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
考研
No woman can be too rich or too thin. This saying often attributed to the late Duchess(公爵夫人)of Windsor embodies much of the odd
No woman can be too rich or too thin. This saying often attributed to the late Duchess(公爵夫人)of Windsor embodies much of the odd
admin
2015-01-15
53
问题
No woman can be too rich or too thin. This saying often attributed to the late Duchess(公爵夫人)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, I 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 vain glory(虚荣).
In the eyes of the author, an odd phenomenon nowadays is that______.
选项
A、religious people are not necessarily virtuous
B、looking slim is a symbol of having a large fortune
C、being thin is viewed as a much desired quality
D、the Duchess of Windsor is regarded as a woman of virtue
答案
C
解析
根据第1段最后一句(纤瘦被认为是一种美德),再加上前面的our times,可以知道这是现代社会的现象,所以选C项。A项意为“宗教信徒不一定品德高尚”。文章中根本就没有提到这一点,更谈不上对此表示奇怪。文章只是说所有的宗教都有几天要求戒斋,基督教更是将暴饮暴食视为罪恶。B项错误,因为文章只是说财富和纤瘦作为女人追求的目标,永远都不会让她们满足,并没有说苗条是财富的象征。D项错,文章是说第1句话经常被认为是Duchess of Windsor说的。有人可能会根据第3段最后一句话和第4段第1句话认为B项是对的。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/E4hi777K
0
在职申硕(同等学力)英语
相关试题推荐
案例二A市为了能够为今后城市的发展提供决策参考,进行了一次小规模的决策咨询,调查对象为有关专家和政府机关领导,调查的人数为45人,调查的内容是:预测未来几年内急需解决的十大问题,要求征询者按照轻重缓急的顺序进行填写,第一轮结果出来了,但问题提的很分散,归
Revengeisoneofthosethingsthateveryoneenjoys.Peopledon’tliketotalkaboutit,though.Justthesame,thereisnothing
Forthispart,youaretowriteacompositionof120to150wordsonWhichisMoreImportant,WealthorHealth?Inyourcomposit
Asregardshisparents’shoppingforthegrandchildren,theauthor______Whathappensafterthekidshavehadallthesweets?
Itisbecoming(farless)commonthanit(wasused)tobeforchildrento(followin)their(fathers’footsteps).
ManyAmericansharboragrosslydistortedandexaggeratedviewofmostoftheriskssurroundingfood.FergusClydesdale,headof
Parentscannomorebefriendstotheirchildrenthanteacherscanbetotheirstudents.Fortheessenceoffriendshipisrecipr
Parentscannomorebefriendstotheirchildrenthanteacherscanbetotheirstudents.Fortheessenceoffriendshipisrecipr
Parentscannomorebefriendstotheirchildrenthanteacherscanbetotheirstudents.Fortheessenceoffriendshipisrecipr
Althoughinteriordesignhasexistedsincethebeginningofarchitecture,itsdevelopmentintoaspecializedfieldisreallyqui
随机试题
某项目建设期利息500万元,投产第2年的利润总金额及应纳税所得额均为1100万元。折旧700万元,摊销100万元,所得税税率25%,当年应还本金800万元,应付长期借款利息330万元,应付流动资金利息60万元,当年支出维持运营投资300万元,则该年项目偿债
关于期权的内涵价值,下列说法中正确的有()。
按照金融机构所经营金融业务的基本特征及其发展趋势,金融机构可分为()。
非居民企业在中国境内设立机构、场所的,仅就其所设机构、场所取得的来源于中国境内的所得缴纳企业所得税。()
根据以下资料,回答106—110题食品类中,城市涨幅高于农村的有几项?()
人民主权原则的内涵及其在我国现行宪法中的规定。
ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedpa
A、Doingpotentialharmtohumanbodies.B、Increasingmoistintheusers’eyes.C、Reducingtheworkinghourstothreehoursaday
Recentstoriesinthenewspapersandmagazinessuggestthatteachingandresearchcontradicteachother,thatresearchplaystoo
Backintheday,agoodreportcardearnedyouaparentalpatontheback,butnowitcouldbemoneyinyourpocket.Experiments
最新回复
(
0
)