Question

Maddie Messe, 13, has always loved Temple Run, a mobile game that sends her racing through swamps (沼泽) and forests to outrun a pack of crazed monkeys. What she didn’t love was being forced to play as a boy — unless she was willing to buy a female version. “I felt like l was being cheated or misrepresented,” Maddie explains．“Girls are just as capable (有能力的) of running away from monkeys as boys are.”

So last winter, Maddie researched 50 of the most popular iPhone games. What she found was infuriating：90 percent offered free male characters, but only 15 percent let you play as a female for free.

Armed with those statistics, Maddie drafted a spirited article and fired it off to several major newspapers. The Washington Post agreed to run the piece, which attracted millions of readers around the globe — including the makers of Temple Run! “We realized she had a point,” says Natalia Luckyanova, the game’s co-creator. “It was the kick in the pants we needed to say,‘We should fix it．’So we did.”

Now you can play Temple Run with a female character for free, but Maddie hopes her campaign inspires something deeper.“If you don’t see characters that look like you on TV or in movies or games, speak up! Just do your research first,”says Maddie. “One well-supported argument is much more effective than a million angry complaints.”

1.What did Maddie hate about Temple Run?

A. It had no female versions.

B. It charged for female versions.

C. Its female versions were too expensive.

D. Its female versions were not good enough.

2.Maddle’s findings_________.

A. pleased her    B. cheated her

C. angered her   D. comforted her

3.To Natalia Luckyanova, Maddie’s article sounded________.

A. amusing         B. persuasive

C. impractical     D. unreasonable

4.Maddie encourages readers to_________.

A. play mobile games within limits

B. write articles for major newspapers

C. respond to complaints in a proper way

D. do some research before making an argument

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文属于说明文，现在的游戏中存在的男女不平等现象。很多游戏只提供男性的免费服务，女性角色要付钱。

1.B 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句What she didn’t love was being forced to play as a boy — unless she was willing to buy a female version.可知对于神庙逃亡游戏来说，她最不喜欢的是要出钱购买女性的版本，而男性的版本是免费的。故B项正确。

2.C 推理判断题。根据第二段第二句What she found was infuriating：90 percent offered free male characters, but only 15 percent let you play as a female for free.可知她调查得到的数据让她很生气，有百分之90的游戏提供免费的男性，只有百分之15提供免费的女性版本。故C项正确。

3.B 推理判断题。根据第三段最后两句“We realized she had a point,” says Natalia Luckyanova, the game’s co-creator. “It was the kick in the pants we needed to say,‘We should fix it．’So we did.”可知Natalia Luckyanova也认为Maddie的调查报告是有意义的，而且很有说服力，他也认为应该为女性应该有免费得到游戏的机会。故B正确。

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