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新SAT官方指南阅读第四篇全解析

ThispassageisadaptedfromVirginiaWoolf,ThreeGuineas.

○C1938byHarcout,,Woolfconsidersthe

situationofwomeninEnglishsociety.

CloathandisabridgeovertheRiverThames,anadmirablevantagegroundforusto

erflowsbeneath;bargespass,ladenwithtimber,burstingwithcorn;there

ononesidearethedomesandspiresofthecity;ontheother,WestministerandtheHousof

lacetostandonbythehour,represdfor

reheretoconsiderfacts;nowwemustfixoureyesupontheprocession-the5

processionofthesonsofeducatedmen.

Theretheygo,ourbrotherswhohavebeeneducatedatpublicschoolsand

universities,mountingthosteps,passinginandoutofthodoors,ascendingthopulpits,

preaching,teaching,administeringjustice,practicingmedicine,transactingbusiness,making

olemnsightalways-aprocession,likeacaravanraicrossingadert….Butnow,10

forthepasttwentyyearsorso,itisnolongerasightmerely,aphotograph,orfrescoscrawled

uponthewallsoftime,re,

trapesingalongatthetailendoftheprocession,tmakesadifference.

Wewhohavelookedsolongatthepageantinbooks,orfromacurtainedwindowwatched

educatedmenleavingthehouataboutnine-thirtytogotoanoffice,returningtothehouat15

aboutsix-thirtyfromanoffice,anleavethehou,can

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mountthosteps,passinandoutofthodoors,…makethehumblepensmayinanother

willdarecontradictusthen;weshallbethe

mouthpiecesofthedivinespirit-asolemnthought,isitnot?Whocansaywhether,astimegoes

on,wemaynotdressinmilitaryuniformwithgoldlaceonourbreasts,swordsatoursides,and20

somethingliketheoldfamilycoal-scuttleonourheads,savethatthatvenerableobjectwas

gh-indeedtheshadowoftheprivate

wornprivateclothessolong…Butwe

havenotcomeheretolaugh,ortotalkoffashions-men’sandwomen’ere,onthe

bridge,yareveryimportantquestions;andwehave25

stionsthatwehavetoaskandtoanswerabout

thatprocessionduringthismomentoftransitionaresoimportantthattheymaywellchangethe

avetoaskourlves,hereandnow,dowewishto

jointhatprocession,ordon’twe?Onwhattermsshallwejointhatprocession?Aboveall,where

isitleadingus,theprocessionofeducatedmen?Themomentisshort;itmaylastfiveyears;then30

years,orperhapsonlyamatterofafewmonthslonger…But,youwillobject,youhavenotimeto

think,lyouhaveyourbattlestofight,yourrenttopay,cushall

notrveyou,nowfromyourownexperience,andtherearefactsthatproveit,

thedaughtersofeducatedmenhavealwaysdonetheirthinkingfromhandtomouth;notunder

venotthoughtwhile35

theystirredthepot,husthattheywonustherighttoour

stousnowtogoonthinking;howarewetospendthatsixpence?

hinkinoffices;inomnibus;whilewearestandinginthecrowdwatching

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CoronationsandLordMayor’sShows;letusthink…inthegalleryoftheHouofCommons;in

theLawCourts;everceafrom40

thinking-whatisthis“civilization”inwhichwefindourlves?Whataretheceremoniesand

whyshouldwetakepartinthem?Whataretheprofessionsandwhyshouldwemakemoney

outofthem?Whereinshortisitleadingus,theprocessionofthesonsofeducatedmen?

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npurpoofthepassageisto

(A)emphasizethevalueofatradition

(B)stresstheurgencyofanissue

(C)highlighttheverityofsocialdivisions

(D)questionthefeasibilityofanundertaking

正确答案：

B

分析：在文章中，

Woolf

问妇女们一系列问题。

Woolf

希望妇女们与受过教育的男人们一

起工作。

Woolf

强调这个问题是很急切的。因为妇女没几乎没有时间去回到这些问题（

have

verylittletimeinwhichtoanswer

）。

tralclaimofthepassageisthat

(A)educatedwomenfaceadecisionabouthowtoengagewithexistinginstitutions

(B)womencanhavepositionsofinfluenceinEnglishsocietyonlyiftheygiveupsomeoftheir

traditionalroles

(C)themalemonopolyonpowerinEnglishsocietyhashadgraveandcontinuingeffects.

(D)theentryofeducatedwomenintopositionsofpowertraditionallyheldbymenwill

transformthopositions.

正确答案：

A

分析：文章通篇

Woolf

都倡导妇女们加入劳动力大军。妇女们面临着如何进入劳动力市场

的问题。

stheworld“we”throughoutthepassagemainlyto

(A)reflectthegrowingfriendlinessamongagroupofpeople

(B)advancetheneedforcandoramongagroupofpeople

(C)establishanofsolidarityamongagroupofpeople

(D)reinforcetheneedforrespectamongagroupofpeople

正确答案：

C

分析：文章中，

Woolf

使用了“

we

”指代她自己和受过教育的妇女。使用这样的词汇，可

以将受过教育的妇女团结在一起，拉近大家的距离。

ingtothepassage,Woolfchoosthettingofthebridgebecauit

(A)isconducivetoamoodoffancifulreflection

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(B)providesagoodviewoftheprocessionofthesonsofeducatedmen.

(C)iswithinsightofhistoricepisodestowhichshealludes

(D)issymbolicofthelegacyofpastandprentsonsofeducatedmen.

正确答案：

B

分析：

Woolf

提到泰晤士河上的桥，主要是因为站在桥上，可以看到那些工作的男人们步

行去工作的场景。泰晤士河桥为他们提供了一个良好的观察视角。

ndicatesthattheprocessionshedescribesinthepassage

(A)hascometohavemorepracticalinfluenceinrecentyears.

(B)hasbecomeacelebratedfeatureofEnglishpublichlife.

(C)includesalloftherichestandmostpowerfulmeninEngland

(D)hasbecomelesxclusionaryinitsmembershipinrecentyears.

正确答案：

D

分析

:

在文章当中

Woolf

写道

,

管理国家事务的男人，与“工作队列”中的人们相同。

Woolf

注意到，妇女们正在进入这个队列，这表明这个队列越来越开放（

lesxclusionary

）。

hoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?

(A)Lines12-10(“There…money”)

(B)Line10(“It…dert”)

(C)Lines12-13(“For…ourlves”)

(D)Lines16-18(“We..pulpit”)

正确答案：

C

分析

:

见

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题解释。

haracterizesthequestionsinlines28-30(“Forwe…men”)asboth

(A)controversialandthreatening

(B)weightyandunanswerable

(C)momentousandpressing

(D)provocativeandmysterious

正确答案：

C

分析：

Woolf

认为她再

28-30

行提到的问题是重要的（

soimportantthattheymaywellchange

thelivesofallmenandwomenforever.

）

,

也是急切的（

wehaveverylittletimeinwhichto

answerthem

）

.

因此选择

C

选项，其中

momentous

表示重要的，

pressing

表示急切的。

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hoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?

(A)Lines24-25(“We..questions”)

(B)Lines25-26(“And…them”)

(C)Line30(“Themoment…short”)

(D)Lines32-33(“That…madam”)

正确答案：

B

分析：结合

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题分析内容，

25-26

行

Woolf

将这些问题描述成重要的和急切的。

hoicemostclolycapturesthemeaningofthefigurative“sixpence”referredtoin

lines37?

(A)Tolerance

(B)Knowledge

(C)Opportunity

(D)Perspective

正确答案：

C

分析：

Woolf

分析说：妇女在扮演传统角色（做饭和照顾孩子）时有优势。这种优势为妇

女们赢得了

brand-newsixpence.

妇女们应当学会如何花费这个“

sixpence

”。结合文章主旨，

我们可以知道，这里的

sixpence

并不是真实的硬币，而是一个比喻，指代妇女们可以利用的

优势进入劳动市场。

geofplacesandoccasionslistedinlines37-40(“Letus…funerals”)mainlyrvesto

emphasizehow

(A)novelthechallengefacedbywomenis

(B)pervasivetheneedforcriticalreflectionis

(C)complexthepoliticalandsocialissuesofthedayare.

(D)enjoyablethecareerpossibilitiesforwomenare.

正确答案：

B

分析：在文章当中，

Woolf

反复使用“

letusthink

”来强调妇女们思考她们在社会中角

色的重要性，因此

Woolf

列举了不同时间不同地点的思考，用排比的方法来进行强调