首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Starvation of the spirit cannot be seen on the scale or in the bottom of a toilet bowl. It lurks in the hollow eyes of a person
Starvation of the spirit cannot be seen on the scale or in the bottom of a toilet bowl. It lurks in the hollow eyes of a person
admin
2013-07-02
22
问题
Starvation of the spirit cannot be seen on the scale or in the bottom of a toilet bowl. It lurks in the hollow eyes of a person who is slowly giving up on life. If I learned one thing at the clinic, it is that the greatest damage eating disorders do is mental: they are a cancer of the soul. It’s not about how much you weigh, even though that’s what you think about constantly. Becoming very thin is really just a symptom — the sickest person is not always the skinniest. Like addictions, restriction is used to numb the pain, to gain a sense of control, power and relief. The depression, fear and hopelessness ache far more than a bony body.
Eating disorders are abusive, selfish and deadly but the media glamorizes them by giving them attention, even when showing a bony model on the verge of death. I have seldom come across a truly honest article about the emotional and mental burden of loss of appetite and bulimia(暴食症). Instead, it’s a strange show: look how skinny so-and-so got, look at the bones and the loose clothing and the sad feeding tubes snaking through their noses. "Horrible," we say when we hear about self-induced vomiting or week-long fasts, but later I overhear the dull conversations in the girls’ bathroom: "I wish I had that kind of willpower." It’s sick. In America, we hold up weight-loss, rather than health, as achievement.
Each week, someone presented a timeline of her life to the whole group. Some patients were in their early teens, and couldn’t see why their behavior was harmful. Others were in their 20s, telling stories of broken families and unsuccessful treatment. The story that most deeply affected me, however, was that of a 40-year-old woman who had spent her life fighting against anorexia(厌食症). She was no longer skinny: her eating disorder had caused a thyroid(甲状腺的)condition that made her overweight. She had lost everything to her illness. She migrated from one treatment facility to the next, in the hospital in-between, searching for something to make her whole. She had a very successful career, but she spent every night alone. She was smart, kind, funny and lively, but anorexia masked these qualities and sent her into despair. Now she sat among young girls just starting life, but already tortured by sickness. "I am your worst nightmare, " she said. "Don’t be like me. "
Anorexia and bulimia kill, but the decay of the soul and mind and personality is the worst part. Beyond the magazine covers and twiggy bodies lie damaged people, hoping for a new life. An anorexic is a paper doll, a cardboard cutout of a human being. Look for the person stooped behind the false front, and give her a hug. She needs it.
The word "whole"(Line 8, Para. 3)in the passage is the closest in meaning to
选项
A、healthy
B、successful
C、complete
D、full
答案
A
解析
语义理解题。whole在的短语是make her whole,根据文章内容可知她一直在医治她的病,想要康复,故这里是“健康的”意思。[A]正确。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/75n7777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
KarlWilhelmRontgen【B1】______peoplewiththefirstx-raysin1895;thiswas【B2】_____threeyearslaterbythediscoveryofradiu
Theremaybeotherlifeformsintheuniversebecauseover50extrasolarplanetswerediscoveredin2001.Withitsbodyalmost
TheUnitedStatesDepartmentofEducationsaystherearemorethan2,400Americancollegesanduniversities.About100ofthese
A、Shehasseenadoctorrecently.B、She’sconcernedaboutmedicalcare.C、She’sunabletoattendthestudysession.D、Shementio
HarlemRenaissancereferstoaperiodlastingformorethan10years,duringwhichagroupofAfricanandAmericanwritersprodu
ClimateChangeScientistspredictincreasingdroughts,floodsandextremeweatherandsaythereisgrowingevidencethathu
HostilitytoGypsieshasexistedalmostfromthetimetheyfirstappearedinEuropeinthe14thcentury.TheoriginsoftheGyps
A、Theydon’tenjoyswimming.B、Theywon’tgoswimminginthelaketoday.C、Theydon’tknowhowtoswim.D、They’llswiminthela
A、Shedoubtshemakesmuchmoneynow.B、She’ssurprisedthathechosethatcompany.C、Shedoesn’tknowwhenherclassesstarted.
A、Itwillbetooexpensive.B、Itmaynotbeonconvenienttime.C、Itmaybetoocrowded.D、Whethershecanstillregister.C女士问男
随机试题
(2009年4月)负责审批县级政府各部门拟录用人员名单的机关是______。
某电器商场,明知某冰箱有质量问题,但在销售时故意不加说明,顾客购买了有质量问题的冰箱,该行为属于()
与呼吸困难无明显关系的疾病包括A.肺炎B.急性胃炎C.大量腹腔积液D.急性一氧化碳中毒E.脑出血
患者男,18岁,自幼多个牙齿着色深暗,无其他不适,要求诊治。口腔检查的必要项目是
某工程项目承包人于2010年7月12日向发包人提交了竣工验收报告,发包人收到报告后,于2010年8月5日组织竣工验收,参加验收各方于2010年8月10日签署有关竣工验收合格的文件,发包人于2010年8月20日按有关规定办理了竣工验收备案手续。本项目的实际竣
有关支票的下列表述中正确的有()。
关于非上市公众公司,下列说法不正确的是()。
中国人民政治协商会议在性质上属于()。
商品差价,是指同一商品由于流通环节、购销地区、购销季节以及质量不同而形成的价格差额。下列属于商品差价的是( )。
Wehavenoclasses______Saturdays.
最新回复
(
0
)