In our world today, the media and entertainment industries are constantly focusing on beauty over brains. Movies, television shows, mercials, 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 bee 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 munity’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 e 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.”
【小题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 industriesC．more and more people being obesityD．more people’s suffering from eating disorder【小题2】The underlined phrase “the numbers that appear on the scale” in the second paragraph may mean .A．intelligenceB．weightC．patienceD．strength【小题3】The writer used the example of Jennifer Livingston to show .A．people think “fat” looks uglyB．fat people are being clevererC．physical condition is goodD．young people never follow example【小题4】What Kirstie Alley said means .A．people should pay attention to the appearanceB．there is no need for any people to go on dietC．people are beautiful when they concern othersD．there’s always someone who understands and supports youD
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(答案→)D
解析：这篇文章讲了减肥会造成一些不好的影响，并且诠释了美的真谛。人们关心其他人时，就是美丽的。
【小题1】细节题：根据As our country is trying to reduce the obesity numbers, eating disorder statistics continue to increase due to the push for thinner people.可知越来越多的人减肥，会导致更多的人饮食混乱，故选D。
【小题2】猜词题：根据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.可猜出“the numbers that appear on the scale”意思是体重，故选B。
【小题3】推测题：根据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 munity’s young people, girls in particular.”
可推测作者用Jennifer Livingston的例子说明人们认为“胖”看起来很丑，故选A。
【小题4】推测题：根据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说的话意思是人们关心其他人时，就是美丽的，故选C。