- 阅读理解A
题干：Theuseofdeferential(敬重的）languageissymbolicoftheConfucianidealofthewoman，whichdominatesconservativegendernormsinJapan.Thisidealpresentsawomanwhowithdrawsquietlytothebackground,subordinatingherlifeandneedstothoseofherfamilyanditsmalehead.Sheisadutifuldaughter,wife,andmother,masterofthedomesticarts.ThetypicalrefinedJapanesewomanexcelsinmodestyanddelicacy；she“treadssoftly(谨言慎行）intheworld”，elevatingfemininebeautyandgracetoanartform.Nowadays,itiscommonlyobservedthatyoungwomenarenotconformingtothefemininelinguistic(语言的）ideal.Theyareusingfeweroftheverydeferential“women’s”forms,andevenusingthefewstrongformsthatareknowas“men’s”.This,ofcourse,attractsconsiderableattentionandhasledtoanoutcryintheJapanesemediaagainstthedefeminizationofwomen'slanguage.Indeed,wedidn’thearabout“men’slanguage”untilpeoplebegantorespondtogirls'appropriationofformsnormallyreservedforboysandmen.Thereisconsiderablesentimentaboutthe“corruption”ofwomen'slanguage-whichofcourseisviewedaspartofthelossoffeminineidealsandmorality-andthissentimentiscrystallizedbynationwideopinionpollsthatareregularlycarriedoutbythemedia.YoshikoMatsumotohasarguedthatyoungwomenprobablyneverusedasmanyofthehighlydeferentialformsasolderwomen.Thishighlypolitestyleisnodoubtsomethingthatyoungwomenhavebeenexpectedto“growinto”-afterall,itisasignnotsimplyoffemininity,butofmaturityandrefinement,anditsusecouldbetakentoindicateachangeinthenatureofone'ssocialrelationsaswell.Onemightwellimaginelittlegirlsusingexceedinglypoliteformswhenplayinghouseorimitatingolderwomen-inafashionanalogoustolittlegirls’useofahigh-pitchedvoicetodo“teachertalk”or“mothertalk”inroleplay.ThefactthatyoungJapanesewomenareusinglessdeferentiallanguageisasuresignofchange-ofsocialchangeandoflinguisticchange.Butitismostcertainlynotasignofthe“masculization”ofgirls.Insomeinstances,itmaybeasignthatgirlsaremakingthesameclaimtoauthorityasboysandmen,butthatisverydifferentfromsayingthattheyaretryingtobe“masculine”.KatsueReynoldshasarguedthatgirlsnowadaysareusingmoreassertivelanguagestrategiesinordertobeabletocompetewithboysinschoolsandout.Socialchangealsobringsnotsimplydifferentpositionsforwomenandgirls，butdifferentrelationstolifestages，andadolescentgirlsareparticipatinginnewsubculturalforms.Thuswhatmay,toanolderspeaker,seemlike"masculine"speechmayseemtoanadolescentlike“liberated”or“hip”speech.
题目：According to Yoshiko Matsumoto, the linguistic behavior observed in today’s young women_____· - A 、may lead to changes in social relations
- B 、has been true of all past generations
- C 、is viewed as a sign of their maturity
- D 、is a result of rapid social progress
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参考答案【正确答案：A】
推断题。题干问的是Yoshiko Matsumoto对于现代日本年轻女性的语言行为的看法。结合原文，文中并没有直接说明Yoshiko Matsumoto对当今日本年轻女性语言行为的看法。但是第三段第二句反映了这位专家对传统女性语言行为的态度。这句话暗含：既然尊敬的礼节可以暗示人们社会关系本质的变化，那么，当今社会女士语言行为的变化可能会带来人际关系的变化，这个推测在该段后半部分举的例子中得到了印证，所以本题选Α选项。
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