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  3. In department stores and closets all over the world, they are waiting. Their outward appearance seems rather appealing because t

In department stores and closets all over the world, they are waiting. Their outward appearance seems rather appealing because t

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问题     In department stores and closets all over the world, they are waiting. Their outward appearance seems rather appealing because they come in a variety of styles, textures, and colors. But they are ultimately the biggest deception that exists in the fashion industry today. What are they? They are high heels—a woman’s enemy (whether she knows it or not).
    High heel shoes are the downfall of modern society. Fashion myths have led women to believe that they are more beautiful or sophisticated for wearing heels, but in reality, heels succeed in posing short as well as long term hardships. Women should fight the high heel industry by refusing to wear or purchase high heel shoes in order to save the world from unnecessary physical and psychological suffering.
    For the sake of fairness, it must be noted that there is a positive side to high heels. First, heels are excellent for aerating lawns. Anyone who has ever worn heels on grass knows what I am talking about. A simple trip around the yard in a pair of those babies eliminates all need to call for a lawn care specialist, and provides the perfect-sized holes to give any lawn oxygen without all those messy chunks of dirt lying around.
    Second, heels are quite functional for defense against oncoming enemies, who can easily be scared away by threatening them with a pair of these sharp, deadly fashion accessories.
    Regardless of such practical uses for heels, the fact remains that wearing high heels is harmful to one’s physical health. Talk to any podiatrist, and you will hear that the majority of their business comes from high-heel-wearing women. High heels are known to cause problems such as deformed feet and torn toenails. The risk of severe back problems and twisted or broken ankles is three times higher for a flat shoe wearer. Wearing heels also creates the threat of getting a heel caught in a sidewalk crack or a sewer-grate and being thrown to the ground—possibly breaking a nose, back, or neck. And of course, after wearing heels for a day, any woman knows she can look forward to a night of pain as she tries to comfort her swollen, aching feet.
The author’s presentation of the positive side of high heels is meant________.
选项 A、to be ironic
B、to poke fun at women
C、to be fair to the fashion industry
D、to make his point convincing
答案A
解析 本题关键词是positive side和high heels，问题是：作者对于高跟鞋正面论述的目的是什么?答案可定位至第三和第四段。作者在第三和第四段指出，高跟鞋有两种积极的作用：一种是极好的草地供氧用具，不用挖土就能在草地上凿出均匀的小洞供草地吸氧(provides the perfect-sized holes to give any lawn oxygen)；另一种是可击退来犯之敌(defense against oncoming enemies)，高跟鞋轻易就能吓退敌人。由此可知，不论从内容还是语气上看，作者都在对高跟鞋进行嘲讽，所以只有选项A与原文含义相同，为正确选项。选项B看似正确，但“开玩笑”不符合本文批判高跟鞋的主题，开玩笑(fun)不一定代表着“批判”，而“讽刺”一定是批判的，所以选项B曲解文意。选项C的fair来自原文第三段第一句的为公平起见(For the sake of fairness)，但实际上作者在这里使用了“以退为进”的手法，虽说是在表述高跟鞋的“积极一面”，但反而体现了高跟鞋的无用和荒唐，也表达了作者对高跟鞋的讽刺意味，因此选项C属于曲解文意。选项D在原文中没有直接体现或提及，属于无中生有。第三段：高跟鞋有利于草坪透气。第四段：高跟鞋能抵御来犯之敌。
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