单选题 A recent study examined men's attitudes to women, life goals and gender roles and the findings indicate that the popular image of men as insensitive, macho slobs has almost disappeared. The report found that modern British men have accepted the feminist revolution and have become more feminine in the process. "Men have turned into metrosexuals." Paradoxically, the term "metrosexual", which is now being embraced by marketers, was coined in the mid-90's to mock everything marketers stand for. Mark Simpson used the word to satirize what he saw as consumerism's toll on traditional masculinity. Men didn't go to shopping malls, buy glossy magazines or load up on grooming products, Mr. Simpson argued, so consumer culture promoted the idea of a sensitive guy — who went to malls, bought magazines and spent freely to improve his personal appearance. Within a few years, British advertisers and newspapers picked up the term. In 2001, Britain's Channel Four brought out a show about sensitive guys called "metrosexuality". And in recent years the European media found a metrosexual icon in David Beckham, the English soccer star, who paints his fingernails, braids his hair and poses for gay magazines, all while maintaining a manly profile on the pitch. The challenge of the marketers is still to convince men that it is perfectly normal to groom. What separates the modern-day metrosexual is a care-free attitude toward the inevitable suspicion that a man who dresses well, has good manners, or has opinions on women's fashion is gay. Some metrosexuals may simply be indulging in pursuits they had avoided for fear of being suspected as gay.
单选题 According to the text, men______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:根据本文的第1段可知:现代英国男人接受了女性革命,并且在此过程中变得较为女性化。这说明男人对自己和女人有了新的态度。
单选题 The best definition of the term "metrosexual" would be______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析:本题可参照文章的第3段。从举贝克汉姆为例可以判断,所谓的metrosexual是指具有女性情感和习惯,但又不是同性恋的男人,即女性化的男异性恋者。
单选题 From the second paragraph we can conclude that the term "metrosexual"______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:从第2段可知,metrosexual这个词在创造之初是用来嘲弄商家所代表的一切,所以该词最初不是营销术语。
单选题 According to the text, the metrosexual's attitude towards fashion______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:最后一段讲到,有些metrosexual对社会的反应满不在乎,我行我素。据此可知,C项为正确答案。
单选题 What is the text mainly about?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析:属主旨思想题。文章主要介绍metrosexual这个概念的背景并描述它现在的含义。