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
They may be one of Britain’s most successful exports and among the world’s most popular TV shows, ranking alongside the World Cu
They may be one of Britain’s most successful exports and among the world’s most popular TV shows, ranking alongside the World Cu
admin
2007-07-06
82
问题
They may be one of Britain’s most successful exports and among the world’s most popular TV shows, ranking alongside the World Cup Final and the Olympic Games opening ceremony in terms of audience. But, in Britain, beauty competitions are unfashionable. To most people, beauty contests seem as out-dated as bowing. Nicolas Barker, a lawyer in London, said that "As much as I think it’s fine for women to do it. I don’t think it’s interesting and in fact. I think they’re irrelevant to today." Last year, Miss World was broadcast to 142 countries, but it wasn’t even shown in this country where it started in 1951.
It wasn’t always this way in Britain. Once, beauty queens dated footballers, traveled the world and were guaranteed fame, fortune and fun. Now, they open new supermarkets, are sponsored by dry-cleaning companies and, if they’re lucky, they get free clothes from supermarkets.
When Francesca Marchant was crowned Miss Sussex in 1969, it was something to be extremely proud of. "I came from a small town, and all my friends were green with envy when they found out I’d won. My boyfriends at the time thought it was terrific and boasted to everyone that he was going out with a beauty queen."
But the good times couldn’t last. The feminist movement gathered momentum. Some women were determined to bring an end to these "cattle shows". Nowadays, saying that you were a beauty queen just doesn’t sound good.
Miss World organizers claim that contestants are judged on qualities other than just their physical appearance. But, Jacqueline Gold, England’s representative at this year’s contest, was not chosen because of her academic record. The Miss World Website states that she "left school having gained many computer qualifications, and certificates in First Aid and Life Saving", meaning, not much of an education.
The only time the contests attract attraction now is because of the protesters. At the 1999 Miss World in Britain, around 60 demonstrators hurled flour bombs and fought with the police. They denounced the beauty contest as a "sexist cattle market". They waved banners saying "fat girls are cool" and "women’s bodies are not for sale".
选项
A、bringing huge benefits for the country
B、as popular as the World Cup Final
C、no longer popular in the country
D、widely protested in the country
答案
C
解析
答题依据是But,in Britain,beauty competitions are unfashionable.(Para.1)。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/NCmi777K
0
在职申硕(同等学力)英语
相关试题推荐
Lateralthinking(迂回思维),firstdescribedbyEdwarddeBonein1967,isjustafewyearsolderthanEdward’sson.Youmightimagi
Ourbodiesarewonderfullyskillfulatmaintainingbalance.Whenthetemperaturejumps,wesweattocooldown.Whenourbloodpr
Revengeisoneofthosethingsthateveryoneenjoys.Peopledon’tliketotalkaboutit,though.Justthesame,thereisnothing
Revengeisoneofthosethingsthateveryoneenjoys.Peopledon’tliketotalkaboutit,though.Justthesame,thereisnothing
TheAmericans______GeorgeWashingtonasthefatheroftheircountry.
Ifonedoesnotpickup(his)dry-cleaning(within)thirtydays,themanagementisnot(obligated)toreturnit(back).
Thoughtheydisagreedondetails,theywerein______agreementovertheplan.
Therichalumnus______thecollegewithhalfofhisfortune.
Anyexpensesyoumay______willbechargeabletothecompany.
随机试题
长期大量应用糖皮质激素可引起哪些不良反应()
肾衰多尿期的治疗原则是
患者,女,45岁。因口渴多饮3月余来诊。烦渴多饮,尿频量多,口干舌燥,舌红,苔薄黄,脉洪数。中医诊断为消渴病。该病例中医辨证为
A、中和滴定法B、酸碱滴定法C、非水溶液滴定法D、溴量法E、高锰酸钾滴定法维生素B1在《中华人民共和国药典》(2005年版)中所用的含量测定方法为( )。
关于可撤销婚姻,下列说法错误的是:
上下船舶应安设跳板,张挂安全网。()
根据《招标投标法》规定,招标投标活动应当遵循( )的原则。《工程建设项目招标范围和规模标准规定》规定各类工程建设项目,包括项目的勘察设计、施工、监理以及与工程建设有关的重要设备,材料等的采购,达到下列的( )标准之一的,必须进行招标。
规定各级各类学校的性质、任务、入学条件、修业年限以及它们之间关系的制度是________。
在绘画技法中,中国画通常采用高远、平远、深远的__________取景作画,而西方绘画多采用__________。
下列关于栈的叙述中,正确的是()。
最新回复
(
0
)