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. 选项A 中出现了两处词语与空格后句中的词语形成呼应: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内容: 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(顾客) celebrate(欢度, 庆祝) the holiday(假日, 节日)。
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(买), 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. 选项D中有2词与空格后句中的词语呼应(D: cards – cards; holiday - holiday), 因此D可能是答案。
提示: 细节信息句(常常带有数字, 或出现了for example)常常接连出现。
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(记者) at the UK newspaper The Guardian(守卫者), observe(观察, 遵守), traditionally(在传统上) “motherhood is something that we do because we think it’s right(正确的, 健康的, 右边的)。” But in the logic (逻辑)of commercialism, people need something in exchange for (交换)their time and energy(精力,能量)。
3.B. 选项B和选项E中均出现了1个与空格后句中的词语呼应的词语: motherhood – motherhood, 但是E与空格后句不能形成自然衔接: E与空格后句在句意上是转折关系, 但是这两个句子中并没有出现标志“转折关系”的逻辑连词/逻辑副词(如: but, however等), 因此E不是答案, 其实B还与空格后句中的commercialism形成呼应, 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(鼓励) to pursue(追求) any career(职业) 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 中有指代人的复数名词(women)能成为空格后句中代词they的指代内容, 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(守卫者), there are twice as many (是。。。的两倍)child-free(没有孩子的) 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中有词语与空格后句中的词语呼应(motherhood - mother),因此首先关注E. 从句意上看, E是概括句,空格后句是用具体的数字对E进行解释。