Question

    Ishikawa Yumi had to work eight hours every day and her employer insisted that she should be in heels（高跟鞋）at work."Why do we have to hurt our feet at work,when men can wear flat shoes?"she complained on Twitter.The tweet exploded.

Encouraged,she gathered 18,800 signatures on a request calling for a ban on employers requiring women to wear high heels,which she handed in to the government last June.Ms Ishikawa became the face of the KuToo campaign.

More than 60%of Japanese women with jobs have been forced to put their feet into heels at work or have witnessed women partners having to,according to a survey.Female workers at a department store,must walk around the shop in 5cm heels.The former defence minister,Inada Tomomi,had to struggle about in heels even on the deck of a visiting American aircraft carrier.

Dress codes at many Japanese firms are strict.Some ban glasses for women（but not men）,because they are unattractive.This is especially unreasonable for those who find contact lenses（隐形眼镜）uncomfortable.Women have always been told to follow the dress code,even if it causes pain,"says Ms Ishikawa.Japanese bosses,who tend to be older men,often expect their female workers to tolerate it.

The government made no quick reply.A former labour minister,who received Ms Ishikawa's request last year,insists that wearing high heels at work is"necessary and appropriate".The request itself has received no official reply so far.Japan is the second lowest out of the 29 rich countries in equality for women in the workplace.

But Japanese companies are slowly taking measures to improve the situation.In late March Japan Airlines announced that its female flight attendants can kick off their heels and replace skirts with trousers if they choose.AU three big mobile-phone operators have relaxed their rules on heels.Ms Ishikawa is working together with a shoe company to produce beautiful heel-less shoes."Society is changing,”says Ms Ishikawa.“We can't be ignored."Pointless rules about footwear may soon be gone.

1.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Japanese women rarely get their feet hurt at work.

B.Ms Ishikawa's tweet gained much attention from the public.

C.Ms Ishikawa is appealing to the public to punish employers.

D.Few Japanese women are forced to wear high heels at work.

2.Why does the author mention the former labour minister in Paragraph 5?

A.To show females are treated equally in Japan in the workplace.

B.To show the government has considered changing the situation.

C.To show the fight of females in Japan has a long way to go.

D.To show the government has difficulty in changing the situation.

3.Which of the following can best describe Ms Ishikawa?

A.Curious and devoted. B.Helpful and gifted.

C.Energetic and humorous. D.Brave and determined.

4.The author writes this passage mainly to.

A.call on people to break dress codes

B.introduce a campaign against dress codes

C.show the disadvantages of dress codes

D.explain the importance of dress codes

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章以一场反对女性上班穿高跟鞋的运动展开，介绍了女性都被告知要遵守着装规定，给女性带来了很多的痛苦，以及这种情况正在被改善。

1.

细节理解题。根据文章第一段“"Why do we have to hurt our feet at work,when men can wear flat shoes?"she complained on Twitter.The tweet exploded.”她在推特上抱怨道“男人可以穿平底鞋，为什么我们还要在工作时弄伤脚呢？”这篇推特火了。可知 Ishikawa Yumi的推文引起了公众的广泛关注。所以B选项正确；根据文章内容可知，穿高跟鞋工作容易弄伤脚，所以A选项日本女性很少在工作中受伤是错误的；Ishikawa Yumi只是呼吁禁止雇主要求女性穿高跟鞋，而不是呼吁公众惩罚雇主，所以C选项是错误的；根据第三段第一句可知超过60%的日本在职女性曾被迫穿高跟鞋上班，所以D选项很少有日本女性被迫穿高跟鞋上班是错误的。故选B项。

2.

推理判断题。根据第五段内容可知，前劳工部长去年就收到了石川女士的请求，他坚称穿高跟鞋上班是“必要和适当的”，但并没有正式的回复石川女士，且根据后文“Japan is the second lowest out of the 29 rich countries in equality for women in the workplace.”在29个发达国家中，日本是女性工作场所平等程度倒数第二低的国家，可以推断，第五段提到前劳工部长是为了说明日本女性的斗争还有很长的路要走。故选C项。

3.

推理判断题。根据第二段Encouraged,she gathered 18,800 signatures on a request calling for a ban on employers requiring women to wear high heels,which she handed in to the government last June.内容可知，Ms Ishikawa很勇敢去向社会，向政府提出禁止雇主要求女性穿高跟鞋的呼吁。最后一段Society is changing,”says Ms Ishikawa.“We can't be ignored."她说社会正在改变，我们不能被忽视。从这我们可以知道她不会放弃继续提出请求，由此可知，她是十分有决心的。由此判断出Ms Ishikawa是勇敢的和有决心的。故选D项。

4.

推理判断题。这篇文章通过一个个例Ishikawa Yumi不喜欢穿高跟鞋，从而掀起了一场反对女性上班穿高跟鞋的运动，进一步展开说明了女性都被告知要遵守着装规定，给女性带来了很多的痛苦。可知，写这篇文章主要是展示着装规范的缺点。故选C项。