篇章结构题ATheothermorningonthesubwayIsatnexttoanattractiveyoungblondewomanwhowasreadingsomethingonheriPad.Shewasverywelldressed，carryingaPradabagwithtastefullyappliedmakeupindeed，shehadanunmistakableairofwealth，materialsuccessandevenauthority.IsuspectedsheworkedasahighlypaidWallStreetlawyerorstockbrokerorsomethingofthatsort.So，Iwascurioustoseewhatshewassofocusedon.TheWallStreetJournalperhaps?TheEconomist?Quitethecontrary；rather，shewasconcentratingonaromancenovel.ThenIrealizedthatIhaveknownmanywomenwholoveromancenovels—smart，attractive，successful，“liberated，”modernfemaleswhononethelessfindsomekindofdeepsatisfactionandthrillfromthosehyper-romantic，artificialandextremelyunrealistictalesofhandsome，manlyheroesfallinginlovewithvirginalwomen，enduringaseriesofadventures，thennodoubthavingahappyending.These_romance_stories_are_to_literature_what_hot_dogs_are_to_fine_food.Yet，thegenre(体裁)remainsenormouslypopular.ConsidersomeofthesesurprisingstatisticsfromthegoodfolksattheRomanceWritersofAmerica(RWA)：*Morethan9，000romancetitleswerereleasedlastyear，withsalesofabout$1.44billion(morethantripletherevenuesgeneratedbyclassicliteraryfiction)．*Morethan90percentofthemarketarewomen(okay，that’snotatallsurprising)．*Readersaretypicallywomenbetweentheages30and54whoarethemselvesinvolvedinaromanticrelationship(betrayingthestereotypethatonlylonelywomenlongforthesetalesofloveandadventure)．*Almost40percentofromancebookconsumershaveanannualincomeofbetween$50，000and$99，900(placingthemfirmlyinthemiddleclass)．Ihadthoughtthatromancenovelsaccountedforaverysmallshareoftheliterarymarket，soIwasquitesurprisedthatthisparthassuchenormouspopularity.ButImustwonderwhysomanywomen—fortyyearsafterthewomen’sliberationmovementcontinuetoindulgeinthefancifultales?I’mnotsureifitrepresentsakindof“rejection”ofthewomen’sliberationmovement，butclearlysomethingismissinginthelivesofcontemporaryladies.AromanceauthornamedDonnaHatchwhofocusesontheRegencyperiod(early19thcenturyBritain)explainedtheappealofsuchbooksthisway：“Regencymenwerecivilizedandtreatedwomenwithcourtesy.Whenaladyenteredtheroom，gentlemenstood，doffedtheirhats，offeredanarm，bowed，andahundredotherlittlethingsIwishmenstilldidtoday.Buttheywerealsoveryathletic；theyhunted，raced，boxed，rodehorses.Theyweremanly.Strong.Noble.Honorable.AndthatiswhyIlovethem！”Mrs.Hatchmayhaveexpressedthesecretdesiresandattitudesofuntoldmillionsofherpeers—thatis，intheearly21stcentury，havewomengrowntiredoftheburdensandexpectationsthatthe“freedoms”theyhavegainedgivethem?Isthisarejectionofmodernfeminism?Dowomenlongfordaysofoldwhenmenweremasculinegentlemenandwomenwerefeminineandprotectedasprecioustreasuresandregardedaspossessions?Perhapsmostwomen(eventheoneswhogetlostinromancenovels)donotwanttogoallthewaybackbutitisobvious，________．【解题导语】落难少女情结：现代女性喜爱阅读言情小说的背后。1．Whatisthefunctionoftheopeningparagraph?A．Tosummarizethewholepassage.B．Toprovetheauthor’sargument.C．Toleadinthemaintopicofthepassage.D．Toraiseproblemsthatwillbesolvedlater.解析：选C。推理判断题。本文第一段讲述的是作者在地铁上的一次偶遇，由此引出下文对“现代女性喜爱阅读言情小说的背后”的深思。即第一段为引子，引出文章的话题故该题正确答案为C。2．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphimply?A．Romancenovelsaresatisfyingandthrilling.B．Romancenove...
