Question

For many years, I was convinced that my suffering was due to my size. I believed that when the weight disappeared, it would take old wounds, hurts and rejections with it.
Many weight-conscious people also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix everything. Perhaps our worst mistake is believing that being thin equals being loved, being special, and being cherished. We fantasize about what it will be like when we reach the long-awaited goal. We work very hard to realize this dream. Then, at last, we find ourselves there.
But we often gain back what we have lost. Even so, we continue to believe that next time it will be different. Next time, we will keep it off. Next time, being thin will finally fulfill its promise of everlasting happiness, self-worth, and, of course, love.
It took me a long while to realize that there was something more for me to learn about beauty. Beauty standards vary with culture. In Samoa a woman is not considered attractive unless she weighs more than 200 pounds. More importantly, if it’s happiness that we want, why not put our energy there rather than on the size of our body? Why not look inside? Many of us strive hard to change our body, but in vain. We have to find a way to live comfortably inside our body and make friends with and cherish ourselves. When we change our attitudes toward ourselves, the whole world changes

1. 1.
   What does the underlined word “everything” in Paragraph 2 mean?
   1. A.
      All the problems
   2. B.
      All the properties
   3. C.
      The whole world
   4. D.
      The absolute truth
2. 2.
   What can be inferred about the author?
   1. A.
      The author is a Samoan
   2. B.
      The author succeeded losing weight
   3. C.
      The author has been troubled by her weight
   4. D.
      The author probably got wounded in an accident
3. 3.
   According to the text, those who have lost weight first and gained it back later feel _______
   1. A.
      angry about the regained weight
   2. B.
      indifferent to the regained weight
   3. C.
      optimistic about future plans on weight control
   4. D.
      they should give up their future plans on weight control
4. 4.
   The text tries to stress the importance of ____________
   1. A.
      body size
   2. B.
      attitudes toward life
   3. C.
      culture difference
   4. D.
      different beauty standards

Answer 1

ACCB
试题分析：
1.细节题推断题。文章第一、二自然段。作者一直认为自己所遭受的痛苦都是与体重有关，只要没有了体质问题，别的伤心、被人排斥都会随之消失。可知，很多人也错误地认为改变体型就可以解决一切，所以这个“一切”，通过排除法也可知是“一切问题”。B为所有的财产，C为整个世界，D为绝对真理，均不符合。故选A。
2.本题属于细节推断题。可用排除法逐一排除。A称作者是萨摩亚人，从第四自然段可知，作者只是想举例说明美的标准与文化差异。排除A，而B的意思是作者成功的减肥了。从全文来看没有一处地方提到是否作者减肥成功，排除B。D的意思是作者很有可能在一次事故中受伤了。文章讲的是体重问题给作者带了的困扰，后来意识到美有更多的内涵，意识到要更为珍爱自我，改变对自己的看法，这样整个世界都将随之改变，并没有提到什么事故。D排除，故选C。可推断出作者被自己的体重问题困扰了很久。
3.本题属于细节题。先找到原文的对应地方，we continue to believe that next time it will be different. Next time, we will keep it off. Next time, being thin will finally fulfill its promise of everlasting happiness, self-worth, and, of course, love.第三自然段讲了那些体重又重新回归的人会继续相信下一次会不同，下一次他们还会变瘦，并将会实现自己永恒的幸福、自我的价值，当然也包括爱。四个选项看，C答案“他们对未来的体重控制计划怀着乐观的情感”符合。
4.主旨题。从文章最后一句When we change our attitudes toward ourselves, the whole world changes.可知，当我们改变我们对自己的生活态度时，整个世界都会随之改变。
考点：夹叙夹议文章
点评：文章讲述作者对自己体重的困扰，刚开始以为只要改变了自己的体重，一切问题都可以迎刃而解。后来自己终于领悟到生活的态度才是最重要的，改变了自己也就是改变了整个世界。细节题居多，答题时在文章找到对应的地方，用笔进行标记，这有利于后期有时间检查时可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔细理解作者所讲的意思，再结合选项，通过排除法和自己对全文的把握，选出正确答案。