問題詳情
III. 閱讀測驗：50％，每題 2 分 In an age of gender role blurring, the sepia-toned vision of a past filled with men who weremen, women who were women, and a clear code of honor and conduct are no doubt appealingto the solitary subject with a fuzzy sense of self. Often historical recreationist Cosplayers extendthe reproduction of past mannerisms into their daily lives – men live by the code of chivalryand open doors for female coworkers, women who serve others in volunteer charities, peoplewho refuse to lie, or to act without honor; these are Cosplayers who have formed their ownsubject positions through the filter of fiction. That the concept of identity is itself in flux isperhaps a sign that in an age of virtual hobbies and digital connections, we no longer know whowe are. Many people are turning to the Internet in order to find ever more specialized groupswith which to associate themselves, with which to define their own subjecthood, and as someexperts believe, fandom is simply the force by which personal disconnect attainsinterconnectivity, a community of private fantasy, a safety valve for obsessive tendencies thatchannels our most private attachments toward worthy pursuits. Cosplay allows participants tocreate and participate in the physical world, to move a hobby that is primarily screen-centricinto a concrete medium, and favored texts are both tools for thought and spaces for emotionalexploration. Barbara Adams, famous for wearing her Starfleet Uniform to jury duty in theWhitewater trial in 1996, defines her identity via her interaction with the franchise, and her rolein the community fanclub. Adams wore her uniform to promote the fanclub's tenant to worktowards Rodenberry's utopia created in the American sci-fi TV series Star Trek, as she says,"tosee those ideals brought into this community in this century." Adams defines her own socialvalues and ideals based on the mores of a world that does not exist. Actor William Shatnerexplains that Star Trek is not only "part entertainment," but also "part philosophy." Cosplayprovides a natural extension of interest into experimentation, allowing a subject to adopt themannerisms and dress of a certain "clique" in order to decide what to accept or reject in theformation of their own identity type.
【題組】26. According to the passage, what characterizes Cosplayers?
(A) They are not quite sure about who they are.
(B) They favor the blurring vision of the past.
(C) They are popular among their circle of friends.
(D) They are appealing to the solitary subject.
參考答案
答案：A
難度：困難0.353846
統計：A(23),B(9),C(12),D(20),E(0)