In our world today, the media and entertainment industries are constantly focusing on beauty over brains. Movies, television shows, commercials, and magazines all make use of models and actors whose physical attributes(特性) will sell their product.
As our country is trying to reduce the obesity numbers, eating disorder statistics continue to increase due to the push for thinner people. While obesity is a serious medical condition that can lead to many health problems, many of us try to lose weight for appearance purposes. Children as young as elementary school age have begun to worry about the numbers that appear on the scale. In my opinion, it seems that “fat” has become the new“ugly”.
Two weeks ago, 37-year-old Wisconsin television reporter Livingston, who is 235 pounds, received an email from a man named Krause. In the email Krause attacked her, writing,“Your physical condition hasn’t improved for many years. Surely you don’t consider yourself a suitable example for this community’s young people, girls in particular.”
Today, it seems that a vast majority of people care more about how they look and appear to their peers rather than what is inside. The truth is that every person is built differently; we all come in different shapes and sizes. Just because someone is heavier, that doesn’t mean they eat large amounts of junk food around the day. Likewise, even though a person is thin, that doesn’t mean they are necessarily healthy and fit.
If you are reading this and you struggle with your weight or your appearance, please recognize that you are beautiful and special in your own way. You are worth so much more than you realize, and even if I don’t know you, understand that I respect and support you. Beauty is not defined by size; it is defined by how we treat others and respect ourselves. In the words of the talented film actress Kirstie Alley, “There’s a lot more to life than how fat or thin you are.”
小題1:With so many people losing weight, it will end in        .
A．models’ and actors’ appearance in ads
B．the fall of media and entertainment industries
C．more and more people becoming obesity
D．more people’s suffering from eating disorder
小題2:The underlined phrase “the numbers that appear on the scale” in the second paragraph may mean     .
A．intelligenceB．weightC．patienceD．strength
小題3:The writer used the example of Jennifer Livingston to show        .
A．people think “fat” looks ugly
B．fat people are becoming cleverer
C．physical condition is good
D．young people never follow example
小題4:What Kirstie Alley said means         .
A．people should pay attention to the appearance
B．there is no need for any people to go on diet
C．people are beautiful when they concern others
D．there’s always someone who understands and supports you

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:C

試題分析：這篇文章講了減肥會造成一些不好的影響，并且詮釋了美的真諦。人們關(guān)心其他人時，就是美麗的。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)As our country is trying to reduce the obesity numbers, eating disorder statistics continue to increase due to the push for thinner people.可知越來越多的人減肥，會導(dǎo)致更多的人飲食混亂，故選D。
小題2:猜詞題：根據(jù)While obesity is a serious medical condition that can lead to many health problems, many of us try to lose weight for appearance purposes. Children as young as elementary school age have begun to worry about the numbers that appear on the scale.可猜出“the numbers that appear on the scale”意思是體重，故選B。
小題3:推測題：根據(jù)Two weeks ago, 37-year-old Wisconsin television reporter Livingston, who is 235 pounds, received an email from a man named Krause. In the email Krause attacked her, writing,“Your physical condition hasn’t improved for many years. Surely you don’t consider yourself a suitable example for this community’s young people, girls in particular.”
可推測作者用Jennifer Livingston的例子說明人們認(rèn)為“胖”看起來很丑，故選A。
小題4:推測題：根據(jù)Beauty is not defined by size; it is defined by how we treat others and respect ourselves. In the words of the talented film actress Kirstie Alley, “There’s a lot more to life than how fat or thin you are.” 可知Kirstie Alley說的話意思是人們關(guān)心其他人時，就是美麗的，故選C。
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The complex structure of the brain.
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Alexia was 16 at the time, a student at Westwood High School. The school sponsored a humanitarian trip for 26 students and two teachers to spend 18 days living in a mountain village to build a one-room school. Even though Armato trusted her daughter, the other students and the teachers, she was worried about the side effects from the travel vaccines, possible accidents, and medical care.
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A．having great helpB．using high technology
C．ending up in failureD．starting from the beginning
小題3:What would be the best title for the text?
A．Volunteering helps students grow and develop.
B．School trips make parents worried about their children.
C．Ecuador is the most attractive travel destination in the world.
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