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1. A    2. B    3. D
【解析】
【分析】
文章是记叙文，介绍了四个在小说中最鼓舞人心、最伟大的女性。
【1题详解】
细节推理题。根据Elizabeth Bennet中To remain true to herself, she would rather remain single, a concept that was unheard at the time.( 为了忠于自己，她宁愿保持单身，这在当时是闻所未闻的想法)可知，Elizabeth Bennet不想为金钱和地位结婚，不想欺骗自己，所以保持单身。故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Nancy Drew中the bold, physically strong, and fiercely intelligent Nancy used her superior intelligence—not her looks—to solve a series of mysteries.( 大胆、身体强壮、聪明的南希利用她优越的智力——而不是她的外表——来解决一系列的谜团)可知Nancy Drew勇敢，强壮和聪明，clever是她的一个特征，故选B。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Elizabeth Bennet is the stubborn and clever heroine in Jane Austen's 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice 可知，Elizabeth Bennet是1813年简奥斯汀小说了的人物；根据Nancy Drew She first appeared in 1932 but remains one of the most iconic female characters in all of literature. Nancy Drew首次出现时1932年；根据Josephine March中Jo March is the second eldest daughter in the March family and is a central focus in the novel Little Women, published by Louisa May Alcott in 1868.可知 Josephine March是Louisa May Alcott在1868年出版的小说Little Women中的中心人物；根据Hester Prynne is the leading character in Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1850 novel, The Scarlet Letter.可知，Hester Prynne是1850年小说里的人物。综上，故选D。
【点睛】细节理解题属直接解答性问题，是阅读理解题中最简单的一种，多数属中低难度的题。但高考所占的比例大，应特别引起注意。事实和细节题的命题特点是：对文章或某一段落中的一些特定细节或文章重要事实的理解，一般包括直接理解题和语义转化题。直接理解题能在原文直接找到答案，而语义转化题则需要将题目信息与原文信息加工或整理后才能得出结论。
做细节理解题具体方法与步骤如下：
1.略读材料，大概了解原文，掌握中心或主旨；文章介绍了四个在小说中最鼓舞人心、最伟大的女性。
2.按文章的体裁，作者写作的组织模式及有关的信息词，如for example, first, second…等预测应该到何处寻找自己所需要的事实；小题4要求按时间排序，根据文中Elizabeth Bennet is the stubborn and clever heroine from the 1813；Nancy Drew first appeared in the 1930s ；Josephine March is a central focus in the novel Little Women, published by Louisa May Alcott in 1868. Hester Prynne is the leading character in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1850 novel.可知每个人物出现的时间排列顺序。
3.将精力放在寻找你所需要的细节上。快速通篇跳读，全文扫视，找到细节出处，待找到含细节句子时，放慢速度，仔细核对比较内容，直至找到答案。如小题1根据Elizabeth Bennet中To remain true to herself, she would rather remain single, a concept that was unheard at the time.可知Elizabeth Bennet不想为金钱和地位结婚，不想欺骗自己，所以保持单身。小题2根据Nancy Drew中the bold, physically strong, and fiercely intelligent Nancy used her superior intelligence—not her looks—to solve a series of mysteries.可知Nancy Drew勇敢，强壮和聪明，clever是她的一个特征。小题3根据Josephine March中Jo March is the second eldest daughter in the March family and is a central focus in the novel Little Women, published by Louisa May Alcott in 1868.可知 Josephine March是Louisa May Alcott在1868年出版的小说Little Women中的中心人物。