    Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes,mostly in cities.Many of them receive dozens of answers.“There's nothing embarrassing about it,”explained a Calcutta businessman advertising a son-in-law.“It's just another way of broadening the contacts and increase the possibility of doing the contacts and increasing the possibilities of doing the best one for one's daughter.”
    Because of high unemployment and a generally poor standard of living here,one of the best attractions a marriage advertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad,especially in Canada or the United States.A person who has one can get what he wants.
    One recent Sunday in Madras,for example,a Punjabi engineer living in San Francisco advertised for a“beautiful slim bride with lovely features knowing music and dance.”And a man whose advertisement said that he held an American immigration permit was able to say, only girls from rich,well-connected families need apply.

    In India there is a high divorce rate.
    A:Right
    B:Wrong
    C:Not mentioned

    答案:C
    解析:
    题干中出现了绝对词only,由此判断该题干句陈述的意义可能过于绝对,也因此题干陈述的信息可能与短文中的相关信息不一致,因此该题答案可能为B。题干意为 “印度的婚姻广告只介绍妇女的外貌或妇女的贤惠”。利用题干中的名词及名词短语marriage advertisements, India, women, appearance, skill, a good wife作为定位线索,在短文中找到 相关句For example, although women are still described in terms of appearance, or skill in “the wifely arts,”information about her earning power is entering more and more of the ad-vertisements,相关句意为“尽管广告依然描述妇女的外貌或妇女的贤惠,关于妇女赚钱能力的介绍也在越来越多的婚姻广告上出现了”,显然相关句的内容与题干不一致。 该题涉及阅读题中的典型陷阱“以偏概全”。
    题干意为“印度的社会正在发生着变化”。利用题干中的名词短语India's society作为定位线索,在短文第一段中找到相关句The thousands of advertisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that coming to this traditional society(指印度的社会),该句意为“每周发布的数千条广告反映出这个传统的社会正发生着变化”。显然题干陈述的意义与短文中的相关信息一致。
    题干意为“第三段中的‘dowry’一词意思是‘彩礼钱’”。dowry是超纲词。 首先找到dowry所在的句子Because the custom of the dowry(marriage payment) is now illegal,some advertisements say“no dowry”,or“simple marriage”,which means the same thing,在相关句中marriage payment出现dowry后面的括号中,应该是对dowry进行解释,由此判断dowry的含义就是marriage payment“彩礼钱”。
    题干意为“在印度人们更偏爱肤色浅,容貌美丽的孩子”。利用题干中的名词及名词短语India, people, light skin, good feature作为定位线索,同时关注题干中的修饰 词light, good1 preferable,这样在短文中找到相关句In a land(指印度)where light skin is often regarded as socially preferable,many also require that a woman have a“wheat-color” complexion or that a man be “tall, fair and handsome(与good feature呼应)”。相关句意为 “在印度,人们更偏爱浅肤色,许多人也要求妇女有小麦肤色,要求男人个子高,皮肤白哲,长相英俊”,但并没有说“喜欢美丽的容貌”,短文中的相关内容没有提到孩子的情况,而整篇短文中都没有提到孩子,因此人们对孩子的外貌有什么样的期望是短文中没有提及的信息。
    题干意为“‘A person who has one can get what he wants’中的‘one’指良好的吸引力”。首先找到A person who has one can get what he wants所在的上下文Because of high unemployment and a generally poor standard of living here,one of the best attractions a marriage advertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad,especially in Canada or the United States.A person who has one can get what he wants.划线句意为“有了……的人能得到他 想要的”,结合前句话的内容判断,one应该指前句中的permit to live abroad“在国外居住的许可证”。由此可见题干所说的one指代good attraction是不正确的,这与原文中的实际指代内容不一致,因此答案为B。
    题干中出现了绝对词only,因此推测题干陈述的意义可能比较绝对,而且题干陈述的信息很可能与短文中的相关信息不一致,所以答案可能为B。题干意为“只有一小群来自上层社会的人读这些广告”。利用题干中的名词及名词短语advertisement, a small group of people of high social status作为定位线索,在第五段中找到相关句Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes(与people of high social status呼应),mostly in cities,相关句意为“广告主要在城市里发布,上层社会中各种各样的人都会急切地想看这些广告”,这表明城市里还会有其他人也会看广告,而不是只有来自上层社会的人看广告。因此题干陈述的意义与原文中的相关内容不一致。
    题干意为“印度的离婚率很高”。利用题干中的名词及名词短语India, high divorce rate作为定位线索,结果发现短文中根本没有提到离婚率,因此从原文中无法获得是否印度的离婚率高相关信息。

  • 第17题:

    共用题干
    Marriage Advertisements in India
    Every Sunday morning millions of Indians settle down with a cup of tea and special weekend issues of their newspapers,just as Americans do.But here,with the marriage sea-son approaching,many of them quickly to a Sunday feature that is particularly Indian-the-columns of marriage advertisements in which young people look for husbands and wives.This is relatively modern change in the age-old custom of the arranged marriage.The thousands of advertisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that coming to this traditional society.For example,although women are still described in terms of appearance, or skill in“the wifely arts,”information about her earning power is entering more and more of the advertisements.This reflects the arrival in India of the working wife.
    Divorce,which used to be almost unheard of in India,is sometimes now mentioned in the advertisements as in the case of a woman whose advertisement in New Delhi newspaper explained that had been“the innocent party” when her marriage broke up.
    Because the custom of the dowry(marriage payment)is now illegal,some advertise-ments say“no dowry”,or“simple marriage”,which means the same thing.However,the fathers of many bridegrooms still require it.
    In a land where light skin is often regarded as socially preferible,many also require that a woman have a“wheat-color” complexion or that a man be“tall,fair and handsome”.
    Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes,mostly in cities.Many of them receive dozens of answers.“There's nothing embarrassing about it,”explained a Calcutta businessman advertising a son-in-law.“It's just another way of broadening the contacts and increase the possibility of doing the contacts and increasing the possibilities of doing the best one for one's daughter.”
    Because of high unemployment and a generally poor standard of living here,one of the best attractions a marriage advertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad,especially in Canada or the United States.A person who has one can get what he wants.
    One recent Sunday in Madras,for example,a Punjabi engineer living in San Francisco advertised for a“beautiful slim bride with lovely features knowing music and dance.”And a man whose advertisement said that he held an American immigration permit was able to say, only girls from rich,well-connected families need apply.

    In marriage advertisements in India women are only introduced in terms of appearance or their skill in being a good wife.
    A:Right
    B:Wrong
    C:Not mentioned

    答案:B
    解析:
    题干中出现了绝对词only,由此判断该题干句陈述的意义可能过于绝对,也因此题干陈述的信息可能与短文中的相关信息不一致,因此该题答案可能为B。题干意为 “印度的婚姻广告只介绍妇女的外貌或妇女的贤惠”。利用题干中的名词及名词短语marriage advertisements, India, women, appearance, skill, a good wife作为定位线索,在短文中找到 相关句For example, although women are still described in terms of appearance, or skill in “the wifely arts,”information about her earning power is entering more and more of the ad-vertisements,相关句意为“尽管广告依然描述妇女的外貌或妇女的贤惠,关于妇女赚钱能力的介绍也在越来越多的婚姻广告上出现了”,显然相关句的内容与题干不一致。 该题涉及阅读题中的典型陷阱“以偏概全”。
    题干意为“印度的社会正在发生着变化”。利用题干中的名词短语India's society作为定位线索,在短文第一段中找到相关句The thousands of advertisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that coming to this traditional society(指印度的社会),该句意为“每周发布的数千条广告反映出这个传统的社会正发生着变化”。显然题干陈述的意义与短文中的相关信息一致。
    题干意为“第三段中的‘dowry’一词意思是‘彩礼钱’”。dowry是超纲词。 首先找到dowry所在的句子Because the custom of the dowry(marriage payment) is now illegal,some advertisements say“no dowry”,or“simple marriage”,which means the same thing,在相关句中marriage payment出现dowry后面的括号中,应该是对dowry进行解释,由此判断dowry的含义就是marriage payment“彩礼钱”。
    题干意为“在印度人们更偏爱肤色浅,容貌美丽的孩子”。利用题干中的名词及名词短语India, people, light skin, good feature作为定位线索,同时关注题干中的修饰 词light, good1 preferable,这样在短文中找到相关句In a land(指印度)where light skin is often regarded as socially preferable,many also require that a woman have a“wheat-color” complexion or that a man be “tall, fair and handsome(与good feature呼应)”。相关句意为 “在印度,人们更偏爱浅肤色,许多人也要求妇女有小麦肤色,要求男人个子高,皮肤白哲,长相英俊”,但并没有说“喜欢美丽的容貌”,短文中的相关内容没有提到孩子的情况,而整篇短文中都没有提到孩子,因此人们对孩子的外貌有什么样的期望是短文中没有提及的信息。
    题干意为“‘A person who has one can get what he wants’中的‘one’指良好的吸引力”。首先找到A person who has one can get what he wants所在的上下文Because of high unemployment and a generally poor standard of living here,one of the best attractions a marriage advertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad,especially in Canada or the United States.A person who has one can get what he wants.划线句意为“有了……的人能得到他 想要的”,结合前句话的内容判断,one应该指前句中的permit to live abroad“在国外居住的许可证”。由此可见题干所说的one指代good attraction是不正确的,这与原文中的实际指代内容不一致,因此答案为B。
    题干中出现了绝对词only,因此推测题干陈述的意义可能比较绝对,而且题干陈述的信息很可能与短文中的相关信息不一致,所以答案可能为B。题干意为“只有一小群来自上层社会的人读这些广告”。利用题干中的名词及名词短语advertisement, a small group of people of high social status作为定位线索,在第五段中找到相关句Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes(与people of high social status呼应),mostly in cities,相关句意为“广告主要在城市里发布,上层社会中各种各样的人都会急切地想看这些广告”,这表明城市里还会有其他人也会看广告,而不是只有来自上层社会的人看广告。因此题干陈述的意义与原文中的相关内容不一致。
    题干意为“印度的离婚率很高”。利用题干中的名词及名词短语India, high divorce rate作为定位线索,结果发现短文中根本没有提到离婚率,因此从原文中无法获得是否印度的离婚率高相关信息。

  • 第18题:

    共用题干
    Marriage Advertisements in India

    Every Sunday morning millions of Indians settle down with a cup of tea and special weekend issues of
    their newspapers,just as Americans do.But here,with the marriage season approaching,many of them quick-
    ly to a Sunday feature that is particularly Indian-the-columns of marriage advertisements in which young peo-
    pie look for husbands and wives.This is relatively modern change in the age-old custom of the arranged
    marriage.The thousands of advertisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that
    coming to this traditional society.For example,although women are still described in terms of appearance,or
    skill in"the wifely arts,"information about her earning power is entering more and more of the advertise-ments.This reflects the arrival in India of the working wife.
    Divorce,%%Thich use(1 to be almost unheard of iii India,is sometimes now mentioned in the advertisements
    as in the case of a woman whose advertisemeiit in New Delhi newspaper explained that had been"the inno-
    cent party"when her marriage broke up.
    Because the custom of the dowry(marriage payment)is now illegal,some advertisements say"no dow-
    ry",or"simple marriage",which means the same thing. However,the fathers of many bridegrooms still re-
    quire it.
    In a land where light skin is often regarded as socially preferable,many also require that a woman have
    a"wheat-color"complexion or that a man be"tall,fair and handsome".
    Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes,mostly in
    cities.Many of them receive dozens of answers."There'S nothing embarrassing about it,"explained a Cal-
    cutta businessman advertising a son-in-law."It's just another way of broadening the contacts and increase
    the possibility of doing the contacts and increasing the possibilities of doing the best one for one's daughter."
    Because of high unemployment and a generally poor standard of living here,one of the best attractions a
    marriage advertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad,especially in Canada or the United States.A per-
    son who has one can get what he wants.
    One recent Sunday in Madras,for example,a Punjabi engineer living in San Francisco advertised for a
    "beautiful slim bride with lovely features knowing music and dance."And a man whose advertisement said
    that he held an American immigration permit was able to say,only girls from rich,well-connected families
    need apply.

    The word"dowry"in the third paragraph means marriage payment.
    A:Right
    B:Wrong
    C:Not mentioned

    答案:A
    解析:
    利用题干句中的细节信息词Marriage advertisements和appearance or their skill作为答案线索:在文章中找到答案相关句:" For example , although women are still described in terms of appearance,or skill in 'the wifely arts,'information about her earning power is entering more and more of the advertisements.”意思是“尽管广告依然描述妇女的外貌或妇女的贤惠,关于妇女赚钱能力的介绍也在越来越多的婚姻广告上出现了”,显然答案相关句的内容与题干句(印度的婚姻广告只介绍妇女的外貌或妇女的贤惠)内容不一致。
    这道题是主旨题。文章第一段倒数第三句直接反映文章主题:" The thousands of adver-tisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that coming to this traditional society.”该句说“每周公布的数以千计的广告反映出这个传统的社会正发生着变化”。显然与题干句(印度社会正在发生变化)内容相一致。故选A。
    利用dowry作为答案线索,在文章中找到答案相关句:" Because the custom of the dowry (marriage payment)is now illegal,some advertisemnents say 'no dowry',or 'simple marriage', which means the same thing.”答案相关句中marriage payment放在括号中出现在dowry后面,充当其同位语结构,对其进行解释,因此dowry的含义就是“marriage payment(彩礼钱)”。故选A。
    利用细节结构“light skin”和“good feature”作为答案线索,在文章中找到答案相关句: " In a land(国家,指印度)where light skin is often regarded as socially preferable , many also require that a woman have a 'wheat-color ' complexion or that a man be'tall , fair and handsome'.”答案相关句说“在印度,人们喜好浅亮肤色”,但并没有说“喜欢美丽的容貌”,因此题干句中有部分信息没有在文章中出现。故选C。
    首先找到“A person who has one can get what he wants”所在的上下文:" Because of highunemployment and a generally poor standard of living here,one of the best attractions a marriage ad-vertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad,especially in Canada or the United States.A person who has one can get wha业ie wants.”画线句说“有了一个…的人能得到他想要的”,结合前句话的内容,one应该指前句中的permit to live abroad(在国外居住的许可证)。而题干句中one指的是好的相貌,所以内容不一致。故选B。
    利用题干句中含有修饰结构的短语people of high social status作为答案线索,在第五段中找到答案相关句:"Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes(与people of high social status呼应),mostly in cities.”答案相关句说“上层社会中很多人都会急切地读这些广告”,题干句(社会身份高的一小部分人才看报纸)的内容与答案相关句的内容不一致。故选B。
    句意:在印度,离婚率很高。文章中没有提到印度离婚率高低的问题,故选C。

  • 第19题:

    共用题干
    Marriage Advertisements in India

    Every Sunday morning millions of Indians settle down with a cup of tea and special weekend issues of
    their newspapers,just as Americans do.But here,with the marriage season approaching,many of them quick-
    ly to a Sunday feature that is particularly Indian-the-columns of marriage advertisements in which young peo-
    pie look for husbands and wives.This is relatively modern change in the age-old custom of the arranged
    marriage.The thousands of advertisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that
    coming to this traditional society.For example,although women are still described in terms of appearance,or
    skill in"the wifely arts,"information about her earning power is entering more and more of the advertise-ments.This reflects the arrival in India of the working wife.
    Divorce,%%Thich use(1 to be almost unheard of iii India,is sometimes now mentioned in the advertisements
    as in the case of a woman whose advertisemeiit in New Delhi newspaper explained that had been"the inno-
    cent party"when her marriage broke up.
    Because the custom of the dowry(marriage payment)is now illegal,some advertisements say"no dow-
    ry",or"simple marriage",which means the same thing. However,the fathers of many bridegrooms still re-
    quire it.
    In a land where light skin is often regarded as socially preferable,many also require that a woman have
    a"wheat-color"complexion or that a man be"tall,fair and handsome".
    Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes,mostly in
    cities.Many of them receive dozens of answers."There'S nothing embarrassing about it,"explained a Cal-
    cutta businessman advertising a son-in-law."It's just another way of broadening the contacts and increase
    the possibility of doing the contacts and increasing the possibilities of doing the best one for one's daughter."
    Because of high unemployment and a generally poor standard of living here,one of the best attractions a
    marriage advertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad,especially in Canada or the United States.A per-
    son who has one can get what he wants.
    One recent Sunday in Madras,for example,a Punjabi engineer living in San Francisco advertised for a
    "beautiful slim bride with lovely features knowing music and dance."And a man whose advertisement said
    that he held an American immigration permit was able to say,only girls from rich,well-connected families
    need apply.

    Advertisements are only read by a small group of people of high social status.
    A:Right
    B:Wrong
    C:Not mentioned

    答案:B
    解析:
    利用题干句中的细节信息词Marriage advertisements和appearance or their skill作为答案线索:在文章中找到答案相关句:" For example , although women are still described in terms of appearance,or skill in 'the wifely arts,'information about her earning power is entering more and more of the advertisements.”意思是“尽管广告依然描述妇女的外貌或妇女的贤惠,关于妇女赚钱能力的介绍也在越来越多的婚姻广告上出现了”,显然答案相关句的内容与题干句(印度的婚姻广告只介绍妇女的外貌或妇女的贤惠)内容不一致。
    这道题是主旨题。文章第一段倒数第三句直接反映文章主题:" The thousands of adver-tisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that coming to this traditional society.”该句说“每周公布的数以千计的广告反映出这个传统的社会正发生着变化”。显然与题干句(印度社会正在发生变化)内容相一致。故选A。
    利用dowry作为答案线索,在文章中找到答案相关句:" Because the custom of the dowry (marriage payment)is now illegal,some advertisemnents say 'no dowry',or 'simple marriage', which means the same thing.”答案相关句中marriage payment放在括号中出现在dowry后面,充当其同位语结构,对其进行解释,因此dowry的含义就是“marriage payment(彩礼钱)”。故选A。
    利用细节结构“light skin”和“good feature”作为答案线索,在文章中找到答案相关句: " In a land(国家,指印度)where light skin is often regarded as socially preferable , many also require that a woman have a 'wheat-color ' complexion or that a man be'tall , fair and handsome'.”答案相关句说“在印度,人们喜好浅亮肤色”,但并没有说“喜欢美丽的容貌”,因此题干句中有部分信息没有在文章中出现。故选C。
    首先找到“A person who has one can get what he wants”所在的上下文:" Because of highunemployment and a generally poor standard of living here,one of the best attractions a marriage ad-vertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad,especially in Canada or the United States.A person who has one can get wha业ie wants.”画线句说“有了一个…的人能得到他想要的”,结合前句话的内容,one应该指前句中的permit to live abroad(在国外居住的许可证)。而题干句中one指的是好的相貌,所以内容不一致。故选B。
    利用题干句中含有修饰结构的短语people of high social status作为答案线索,在第五段中找到答案相关句:"Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes(与people of high social status呼应),mostly in cities.”答案相关句说“上层社会中很多人都会急切地读这些广告”,题干句(社会身份高的一小部分人才看报纸)的内容与答案相关句的内容不一致。故选B。
    句意:在印度,离婚率很高。文章中没有提到印度离婚率高低的问题,故选C。

  • 第20题:

    共用题干
    Marriage Advertisements in India

    Every Sunday morning millions of Indians settle down with a cup of tea and special weekend issues of
    their newspapers,just as Americans do.But here,with the marriage season approaching,many of them quick-
    ly to a Sunday feature that is particularly Indian-the-columns of marriage advertisements in which young peo-
    pie look for husbands and wives.This is relatively modern change in the age-old custom of the arranged
    marriage.The thousands of advertisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that
    coming to this traditional society.For example,although women are still described in terms of appearance,or
    skill in"the wifely arts,"information about her earning power is entering more and more of the advertise-ments.This reflects the arrival in India of the working wife.
    Divorce,%%Thich use(1 to be almost unheard of iii India,is sometimes now mentioned in the advertisements
    as in the case of a woman whose advertisemeiit in New Delhi newspaper explained that had been"the inno-
    cent party"when her marriage broke up.
    Because the custom of the dowry(marriage payment)is now illegal,some advertisements say"no dow-
    ry",or"simple marriage",which means the same thing. However,the fathers of many bridegrooms still re-
    quire it.
    In a land where light skin is often regarded as socially preferable,many also require that a woman have
    a"wheat-color"complexion or that a man be"tall,fair and handsome".
    Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes,mostly in
    cities.Many of them receive dozens of answers."There'S nothing embarrassing about it,"explained a Cal-
    cutta businessman advertising a son-in-law."It's just another way of broadening the contacts and increase
    the possibility of doing the contacts and increasing the possibilities of doing the best one for one's daughter."
    Because of high unemployment and a generally poor standard of living here,one of the best attractions a
    marriage advertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad,especially in Canada or the United States.A per-
    son who has one can get what he wants.
    One recent Sunday in Madras,for example,a Punjabi engineer living in San Francisco advertised for a
    "beautiful slim bride with lovely features knowing music and dance."And a man whose advertisement said
    that he held an American immigration permit was able to say,only girls from rich,well-connected families
    need apply.

    In Marriage advertisements in India women are only introduced in terms of appearance or their skill in be-ing a good wife.
    A:Right
    B:Wrong
    C:Not mentioned

    答案:B
    解析:
    利用题干句中的细节信息词Marriage advertisements和appearance or their skill作为答案线索:在文章中找到答案相关句:" For example , although women are still described in terms of appearance,or skill in 'the wifely arts,'information about her earning power is entering more and more of the advertisements.”意思是“尽管广告依然描述妇女的外貌或妇女的贤惠,关于妇女赚钱能力的介绍也在越来越多的婚姻广告上出现了”,显然答案相关句的内容与题干句(印度的婚姻广告只介绍妇女的外貌或妇女的贤惠)内容不一致。
    这道题是主旨题。文章第一段倒数第三句直接反映文章主题:" The thousands of adver-tisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that coming to this traditional society.”该句说“每周公布的数以千计的广告反映出这个传统的社会正发生着变化”。显然与题干句(印度社会正在发生变化)内容相一致。故选A。
    利用dowry作为答案线索,在文章中找到答案相关句:" Because the custom of the dowry (marriage payment)is now illegal,some advertisemnents say 'no dowry',or 'simple marriage', which means the same thing.”答案相关句中marriage payment放在括号中出现在dowry后面,充当其同位语结构,对其进行解释,因此dowry的含义就是“marriage payment(彩礼钱)”。故选A。
    利用细节结构“light skin”和“good feature”作为答案线索,在文章中找到答案相关句: " In a land(国家,指印度)where light skin is often regarded as socially preferable , many also require that a woman have a 'wheat-color ' complexion or that a man be'tall , fair and handsome'.”答案相关句说“在印度,人们喜好浅亮肤色”,但并没有说“喜欢美丽的容貌”,因此题干句中有部分信息没有在文章中出现。故选C。
    首先找到“A person who has one can get what he wants”所在的上下文:" Because of highunemployment and a generally poor standard of living here,one of the best attractions a marriage ad-vertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad,especially in Canada or the United States.A person who has one can get wha业ie wants.”画线句说“有了一个…的人能得到他想要的”,结合前句话的内容,one应该指前句中的permit to live abroad(在国外居住的许可证)。而题干句中one指的是好的相貌,所以内容不一致。故选B。
    利用题干句中含有修饰结构的短语people of high social status作为答案线索,在第五段中找到答案相关句:"Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes(与people of high social status呼应),mostly in cities.”答案相关句说“上层社会中很多人都会急切地读这些广告”,题干句(社会身份高的一小部分人才看报纸)的内容与答案相关句的内容不一致。故选B。
    句意:在印度,离婚率很高。文章中没有提到印度离婚率高低的问题,故选C。

  • 第21题:

    单选题
    Marriage Advertisements in India Every Sunday morning millions of Indians settle down with a cup of tea and special weekend issues of their newspapers, just as Americans do. But here, with the marriage season approaching, many of them quickly to a Sunday feature that is particularly Indian-the-columns of marriage advertisements in which young people look for husbands and wives. This is relatively modern change in the age-old custom of the arranged marriage. The thousands of advertisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that coming to this traditional society. For example, although women are still described in terms of appearance, or skill in "the wifely arts", information about her earning power is entering more and more of the advertisements. This reflects the arrival in India of the working wife. Divorce, which used to be almost unheard of in India, is sometimes now mentioned in the advertisements as in the case of a woman whose advertisement in New Delhi newspaper explained that had been "the innocent party" when her marriage broke up. Because the custom of the dowry (marriage payment) is now illegal, some advertisements say "no dowry" or "simple marriage", which means the same thing. However, the fathers of many bridegrooms still require it. In a land where light skin is often regarded as socially preferable, many also require that a woman have a "wheat-color" complexion or that a man be "tall, fair and handsome". Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes, mostly in cities. Many of them receive dozens of answers."There's nothing embarrassing about it," explained a Calcutta businessman advertising a son-in-law. "It's just another way of broadening the contacts and increasing the possibility of doing the contacts and increasing the possibilities of doing the best one for one's daughter." Because of high unemployment and a generally poor standard of living here, one of the best attractions a marriage advertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad, especially in Canada or the United States. A person who has one can get what he wants. One recent Sunday in Madras, for example, a Punjabi engineer living in San Francisco advertised for a "beautiful slim bride with lovely features knowing music and dance". And a man whose advertisement said that he held an American immigration permit was able to say, only girls from rich, well-connected families need apply. Advertisements are only read by a small group of people of high social status.()
    A

    Right

    B

    Wrong

    C

    Not mentioned


    正确答案: C
    解析: 利用问题句中含有修饰结构的短语“people of high social status”作为答案线索,在第三段中有相关句“Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes” 与“people of high social status” 呼应,比较问题句的内容与答案相关句的内容,发现二者不一致。答案为B。

  • 第22题:

    单选题
    One Sunday morning the local post office _____ an important special delivery letter to my home, though it was addressed to me for my office
    A

    delivered

    B

    presented

    C

    submitted

    D

    transferred


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    句意:一个星期天的早上。当地的邮局将一封重要的专递送到了我的家里,尽管信上的地址写的是我的办公室。deliver投寄,专门用于表示“投递邮件”,为正确答案。present呈上尤指正式将某物赠予或交给某人,无法表示投递信件的意思。submit提交,递交,一般后面可接论文、计划、申请等词。transfer转移,转让,指将某物从某个地方、某人或某事物上转移到另一个地方、另一人或物上,也不能用于表示投递信件的意思。

  • 第23题:

    单选题
    Marriage Advertisements in India Every Sunday morning millions of Indians settle down with a cup of tea and special weekend issues of their newspapers, just as Americans do. But here, with the marriage season approaching, many of them quickly to a Sunday feature that is particularly Indian-the-columns of marriage advertisements in which young people look for husbands and wives. This is relatively modern change in the age-old custom of the arranged marriage. The thousands of advertisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that coming to this traditional society. For example, although women are still described in terms of appearance, or skill in "the wifely arts", information about her earning power is entering more and more of the advertisements. This reflects the arrival in India of the working wife. Divorce, which used to be almost unheard of in India, is sometimes now mentioned in the advertisements as in the case of a woman whose advertisement in New Delhi newspaper explained that had been "the innocent party" when her marriage broke up. Because the custom of the dowry (marriage payment) is now illegal, some advertisements say "no dowry" or "simple marriage", which means the same thing. However, the fathers of many bridegrooms still require it. In a land where light skin is often regarded as socially preferable, many also require that a woman have a "wheat-color" complexion or that a man be "tall, fair and handsome". Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes, mostly in cities. Many of them receive dozens of answers."There's nothing embarrassing about it," explained a Calcutta businessman advertising a son-in-law. "It's just another way of broadening the contacts and increasing the possibility of doing the contacts and increasing the possibilities of doing the best one for one's daughter." Because of high unemployment and a generally poor standard of living here, one of the best attractions a marriage advertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad, especially in Canada or the United States. A person who has one can get what he wants. One recent Sunday in Madras, for example, a Punjabi engineer living in San Francisco advertised for a "beautiful slim bride with lovely features knowing music and dance". And a man whose advertisement said that he held an American immigration permit was able to say, only girls from rich, well-connected families need apply. In the text, a Sunday feature is a kind of newspaper advertisements in which young people look for husbands and wives.()
    A

    Right

    B

    Wrong

    C

    Not mentioned


    正确答案: B
    解析: 第一段第二句解释了“a Sunday feature" 的内容。译文:但在这里,随着结婚季节的临近,很多人阅读具有印度特色的周末版征婚广告栏目,年轻人在那儿寻找自己的另一半。因此题干说法是正确的。答案为A。

  • 第24题:

    单选题
    Marriage Advertisements in India Every Sunday morning millions of Indians settle down with a cup of tea and special weekend issues of their newspapers, just as Americans do. But here, with the marriage season approaching, many of them quickly to a Sunday feature that is particularly Indian-the-columns of marriage advertisements in which young people look for husbands and wives. This is relatively modern change in the age-old custom of the arranged marriage. The thousands of advertisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that coming to this traditional society. For example, although women are still described in terms of appearance, or skill in "the wifely arts", information about her earning power is entering more and more of the advertisements. This reflects the arrival in India of the working wife. Divorce, which used to be almost unheard of in India, is sometimes now mentioned in the advertisements as in the case of a woman whose advertisement in New Delhi newspaper explained that had been "the innocent party" when her marriage broke up. Because the custom of the dowry (marriage payment) is now illegal, some advertisements say "no dowry" or "simple marriage", which means the same thing. However, the fathers of many bridegrooms still require it. In a land where light skin is often regarded as socially preferable, many also require that a woman have a "wheat-color" complexion or that a man be "tall, fair and handsome". Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes, mostly in cities. Many of them receive dozens of answers."There's nothing embarrassing about it," explained a Calcutta businessman advertising a son-in-law. "It's just another way of broadening the contacts and increasing the possibility of doing the contacts and increasing the possibilities of doing the best one for one's daughter." Because of high unemployment and a generally poor standard of living here, one of the best attractions a marriage advertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad, especially in Canada or the United States. A person who has one can get what he wants. One recent Sunday in Madras, for example, a Punjabi engineer living in San Francisco advertised for a "beautiful slim bride with lovely features knowing music and dance". And a man whose advertisement said that he held an American immigration permit was able to say, only girls from rich, well-connected families need apply. India′s society is changing.()
    A

    Right

    B

    Wrong

    C

    Not mentioned


    正确答案: C
    解析: 这道题是主旨题。文章第一段倒数第三句直接反映文章主题:The thousands of advertisements . . . reflect social changes that coming to this traditional society 。答案为A。