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
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 od
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 od
admin
2010-11-02
76
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 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 fuelled 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 an dour 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 weight too much but that we neither exercise enough nor eat well. Exercise is necessary for strong bones and both heart and lung health. A balance 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 go on a diet for the greater part of her life
B、could still prevent herself from going off the track
C、had to seek help from rich distant relatives
D、had to wear highly fashionable clothes
答案
A
解析
根据题干关键词swept定位到第二段前三句: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.可知有些人追随以瘦为美的潮
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/rTs7777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
By2030,peopleover65inGermany,theworld’sthird-largesteconomy,willaccountforalmosthalftheadultpopulation,compare
A、Thewomanisbeinginterviewedbyareporter.B、Thewomanisaskingforapromotion.C、Thewomanisreceivinganoraltest.D、
Wearerapidlyneartheendofthiscourseinthehistoryof【B1】______music.Wehavecoveredseveralcenturiesinaveryshort
I.Q.standsfor"IntelligenceQuotient"whichisameasureofaperson’sintelligencefoundbymeansofanintelligencetest.I
Mostpeople’sjobsarelikelytobeeffectedbycomputers【S1】______inonewayorother.Teachers,forexample,canuse
A、Regularservice.B、Overnightexpress.C、Samedaydelivery.D、Priorityservice.D综合推断题。男士向女士推荐了一种优先服务,可以保证包裹在三天后到达,男士最后还建议女士带包裹
Inthemedicalprofession,technologyisadvancingsofastthatquestionsoflawandethicscannotbediscussedandansweredfas
Whydowestudygeographyandwhatisitsvaluetous?Geographyisintrinsicallyinterestingandmaybestudiedandenjoyedon
A、Atapublicforum.B、Inanauditorium.C、OnTV.D、Inaclassroom.C综合推断题。女士在对话开始欢迎男士到他们的节日之中,接下来还提到了电视观众(viewers),由此推断,这段访问应该是
Millionsofyoungpeoplearecreatingblogs.Millionsofothersarereadingthem.Theword"blog"isashortwayofsayingWebl
随机试题
简述浮动利率的含义及特点。
A评价药物亲脂性和亲水性B药效受物理化学性质影响C作用依赖于药物特异性化学结构D理化性质基本相似,仅仅是旋光性有所差别E药物与受体相互作用时,与受体互补的药物构象对映异构体
肝脓肿在T1WI上脓腔周围常有一个信号强度介于脓腔和周围肝实质之间的征象称为
护栏的主要作用有()。
某公司出纳小郑到开户银行提取现金5000元,单位记账人员应根据有关原始凭证编制()。
甲省乙市开源公司(注册地位于乙市丙区)经乙市工商局核准取得《企业法人营业执照》,从事某类产品生产经营。后来,甲省商务局函告开源公司:按照甲省地方性法规最新规定,新建此类企业必须到省商务局办理相应生产经营许可证后,方可向当地工商局申请企业登记,否则予以处罚。
下列存储器中,读写速度最快的是()。
解放初期,有一次毛泽东和周谷城谈话。毛泽东说:“失败是成功之母。”周谷城回答说:“成功也是失败之母。”毛泽东思索了一下说:“你讲得好。”上述文字所要强调的内容是()
格林费镇最近对所有的家庭征收了一项高额的附加税,依此税法,每个家庭交的税与他们扔弃的让清洁工收集的垃圾的体积成比例,垃圾的体积根据他们扔弃的标准尺寸垃圾袋的数量来计算。为了减少他们的税单所依据的垃圾的体积,格林费镇的家庭可以把他们的可回收垃圾就近送到位于本
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
最新回复
(
0
)