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(1)C.考查形容词及语境理解。A.crazy疯狂的;B.complex复杂的;C.sweet甜美的、美好的;D.puzzling令人困惑的。根据上文"end with "the princess and prince lived happily ever after"."可知,结局都是美好的。故选C。
(2)A.考查形容词及语境理解。A.wrong有问题的、错误的;B.typical典型的;C.common平常的;D.familiar熟悉的。根据下文"And a study also found while 80 percent of male characters in most popular children's books have a(n) ______,only 18 percent of female characters do."可知,他们认为这正是儿童故事的问题所在。故选A。
(3)D.考查动词及语境理解。A.claimed宣称;B.reflected反映;C.preferred偏爱;D.remained保持。根据空后的"the same"以及下文"So they together wrote a book _____ only female protagonists(主角)."可知,他认为儿童读物一直没变,所以才决定重写一本。故选D。
(4)D.考查名词及语境理解。A.offer提供;B.fortune财富、运气;C.company陪伴;D.job工作。根据下文"much to the____ of children's book writers,every one of them has a job or professional ambition."可知,以前的儿童读物中女性大多没有工作,而男性大多有工作。故选D。
(5)B.考查动词及语境理解。A.recommending推荐;B.featuring以……为主角;C.displaying展示;D.serving服务。根据空前的"a book"和空后的"female protagonists(主角)"可知,这本书是以女性为主角。故选B。
(6)B.考查动词及语境理解。。A.approach接近;B.admire钦佩;C.practice练习;D.challenge挑战。根据下文"Both books contain the stories of 100 extraordinary women from all over the world"可知,书中的女性都很杰出,值得女孩钦佩。故选B。
(7)A.考查动词短语及语境理解。A.came out出现、显露;B.turned out结果是;C.made up编造;D.ended up最终……。根据上文"The original book was published in December 2019,"可知,这里指的是第二卷的出版。故选A。
(8)A.考查名词及语境理解。A.surprise惊奇;B.relief宽慰;C.excitement兴奋;D.satisfaction满足、满意。根据第二段"And a study also found while 80 percent of male characters in most popular children's books have a(n) ____,only 18 percent of female characters do."可知,以前的儿童读物中女性都没有工作,而这本书中,女性都有工作,所以会让那些儿童读物作家感到惊讶。故选A。
(9)C.考查动词及语境理解。A.highlight强调;B.memorize记住;C.include包括;D.describe描述。空前"The "characters""和空后"pop singer Beyonce and tennis star Serena Williams."是所有关系,指的是"包括"。故选C。
(10)D.考查形容词及语境理解。A.reasonable合理的;B.worthwhile值得的;C.energetic精力充沛的;D.positive积极的。根据空前的"However,the word "rebel" may make some people feel uncomfortable,"可知,这个词会让人不舒服,所以应该不是积极的词汇。故选D。
(11)A.考查副词及语境理解。A.actually事实上;B.originally起初;C.casually随意地;D.officially正式地。主语"being rebellious"和表语"being independent"事实上是一个意思。故选A。
(12)B.考查动词及语境理解。A.risk冒险;B.build建立、培养;C.change改变;D.follow跟随。根据后面的宾语"a rebel attitude,a rebel character"可知,空处指的是"培养叛逆的态度,叛逆的性格"。故选B。
(13)C考查动词及语境理解。A.perform表现;B.think认为;C.fight战斗、抗争;D.breathe呼吸。根据下文的"to reach your dream and to get what you want."可知,女孩只有抗争才能实现自己的梦想。故选C。
(14)D.考查名词及语境理解。A.announcement通知;B.conclusion结论;C.sentence句子;D.message信息。根据上文""It is important to ______ especially if you are a woman or a girl﹣ a rebel attitude,a rebel character,because you have to ______ harder to reach your dream and to get what you want. "可知,这是这本书所要传达的信息。故选D。
(15)B.考查形容词及语境理解。A.smarter更聪明的;B.bigger更大的;C.deeper更深的;D.faster更快的。根据后文 "aim higher,fight harder"可知,梦想应该要更大。故选B。