填空题 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 (使通气) 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 (足病医生), 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 (阴沟栅) 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】细节题。文章第一段倒数第二句指出:Fashion myths have led women to believe that they are more beautiful or sophisticated for wearing heels.时尚神话致使女性相信高跟鞋使她们更美丽,所以对美丽的追求使女士们没有认识到穿高跟鞋的危害。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】态度题。作者首先指出高跟鞋有很多危害,然后在文章第二段中说穿高跟鞋也有好的一面,就是给草坪通气和遭遇危险时保护自己,这其实是对高跟鞋的一种嘲讽。所以A项符合题意。
单选题 The author uses the expression "those babies" (Line 3, Para. 2) to refer to high heels ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】推理题。文章第二段作者试图通过讽刺表达其真正的意图:高跟鞋有害健康。作者用those babies代替高跟鞋表达了女士们对高跟鞋的钟爱。所以C项符合题意。
单选题 The author"s chief argument against high heels is that ______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】态度题。文章第三段第一句指出:不管高跟鞋是否具有这些实际用处,事实上它有害健康。所以B项符合题意。
单选题 The following are all the problems that could possibly caused by high heels EXCEPT ______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】细节题。文章第三段指出:女性穿高跟鞋会引起足部畸形、背部和关节问题等。A、B、C三项在文中都有体现,而D项则是作者在第二段中提到的穿高跟鞋的好处。所以D项符合题意。