In our world today, the media and entertainment industries are constantly focusing on beauty over brains. Movies, television shows, commercials, and magazines all make use of models and actors whose physical attributes(特性) will sell their product.

As our country is trying to reduce the obesity numbers, eating disorder statistics continue to increase due to the push for thinner people. While obesity is a serious medical condition that can lead to many health problems, many of us try to lose weight for appearance purposes. Children as young as elementary school age have begun to worry about the numbers that appear on the scale. In my opinion, it seems that “fat” has become the new“ugly”.

Two weeks ago, 37-year-old Wisconsin television reporter Livingston, who is 235 pounds, received an email from a man named Krause. In the email Krause attacked her, writing,“Your physical condition hasn’t improved for many years. Surely you don’t consider yourself a suitable example for this community’s young people, girls in particular.”

Today, it seems that a vast majority of people care more about how they look and appear to their peers rather than what is inside. The truth is that every person is built differently; we all come in different shapes and sizes. Just because someone is heavier, that doesn’t mean they eat large amounts of junk food around the day. Likewise, even though a person is thin, that doesn’t mean they are necessarily healthy and fit.

If you are reading this and you struggle with your weight or your appearance, please recognize that you are beautiful and special in your own way. You are worth so much more than you realize, and even if I don’t know you, understand that I respect and support you. Beauty is not defined by size; it is defined by how we treat others and respect ourselves. In the words of the talented film actress Kirstie Alley, “There’s a lot more to life than how fat or thin you are.”

1. With so many people losing weight, it will end in .

A. models’ and actors’ appearance in ads

B. the fall of media and entertainment industries

C. more and more people becoming obesity

D. more people’s suffering from eating disorder

2.The underlined phrase “the numbers that appear on the scale” in the second paragraph may mean .

A. intelligenceB. weightC. patienceD. strength

3. The writer used the example of Jennifer Livingston to show .

A. people think “fat” looks uglyB. fat people are becoming cleverer

C. physical condition is goodD. young people never follow example

4. What Kirstie Alley said means .

A. people should pay attention to the appearance

B. there is no need for any people to go on diet

C. people are beautiful when they concern others

D. there’s always someone who understands and supports you

 

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】本文敘述現(xiàn)在很多人把肥胖等同于丑陋,這是一種錯誤的觀點。美麗不是由體重身高決定的,而是由我們對待他們和尊敬他人決定的。

1.D

【試題解析】細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段1,2行As our country is trying to reduce the obesity numbers, eating disorder statistics continue to increase due to the push for thinner people可知因為我們國家正在努力減少肥胖人的數(shù)量,由于人們追求更瘦飲食錯亂的數(shù)據(jù)一直都在增加。也就是說更多的人會患上飲食錯亂病。故D正確。

2.2】B

【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)前面一句While obesity is a serious medical condition that can lead to many health problems, many of us try to lose weight for appearance purposes.盡管肥胖是一個嚴重的醫(yī)學問題,能夠?qū)е潞芏嘟】祮栴},為了讓自己更漂亮,很多人都努力減肥。本句是指甚至連小學生也開始擔憂自己的體重問題。所以下劃線的句子表示的是B項含義。

3.3】A

【試題解析】推理題。在第二段最后一句In my opinion, it seems that “fat” has become the new“ugly”作者提出了現(xiàn)在社會上把肥胖等同于丑陋。接著在第三段里列舉了Livingston收到別人的郵件指責她太胖影響了別人。這個例子正是說明有人把肥胖等同于丑陋。故A正確。

4.4】C

【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)文章最后2句Beauty is not defined by size; it is defined by how we treat others and respect ourselves. In the words of the talented film actress Kirstie Alley, “There’s a lot more to life than how fat or thin you are.”可知Kirstie Alley認為:在生活里有更多比你有多胖或者多瘦的東西。相當于前面一句:美麗不是由體重身高決定的,而是由我們對待他們和尊敬他人決定的。故C項說法是正確的。

【長難句解析】

In the email Krause attacked her, writing,“Your physical condition hasn’t improved for many years.

【翻譯】在這封郵件里,Krause共計了她,寫道:在過去的很多年里,你的體型都沒有改善。

【分析】本句中含有一個分詞做狀語用法,因為動詞write與句子主語Krause構成邏輯上的主動關系,所以使用現(xiàn)在分詞做狀語。

2.As our country is trying to reduce the obesity numbers, eating disorder statistics continue to increase due to the push for thinner people.

【翻譯】因為我們國家正在努力減少肥胖人的數(shù)量,由于人們都追求成為更瘦的人,飲食錯亂的數(shù)據(jù)就會不斷增加了。

【分析】本句是一個主從復合句。主句的主語是eating disorder statistics,這是一個動名詞短語在句中做主語,表示經(jīng)常性習慣性的事情。

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