Question

There was a time when，if a lady got into a crowded bus or train，a gentleman would immediately stand up and offer his seat.But now，things are different.Today a gentleman will probably look out of the window or if he feels a bit shy，hide behind his newspaper.Either way，the lady will have to stand until someone else gets off.

You can’t entirely blame men for this change in manners，though.Gone are the days when women could be referred to as weakers without causing trouble.A whole generation of women has grown up demanding equality with men，not just equality in jobs or education，but in social life.Hold a door open for some women and you are likely to get an angry lecture on treating women as weakers unable to open doors for themselves.Take a girl out for meal and she’ll probably insist on paying her share of the bill.On second thoughts，that is perhaps not a bad idea.

It’s no wonder，then that men have given up some ways of politeness and consideration which they used to show towards women.On the other hand，the man’s active politeness is perhaps slowly being replaced by true consideration for the needs and feelings of women，so that men can see women as equal human beings，rather than as weakers or something that can be used to please men.

Maybe it is worth women’s while to stand in the bus or train.

46．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Gentlemen are considered impolite nowadays if they do not offer their seats to a standing woman.

B．A gentleman who doesn’t give his seat to a standing woman should be blamed.

C．Today women do not enjoy the politeness shown actively to her by man but they considered it pleasant in the past.

D．In order to be equal with men，women have to stand in a bus or train.

47．A woman may get angry if a man holds a door open for her because________.

A．she doesn’t like him to wait on her hand and foot

B．women enjoy opening the door themselves

C．she feels herself treated as a weaker

D．she thinks it impolite for a man to do so

48．If a man takes a girl out for a meal，she insists on paying her share of the bill.That means________.

A．she wants to be equal with him

B．she likes him，so she doesn’t want to use his money

C．it’s impolite to have a free meal

D．she has agreed to marry him

49．What do women really need today?

A．Men’s active politeness and consideration.

B．Men’s true consideration for the needs and feelings of women.

C．Trying to win men’s favour.

D．Men’s good manners such as offering their seats and opening the door，etc.

50．The writer most probably is________.

A．a man who thinks the changes are reasonable

B．a woman who wants equality

C．a man who doesn’t agree with the changes today

D．a woman who doesn’t agree with the changes today

Answer 1

【解析】　從文中可知，女性已不喜歡男性的那種禮貌行為，而在過去女性是樂于接受的(見文中一、二兩段)。

【答案】　C

【解析】　第二段提到“...get an angry lecture on treating women as weakers...”。

【答案】　C

【解析】　付錢的目的是為顯示平等。

【答案】　A

【解析】　第三段提到“男人的禮貌可能會慢慢被對女人真情實意的關心所替代”，而這正是當今女人所需要的。A(男人主動顯示的禮貌與體諒)，C(力圖贏得男人的寵愛)，D(男人的禮貌行為，諸如讓座，開門等)都不符原文。

【答案】　B

【解析】　此題為判斷推理題，屬較難題。通過文章整體論述，可知作者為男士，重點為這幾句：“You can’t entirely blame men for this change in manners，though.”“Hold a door...as weakers...” “Maybe it is worth women’s while to stand in the bus or train.”同時通過最后一句可推知作者支持婦女在社會生活中這種合理的轉變。

【答案】　A