单选题 Every year for more than a decade I've gone with some good male friends to the music festival. Women are not invited, but they do prepare a picnic for our trip. The better the food, the more likely we are to continue our annual tradition and give them peace at least one week out of the year.
When we're not eating, we sit around in circles and talk about manly stuff: women, mostly. After years of this special journey I have figured out women are different from us, especially when it comes to how we communicate. Women don't need to manufacture reasons to chat, but guys need excuses like outings or organized events.
And I've noticed that when women are in groups there can be several conversations going on at once. When men are in a group, one man talks, and everybody else listens. It's like bluegrass jamming in a way; one musician plays the lead, and the rest try to follow.
I've had more heartfelt conversations with other men at the festival than I've had at any other time in my life, partly because there are no women there, and partly because we're all a little drunk. It was males bonding over whatever parts we still had left. The festival is also the only place I've ever cried in front of other men.
As the years have slipped by, some in our group have lost parents and grandparents, some have divorced, and others have changed careers, not always on purpose. It seems that every year something distressing has happened to at least one member of our crew, and the rest of us are there to listen and offer support.
I hope that this column can offer some comfort to women: if your man heads out on a bowling or poker night with the guys, be happy. Chances are good he's not fleeing you and the kids, hut he's running toward the conversations he can only have with other men, and he'll come home the better for it.
单选题 It is implied in the first paragraph that ______.
  • A.the trip is a relief for both men and women
  • B.the trip will continue in spite of everything
  • C.the quality of the picnic needs improvement
  • D.the women can rarely get peace themselves
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 推断题。文章第一段介绍了作者每年一次和男性友人的音乐之旅，跟他们一起放松，同样留给妻子们一年当中至少一星期的放松时间。由此可推断，这个旅行对男性和女性来说都是放松时间。故选A。
单选题 Men and women differ in the way they talk in that ______.
  • A.men like to play the lead in conversations
  • B.women can strike up a talk for any reason
  • C.men can be engaged in several talks at once
  • D.women are good listeners in conversations
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。由文章第二段最后一句“Women don't need to manufacture reasons to chat, but guys need excuses like outings or organized events.”可知，女人们不用找理由去聊天，而男人却需要如外出或组织活动等理由。故选B。
单选题 That the author cried in front of other men reveals ______.
  • A.the effect of bluegrass music upon men
  • B.the effect of alcohol on men's behaviors
  • C.men's need to release their deep emotions
  • D.men's need to cultivate intimate friendship
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 推断题。由文章可知，这个音乐节只有男士参加，他们都是亲密的朋友，作者只有在这才哭过，可以推断出，男士们也需要释放他们的情感。故选C。
单选题 What is the idea that the author wants to convey in paragraph 5?
  • A.Life is doomed to be full of distresses.
  • B.Changes are the constant theme of life.
  • C.Friendship stays despite changes in life.
  • D.Life consists of sweating and harvesting.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 推断题。从文章第五段可知，尽管男性朋友的生活中总会出现这样那样的事故，但是大家都会倾听并支持他，由此可推断，不管生活怎么改变，友谊会一直不变。故选C。
单选题 In the last paragraph, the author advises women to ______.
  • A.encourage their husbands to improve their life style
  • B.encourage their husbands to go bowling or play poker
  • C.give their husbands chances to flee from housework
  • D.give their husbands chances for male communication
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 推断题。文章最后一段，作者建议如果你的丈夫出去打保龄球或者打牌，你应该要感到高兴，因为他在跟男性之间进行交流，从朋友那获得支持和帮助。由此可知，作者建议妻子应给丈夫们机会去进行男性之间的交流，故选D。