单选题
Weight(体重)is one of the taboo subjects. In America, it is OK, or even good, to be thin but it is an embarrassment(尴尬) to be overweight. In fact, the thinner you are, the more beautiful you are thought to be. You'll find that most models(模特) are nothing more than skin and bones. A woman who is thin is easy to become popular. Of course, there are lots of people do their best to be thin. They may use all kinds of ways, such as doing exercise, or dieting(节食). But, sometimes, dieting may bring about some healthy problems.
Americans are very careful about their weight and most of the time they do not tell others how much they weigh even if they are quite thin. Therefore, you'd better not ask about it. But if you really want to talk about this subject, it's always safer to say, "Oh, it looks like you have lost weight. " However, if you would like to be honest and polite, I suggest that you should choose your words carefully, perhaps by saying:"Hey, you look great. Very healthy looking. " And always remember, you can not use the word "fat".

单选题 Those thin women are more popular than those fat wormer

A. Right.
B. Wrong.
C. Doesn't say.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】题句的意思是“苗条的女性比肥胖的女性更受欢迎”。回到原文，我们发现第一段第五句指出：A woman who is thin is easy to become popular(苗条的女性容易受人欢迎)，意思与题句一致，因此本题是正确的。

单选题 Many girls want to be thin because they want to be models.

A. Right.
B. Wrong.
C. Doesn't say.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】题句的意思是“许多女孩子想变苗条是因为她们想成为模特”。通读短文，我们发现在第一段第六句中提到许多人想尽办法变苗条(there are lots of people do theirbest to be thin)，但具体原因以及题句中的girls却没有提到。虽然前一句中提到了模特，但那只是为了说明“越苗条越美”这种看法。事实上，由常识也可知，并非每个追求苗条的女性都想或者都能成为模特，因此本题应属“未提及”的信息。

单选题 Americans never tell others about their weight.

A. Right.
B. Wrong.
C. Doesn't say.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】题句的意思是“美国人从不将自己的体重告诉别人”。通读短文不难发现，第二段第一句指出：Americans are very careful about their weight and most of the time their do not tell others how much they weigh…(美国人对自己的体重很在意，通常不会将自己的体重告诉别人……)，将此句与题句对照即可知它们之间意思上的差异，题句是将原文中most of the time they do not偷换成了never，冈此不正确。

单选题 Dieting may become bad for people's health.

A. Right.
B. Wrong.
C. Doesn't say.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】题句的意思是“节食可能对人们的健康有害”。它对应于第一段最后一句：Dieting may bring about some healthy problems(节食可能会带来一些健康问题)。两者意思一致，故题句正确。

单选题 It is not polite for people to say that somebody is fat.

A. Right.
B. Wrong.
C. Doesn't say.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】题句的意思是“说别人胖是不礼貌的”。短文最后一段呼应短文开头一句(Weight is one-of the taboo subjects)，说明了不应询问别人体重以及如何谈论体重问题等内容。其中最后两句指出：if you would like to be honest and polite…you can not use the word“fat”。即若是想做到既诚实、又有礼貌，最好小心选择用词，比如说“你看起来很健康”之类的话，并且要记住．不能用“胖”这个词。由此可以推知，说别人胖虽然诚实，却是不礼貌的，故题句正确。事实上，由常识也可知本题正确。