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2002年专四考试阅读理解A TEXT A
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Manyofthehomeelectricgoodswhichareadvertisedasliberatingthemodernwomantendtohavetheoppositeeffect,becausetheysimplechangethenatureofworkinsteadofeliminatingit.Machineshaveacertainnoveltyvalue,liketoysforadults.Itiscertainlylesstiringtoputclothesinawashingmachine,butthetimesaveddoesnotreallyamounttomuch:themachinehastobewatched,theclotheshavetobecarefullysortedoutfirst,stainsremovedbyhand,buttonspushedandwaterchanged,clothestakenout,airedandironed.Itwouldbemoreliberatingtopackitallofftoalaundryandnotnecessarilymoreexpensive,sincenocapitalinvestmentisrequired.Similarly,ifyoureallywanttosavetimeyoudonotmakecakeswithanelectricmixer,youbuyoneinashop.Ifonecomparestheimageofthewomaninthewomen’smagazinewiththegoodsadvertisedbythoseperiodicals,onerealizeshowusefulaprojectedimagecanbecommercially.Acarefulbalancehastobestruck:ifyoushowalabour-savingdevice,followitupwithacomplicated’recipeonthenextpage;onnoaccounthintatthenotionthatawomancouldgetherselfajob,butinsteadfosterhersenseofherownusefulness,emphasizingthecreativeaspectofherfunctionasahousewife.Sowegetcakemixeswherethecooksimplyaddsaneggherself,toproduce"thatlovelyhomo-bakedflavourthefamilylove",andknittingpatternsthatcanbemadebyhand,orworsestill,onknittingmachines,whichbecametremendouslyfashionablewhentheywerefirstintroduced.Automaticcookersareadvertisedbypicturesofprettyyoungmotherstakingtheirchildrentothepark,notbyprofessionalwomenpresettingthedinnerbeforeleavinghomeforwork.?
66.Accordingtothepassage,manyofthehomeelectricgoodswhicharesupposedtoliberatewoman___.?
A.removeunpleasantaspectsofhousework?
B.savethehousewifeverylittletime?
C.savethehousewife’stimebutnothermoney?
D.haveabsolutelynovalueforthehousewife?
67.Accordingtothecontext,"capitalinvestment"referstomoney___.?
A.spentonawashingmachine?
B.borrowedfromthebank?
C.savedinthebank?
D.lenttootherpeople?
68.Thegoodsadvertisedinwomen’smagazinesarereallymeantto___.?
A.freehousewivesfromhousework?
B.encouragehousewivestogoouttowork?
C.makehousewivesintoexcellentcooks?
D.givethemafalsesenseoffulfillment
答案与详解
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短文大意：这篇文章讲的是现代的日用家电产品的缺陷，它们只是改变了家务劳动的方式，而不能真正节省时间，且其商业广告具有很强的误导性和迷惑性。
66．答案：B
【参考译文】根据短文，许多被认为可以解放妇女的家电产品如何？
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】本题可从文中第二、三句找到答案“Machineshaveacertainnoveltyvalue…butthetimesaveddoesnotreallyamounttomuch…”即家用电器具有一定的新颖的价值，但是并不能节省多少时间。故选项B为正确答案。?
67．答案：A
【参考译文】根据上下文，capital
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】短文第四句话说“Itwouldbemoreliberatingtopackitallofftoalaundry…sincenocapitalinvestmentisrequired．”即与其在家使用洗衣机这么麻烦，还不如直接把衣服送到洗衣店。那样也不需要基本投资。由此可知，capitalinvestment指购买洗衣机所需的花费。故选项A为正确答案。?
68.答案：D
【参考译文】在女性杂志上做广告的产品的真正目的什么？
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】文中在提到女性杂志上的广告时讲到“onnoaccounthintatthenotionthatawomancouldgetherselfajob，butinsteadfosterhersenseofherownusefulness，emphasizingthecreativeaspectofherfunctionasahousewife．”即决不要使家庭主妇意识到那将会多一份劳动，反而要使她感觉自己很能干，强调她作为家庭主妇的创造才能。这说明这些广告都利用了家庭主妇的心理弱点，给她们造成了一种虚假的满足感。故选项D为正确答案。
