10.Jennifer Lawrence,25,is known for being d.own"to"earth and likable-she ordered McDonald's on the red carpet at the Oscars.
And when she described her anger and disappointment at the fact that women are not equal to men in Hollywood,Lawrence"continued to make America fall in love with her",said Business Insider.
Earlier this year,an E-mail from film company Sony Pictures showed that Lawrence and Amy Adams made less money for American Hustle(2013)than their male(男性) co*stars,even though both women played major roles in the movie.
In an article published in Lenny Letter,a popular e-mail newsletter,Lawrence wrote"I'm trying to find the‘adorable(可愛的) way to state my opinion and still be likable'!"
Lawrence joins a long list of actresses,including Meryl Streep and Cate Blanchett,who have spoken up about Hollywood's pay gap.
According to Forbes,the 10 highest paid movie actors in 2015,led by Robert Downey Jr,made$431 million.But the 10 highest paid movie actresses,led by Lawrence,only made about $218 million.The pay gap comes partly from the low number of actresses.According to a report in August,only 28.1 percent of characters in 2014's 100 top grossing(高票房的) films were female(女性) and of them,only 21 percent had a female lead or co-lead character.
"People with more experience are paid more,"Nancy Dubue,the president CEO of A+E Networks,told Variety,"The problem is that the industry still gives too many men that experience."
The pay gap is a problem that affects the whole US,The White House reported that women earn 78 cents to every dollar a man gets there.
"This is what made Lawrence's piece powerful:it showed that women still experience pay inequality everywhere-whether you're Hollywood's top talent or you work in a retail store,"commented CNN.
As Lawrence points out,it's not just about less payment for women; it's also about women making sure that their pay shows their value.
24.According to Business Insider,AmericansB Lawrence after she expressed her anger at Hollywood's pay gap.
A.dislike.
B.like
C.doubt
D.forgive
25.From the passage we can infer thatC.
A.men earn more money for the same job than women because they are better than women
B.Lawrence is the leader of the 10 highest paid movie actresses
C.a great many actresses have spoken up about Hollywood's pay gap
D.a White House report points out that men make twice as much money as women
26.The writer's purpose of writing this passage isA.
A.to inform
B.to advise
C.to persuade
D.to argue
27.The best title of the passage can beB.
A.More Experience,More Pay
B.Asking for Fair Pay
C.Speaking up for Hollywood
D.Higher value,Higher Pay.
分析 本文通過Jennifer Lawrence引出好萊塢女性與男性薪酬差別大的話題,從而將這一話題推廣到全美,文章表明女性在任何地方都會經歷薪酬不平等.不管你是好萊塢的頂尖人才還是在零售店工作,這就引發(fā)了女性希望工資平等的要求.
解答 24.B;細節(jié)理解題.由第二段And when she described her anger and disappointment at the fact that women are not equal to men in Hollywood,Lawrence"continued to make America fall in love with her",當她描述她對好萊塢里女人不如男人的憤怒和失望時,勞倫斯"繼續(xù)讓美國愛上她",故選B.
25.C.細節(jié)理解題.由第五段Lawrence joins a long list of actresses,including Meryl Streep and Cate Blanchett,who have spoken up about Hollywood's pay gap,可知除了勞倫斯之外,還有許多女星談論到關于好萊塢薪酬鴻溝的問題,故選C.
26.A;態(tài)度意圖題.根據文中開頭第一段"Jennifer Lawrence,25,is known for being d.own"to"earth and likable-she ordered McDonald's on the red carpet at the Oscars."(25歲的詹妮弗因"d.own"而出名-她在奧斯卡頒獎典禮上邀請麥當勞在紅毯上)以及下文的表述可知,作者寫這篇文章是以一種報道般的方式寫的,并沒有加入個人情感,所以作者寫這篇文章的目的只是向人們指出這種現象,也就是通知,故選A.
27.B;主旨大意題.通讀全文可知,本文通過Jennifer Lawrence引出好萊塢女性與男性薪酬差別大的話題,而且文章表明女性在任何地方都會經歷薪酬不平等.不管你是好萊塢的頂尖人才還是在零售店工作,所以這篇文章的主題就是要求公平工資,故選B.
點評 本文考察學生的細節(jié)理解能力以及細心程度,只要抓住文章的關鍵詞,采用尋讀的方法查找細節(jié),就能找到正確答案.