英语六级篇章阅读练习：社会现象.docx
英语六级篇章阅读练习：社会现象 在英语学习过程中,阅读理解实力是学习者发展语言实力的基础和手段。国内的各类英语考试中几乎都有阅读理解题型,高校英语六级考试也不例外。高校英语六级阅读理解试题是试卷中分值最重的题型，为了提高大家的阅读水平，下面是学习啦我为大家带来英语六级篇章阅读练习，希望对大家的学习有所帮助! 英语六级篇章阅读练习：社会现象 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 cloches. 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 lo 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 (痴迷) 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 vainglory (虚荣). 练习题 1. In the eyes of the author, an odd phenomenon nowadays is that_. A) the Duchess of Windsor is regarded as a woman of virtue B) looking slim is a symbol of having a large fortune C) being thin is viewed as a much desired quality D) religious people are not necessarily virtuous 2. Swept by the prevailing trend. the author_. A) had to go on a diet for the greater part of her life B) could still prevent herself from going off the crack C) had to seek help from rich distant relatives D) had to wear highly fashionable clothes 3. In human history, people's views on body weight_. A) were closely related to their religious beliefs B) changed from time to time C) varied between the poor and the rich D) led to different moral standards 4. The author criticizes women’s obsession with thinness A) from an economic and educational perspective B) from sociological and medical points of view C) from a historical and religious standpoint D) in the light of moral principles 5. What's the author's advice to women who are absorbed in the idea of thinness? A) They should be more concerned with their overall life style. B) They should be more watchful for fatal diseases. C) They should gain weight m Jook healthy. D) They should rid themselves of fantasies about designer clothes. 答案详解 1. 在作者的眼中，现在有一种惊奇的现象，那就是_。 A) 温莎公爵夫人被视作有德之人 B)看上去纤瘦是很有钱的标记 C) 纤瘦是令人憧憬的特质 D) 有宗教信仰的人不肯定都是有美德的人。 C在文章第1段，作者指出“瘦被认为是这样的一种美德”;而在第4段，作者又提到“我们已经把瘦当成是一种新的美德标记”，故C正确。 2. 被普遍流行的潮流席卷，作者_。 A) 在大部分时候都得节食 B) 仍可以避开自己偏离轨道 C) 不得不寻求富有的远亲的帮助 D) 不得不穿特别时髦的衣服 A文章第2段提到“我自己也幻想能穿上窄小的名牌衣服。因此，为了……我也节食减肥”。因此，A正确。 3. 在人类历史上，人们对干体重的看法_。 A) 与他们的宗教信仰休戚相关 B) 常常发生改变 C) 在穷人和富人之间存在差异 D) 导致不同曲道德标准 B文章第3段“什么起先时候吃黄油成了罪过，多长点肉就会让人失去魅力?”和“在一些宗教团体里，财宝是有望得到……而身体发福是富有和健康的标记。”说明看法是改变的，所以B正确。 4. 作者指责女人对纤瘦的痴迷，_。 A) 是从经济和教化的角度动身的 B) 是从社会学和医学的角度动身的 C) 是从历史和宗教的立场为动身点的 D) 是从道德原则的角度动身的 B文章的第4段和第5段提到了道德和健康，因此可看出，作者是从社会学和医学的角度指责了人们的观点，所以B正确。 5. 对那些笃信纤瘦的女人，作者的建议是什么? A) 他们应当更关切整个生活方式。 B) 他们应当当心一些致命的疾病。 C) 他们应当增加体重，那会看上去更加健康。 D) 他们应当抛弃对于出自设计师之手的服装的幻想。 A文章第6段提到瘦身之后或者原来就不胖的人，假如以为可以自然而 参考译文 女人无论多富都不算太富，无论多瘦都不算太瘦。这句经常被认为是已故温莎公爵夫人说的话在很大程度上体现了我们这个时代的一种奇妙的精神：1瘦被看做本身就是一种美德。 这种看法的问题在于，有的人还真的试图照这种方式生活。2我自己也经常有种种不切实际的想法，希望能穿上窄小的名牌服装，因此，为了我的生命中的美妙时间——或许也是凄惨时间——我也节食减肥。要是能有钱，当然也不坏，不过，除非在远方有个从没有听说过的亲戚突然去世给我留下几百万美元的话，我是富不了的啦。 我们是什么时候误入歧途的?3从什么时候起先。吃黄油成了罪过，略微多长了一点肉就会让人失去魅力，甚至令人生厌?全部宗教都会规定某几个日子让人们禁食，过量饮食还是_的七宗弥天大罪之一。然而，直到最近，大多数人还在为怎样填饱肚子而而发愁。3在一些宗教团体里，财宝是有望得到救赎、拥有高尚德操的标记，而身体发福则是富有和健康的标记。 1而今，事情倒过来了。我们转而把瘦作为美德的新的标记。4结果，肥胖——有时不过是略微有点超重——就是不好，因为它示意这个人缺少道德力气。 4我们痴迷于瘦身，还出于对健康的考虑。诚然，在这个国度里，肥胖人数比以往任何时候都多，而且，肥胖还增加了罹患心血管疾病的风险。但是，这些疾病与肥胖有关，也与我们的生活方式以及高脂肪含量的食物有关。而消化系统发生癌变、或许更多是饮食问题——太多脂肪、缺少纤维——而不是体重问题。 因而，真正的问题不在于我们太重了，而在于我们运动不足而且饮食不良。要想筋骨强壮、心肺健康，熬炼必不行少。脂肪不多的均衡饮食也可以使我们避开很多癌病。我们实在不必如此关注我们的体重问题。仅仅瘦是不够的。5瘦身之后或者原来就不胖的人，假如以为可以自然而然健康起来而不必关注自己的整个生活方式，那才实在是危急的。瘦可能纯粹是一种虚荣。 然健康起来而不必关注自己的整个生活方式，那才是危急的。由此可推断她们应当多留意她们的生活方式.A符合题意。 本文来源：网络收集与整理，如有侵权，请联系作者删除，谢谢！第10页 共10页第 10 页 共 10 页第 10 页 共 10 页第 10 页 共 10 页第 10 页 共 10 页第 10 页 共 10 页第 10 页 共 10 页第 10 页 共 10 页第 10 页 共 10 页第 10 页 共 10 页第 10 页 共 10 页
