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  3. No woman can be too rich or too thin. This saying often attributed to the late Duchess of Windsor embodies much of the odd spiri

No woman can be too rich or too thin. This saying often attributed to the late Duchess of Windsor embodies much of the odd spiri

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问题     No woman can be too rich or too thin. This saying often attributed to the late Duchess of Windsor embodies much of the odd spirit of our times. Being thin is deemed as such a virtue.
    The problem with such a view is that some people actually attempt to live by it. I myself have fantasies of slipping into narrow designer clothes. Consequently,! have been on a diet for the better-or worse-part of my life. Being rich wouldn’t be bad either,but that won’t happen unless an unknown relative dies suddenly in some distant land,leaving me millions of dollars.
    Where did we go off the track? When did eating butter become a sin,and a little bit of extra flesh unappealing, if not repellent? All religions have certain days when people refrain from eating,and excessive eating is one of Christianity’s seven deadly sins. However,until quite recently,most people had a problem getting enough to eat. In some religious groups,wealth was a symbol of probable salvation and high morals,and fatness a sign of wealth and well-being.
    Today the opposite is true. We have shifted to thinness as our new mark of virtue. The result is that being fat-or even only somewhat overweight-is bad because it implies a lack of moral strength.
    Our obsession(迷恋)with thinness is also fueled by health concerns. It is true that in this country we have more overweight people than ever before,and that,in many cases,being overweight correlates with an increased risk of heart and blood vessel disease. These diseases,however,may have as much to do with our way of life and our high-fat diets as with excess weight. And the associated risk of cancer in the digestive system may be more of a dietary problem-too much fat and a lack of fiber-than a weight problem.
    The real concern,then,is not that we weigh too much,but that we neither exercise enough nor eat well. Exercise is necessary for strong bones and both heart and lung health. A balanced diet without a lot of fat can also help the body avoid many diseases. We should surely stop paying so much attention to weight. Simply being thin is not enough. It is actually hazardous if those who get(or already are)thin think they are automatically healthy and thus free from paying attention to their overall life-style. Thinness can be pure vainglory(虚荣).
Swept by the prevailing trend,the author____.
选项 A、had to wear highly fashionable clothes
B、had to seek help from rich distant relatives
C、had to go on a diet for the greater part of her life
D、could still prevent herself from going off the track
答案C
解析 细节题。由第二段第三句话可知，作者受这种趋势的影响，也加入控制饮食以减肥的大军中来，所以C正确。第二段第二句话说作者幻想能够穿上窄小衣服，但这只是幻想而已，还没有穿，而且“narrow designer clother”和“highly fashionable clothes”也不是一回事，所以A错。第二段最后一句是B项的设计依据。作者参与到减肥中来，说明她并没有脱俗，所以D错。D项和C项意思相反。
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