F In addition, women are being encouraged to pursue any career they desire.
___(1) ___。 The popularity of Mother’s Day around the world suggests that Javis got all she wanted. In fact, she got more – enough to make her horrified.
1.A. 選項A 中出現了兩處詞語與空格后句中的詞語形成呼應:Mother’s Day – Mother’s Day, Anna Javi – Javis, 因此A可能是答案。而且空格后句中的she在空格前句中有指代的內容: 指代Anna Javis, 因此A是答案。
B But what’s more, commercialism changes young people’s attitude towards motherhood
C Obviously, the best gift will be a phone call or a visit.
D According to a research(研究) by the US card company Hallmark, 96 percent of American consumers(顧客) celebrate(歡度, 慶祝) the holiday(假日, 節日)。
E As a result, motherhood has suffered a huge drop in status since the 1950s
F In addition, women are being encouraged to pursue any career they desire.
__2__ They buy(買), among other things(其中), 132 million cards(卡片), Mother’s Day is the No. 1 holiday for flower purchases. Then there are the various commodities, ranging from jewelry and clothes to cosmetics and washing powder, that take advantage of the promotion opportunities.
2.D. 選項D中有2詞與空格后句中的詞語呼應(D: cards – cards; holiday - holiday), 因此D可能是答案。
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B But what’s more, commercialism changes young people’s attitude towards motherhood
C Obviously, the best gift will be a phone call or a visit.
E As a result, motherhood has suffered a huge drop in status since the 1950s
F In addition, women are being encouraged to pursue any career they desire.
__3__。 As Ralph Fevre, a reporter(記者) at the UK newspaper The Guardian(守衛者), observe(觀察, 遵守), traditionally(在傳統上) “motherhood is something that we do because we think it’s right(正確的, 健康的, 右邊的)。” But in the logic (邏輯)of commercialism, people need something in exchange for (交換)their time and energy(精力,能量)。
3.B. 選項B和選項E中均出現了1個與空格后句中的詞語呼應的詞語: motherhood – motherhood, 但是E與空格后句不能形成自然銜接: E與空格后句在句意上是轉折關系, 但是這兩個句子中并沒有出現標志“轉折關系”的邏輯連詞/邏輯副詞(如: but, however等), 因此E不是答案, 其實B還與空格后句中的commercialism形成呼應, 因此答案是B.
C Obviously, the best gift will be a phone call or a visit.
E As a result, motherhood has suffered a huge drop in status since the 1950s
F In addition(另外), women are being encouraged(鼓勵) to pursue(追求) any career(職業) they desire(渴望)。
___4___。 So they work hard and play hard. Becoming a mother, however, inevitably handicaps career anticipation.
4.F. 只有F 中有指代人的復數名詞(women)能成為空格后句中代詞they的指代內容, 因此F是答案。
C Obviously, the best gift will be a phone call or a visit.
E As a result, motherhood has suffered(遭受到。。。) a huge(巨大的) drop(下降, 落下) in status(地位,情形) since the 1950s
__5__。 According to The Guardian(守衛者), there are twice as many (是。。。的兩倍)child-free(沒有孩子的) young women as there were a generation(一代) ago(以前)。 Or, they put off the responsibility of parenting until later in their lives.
5.E. 只有E中有詞語與空格后句中的詞語呼應(motherhood - mother),因此首先關注E. 從句意上看, E是概括句,空格后句是用具體的數字對E進行解釋。