Question

Pink has never been one of the favorite colors of the fashion industry,as it's often seen as silly and not cool enough.But this spring,it's having its moment in the spotlight,all thanks to the fact that the color is no longer all about being girly and sweet.Instead,pink is taking on a new meaning of independence and power.

This shift happened last month during the Women's March.Tens of thousands of women filled the streets of major cities in the US and in countries all around the world to protest（抗议）against the disrespect to women.What was unusual about the protests is that a lot of people taking part were wearing pink hats,making the streets appear like a "sea of pink".Even though the hats were without any slogan（标语）,their pink color is thought to have sent out a message that is louder than any words."We women have power and we're not going to sit down and shut up," Aileen Gildea,one of the protesters in the US,told The Boston Globe.

Now young people are changing their attitudes to pink.They are no longer trying to escape pink,but give new meanings to it instead.

"Women who came before us ...to be taken seriously they had to get away from the symbols used to make women seem less capable.Younger women don't have that reaction.They're more interested in breaking and rebuild those symbols,"Audrey Gelman,a businesswoman in the US,told The Wall Street Journal.

So sometimes it's not the thing itself that needs to be changed,but the way we look at it.And in the case of pink, what used to be seen as silly may be turned into something really serious.

1.In general,people tend to relate pink to      .

A. independence    B. weakness

C. power    D. sadness

2.According to Aileen Gildea,what were their protests meant to convey?

A. Women actually prefer pink to any other color.

B. Women need to get away from those symbols of silliness.

C. Women ought to have a bigger voice in society.

D. Women should have the right to choose whatever colors.

3.The last paragraph implies that sometimes it is necessary to      .

A. change our traditional concepts

B. show greater respect for women

C. have doubts about the so-called "truth"

D. tell something silly from something serious

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，主要论述了粉色象征意义的变化，起初，粉色是少女和甜美的象征；而发生在三月份的女性抗议歧视的维权运动，赋予了粉色新的含义——独立和力量，在这场运动中，有成千上万的女性头戴粉色帽子在美国的各大街头抗议，争取女性在社会中发声的权利，尽管没有任何标语，但这片粉色海洋传递的信息却比任何语言都有力量，而这也告诉我们，事情本身并不需要改变，需要改变的使我们看待它的方式。

1.细节理解题。根据“it's often seen as silly and not cool enough”，人们通常认为粉色代表着愚蠢而且不够潮流，注意题目中的“general”（通常）对应原文中的“often”，以及后文中的“We women have power……”，粉色表达了女性们的心声，即女性也有自己力量，由此分析四个选项只有B最符合题意。

2.细节理解题。通过原文第二段最后，作为抗议者之一的Aileen Gildea在《波士顿环球报》中的发言“We women have power and we're not going to sit down and shut up”，我们女性拥有自己的权利和力量，我们不应该保持沉默，什么都不说，据此分析可知该抗议想要传递的意思是女性应该有权利在社会中发出更大的声音。故选C。

3.细节理解题。最后一段中指出“it's not the thing itself that needs to be changed,but the way we look at it”，事情本身不需要改变，需要改变的使我们看待它的方式，即暗示我们应该摒弃传统的观念来看待事物，故选A。