C
For years people have enjoyed following the life of Garfield the cat. Garfield is a popular comic book character, known for being lazy and fat. But the cat was back in the news recently for something you might not expect.
A man in the USA changed Garfield's gender to "none" on the cat's web page. After that, many people got angry and kept changing Garfield's web page. They argued about whether the cat was a boy, girl or neither. Finally the page was locked to stop people editing (编辑) it. Jim Davis, Garfield's creator, settled (解决) the argument. "Garfield is male," he simply told Washington Post. The artist said he liked working with animals because they didn't have to be old, young, boys or girls. He was angry that some people cared so much about Garfield's gender.
It seems like quite an unnecessary argument to have. But it is not the only recent example of argument about gender.
To celebrate International Women's Day in Australia earlier this year, the city of Melbourne made ten traffic lights with a figure (人形) dressed in a skirt. They were designed to celebrate women and give them more confidence in public. But not everyone thinks the idea is necessary. Some people think it is important for women to be treated fairly in Australia, but this idea is foolish.
"I'm all for doing anything we can for gender equity (公平), but really?" Melbourne mayor (市长) Robert Doyle told Herald Sun. The mayor said this idea is more likely to be laughed at than bring respect to women.
() 59. put Garfield the cat back in the news recently.
A. The cat's lazy character
B. Being included in a website
C. The cat's picture being changed on its web page
D. The cat's gender being changed on its web page
() 60. What does the underlined word "gender" in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?
A. 个性
B. 性别
C. 外貌
D. 脾气
() 61. According to Jim Davis, .
A. the page about Garfield should be locked
B. Garfield can be a boy or a girl, and young or old
C. artists don't care about animals' age or gender
D. it's unnecessary to take Garfield's gender too seriously
() 62. As to the traffic light idea, Robert Doyle thought .
A. it would give women more confidence in public
B. it would help women be treated fairly in Australia
C. it would bring respect to women
D. it was not a good idea for gender equity
For years people have enjoyed following the life of Garfield the cat. Garfield is a popular comic book character, known for being lazy and fat. But the cat was back in the news recently for something you might not expect.
A man in the USA changed Garfield's gender to "none" on the cat's web page. After that, many people got angry and kept changing Garfield's web page. They argued about whether the cat was a boy, girl or neither. Finally the page was locked to stop people editing (编辑) it. Jim Davis, Garfield's creator, settled (解决) the argument. "Garfield is male," he simply told Washington Post. The artist said he liked working with animals because they didn't have to be old, young, boys or girls. He was angry that some people cared so much about Garfield's gender.
It seems like quite an unnecessary argument to have. But it is not the only recent example of argument about gender.
To celebrate International Women's Day in Australia earlier this year, the city of Melbourne made ten traffic lights with a figure (人形) dressed in a skirt. They were designed to celebrate women and give them more confidence in public. But not everyone thinks the idea is necessary. Some people think it is important for women to be treated fairly in Australia, but this idea is foolish.
"I'm all for doing anything we can for gender equity (公平), but really?" Melbourne mayor (市长) Robert Doyle told Herald Sun. The mayor said this idea is more likely to be laughed at than bring respect to women.
() 59. put Garfield the cat back in the news recently.
A. The cat's lazy character
B. Being included in a website
C. The cat's picture being changed on its web page
D. The cat's gender being changed on its web page
() 60. What does the underlined word "gender" in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?
A. 个性
B. 性别
C. 外貌
D. 脾气
() 61. According to Jim Davis, .
A. the page about Garfield should be locked
B. Garfield can be a boy or a girl, and young or old
C. artists don't care about animals' age or gender
D. it's unnecessary to take Garfield's gender too seriously
() 62. As to the traffic light idea, Robert Doyle thought .
A. it would give women more confidence in public
B. it would help women be treated fairly in Australia
C. it would bring respect to women
D. it was not a good idea for gender equity
答案：59. D
60. B
61. D
62. D
60. B
61. D
62. D
解析：
59. 根据文章第二段内容“A man in the USA changed Garfield's gender to 'none' on the cat's web page. After that, many people got angry and kept changing Garfield's web page... But the cat was back in the news recently for something you might not expect.”可知，是加菲猫网页上的性别被修改这件事让它重回新闻，故选D。
60. 根据第二段中“They argued about whether the cat was a boy, girl or neither.”以及后文出现的“gender equity（公平）”可推断，“gender”的中文意思是“性别”，故选B。
61. 根据文章第二段末尾“He was angry that some people cared so much about Garfield's gender.”和“The artist said he liked working with animals because they didn't have to be old, young, boys or girls.”可知，Jim Davis认为没必要过于在意加菲猫的性别，故选D。
62. 根据文章最后一段“The mayor said this idea is more likely to be laughed at than bring respect to women.”以及“I'm all for doing anything we can for gender equity (公平), but really?”可知，Robert Doyle认为这个交通灯的主意对于性别平等来说不是个好主意，故选D。
60. 根据第二段中“They argued about whether the cat was a boy, girl or neither.”以及后文出现的“gender equity（公平）”可推断，“gender”的中文意思是“性别”，故选B。
61. 根据文章第二段末尾“He was angry that some people cared so much about Garfield's gender.”和“The artist said he liked working with animals because they didn't have to be old, young, boys or girls.”可知，Jim Davis认为没必要过于在意加菲猫的性别，故选D。
62. 根据文章最后一段“The mayor said this idea is more likely to be laughed at than bring respect to women.”以及“I'm all for doing anything we can for gender equity (公平), but really?”可知，Robert Doyle认为这个交通灯的主意对于性别平等来说不是个好主意，故选D。