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Freezing to Death for Beauty

People in Beijing wear a lot of clothing during winter to fend(抵御) off the cold. In the United States, however, people wear {{U}}(51) {{/U}}, partly because the ear is the primary mode of transportation. Cars take {{U}}(52) {{/U}} straight to their workplaces, which are heated well. The American diet is full of calories, so their {{U}}(53) {{/U}} can afford to burn heat more quickly.
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Typically, the ones pursuing fashion are {{U}}(58) {{/U}}, with little body fat. Just by the nature of their bodies, they are already at a disadvantage compared with normal people in {{U}}(59) {{/U}}weather. I have always {{U}}(60) {{/U}}, whenever I pass these girls, how they manage to refrain from shivering and just smile like spring had arrived.
And then there are the guys, The girls can be said to {{U}}(61) {{/U}}health for beauty..But why do guys {{U}}(62) {{/U}} so little? It is not like, once they shed(脱掉) some layers, they suddenly become better-looking. They are not exactly being fashionable when they {{U}}(63) {{/U}} wear sporty (花哨的) shorts and shower slippers in the midst of winter. It's not cute (喜人的).
Of course, people have the freedom to look whatever {{U}}(64) {{/U}} they want. I am just surprised that, given the vast difference between winter and summer temperatures in Connecticut, they can still {{U}}(65) {{/U}} like they are partying on the beach in the middle of February.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 上一个句子说北京人冬天要穿许多衣服以抵御寒冷。这后一个句子是跟上一个句子做比较,因此要用“little”的比较级形式“less”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 把“people”填入后生成的句子同样是正确的,但是跟前一个句子放在一起时是不连贯的。这是因为在前一个句子中已经有了一个“people”。“them”是一个代词,代词的作用就是照应,这也就是为什么语言中需要代词。在这个句子中“them”就是照应前面的“people”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] “body”是“身体”,指人的物质结构。是“身体”产生热。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] “stay”是系动词,跟形容词连用,说明某种状态的存在。四个选项都是形容词,但只有“fashionable”是最佳选择。如果“穿得少”是一种时尚的话,那么只穿几件衣服当然是很时髦的。填入“bony”、“thin”、“hungry”在语义上句子都是不成立的,因为一种“瘦(bony/thin)的状态”是营养差、节食或疾病造成的,跟穿多少衣服没有关系。“保持饥饿状态”跟穿衣服也没有关系。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] “Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay fashionable.”是主题句。跟在主题句后面的句子是对这一命题的证明,这就需要有具体的事实。“even”诱发的是一组可能性,而它引入的词语所指的可能性是在这一组可能性中最最不容易发生的。尽管如此,它还是发生了。这样的证据是非常有力的。因此“even”是最佳选择。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] “at the risk of health”是“有损健康的危险”。at the risk of是固定搭配。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] “prevent”是“防止”,跟“against”连用。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 该问题问:典型的追求时髦的人是什么样的人?“丑”(ugly)和“矮个”(short)显然跟追求时髦没有关系。有关系的是“fat”(胖)和“skinny”(瘦/皮包骨)。“fat”可以排除,因为它跟后面的“with little body fat”相矛盾。因此只有“skinny”是正确的选择。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 四个选项都是有关不同温度的天气。由于本文讨论的主题是“为了漂亮冻得要死”,因此合适的选项是“cold”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 这四个动词后面都可以跟从句,但只有“wondered”可以跟疑问从句。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] “sacrifice health for beauty”是“为了漂亮而牺牲健康”。中英语表达差不多。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] “wear”和“put on”翻成中文都是“穿”的意思。前者是状态动词;后者由于其动作能瞬间完成而不具备延续性,因此不可能表达某种状态。而这个句子表达的完全是一种状态,因此“wear”是合适的选择。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 前面句子讲到男人脱掉几层衣服并不突然显得更好看,那么下面的句子应该进一步具体化,因此用“only”是对的。填入该词后,句子说的是“当他们仅仅穿着花哨的短裤和洗澡用的拖鞋时在确切意义上并不显得更时髦”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] “way”有多种意思,包括“道路”、“途经”、“方向”、“方法”、“方式”、“样子”等。整个句子说的是:当然,人们有选择自己外表样子的自由。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] look like是“看上去好像是”的意思。整个句子说的是:我只是觉得惊讶,在康涅狄格州冬夏温度相差很大的情况下,他们仍然看上去像在二月中旬的海滩上聚会。