单选题

EU Reform Panel Assailed for Being Male-dominated Group

Two days before International Women"s Day, the newly installed 105-member panel debating the future shape of the European Union, was assailed Wednesday for being a male-dominated club. The violation of women"s rights is not restricted to race, ethnic group or religion, said Anna Karamanou, chairperson of the European Parliament"s Women"s Rights and Equal Opportunities Committee.
She used the occasion of International Women"s Day—on Friday—to warn of the danger of creating yet another EU outfit without adequate input from women.
Karamanou wrote a letter to Valery Giscard D"Estaing, the former French president who heads the European Convention, for not having enough women on his panel that began work last week.
Out of a total of 105 members, the convention includes 16 women. There are only 2 women on the 12-member executive board.
"I find the unbalanced composition a very worrying symbol, as equality of women and men is a prerequisite for the building of a democratic and non-violent society," Karamanou told a women"s rights conference.
The women"s conference debated rights abuses across the world and heard speakers from across the EU and elsewhere insist that if more women were involved in government the world would be a more peaceful place.
European Parliament President Pat Cox agreed.
"It is disappointing to note that the share of women in the European Convention is smaller than the share of women in the European Parliament," he said in an interview.

单选题 Which of the following four words can best replace the word "assailed" in the first paragraph?

A、 stormed
B、 attacked
C、 smashed
D、 cracked

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 与assailed同义并最近义的是attacked，尽管有时stormed也可为替代词。

单选题 Which of the following is NOT tree?

A、 The 105-member panel had held a debate on the future organization of an organization.
B、 Anna Karamanou apparently opposed the 105-member panel.
C、 The 105-member panel should have included more capable and qualified women members.
D、 The 105-member panel should have included more women.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 引发该文讨论的主要因素是inadequate input from women into the panel。该文没有任何暗示说入选的两个女人是incapable或unqualified。

单选题 Which of the following statements can best describe the "tone" of the writing?

A、 Many women are enraged by the composition of the 105-member panel.
B、 Anna Karamanou rebeled because she was not included in the panel.
C、 The world is in trouble because women"s rights are not protected.
D、 If women had been given due respect, the world would have become more peaceful.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 第三问的主题是tone，不是facts。在回答这类问题时应把握住全文的“意味”或“意图”。

单选题 The purpose of the author of the passage is to indicate that ______

A、 the unbalanced composition of the panel abused woemn"s rights.
B、 Valery Giscard D"Estaing was to blame for the inadequate input from women into the panel.
C、 to build a democratic and non-violent society, women"s roles should not be neglected.
D、 the share of women in the European Convention disppointed European women.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 该文通过build a democratic and non-violent society的prerequisite的理辨根据，呼吁男人尊重妇女的政治权力。

单选题 Which of the following four items can best describe the author"s attitude in saying that "the unbalanced composition is a very worrying symbol"?

A、 A strong appeal for women"s equal rights with men.
B、 Raging at the violation of women"s rights by men.
C、 Calling the name of the panel for inadequate input from women.
D、 Demanding that the panel cinclude more women.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 回答这类问题，最重要的是spot out the key element of the question。就本题而言，问题的核心词是the author"s attitude，所以答案A才是唯一的正确确选择。