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共用题干 Marriage Advertisements in IndiaEvery Sunday morning millions of Indian...

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问题 共用题干
Marriage Advertisements in India

Every Sunday morning millions of Indians settle down with a cup of tea and special weekend issues of
their newspapers,just as Americans do.But here,with the marriage season approaching,many of them quick-
ly to a Sunday feature that is particularly Indian-the-columns of marriage advertisements in which young peo-
pie look for husbands and wives.This is relatively modern change in the age-old custom of the arranged
marriage.The thousands of advertisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that
coming to this traditional society.For example,although women are still described in terms of appearance,or
skill in"the wifely arts,"information about her earning power is entering more and more of the advertise-ments.This reflects the arrival in India of the working wife.
Divorce,%%Thich use(1 to be almost unheard of iii India,is sometimes now mentioned in the advertisements
as in the case of a woman whose advertisemeiit in New Delhi newspaper explained that had been"the inno-
cent party"when her marriage broke up.
Because the custom of the dowry(marriage payment)is now illegal,some advertisements say"no dow-
ry",or"simple marriage",which means the same thing. However,the fathers of many bridegrooms still re-
quire it.
In a land where light skin is often regarded as socially preferable,many also require that a woman have
a"wheat-color"complexion or that a man be"tall,fair and handsome".
Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes,mostly in
cities.Many of them receive dozens of answers."There'S nothing embarrassing about it,"explained a Cal-
cutta businessman advertising a son-in-law."It's just another way of broadening the contacts and increase
the possibility of doing the contacts and increasing the possibilities of doing the best one for one's daughter."
Because of high unemployment and a generally poor standard of living here,one of the best attractions a
marriage advertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad,especially in Canada or the United States.A per-
son who has one can get what he wants.
One recent Sunday in Madras,for example,a Punjabi engineer living in San Francisco advertised for a
"beautiful slim bride with lovely features knowing music and dance."And a man whose advertisement said
that he held an American immigration permit was able to say,only girls from rich,well-connected families
need apply.
选项 Advertisements are only read by a small group of people of high social status.
A:Right       
B:Wrong       
C:Not mentioned
答案B
解析利用题干句中的细节信息词Marriage advertisements和appearance or their skill作为答案线索：在文章中找到答案相关句：" For example , although women are still described in terms of appearance,or skill in 'the wifely arts,'information about her earning power is entering more and more of the advertisements.”意思是“尽管广告依然描述妇女的外貌或妇女的贤惠，关于妇女赚钱能力的介绍也在越来越多的婚姻广告上出现了”，显然答案相关句的内容与题干句（印度的婚姻广告只介绍妇女的外貌或妇女的贤惠）内容不一致。
这道题是主旨题。文章第一段倒数第三句直接反映文章主题：" The thousands of adver-tisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that coming to this traditional society.”该句说“每周公布的数以千计的广告反映出这个传统的社会正发生着变化”。显然与题干句（印度社会正在发生变化）内容相一致。故选A。
利用dowry作为答案线索，在文章中找到答案相关句：" Because the custom of the dowry (marriage payment)is now illegal,some advertisemnents say 'no dowry',or 'simple marriage', which means the same thing.”答案相关句中marriage payment放在括号中出现在dowry后面，充当其同位语结构，对其进行解释，因此dowry的含义就是“marriage payment（彩礼钱）”。故选A。
利用细节结构“light skin”和“good feature”作为答案线索，在文章中找到答案相关句： " In a land（国家，指印度）where light skin is often regarded as socially preferable , many also require that a woman have a 'wheat-color ' complexion or that a man be'tall , fair and handsome'.”答案相关句说“在印度，人们喜好浅亮肤色”，但并没有说“喜欢美丽的容貌”，因此题干句中有部分信息没有在文章中出现。故选C。
首先找到“A person who has one can get what he wants”所在的上下文：" Because of highunemployment and a generally poor standard of living here,one of the best attractions a marriage ad-vertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad,especially in Canada or the United States.A person who has one can get wha业ie wants.”画线句说“有了一个…的人能得到他想要的”，结合前句话的内容，one应该指前句中的permit to live abroad（在国外居住的许可证）。而题干句中one指的是好的相貌，所以内容不一致。故选B。
利用题干句中含有修饰结构的短语people of high social status作为答案线索，在第五段中找到答案相关句："Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes（与people of high social status呼应）,mostly in cities.”答案相关句说“上层社会中很多人都会急切地读这些广告”，题干句（社会身份高的一小部分人才看报纸）的内容与答案相关句的内容不一致。故选B。
句意：在印度，离婚率很高。文章中没有提到印度离婚率高低的问题，故选C。
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