单选题 In department stores and closets all over the world, they are waiting. Their outward appearance seems rather appealing because they come in a variety of styles, textures, and colors. But they are ultimately the biggest deception that exists in the fashion industry today. What are they? They are high heels — a woman''s worst enemy (whether she knows it or not). High heel shoes are the downfall of modern society. Fashion myths have led women to believe that they are more beautiful or sophisticated for wearing heels, but in reality, heels succeed in posing short as well as long term hardships. Women should fight the high heel industry by refusing to use or purchase them in order to save the world from unnecessary physical and psychological suffering. For the sake of fairness, it must be noted that there is a positive side to high heels. First, heels are excellent for aerating lawns. Anyone who has ever worn heels on grass knows what I am talking about. A simple trip around the yard in a pair of ''those babies'' eliminates all need to call for a lawn care specialist, and provides the perfect-sized holes to give any lawn oxygen without all those messy chunks of dirt lying around. Second, heels are quite functional for defense against oncoming enemies, who can easily be scared away by threatening them with a pair of these sharp, deadly fashion accessories. Regardless of such practical uses for heels, the fact remains that wearing high heels is harmful to one''s physical health. Talk to any podiatrist, and you will hear that the majority of their business comes from high-heel-wearing women. High heels are known to cause problems such as deformed feet and torn toenails. The risk of severe back problems and twisted or broken ankles is three times higher for a high heel wearer than for a flat shoe wearer. Wearing heels also creates the threat of getting a heel caught in a sidewalk crack or a sewer-grate and being thrown to the ground — possibly breaking a nose, back, or neck. And of course, after wearing heels for a day, any woman knows she can look forward to a night of pain as she tries to comfort her swollen, aching feet.
单选题 What makes women blind to the deceptive nature of high heels?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】第一段倒数第二句指出,“服装神话使得女士们认为穿上高跟鞋会更漂亮或更成熟”。D项符合题意。
单选题 The author''s presentation of the positive side of high heels is meant________.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】作者在第一段和第三段指出,高跟鞋是女士们最大的敌人;穿高跟鞋对身体健康极为有害。但在第二段中,作者写道:“为公平起见,必须指出穿高跟鞋还具有其积极的一面。首先,高跟极有利于草坪通气。其次,高跟对抵御敌人十分有效,用这么两只尖尖的可致人于死地的鞋跟威胁敌人可轻易将他们吓跑。”作者在这一段中用词幽默,实则具有讽刺意味,故选A项。
单选题 The author uses the expression "those babies" in the second paragraph to refer to high heels________.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】作者在第二段依旧用讽刺的语气传达真正意图:高跟鞋对身体有害。可女士们依然喜欢穿高跟鞋,“穿着这双宝贝只在院子里走上一圈就没必要再请草坪养护专家,高跟鞋走过会在地上留下大小正合适的一个个小洞,这给草坪提供了氧气,……”。可见,作者运用这个短语是为表示女士对高跟鞋的钟爱,故选C项。
单选题 The author''s chief argument against high heels is that________.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】由第三段第一句可知,“不管高跟鞋是否具有这些实际用途,事实是穿高跟鞋对身体健康有害”。B项与题意吻合。
单选题 It can be inferred from the passage that women should________.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】由第一段可知,女士们认为穿上高跟鞋会更漂亮或更成熟,这都是因为她们相信这些服装的神话。在第三段中作者指出穿高跟鞋对身体有害。由此可推断出,女土们应该看透服装神话的真正本质,这正是A项的内容。