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新SAT官方指南阅读第四篇全解析
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1938byHarcout,,WoolfconsiderstheThispassageisadaptedfromVirginiaWoolf,ThreeGuineas.
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situationofwomeninEnglishsociety.
CloseathandisabridgeovertheRiverThames,anadmirablevantagegroundforusto
erflowsbeneath;bargespass,ladenwithtimber,burstingwithcorn;there
ononesidearethedomesandspiresofthecity;ontheother,WestministerandtheHousesof
lacetostandonbythehour,repressedfor
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reheretoconsiderfacts;nowwemustfixoureyesupontheprocession-the
processionofthesonsofeducatedmen.
Theretheygo,ourbrotherswhohavebeeneducatedatpublicschoolsand
universities,mountingthosesteps,passinginandoutofthosedoors,ascendingthosepulpits,
preaching,teaching,administeringjustice,practicingmedicine,transactingbusiness,making
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olemnsightalways-aprocession,likeacaravanseraicrossingadesert….Butnow,
forthepasttwentyyearsorso,itisnolongerasightmerely,aphotograph,orfrescoscrawled
uponthewallsoftime,re,
trapesingalongatthetailendoftheprocession,tmakesadifference.
Wewhohavelookedsolongatthepageantinbooks,orfromacurtainedwindowwatched
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educatedmenleavingthehouseataboutnine-thirtytogotoanoffice,returningtothehouseat
aboutsix-thirtyfromanoffice,anleavethehouse,can
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mountthosesteps,passinandoutofthosedoors,…makethesehumblepensmayinanother
willdarecontradictusthen;weshallbethe
mouthpiecesofthedivinespirit-asolemnthought,isitnot?Whocansaywhether,astimegoes
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on,wemaynotdressinmilitaryuniformwithgoldlaceonourbreasts,swordsatoursides,and
somethingliketheoldfamilycoal-scuttleonourheads,savethatthatvenerableobjectwas
gh-indeedtheshadowoftheprivate
wornprivateclothessolong…Butwe
havenotcomeheretolaugh,ortotalkoffashions-men’sandwomen’ere,onthe
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bridge,yareveryimportantquestions;andwehave
stionsthatwehavetoaskandtoanswerabout
thatprocessionduringthismomentoftransitionaresoimportantthattheymaywellchangethe
avetoaskourselves,hereandnow,dowewishto
jointhatprocession,ordon’twe?Onwhattermsshallwejointhatprocession?Aboveall,where
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isitleadingus,theprocessionofeducatedmen?Themomentisshort;itmaylastfiveyears;then
years,orperhapsonlyamatterofafewmonthslonger…But,youwillobject,youhavenotimeto
think,lyouhaveyourbattlestofight,yourrenttopay,cuseshall
notserveyou,nowfromyourownexperience,andtherearefactsthatproveit,
thedaughtersofeducatedmenhavealwaysdonetheirthinkingfromhandtomouth;notunder
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venotthoughtwhile
theystirredthepot,husthattheywonustherighttoour
stousnowtogoonthinking;howarewetospendthatsixpence?
hinkinoffices;inomnibuses;whilewearestandinginthecrowdwatching
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CoronationsandLordMayor’sShows;letusthink…inthegalleryoftheHouseofCommons;in
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theLawCourts;everceasefrom
thinking-whatisthis“civilization”inwhichwefindourselves?Whataretheseceremoniesand
whyshouldwetakepartinthem?Whataretheseprofessionsandwhyshouldwemakemoney
outofthem?Whereinshortisitleadingus,theprocessionofthesonsofeducatedmen?
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npurposeofthepassageisto
(A)emphasizethevalueofatradition
(B)stresstheurgencyofanissue
(C)highlighttheseverityofsocialdivisions
(D)questionthefeasibilityofanundertaking
正确答案:
B
分析:在文章中,
Woolf
问妇女们一系列问题。
Woolf
希望妇女们与受过教育的男人们一
起工作。
Woolf
强调这个问题是很急切的。因为妇女没几乎没有时间去回到这些问题(
have
。
verylittletimeinwhichtoanswer
)
tralclaimofthepassageisthat
(A)educatedwomenfaceadecisionabouthowtoengagewithexistinginstitutions
(B)womencanhavepositionsofinfluenceinEnglishsocietyonlyiftheygiveupsomeoftheir
traditionalroles
(C)themalemonopolyonpowerinEnglishsocietyhashadgraveandcontinuingeffects.
(D)theentryofeducatedwomenintopositionsofpowertraditionallyheldbymenwill
transformthosepositions.
正确答案:
A
分析:文章通篇
Woolf
都倡导妇女们加入劳动力大军。妇女们面临着如何进入劳动力市场
的问题。
sestheworld“we”throughoutthepassagemainlyto
(A)reflectthegrowingfriendlinessamongagroupofpeople
(B)advancetheneedforcandoramongagroupofpeople
(C)establishasenseofsolidarityamongagroupofpeople
(D)reinforcetheneedforrespectamongagroupofpeople
正确答案:
C
分析:文章中,
Woolf
使用了“
we
”指代她自己和受过教育的妇女。使用这样的词汇,可
以将受过教育的妇女团结在一起,拉近大家的距离。
ingtothepassage,Woolfchoosesthesettingofthebridgebecauseit
(A)isconducivetoamoodoffancifulreflection
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(B)providesagoodviewoftheprocessionofthesonsofeducatedmen.
(C)iswithinsightofhistoricepisodestowhichshealludes
(D)issymbolicofthelegacyofpastandpresentsonsofeducatedmen.
正确答案:
B
分析:
Woolf
提到泰晤士河上的桥,主要是因为站在桥上,可以看到那些工作的男人们步
行去工作的场景。泰晤士河桥为他们提供了一个良好的观察视角。
ndicatesthattheprocessionshedescribesinthepassage
(A)hascometohavemorepracticalinfluenceinrecentyears.
(B)hasbecomeacelebratedfeatureofEnglishpublichlife.
(C)includesalloftherichestandmostpowerfulmeninEngland
(D)hasbecomelessexclusionaryinitsmembershipinrecentyears.
正确答案:
D
分析
:
在文章当中
Woolf
写道
,
管理国家事务的男人,与“工作队列”中的人们相同。
Woolf
注意到,妇女们正在进入这个队列,这表明这个队列越来越开放(
lessexclusionary
)。
hoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?
(A)Lines12-10(“There…money”)
(B)Line10(“It…desert”)
(C)Lines12-13(“For…ourselves”)
(D)Lines16-18(“We..pulpit”)
正确答案:
C
分析
:
见
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题解释。
haracterizesthequestionsinlines28-30(“Forwe…men”)asboth
(A)controversialandthreatening
(B)weightyandunanswerable
(C)momentousandpressing
(D)provocativeandmysterious
正确答案:
C
分析:(
soimportantthattheymaywellchangeWoolf
认为她再
28-30
行提到的问题是重要的
thelivesofallmenandwomenforever.
)
,
也是急切的(
wehaveverylittletimeinwhichto
answerthem
)
.
因此选择
C
选项,其中
momentous
表示重要的,
pressing
表示急切的。
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hoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?
(A)Lines24-25(“We..questions”)
(B)Lines25-26(“And…them”)
(C)Line30(“Themoment…short”)
(D)Lines32-33(“That…madam”)
正确答案:
B
分析:结合
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题分析内容,
25-26
行
Woolf
将这些问题描述成重要的和急切的。
hoicemostcloselycapturesthemeaningofthefigurative“sixpence”referredtoin
lines37?
(A)Tolerance
(B)Knowledge
(C)Opportunity
(D)Perspective
正确答案:
C
分析:
Woolf
分析说:妇女在扮演传统角色(做饭和照顾孩子)时有优势。这种优势为妇
女们赢得了
brand-newsixpence.
妇女们应当学会如何花费这个“
sixpence
”。结合文章主旨,
我们可以知道,这里的
sixpence
并不是真实的硬币,而是一个比喻,指代妇女们可以利用的
优势进入劳动市场。
geofplacesandoccasionslistedinlines37-40(“Letus…funerals”)mainlyservesto
emphasizehow
(A)novelthechallengefacedbywomenis
(B)pervasivetheneedforcriticalreflectionis
(C)complexthepoliticalandsocialissuesofthedayare.
(D)enjoyablethecareerpossibilitiesforwomenare.
正确答案:
B
分析:在文章当中,
Woolf
反复使用“
letusthink
”来强调妇女们思考她们在社会中角
色的重要性,因此
Woolf
列举了不同时间不同地点的思考,用排比的方法来进行强调
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