Question

    At school, I was in the top set for maths. My teachers recommended that I study economics and statistics as my A-level subjects, but I had my mind set on a life fulfilled by the arts.

In fact, I was a victim of a gender stereotype made stronger since birth, that men do science and maths and women do arts or languages. Computer science, technology and physics just did not figure in my teenage world view. Nobody popular in my school chose to study those subjects.

Reality struck hard when I began attending job interviews and interviewers would say: “It’s great that you speak foreign languages, but what else do you do?” Nobody asked my friends who had studied science or technology those questions.

A survey recently showed that three of the best-paid jobs for women are in the technology sector. It’s a sector that really can change the world. We must show girls that technology has an effect on every industry out there, from fashion to architecture to journalism. Anybody can learn to code and these days it’s as important as reading and writing. I’ve realized that at university I’d achieved the wrong kind of literacy. Not being able to code limit your impact on the world far more than an ignorance of great literature.

Now I have a five-year-old daughter. I don’t want her to blindly follow gender roles the way I did. I want her to know the fact that a science or technical degree will not limit her creativity but expand it and broaden her horizons far more than my arts background could. I’m exposing her to Minecraft and apps, which help improve analytical thinking and problem solving skills. I’m hoping that my daughter will discover and accept her potentials in science and want to change the world.

1.What does the underlined phrase “gender stereotype” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A.Personal learning style. B.Sex characteristic.

C.Conventional sex concept. D.Profession difference.

2.According to the author, which may be the benefit of learning science?

A.Increasing job possibility. B.Winning popularity.

C.Improving language competence. D.Enriching imagination.

3.How did the author feel for her major choice?

A.Satisfied. B.Active. C.Discouraged. D.Regretful.

4.What may be the best title for the text?

A.Art or Science, Either is OK B.Good Subjects, Good Future

C.Girls, Choose More Wisely D.Catch Chances, Change the World

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。作者以自己的经历告诉读者：女性也应该学习理科，不要拘泥于传统的性别观念。

1.词义理解题。由第二段中的“In fact, I was a victim of a gender stereotype made stronger since birth, that men do science and maths and women do arts or languages”可知，作者是“a gender stereotype”的受害者，that从句解释了“a gender stereotype”。a gender stereotype指的是男性学习理科和数学，女性学习艺术和语言。结合选项，很明显，a gender stereotype指的是人们传统的性别观念。故C选项正确。

2.细节理解题。由第三段中的“Reality struck hard when I began attending job interviews and interviewers would say: “It’s great that you speak foreign languages, but what else do you do?” Nobody asked my friends who had studied science or technology those questions.”可知，当作者参加工作面试的时候，面试官经常问她：“你会说外语这很棒，但是你还会做什么呢？”但是对于作者那些学理科的朋友，面试官从来没有问过他们这样的问题。很明显，学习艺术、语言影响了作者找工作。由此可以推知，学理科在找工作时比较有优势。故A选项正确。

3.推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的“I’ve realized that at university I’d achieved the wrong kind of literacy”可知，作者认识到自己在大学里选择语言学习是错误的，由此可以推知她很后悔自己的选择。故D选项正确。

4.标题归纳题。作者在文中以自己的经历告诉读者：女性不应该只学习艺术或语言。女性也应该学习理科。最后一段作者以自己的女儿为例，进一步强调女性要学习理科，这样才会有更好的未来。故C选项是最佳标题。