题文
On the high-speed train Avignon to Paris, my husband and I landed in the only remaining seats on the train, in the middle of a car, directly opposite a Frenchwoman of middle years. It was an extremely uncomfortable arrangement to be looking straight into the eyes of a stranger. My husband and I pulled out books. The woman produced a large makeup case and made up her face. Except for a lunch break, she continued this activity for the entire three-hour trip. Every once in a while she surveyed the car with a bright-eyed glance, but never once did she catch my eye. My husband and I could have been a blanket wall.I was amused, but some people would have felt uncomfortable , even repulsed(厌恶的）.there is something about making up in public that calls up strong emotional reactions. Partly it’s a question of hygiene. And it’s a matter of degree. Making up --- a private act--- has a way of neglecting the presence of others. I was once seated at a party with a model-actress who immediately waved a silly brush and began dusting her face at the table, demonstrating that while she was next to me, she was not with me.
In fact, I am generally prohibited from making up in public, except when I am in the company of cosmetics moment. In a gathering more professional than social, I would do so.
Kathy Peiss, a history professor at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst says that nose-powdering in the office was an occasion for outrage in 1920’s and 30’s. Deploring the practice as a waste of company time, trade journals advises managers to discourage it among workers. Peiss theorizes that it was female’s making up in what has been an all-male field that disturb some gentlemen.
Peiss tells me that after the 30’s , pulling out a make-up case was no longer an issue. It became an accepted practice. I asked if she feels free to apply lipstick at a professional lunch herself. Sounding mildly shocked, she says she would save that for the privacy of her car afterward. Why? Because it would be “a gesture of inappropriate feminity(女性化）.” One guess is that most professional women feel this way. There is evidence of the popularity of the new lipsticks that remain in place all day without retouching.
小题1:According to the author, “My husband and I could have been a blanket wall.” (Line 6, Para.1) most probably means “________”.A．We were treated with an expressionless face.B．We looked at the French woman expressionlesslyC．We used books as a wall to avoid the woman’s eyesD．We were of no existence in the French woman’s eyes小题2:In the author’s opinion, she _______.A．allows public making up on certain occasionsB．feels comfortable when making up in publicC．only makes up on social occasionsD．makes up before any professional gatherings小题3:According to Peiss, nose powdering in an office was criticized mainly for the reason that ____.A．normal office work was disturbedB．it discouraged women’s interest in careerC．make dominance was emphasized thereD．it distracted make workers’ focus on work小题4:Why do most professional women give up using lipsticks in public?A．Because they are worried about being looked down uponB．Because it emphasizes their female features in wrong situationsC．Because it implies women’s disadvantages in academic fieldsD．Because they are ashamed to be seen making up in front of males/小题5:It can be inferred that in a highly open society, the differences between men and women ______.A．have attracted little attentionB．hinder the social developmentC．are attractive topics in talk showsD．still call for great concern 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:D
解析
文章大意：在美国，人们在五月的第二个星期天庆祝母亲节，本文主要介绍了“母亲节”的由来。
小题1:D句意理解题。根据第一段及前一句Every once in a while she surveyed the car with a bright-eyed glance, but never once did she catch my eye.可以推测在那个法国女人的眼里我们根本不存在。故D正确。
小题2:A细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句In a gathering more professional than social, I would do so.可知作者认为在特定的场合，化妆是可以的。故A正确。
小题3:C细节理解题。根据第四段的首句Kathy Peiss, a history professor at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst says that nose-powdering in the office was an occasion for outrage in 1920’s and 30’s.得知正确选项为C。故C正确。
小题4:B细节理解题。根据文章最后一段Because it would be “a gesture of inappropriate feminity(女性化）.” One guess is that most professional women feel this way.可以得出答案。故B正确。
小题5:D推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中Peiss theorizes that it was female’s making up in what has been an all-male field that disturb some gentlemen.可以得出答案。故D正确。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“On the high-speed tr.....”主要考查你对 [社会现象类阅读 ]考点的理解。社会现象类阅读
社会现象类阅读概念：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。
社会现象类阅读解题技巧：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。阅读这类文章要理清思路。
1、浏览试题，明确要求。
在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文，抓住主要内容。
在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
4、有针对性地仔细阅读，找寻所需信息。
在前面的基础上，可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过，而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读，还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来，逐条分析，综合判断，找出正确答案。
5、进行合理的推理判断。
对文章有了全面的了解之后，可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系，做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候，需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。
6、认真复读，验证答案。
要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核那些还未打上的题目，确保理解无误。
