单选题
Browse through the racks of dresses, skirts, and tops in almost any trendy clothing store in fashion-savvy Argentina, and whether you find something that fits depends on your size. But shops carry few -- if any -- options for curvaceous women. When you go into a store and find an extra large, you know that it is really the equivalent of a medium or even a small based on American standards. You feel frustrated because you start to think that everybody is like this, and that you are big. But that's not true. In this beauty-conscious nation, which has the world's second-highest rate of anorexia, many are partially blaming the country's clothing industry for offering only tiny sizes of the latest fashions. The result is a dangerous paradox of girls and women adapting to the clothes rather than clothes adapting to them. The Argentine legislature is considering whether to force clothing manufacturers to cover "all the anthropometric measurements of the Argentine woman" up to extra large size. The bill also addresses the related problem of so-called "tricky" labeling in which S, M, and L designations vary by brand and are smaller than international standards. The proposal has raised eyebrows in a historically flirtatious society skeptical of government and well known for its obsession with beauty. "Argentina has the world's highest rates of aesthetic surgery," says Mabel Bello, founder of the Association for the Fight Against Anorexia. "When you are talking about how preoccupied with beauty our society is, that is the most telling statistic." For experts such statistics spell futility for legal remedies. "These types of laws are not going to cause lasting changes," says Susana Saulquin, a sociologist of fashion. "A better way to address the problem is through public education that emphasizes balanced eating habits over an unrealistic ideal of beauty." Currently, companies try to preserve brand image by catering to young and extremely thin customers, but over time, she believes, a more balanced view of beauty will emerge. For their part, industry groups condemn the hill as overreaching state intervening. They say their business decisions are guided by consumer demand. "We are not in favor of anything that regulates the market," says Laura Codda, a representative of major clothing manufacturers. "Every clothing company has the right to make anything they can sell -- any color, any sizes." She says her group is not opposed to measures that would standardize sizing, but she notes that many, if not most, clothes in Argentine stores already carry the numerical designations called for in the bill. If history is a guide, the fate of the proposed law is somewhat bleak. However, in 2005, the provincial government of Buenos Aires managed to pass a similar law -- although the governor failed to sign it.
单选题
What kind of women do "curvaceous women" (Line 3, Para. 1) most probably refer to?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】本题问“curvaceous women”指哪种女人。首段第二句提到“But shops carry few—if any—options for curvaceous women”，随后谈到“go into a store and find an extra large”，而且谈到“you start to think…that you are big”，可以看出这里“curvaceous women”是指那些在人们看来稍胖，即丰满的女人。再联系curvaceous一词应该是“curve”的衍生词，可以猜出，它是指那种线条优美的女人，即身材比例匀称的女人。故A项“体型匀称丰满”正确。选项中“fun-figured”是体型丰满的婉转说法。 [B]美丽迷人：文中谈论的是衣服的尺码，因此这里并不涉及美丑的问题，而是胖瘦的问题。 [C]又瘦又高：文中指的是稍丰满一点的女人，而不是苗条女人。 [D]成熟健康：文中此处仅讨论女人的胖瘦与衣服尺码的关系，与成熟或者健康无关。
单选题
"Aesthetic surgery" is mentioned to show that
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】本题问文章提及“美容手术”要说明的是什么。“美容手术”的统计数据是作者在文中谈到的论据，论据都是为作者的观点服务的。第三段首句是第三段主题句。它谈到“…society…well known for its obsession with beauty”，再由第三段末句“When you are talking about how preoccupied with beauty our society is，that is the most telling statistic”可以看出，“美容手术”的统计数据是为了说明阿根廷人对美貌的追求。再由第四段第三句中“emphasizes balanced eating habits over an unrealistic ideal of beauty”可知，这种对美貌的追求不切实际。故[C]“对美的不切实际的追求盛行”正确。 [A]每个女人都有追求美的权利：文中说的是与其他国家相比，阿根廷人尤其重视美貌(由此说明阿根廷时装界反常的原因)，而不是泛泛地谈女人是否有权追求美。 [B]美容手术非常流行：肤浅项。文中谈到阿根廷是世界上做美容手术比例最高的国家，这的确能说明在阿根廷美容手术比较流行，但作者的目的并不是说明美容手术是否流行，而是通过这个例子说明阿根廷人对美貌的重视，从而解释阿根廷时装界的反常现象。 [D]美容手术只是一个骗人的陷阱：文中没有此意。
单选题
According to the passage, Susana Saulquin
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】本题问Susana Saulquin怎样。第四段开头谈到“For experts such statistics spell futility for legal remedies”，然后Susana Saulquin说“These types of laws are not going to cause lasting changes”，这里Saulquin正是第四段首句中的“experts”，可以看出她认为立法措施不会有作用。故C项“认为立法措施不可取”正确。 [A]不相信美容手术的统计：文中没有说她不相信这些统计数字。 [B]认为拟议的法律从长远来看会起作用：正与文意相反。第四段第二句Susana Saulquin说“These types of laws are not going to cause lasting changes”。第四段末句谈到“over time．．．a more balanced view of beauty will emerge”，但这里指的是前面提到的“better way”的作用，而不是立法措施的作用。 [D]养成了好的平衡饮食习惯；文中谈到Susana Saulquin认为应该教育公众注意平衡饮食，并不是说她本人是否有这样的习惯。本项属于利用文中的细枝末节设置的过度引申项。
单选题
In the author's opinion, this kind of bill
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】本题问在作者看来这类法案如何。最后一段“the fate of the proposed law is somewhat bleak．However… the provincial government of Buenos Aires managed to pass a similar law…”表明作者认为这项法案虽然前途暗淡，但还是有希望的。故[B]“仍然还有一线希望”正确。 [A]已经被立法机关通过了：第二段“The Argentine legislature is considering whether to force clothing manufacturers to cover…”表明法案并未完成和进行表决。 [C]事实上没有必要：作者讨论了专家和服装界对该法案的看法，但作者本人并没有阐述其是否有必要，只是在末段谈论了一下这项法案通过的可能性。 [D]和政府无关：第五段第一句“…industry groups condemn the bill as overreaching state intervening”与“We are not in favor of anything that regulates the market．．．Every clothing company has the right to make anything…”这是商家在为自己的行为开脱，是他们认为政府无权干涉，而不是作者的观点。