Today, traditional opinions about men still exist. A man has to be strong, brave, sports loving and manly. Anything less would not be considered manly. Sports such as football, basketball and boxing all tend (往往是) to be men’s sports. However, the dance of ballet is considered feminine because it requires nice movements. This tradition is shown in the movie, Billy Elliot.
Billy Elliot is a movie that protests against this traditional view of men. Billy Elliot is an eleven-year-old boy that has a natural talent for ballet dancing, but his father will not allow it. Billy’s father wants him to take up boxing and bee stronger, but Billy goes against his father’s wishes and takes up ballet dancing. This difference of opinion makes Billy sad. What’s more, his friends also laugh at him.
After saving enough money, his father sends Billy to a weekly boxing course; however, Billy doesn’t enjoy boxing because he always loses in matches and is often hurt. His ballet teacher, Mrs. Wilkinson thinks that men or women should not be judged by the activities they like to do, so she tells Billy’s father that although he wants his son to make a good living, he should let his son do what he loves to do because he has a talent for it. When his father finally realizes the truth, Billy is surprised. In the end, with the help of his father, brother and all the people around him, Billy goes to the Royal Ballet Academy in London and bees a very successful ballet dancer.
【小题1】The underlined word “feminine” in the first paragraph most probably means A．of menB．of childrenC．of womenD．of students【小题2】Why is Billy laughed at by other children?A．He always loses in boxing matches.B．He isn’t strong.C．He looks like a girl.D．He loves ballet.【小题3】What do we know about Billy?A．His teacher encourages him to take up ballet dancing. B．He does well in ballet dancing and boxing.C．He does what his father wants him to do.D．He has never taken up any men’s sports.【小题4】From Billy’s story, we can see that .A．children should accept their parents’ opinionsB．we should try to fight against traditional opinionsC．men and women play different sportsD．parents should let their children do what they are interested inC
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(答案→)C
解析：父母应该让孩子做自己喜欢的事情，而不是压抑孩子的天性。
【小题1】猜测词义题。根据上文的boxing all tend (往往是) to be men’s sports.可知拳击被认为是男性的运动，那么芭蕾就被认为是女性的运动。
【小题2】推理题。根据文章第二段可知芭蕾被认为是女性的运动，所以当Billy学习芭蕾的时候，男孩都嘲笑他。
【小题3】根据文章第三段2,3行Mrs. Wilkinson thinks that men or women should not be judged by the activities they like to do…可知他的老师一直在鼓励他从事芭蕾事业。
【小题4】推理题。通读全文可知父母应该让孩子做自己喜欢的事情，而不是压抑孩子的天性。