C
No woman can be too rich or too thin. This saying represents much of the strange spirit of our times. Being thin is assumed as such a virtue.
The problem with such a view is that some people actually attempt to live by it. I myself have fantasies of slipping into narrow designer clothes. Consequently, I have been on a diet for the better --or worse-- part of my life. Being rich wouldn't be bad either, but that won’t happen unless an unknown relative dies suddenly in some distant land, leaving me millions of dollars.
Where did we go off the track? When did eating butter become a sin, and a little bit of extra flesh unappealing, if not unpleasant? All religions have certain days when people stop from eating and overeating is one of Christianity's seven deadly sins. However, until quite recently, most people had a problem getting enough to eat. In some religious groups, wealth was a symbol of probable high morals, and fatness a sign of wealth and well-being.
Today the opposite is true. We have shifted to thinness as our new mark of virtue. The result is that being fat -- or even only somewhat overweight -- is bad because it implies a lack of moral strength.
Our obsession（迷恋）with thinness is also fueled by health concerns. It is true that in this country we have more overweight people than ever before, and that in many cases, being overweight correlates with an increased risk of heart and blood vessel disease. These diseases, however, may have as much to do with our way of life and our high-fat diets as with excess weight. And the associated risk of cancer in the digestive system may be more of a dietary problem -- too much fat and a lack of fiber -- than a weight problem.
The real concern, then, is not that we weigh too much, but that we neither exercise enough nor eat well. Exercise is necessary for strong bones and both heart and lung health. A balanced diet without a lot of fat can also help the body avoid many diseases. We should surely stop paying so much attention to weight. Simply being thin is not enough. It is actually dangerous if those who get (or already are) thin think they are automatically healthy and thus free from paying attention to their overall life-style. Thinness can be pure vain glory.
【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者叙述了当今人们以瘦为美的奇怪现象，针对这一现象作者提出要关注整个的生活风格才会变得健康。
28. In the eyes of the author, an odd phenomenon nowadays is that_________.
29. According to the passage, people’s views on body weight__________.
30. Which of the following statements would the author agree?
31. What's the author's advice to women who are absorbed in the idea of thinness?
题意是：在作者的眼中，如今一种奇怪的现象是_______? 由第一段可知，变瘦被看做是一种美德。故选B。
事实细节题，直接信息理解题。根据第一段最后一句“ Being thin is assumed as such a virtue.”可知，选择B。
把握不住细节信息。
根据第三段的描述可知，有的宗教在特殊的日子不让吃东西，其中基督教把吃看成七宗罪之一，有的宗教肥胖是富裕的象征。故选D。
事实细节题，直接信息理解题。根据第三段可知，不同的宗教对待饮食有不同的规则。选择D。
把握不住细节信息。
根据倒数第二段的描述可知，这些疾病和我们的生活方式有关。故选C。
事实细节题，直接信息理解题。根据第一段可知，“No woman can be too rich or too thin”作者认为这是一种奇怪的现象。故作者不赞成A。第三段提及有的宗教把吃看成罪恶，有的宗教把肥胖看成是财富的象征。故B不正确。根据倒数第二段“the associated risk of cancer in the digestive system may be more of a dietary problem -- too much fat and a lack of fiber -- than a weight problem.
”可知D项错误。根据倒数第二段“These diseases, however, may have as much to do with our way of life and our high-fat diets as with excess weight.”可知，选择C。
把握不住细节信息。
根据最后一段的描述可知，那些认为变瘦就会自动健康因此不再关注整个生活风格的想法是危险的。可知应该关注整个生活风格。故选D。
事实细节题，直接信息理解题。根据最后一段：“It is actually dangerous if those who get (or already are) thin think they are automatically healthy and thus free from paying attention to their overall life-style.”可知，选择D。
把握不住细节信息。