Question

第I卷（选择题共60分）

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分30分）

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The West is full of fast food and large amounts of food which contribute to many women's being fat. While many are fat, thin women are admired and seen as healthier. This has led to a culture of gym-going, strange die?ting methods and, frequently, eating disorders. In the East, women tend to be smaller and many women take pills to keep their slim figures as they get older. However, you're mistaken if you think thinness is the beauty stand?ard all over the world. The BBC reports that in Mauritania, Africa, the op?posite is true.

In Mauritania, mothers force their daughters to eat a lot of food so that they get as fat as possible. The fatter they are, the more likely they are to marry well. Fat is also considered healthy, because in a country where HIV/AIDS is a very real problem, thin people are often sick and dying. However, "healthy" fat women are suffering from some problems of their own and many are dying in their 40s of weight-related diseases.

The Mauritanian government is trying to warn its people of the dangers of being overweight but it's not easy to change cultural views. Many women worry that if they lose weight, their husbands will leave them for fatter, more attractive women.

It seems that while education about the dangers of being too thin and too fat is very important, what the world really needs is to become less pre?occupied with the size, shape and weight of women's bodies. The promotion of healthy practices is easy but changing cultural beauty standards takes more time, imagination and effort.

1.  According to the article, why are women usually fatter in the West?

  A.  They don't exercise enough.

B.  Large food portions and fast food are common.

C.  They use unhealthy dieting methods.

D.  They believe that being fat is beautiful.

2.  What examples does the writer give of unhealthy weight-loss methods in the East and West?

  A.  Strange dieting methods, exercising, taking pills and eating too much.

B.  Taking pills, watching what you eat and exercising.

C.  Strange dieting methods and warning people about the dangers of be?ing overweight.

D.  Gym-going, strange dieting methods, eating disorders and taking pills.

3.  Why are girls forced to eat a lot of food in Mauritania?

  A.  They believe that fat people won't get HIV/AIDS.

B.  They believe that they can lead healthier lives.

  C.  They believe if they grow fat, they may possibly marry good hus?bands.

D.  They believe that they won't get sick very often.

 4.  According to the article, why do some women in Mauritania not want to lose weight even though they know being fat is unhealthy?

  A.  They worry that their husbands will leave them if they're thin.

B.  They really like being beautiful.

C.  They really like eating a lot of food and being fat.

D.  The government forces them to eat a lot so they won't get sick.

Answer 1

第一部分第一节 A

[文章大意]在毛里塔尼亚女性以胖为美，而且越胖越好。但是太胖也会导致其他的健康问题，所以要改变人们对美的传统观念还需要时间和努力。

1. B 细节理解题。根据文章第一句"The West is full of fast food and large amounts of food which contribute to many women's being fat."可知选B。

2. D 细节理解题。根据文章第一段内容可知因为东西方国家的女性都以瘦为美， 所以很多女性在追求苗条身材时使用了一些不利于健康的减肥方法。

3. C 细节理解题。根据第二段"The fatter they are, the more likely they are to marry well."可知在毛里塔尼亚，女孩们越胖，她们可能嫁得越好。故选C。

4. A 细节理解题。根据文章第三段"Many women worry that if they lose weight, their husbands will leave them for fatter, more attractive women."可知答案为A。